Save Money on Date Night Throughout the Next Year

One of the things I love about the holiday season is the bonus gift cards that a lot of restaurants offer with gift card purchases (and some stores too). Use this to your advantage! Stock up on gift cards to you and your partner's favorite restaurants and get bonus gift cards for free! This can chalk up to some free or really inexpensive date nights. 

Here are some of the restaurants I know of that offer bonus gift cards on gift card purchases:

* O'Charley's: Get a bonus $5 gift card for each $25 gift card purchase
* Olga's: Get a bonus $5 gift card with each gift card purchase of $25
* Applebee's: Get a bonus $10 gift card with each $50 gift card purchase
* Market Basket: Get a free $10 gift card with each $50 gift card purchase (this one isn't a restaurant, but it makes for a great date night in when you grab meat and spice rubs from their butcher...it is always so fresh and tasty)
* California Pizza Kitchen: Get a free $20 gift card with a purchase of $100 in gift cards
* Boston Market: Bonus $5 gift card with each $25 gift card purchase
* Barnes and Noble: Get a free $10 e-gift card when you purchase in gift cards or e-gift cards (hello home movie night!)
* Chevy's Fresh Mex: Bonus $5 gift card with a $50 gift card puchase
* Chili's: Bonus $10 gift card with $50 gift card purchase
* Fandango: Get a free movie ticket with the purchase of $50 in gift cards
* Olive Garden: Get a bonus $10 gift card with each $50 gift card purchase
* Outback Steakhouse: Get a bonus $20 gift card with each $100 gift card purchase
* Papa Johns: Get a free large one topping pizza with each $25 gift card purchase (purchase gift cards for later date nights and get dinner for tonight's for free)
* P.F. Chang's: Bonus $20 gift card with $100 in gift card purchases
* Red Lobster: Bonus $5 coupon with each $25 gift card purchase
* Sweet Tomatoes: Bonus free meal pass with each $50 gift card purchase
* Ruby Tuesday's: Bonus $5 gift card with each $25 gift card purchase, get an additional $15 bonus coupon for each $50 gift card purchase
* Steak n' Shake: Bonus $5 gift card with each $20 gift card purchase
* Texas Roadhouse: Bonus $5 gift card with each $30 gift card purchase (This is me and Thomas' absolute favorite restaurant)
* Subway: Free 6" sub with each $25 gift card purchase
* Taco Bell: 2 free Doritos Locos tacos and large drink with each $20 gift card purchase
* TGI Fridays: Bonus $10 gift card with each $50 gift card purchase
* White Castle: Bonus $5 promo card with each $25 gift card purchase
* Uno Chicago Grill: Bonus $5 gift card with the purchase of $25 in gift cards
* Macaroni Grill: Bonus $5 gift card with the purchase of $25 in gift cards
* Cheesecake Factory: Free slice of cheesecake with each $25 gift card purchase
* Culver's: Free value basket with each $25 gift card purchase
* Joe's Crab Shack: Free scratch off ticket worth money off a purchase or free menu item with each purchase of $25 in gift cards
* Smokey Bones: Free $5 gift card with each $25 gift card purchase
* Coldstone Creamery: $5 bonus gift card with each $25 gift card purchase
* AMC Theaters: $5 concession card with the purchase of $30 in gift cards
* Panera Bread Company: $10 bonus gift card with the purchase of $100 in gift cards
* Qdoba: Free meal with the purchase of $30 in gift cards
* Regal Cinema: Bonus $5 gift card with any $50 gift card purchase
* Red Robin: Bonus $5 gift card with $25 gift card purchase- 20% off gift card purchases of $250 or more
* Denny's: Bonus $5 gift card with each $25 gift card purchase
* Wehrenberg Theaters: Bonus $5 promo card with each $30 gift card purchase
* Buffalo Wild Wings: Get a "blazin' bonus" card worth $5-$100 with each $25 gift card purchase
* Caribou Coffee: $5 bonus gift card with each $25 gift card purchase
* Hardee's/ Carl Jr's: Voucher for free thickburger with the purchase of $20 in gift cards
* IHOP: Bonus $5 gift card with each purchase of $25 in gift cards


* Children's Place: $10 coupon with $40 in gift card purchases (this isn't for date night, but it can really help out with Christmas for this kids)