Websites such as moneysaving expert.com and vouchercodes.co.uk are brimming with discount vouchers - for anything from ‘2 for 1’ at restaurants to 20% off high street stores. 

Imagine you were on a first date and your date pulled out a voucher for a discount on the meal, would you be cool with that or would that be bad date etiquette?  Are you a voucher lover or hater?  Tell us your thoughts on the new voucher culture that has sprung up since the recession….

I personally wouldn’t be that impressed.  I love a good voucher myself and wouldn’t dream of going to pizza express without a 2 for 1 voucher now.  But I don’t think I would feel comfortable doing this on a date, I would feel a bit of a cheapskate!  So I guess I would expect the same of my date….not rational I know!

That said there’s some brilliant deals around, I recommend checking out mycitydeal.co.uk.  I got a massage, manicure and pedicure in a london spa for £30, bargain!

I think vouchers are fab! I always use them when I go out for dinner..i’ve got to the point where I begrudge going to a restaurant where I can’t use a voucher!  I think they are a great way of being able to go and do things without worrying that it’s going to break the bank if you’re trying to be careful with your money. 

I really don’t think it would bother me if my date decided to bring a voucher along, particularly if i’m going to be paying half! I’m not sure I would want to base where we go solely on where had the best deal, but if there was a 2for1 voucher available for where we were going, why pay more when you can get it for less..?

It wouldn’t bother me in the least, I use them and Im not embarrased to use them, thats what the companies give them out for, to tempt you back the nex time!  Nothing wrong with it at all!

I do love a good voucher, I use them every chance I get!  I like getting them for places I haven’t been to before as it gives me a good reason to check it out with a ‘what could it hurt’ attitude.

However, I do NOT like the idea of it being used on a first date.  First impressions are very important and using a coupon would make the date look unbelievably cheap.  If they don’t have alot of money, there are cheap date options that don’t have to look that way.  I have no objections to coupons for later dates, though.

I think using a voucher on a first date is no biggie, as long as your date is honest about it upfront. It would be bad if they took you somewhere expensive and then tried to be sly with the voucher! I’m all for saving money though, so a voucher and splitting the bill 50/50 is the way forward!

I find using vouchers a bit embarrassing but I do like the money off and use them sometimes with groceries. I most likely wouldn’t use them on a first date unless I felt the other person would be cool with it.

I assume we’re talking about guys taking girls out on dates in which case I don’t believe a man should automatically pay anyway. If we were splitting the bill 50/50 I’d think it was great if they got out a voucher - I’d like the fact I made them feel comfortable enough to do something they’re probably doing when not out on dates anyway. I’d be more cautious about taking a voucher myself i- f myself and my date split the bill 50/50 - but that’s because people on the board generally seem to be a bit critical of it!

I quite like money-saving vouchers, I think most people do.  I sometimes forget to use them however for all I like them.

I’ll however definitely NOT be impressed if my date pulls out some vouchers on a first date.  It just doesn’t seem right or speak well of the person.  Don’t ask me why, the irony of it is that if however you’ve been with the person for a while you might evern be the one offering him/her the vouchers!

Vouchers are great but I wouldn’t be impressed on a FIRST date - I’d rather split a bill than be confronted with a coupon - it seems cheap! After going out for a while it’d be cool though because it would be more a case of - hey I’ve got some vouchers lets get out and use them!

First date, hmm, now let me try to remember back that far…

Seriously, I think it would be a bit off on a first date but subsequent dates should be no problem. My wife and I are constantly using vouchers for restaurants, shops and online purchases. Often I am glad to have the vouchers as it can mean the difference between going out and staying in.

Nothing wrong with using vouchers, but on a first date it’s a little embarrasing.

Wait for the second at least

It wouldnt bother me, at this time in the recession we all need to save our money in as many ways as possible.  I would be quite impressed as it shows that if money can be saved he would be willing to do so.  Thumbs up for vouchers and coupons I say. ;)

I wouldn’t do it on a first date but when you know the person a little, is OK.

I would not even agree going on a date to a cheap chain restaurant, I have worked in two of the main places where the 2 for 1 discounts are being promoted at. The food is disgusting! The chicken used is half cooked and is shipped from thailand, the chefs used to joke that they should be called microwave operators and the head chef was promoted to that position after starting there 5 yrs ago as a dish washer. Also the mushroom soup was replaced for a small period with ASDA homebrand mushroom soup as the delivery was late. So go ahead pay 5 pounds for two meals and convince yourself that you are eating pure healthy gourmet italian food!

I am a voucher lover - things are so expensive these days that every little helps. However it would be bad etiquette for a date to pull out a voucher, especially if it was in the early stages, as would make me feel they didn’t want to spoil me and were trying to cut corners! It would be less bad if we had already been out a few times, and if they mentioned in advance ‘oh I’ve got a voucher for so and so, shall we go there?’