Olive Garden Coupon

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If I had an Olive Garden coupon for each time I had eaten at that restaurant, I could have easily saved over $1000.  My wife’s favorite restaurant in the world is the Olive Garden.  She has a fascination with one particular dish which keeps her wanting to come back time and time again.  It’s the ravioli de portabella which she loves so dearly.  I’ve tried taking her to other Italian restaurants in the hopes that she’d find something on the menu that would match her love for the ravioli de portabella, but to this day, I haven’t been able to successfully complete this quest.

One day, after our weekly trip to the Olive Garden, I had an idea.  The bill usually comes to around $35 including tip for the two of us.  I wondered if there were any Olive Garden coupons or discounts that I could find which would save us money.  Since we frequented the restaurant so often, I wondered if they has a VIP customer, or rewards program for their best customers.

I found that a few times every year they will publish Olive Garden coupons in the newspapers in my area.  Unfortunately no one knows when exactly they’re planning on doing this.  I live in a major metropolitan area so we are one of the locations which the restaurant targets in their marketing strategy.  What I’ve started to do is keep track of what promotions they are running.  Typically the published coupons will correspond to certain promotions.  Once I figured that out, I was able to find the coupons easily.  Once I saw that the coupons were published, I’d go and buy several copies of the newspaper for $0.50 each.  That fifty cent investment went on to save me hundreds of dollars based on how frequently I we visit the restaurant.

Another way to get Olive Garden Coupons is by being randomly selected to fill out a customer satisfaction survey.  They do this by giving you instructions that are printed on your bill.  About every forty or so bills will be selected for this savings opportunity.  Being how often we patron the Olive Garden, we get selected quite a few times.  I always fill out the survey when I get home so I can use it next time we visit.

They no longer have a frequent visitor program.  A few years ago they tested it but it was not very well received.  People just weren’t interested in participating in the program long enough to reap the rewards.  Based on information found on their website, they have no plans to bring the program back.  Unfortunately we started dining at the restaurant frequently after the program had been phased out.

Another way to save money is by buying an Olive Garden gift card.  You can save 5% if you buy a gift card in the amount of $500-999.  Anything over $1000 on a gift card will earn you a 10% savings!  As you can imagine my family takes full advantage of the 10% discount.  Each year I budget for a $1000 gift card to the Olive Garden which I give to my wife at Christmas.  We use this card throughout the year to maximize our savings potential.

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