Tuesday 12 August 2014

TasteCard

Ok, so maybe it seems slightly contradictory to talk about saving money then discuss eating out, but the TasteCard is one of my top all-time money savers! The card gives you 50% off or 2 for 1 at 7,951 restaurants* up and down the UK, including quite a few down here in the 'Diff! It means whenever Andrew and I have our 'date night' we try and find somewhere new on the Taste Card app first (you can also use the 'near me' function when you're in a different town or city and it'll show you restaurants in the area signed up to the scheme).

Whilst it has some pretty popular chain restaurants included such as the ones pictured below, there's quite often some local gems added on there, including La Creperie de Sophie in High Street Arcade that a few friends and I visited for the beautiful Anna's last day in Cardiff.


The RRP is usually around £79.99 however like DFS there's always a sale on and at the moment if you buy a TasteCard from http://www.tastecard.co.uk/avoca you can buy a year's membership for £49.99 and get a free Avoca 7 tablet. If you're not too fussed about a tablet that's likely to break after the first three uses then you can usually find them for around £35 (or free with a Natwest Graduate account which is why I have two)!

The deals are usually valid for 2 diners per card, however there are some restaurants that allow up to 6 diners per card, so if a couple of you have them it's perfect for a cheap get together!

And don't worry if you want to try before you buy, there's always the option of a free 30 day trial before buying an actual card. And at around £35 - £50/year for membership, you only need to dine out a few times using the card before you've paid the card off and start saving money. And if you don't believe me, 1,544,978 TasteCard members can't be wrong.*

They've also recently added TasteCard+ that gives you discounts such as up to 40% off cinema tickets, 50% off days out and 'fine dining', 60% off entertainment and 70% off hotels although I'm yet to try any of these offers yet - please let me know if you do!

The only thing that could make TasteCard even better would be if I was getting commission for sales, I already recommend it to everyone hehe.

Happy saving,
Ems x

*Thanks TasteCard for the stats!

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