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It’s my holiday restaurant gift card guide for 2015!
This is my favorite time of year to buy gift cards. We actually budget money throughout the year to save for buying restaurant gift cards at the holidays that we then use to eat out throughout the rest of the year.
So many restaurants offer bonuses when you buy gift cards during the holidays (usually around 20%), that it pays to buy gift cards for places you normally eat out at and then use them for your family during the coming months.
I’m sure this list is not exhaustive (& please let me know if you find a deal not listed here), but I’ve tried to compile all the offers from my inbox and around town of the places offering a bonus when you buy gift cards between now and Christmas.
Holiday Gift Cards
Amerigos: Get 10% back with your $100 gift card purchase
Applebees: Buy $50 in gift cards, get a $10 bonus card
Ben & Jerry’s: Get a FREE scoop of ice cream when you spend $10 or more on gift cards
Bonefish Grill: Buy a $100 gift card and get a $20 bonus card
Buca di Beppo: Two $50 gift cards on sale at Costco for $74.99 or $10 bonus card with a $50 gift card purchase
California Pizza Kitchen: Two $50 gift cards on sale at Costco for $79.99
Cantina Laredo: Buy $50 in gift cards, get a FREE $10 guest card
Carrabas: Purchase $100 in gift cards and enjoy a $20 Amore Bonus card
Chick-fil-A: Get a Free Calendar (with TONS of FREE coupons in it) when you buy $25 of gift cards
Chilis: Get 10% off your gift card purchase of $100 or more
Kroger: For a limited time, get quadruple fuel points when you purchase gift cards
LongHorn Steakhouse: Buy a $50 gift card and get a coupon for $10 off two adult entrees
Maggianos: Now through December 31, when you purchase $100 or more in Maggiano’s e-gift cards you’ll receive a $20 bonus card + Food & Wine Magazine!
Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt: Get a $5 bonus card for every $25 in gift cards purchased, now through December 31, 2014
Moes: Get $5 Moe’s Bucks for every $25 of gift cards you buy
Mortons: Get a $50 bonus card when you buy $300 in gift cards or a $100 bonus card when you buy $500 in gift cards
O’Charleys: For every $25 gift card you buy, get a $5 card for yourself.
Olive Garden: Free Shipping
Outback: For each $100 in gift cards purchased, receive a $20 bonus card
Pei Wei: Buy $50 in gift cards and get a $10 bonus card, now through December 24, 2014
P.F. Chang’s: Buy $100 in gift cards and get a $20 bonus card, now through December 31, 2014
Red Robin: Buy a $25 gift card and get a free movie ticket. Buy a $25 Limited Edition Red Robin(R) Gift Card and receive a reward code good for one movie ticket to see The Hobbit The Battle of the Five Armies in theaters starting December 17th.
Ruby Tuesday: Buy $25 in gift cards and get a $5 bonus coupon. Or buy $50 in gift cards and get a $15 bonus coupon.
Steak ‘n Shake: buy a $20 gift card and get a $5 bonus card
Ted’s Montana Grill: You will receive a $20 bonus card for every $100 in gift cards purchased.
Whole Foods: Get an additional $10 when you sign up to auto-reload your card with American Express
Have you found any other great restaurant/food gift card deals? Please share them below!
