AIBU for expecting her not to pay with vouchers at a restaurant?

[NJE]

I'm meeting my friend the first weekend in February again. I haven't seen her for nearly three years as she was working abroad. We decided to go out for dinner and I ask her where she wants to go. She proposed an Italian restaurant because she can get vouchers on the internet for it. I feel slightly embarrassed by this but haven't said anything. Is it right to pay in a restaurant with a 50% voucher? She can easily afford it.

AIBU?

It's not a problem, you just show the voucher when asking for the bill usually and they type the code into the til. No fanfare. They expect people to use the vouchers, this is why they created them.

As others have said it's usually 50% off main courses or something anyway so you probably only end up saving, say, £10 on a £50 meal if you're having wine, desserts, side dishes, etc. But it's still a tenner and they're still getting your money, so it's win-win.

SpikeInTheBasement Germany

Isn't there a saying that when Pizza Express stops doing vouchers we'll know the recession is over? OP, embrace the vouchers! They are very much the norm here

It wasn't common in the UK till a couple of years ago. Its not like we have this weird restaurant-voucher-paying culture handed down from our forefathers

NJE you need to get with the times.

Restaurants give out vouchers to people, that's how people get them and use them. Nothing wrong with it, even if you've never heard of it before, it can't be that hard to get your head around surely?

Yes you are being UR!

You could pay 100% then your friend won't have to pay anything

oooh I love a voucher, I do! Reminds me of my dear old mum and her Green Shield Stamps

vivian it's THE reason we shop in Tescos you can change all your points into restaurant vouchers if you want!

Vivian You can get as many as you want. Generally those offers only cover food, though, not drinks, so you do have to pay for those, but appart from that - essentially a free night out.

Wouldn't bother me at all. But do remember going out for a meal in a foursome with my sister in law and partner and when it came to divide the bill she brought out a voucher to put towards their share only. Was a bit miiffed especially as we footed the bill the last time we went out.

I'm the voucher queen. I sincerely hope I don't embarrass my friends.

I just don't see the point in paying more for things than I need to.

Ask have the vouchers on their own website!

Thrifty people have savings when others do not because they do not throw money away. Just because your friend can afford to not use vouchers does not mean she shouldn't if she wants to.

me mum paid for a meal at Bella Italia using converted tesco vouchers and it's a bloody good thing too because the prices were shockingly high to begin with. Four people, 3 courses and a couple of drinks each = £127. I think that's mossive.

YABVU - What on earth's wrong with wanting to get money off something if you can? Even if a person has loads of money, it still makes sense!
It's stupid to pay full price if you don't have to.

£30 a head is about right imo. I always use vouchers for places like that

Sending away for the telcos vouchers isn't a faff -it's easy peasy and you get a nice fat bundle of them then just use them like you would cash!

You can also apply for tesco vouchers online, so even less hassle.

YABU but you've got that!

I offered to take my friend and our DC's out (last Nov) for the day, (she drove and agreed to pay petrol costs.) My friend has been very supportive of me over some difficult times last year and then her mum was diagnosed with cancer.

I used £10 worth of Tesco vouchers, quadrupled and the entry cost me £1.95.

It would have been soft play, cheap pub meal if not!