$45 dinner for $20

Last Saturday, we had a marvelous four-course dinner at Madurai Masala, a Southern Indian gourmet restaurant in Gaitherburg, MD. The bill including tax and tips was about $45, we paid only $20.

How did we do that?

My wife Tina is a frequent visitor to restaurant.com where one can buy a $25 coupon for $10. During the Christmas holidays, the site had a 80% discount promotion, and the coupon can be had for a mere $2. Buy Tina did, and that's how we get a $45 dinner for $20.

As I am writing now, another 80% discount promotion is going on. Tina just bought a couple of $10 coupons for 6o cents a piece. What a deal!