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I read this article from CBS Money Watch this morning and couldn’t wait to get your opinions on it!
Here’s the topic: Do you think it’s Ok for your date to use a coupon to help pay for your meal on your first date?
I am definitely on the fence with this one. I love using coupons on dates with my husband now. But if he had whipped out a Buy One Get One Free coupon on our first date, I think I would have felt a little funny. I’d have wondered if he was too cheap to throw a few extra bucks out on a girl like me. Dating should be a fun easy thing though. But I know that so many people worry about so many things when it comes to dating, particularly their first date. People worry about things like what if they aren’t who they say they are? And then they’ll go on sites that can help find people, just so they know that they are the real deal. Others worry about what should they wear, will the person like them, who should pay for what? There’s a lot at stake when it comes to the first date.
Here’s the topic: Do you think it’s Ok for your date to use a coupon to help pay for your meal on your first date?
I am definitely on the fence with this one. I love using coupons on dates with my husband now. But if he had whipped out a Buy One Get One Free coupon on our first date, I think I would have felt a little funny. I’d have wondered if he was too cheap to throw a few extra bucks out on a girl like me. Although, always remember when on a date and you notice that your values aren’t in line, take it from the experts at DatingPilot and instead look for someone that shares your views of the world. While different opinions are important, certain views just don’t fit together, and this might just be one of them.
However, if he used a coupon but also brought me flowers then that might be another story. (Which he did by the way–the flowers, not the coupon!)
What do YOU think?! Do you agree or am I old school? Leave a comment below and let us know! (If you are reading this in an e-mail or a reader, click here to leave a comment.)
However, if he used a coupon but also brought me flowers then that might be another story. (Which he did by the way–the flowers, not the coupon!)
What do YOU think?! Do you agree or am I old school? Leave a comment below and let us know! (If you are reading this in an e-mail or a reader, click here to leave a comment.)
I agree with you. Now that we have been married for 8 years, we don’t eat at a restaurant that we don’t have a coupon for, but I don’t think I would have liked it on a first date. Maybe on the second date?
My husband asked me out for our first date-well, he asked where I would like to go…and I said “let me see what I have a coupon for!” He had never used a coupon! Now 5 years and a set of 13 month old twins later he is working the coupons with me! I’m not too good to save money!
Loving all the different thoughts on this! We need some guys to give their input too!
I would generally be impressed with a man that would be smart and organized enough to use a coupon, even on a first date. As long as he isn’t telling you what you can or can’t order, who cares? That would just tell me he’s my kind of guy.
I think this would be acceptable if you were already friends so it’s only a first date because you both wanted it to be different from other times you had been together. Does that make sense? Otherwise, it would be tacky and maybe a little scary!
Both my husband and I agree that on the 1st date- that a coupon should not be used. If you are on the second or third date- then absolutely. The 1st date is the starting point and with everything else that you worry about doing and not doing- saving money that one date should not be on the list of things.
I have offered a coupon on a date at times…and the few times I have..the men seem to truly appreciate it! 🙂 However, I can understand the other womens point of view!
I agree with Meg and others here. I would feel less than special if my husband had paid for our first date using coupons – and I’m a great believer in looking for deals and using coupons to stretch our budget. As outdated as this sounds, I think women still instinctively are looking for indications that a man is a decent provider, and pulling out a coupon on a first date doesn’t make a good impression.
Actually, I’m all for it. Considering most people I know are still unemployed or underemployed, this would free up some money for a nice bottle of wine, or a movie (at 14.00 per person) or a stroll on the boardboardwalk after dinner a play a few games or going on a nice hand holding scarey ride.
If he’s doing everything he can to make the evening last, It could be a sweet experience.
I’d have to agree with Mary. There is a time and a place and the first date isn’t exactly the place. However, later on in the relationship, that is fine to do. That would show me that he’s good at managing his money.
I think a first date is WAY too soon to use a coupon. There is a time and a place and that would just be plain tacky.
Nothing wrong w/ coupons, I LOVE them, but a guy would be trying to make a good impression and using a coupon on the first date would make him look cheap, not wise.
I say no, I’m all for being frugal, and saving a buck, but there is a time and place for it. I don’t want my date trying to save a buck by taking me somewhere that he has a coupon for lol.