Groupon - Bavarian Brathaus!

If you're of German descent like me, or if you just have an appreciation for beer and processed meats, this deal is for you - get a $40 gift card for $20 for the Bavarian Brathaus in Cary at http://www.groupon.com - you have to buy one food item though - sadly, you can't use all $40 on beer. FYI - If it's your birthday at the Brathaus they may bring out the Organ Grinder and monkey just for you! Is it a real monkey, you ask? Guess you'll just have to find out.

To see the deal you need to sign up for the emails, but as I've said before, you should get a separate email account on gmail just for deals and use that. If you are not in the Raleigh-Durham area, there still may be groupon deals in your area so you can check it out too!

So what is Groupon? It's a site that sends you local deals daily, but you only get the deal if a certain number of people sign up for the deal. And the more people, the better the deal in some cases. Check it out! If you use my link to sign up, I'll get some free "groupon bucks" - still not sure how they work, but I'd love to have some! Click here: http://www.groupon.com/r/uu708093

Old Navy gift cards 20% off until Christmas Eve

Just an update on gift card deals, if you buy gift cards in store, you can get 20% up to $300. You can use the cards at their partner stores (Gap, Banana Republic, etc.).

http://www.fatwallet.com/top-deals/20-off-old-navy-gift-card-purchases/

Gift Cards (great Melting Pot deal and others!)

I know everyone is avoiding gift cards this year because it seems those are the only things you can't get a deal on. Well, there are at least a few deals I'm aware of out there, probably more than what I'm posting here. I'll add more as I get them.

Best deal: The Melting Pot - buy $100 in gift cards, get 4 $25 bonus gift cards FREE - check the restrictions on this though. They're more like coupons. Each bonus gift card can only be used during a certain quarter of the year (2010) and can only be used on a 4 course dinner. Still, it's the best coupon out there for the Melting Pot!

OSI Restaurant partners (Carrabas, Bonefish, and Outback) have a buy $100 in gift cards, get a $20 bonus gift card (bonus card good Jan 1st through Feb. 10th, 2010)

Some more deals at: http://dealnews.com/features/Gift-Card-Deals-A-List-of-Gift-Card-Discounts-Bonuses/327253.html

Plus always check out Restaurants.com - there are always coupon codes for 80 and 90% off these gift cards (like get a $25 gift card for $2) - You can get the coupon codes on Couponmom.com. The number of restaurants participating is limited and there are some restrictions. They restock these every month, so it's probably best to check it out at the beginning of the month before the good ones are all gone.