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Restaurant Gift Cards Holiday Bonus Offers

December 2, 2011 at 9:11 am 16 Comments  

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It’s that time of year again—restaurants everywhere are offering holiday bonuses with your gift card purchases. Even if you have been carefully planning and shopping for months, chances are it still comes down to a few hard to buy for family members. Gift cards are a quick and easy option. Restaurant gift certificates, especially, are a nice option to give your loved one a night out at a later date. With these holiday bonus offers, you can get a little extra for you as you knock off a few names on your list.

Most of the offers include a free gift certificate good in January when you buy a set amount of gift cards. Of course, you don’t have to give the gift cards away if your shopping is complete! Take advantage of the special offers to jump start your dining budget for the new year. If you are dining out yourself in December, buy a gift card when you arrive at a participating restaurant, then use it to pay for that evening’s dinner. The bonus gift certificate is yours to use during your next visit. Or, stockup on gift cards for your favorite restaurants to use throughout 2012.

  • AMC Theatres: $5 concession bucks with $30 gift card purchase plus $6 Stubs Card sale
  • Applebee’s: $10 bonus with $50 gift card purchase (in stores only)
  • Bonefish Grill: $20 bonus card with $100 gift card purchase
  • Brio Tuscan Grill: $20 bonus card with $100 gift card purchase
  • Burgerville: $5 bonus card with $30 gift card purchase
  • Friendly’s: $5 gift card with $25 gift card purchase (in stores only)
  • Gold Star Chili: $5 bonus card with $25 gift card purchase
  • Horsefeathers (New Hampshire): Countdown to Christmas Discount—24% off gift card purchase starting 12/1, then 1% less per day through 12/24
  • iHop: $5 coupon with $25 gift card purchase
  • Lone Star Steakhouse and Saloon: $5 coupon with $25 gift card purchase
  • McCormick & Schmick’s: $10 bonus certificate with $50 gift card purchase; $25 bonus certificate with $100 gift card purchase
  • Morton’s Steakhouse: $50 gift card with $300 gift card purchase; $100 gift card with $500 gift card purchase
  • Outback: $20 bonus card with $100 gift card purchase
  • Red Robin: $5 bonus card with $25 gift card purchase or 20% off $500 or more
  • Ruby Tuesday: $15 bonus certificate with $50 gift card purchase
  • Scotty’s Brewhouse (Indiana): $60 gift card for $50, $125 gift card for $100
  • Steak ‘n Shake: $5 certificate with $25 gift card purchase
  • Strega Waterfront (Boston): $25 gift card with $100 gift card purchase
  • SWAGG Weekends: Saturday through Monday in Deceber — $10 SWAGG gift card with $25 gift card purchase, $25 gift card with $50 gift card purchase (SWAGG digital gifts or participating merchants, including 1-800-Flowers, American Apparel and Mint Julep)
  • TGI Friday’s: $5 Bonus Bites card with $25 gift card purchase
  • Tijuana Flats (Florida): $5 gift card with $25 gift card purchase
  • Union Bar & Grille: $20 meal certificate with $100 gift card purchase
  • Uno’s Chicago Grill: $5 bonus voucher with $25 gift card purchase
  • Village Tavern: $20 bonus card with each $100 gift card purchase
  • Weber Grill: $25 bonus card with $100 gift card purchase
  • Zea Rotisserie and Grill: $20 bonus card with every $100 gift card purchase

We have worked hard to compile this comprehensive list, but check with your favorite local restaurants for details and participation. For more discount gift cards, consider resale options — check out Plastic Jungle or GiftCards.com for discount gift card offers on retail & restaurants.

If you know of an offer we have missed, please contact us with details. We’d be happy to add your restaurant to our holiday guide!

Originally posted 11/25/09, 12/07/10, updated with current offers 12/02/11

Filed Under: Deals Tagged With: gift cards, gift certificates, holiday gift guide, restaurants

About Heather Sokol

Heather Sokol is the founder of Inexpensively. She has been married to Spencer for many, many years. Together, they have five kids, fourteen pets, seven fish, and a web development company. What they lack is sanity.

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