LibertyBell Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Has anyone got one of these cards which give you a meal free (when you buy another) at various restaurants round the country including many in Sheffield? Are they any good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted December 10, 2006 Author Share Posted December 10, 2006 What, nobody? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaytsev Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 There's a hefty joining fee - so not really free! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelgirluk Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 I was looking at these a few weeks ago, still not joined but still thinking about it..! XX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormy Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 My housemate has one of those, I dont wanna sound like I work for them, but they are really good value if you like eating out. You save a tenner here and there and it soon adds up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
towl Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 I have one for the North West, cost me £60 to join, I think I must have saved that back in the first month. If you eat out at least once a month, you are guaranteed to get your money back and a little extra over the course of the year. Also don't think the Yorkshire one is £60 think its a little cheaper. Anyway I don't know what restaurants in Sheff accept it, but you can find that out from the website, but if its half as good as the ones in Manchester, then I would highly reccomend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted December 11, 2006 Author Share Posted December 11, 2006 Thanks for the replies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AYBABTU Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 I got one last month as they were doing a free trial. Not actually used it yet but most of the places in the guide excluded fridays and week ends plus you had to ring in advance of going to tell them you would be using a hilife card (which cynical me thought would give them the chance to say they were fully booked!). The back of the card also has lots of numbered squares - the restaurant is supposed to fill in their number when you have been . i.e. you can only use it once at each place. Whether they actually bother I dont know. If you eat out in the week then definitely worthwhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 I got one last month as they were doing a free trial. Not actually used it yet but most of the places in the guide excluded fridays and week ends plus you had to ring in advance of going to tell them you would be using a hilife card (which cynical me thought would give them the chance to say they were fully booked!). The back of the card also has lots of numbered squares - the restaurant is supposed to fill in their number when you have been . i.e. you can only use it once at each place. Whether they actually bother I dont know. If you eat out in the week then definitely worthwhile. Most places do cross the number off the back. Restaurants use it as a way to promote the place, they lose money (especially if the courses are buy one get one free) everytime somebody comes in and uses them, but do so in the hope that people will come back. From my experience this rarely happens, as people tend to just move on to the next place they can get a cheaper meal at! The reasons Friday & Saturday nights are often excluded is because faced with the choice of turning away a table paying full price because of a hi-life reservation where you lose money, it's better to exclude it completely than ring people up and say 'sorry, but you aren't paying as much as table x, we're cancelling your reservation'. On a weeknight it's a different kettle of fish! From a customer point of view, if you eat out a fair bit it's worth the membership fee. There's quite a few places in Sheffield that offer it (boho, Wig& Pen, Nonna's, Nando's etc) and most of them offer buy one get one free on each course. It can save you money, and it's well run and quite professional! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldengirl Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 Hi all - Hi-Life are currently offering a 2 month free trial of the Yorkshire card (I have just got one) if you phone 0800 458 4195 and quote code 17146. I have eaten out at Frankie & Benny's and HA! HA! recently and saved ££££'s. Nothing to lose .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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