inKind Mystery Offer: Your Next Restaurant Meal

Ryson11

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Just a heads up, you can no longer combine InKind balance with InKind offers.You can email InKind support to extend the old terms for 30 days.

What do you mean? You can't use offer if you already have money in the wallet for the bill? Or you mean can't buy gift cards with this offer within app?

HairyButtGoblin

Apr 13, 2026 11:59 AM

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Sneaky app design — Prompts that push extra credit card charges or hide your existing wallet balance, leading to accidental over-payments or unused expiring credits.
Technical issues — Server errors, failed redemptions, or restaurants that drop out of the program mid-promo, leaving users unable to use credits.
Customer service problems — Slow responses, unhelpful support, and disputes over credits/coupons.
Prepaid model risks — You're lending money upfront (interest-free to you, but no returns if a restaurant closes or you don't use it). Some report lost value if credits expire or promotions change.

This is the core criticism from restaurant owners and accountants. InKind isn't primarily a discount app—it's a financing tool disguised as one:InKind buys large blocks of "credits" (future dining value) from the restaurant at a steep discount—often 50% off (e.g., pays the restaurant $50,000 cash upfront for $100,000 in redeemable credit).
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The restaurant gets immediate capital (like an interest-free loan or cash advance for operations, expansion, or covering slow periods).
InKind then markets those credits to app users, who redeem them at full face value (or with the 20% back incentive that encourages more spending).
Restaurants must honor the redemptions, effectively giving away food/drinks at a loss while also dealing with constant discounts that train customers to expect deals.

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AquaCaribou220

Apr 13, 2026 12:13 PM

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Is it possible to split the bill and use an offer for one and InKind cash for the other?
For example, if the bill is $60 you split it $40 / $20 and use the $20 off $40 offer for the first split and InKind cash for the other $20.

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LivelyApparel6670

Apr 13, 2026 12:24 PM

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LivelyApparel6670Apr 13, 2026 12:24 PM

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does anyone know why there are only a couple restaurants on here and not a whole plethora of multiple of them?

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nutz

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Maybe some lawyers on SD can figure out if their decision is against federal laws regarding gift cards. I have never heard of any traditional retailers who refuse to combine coupons with GC. In any case, I sense a class lawsuit is coming and inkind will go down the Ponzi scheme drain soon.

Some of you make complete fools of yourselves. Typical angry customer who never reads the terms n conditions, that proceeds to pull the lawsuit card. The amount of people who actually take the time to read the terms n conditions of any company they use is probably 1-3%. When a company updates their terms 99% don't read. Have you read the Constitution? If you don't know your rights, you have none!

Quote from LivelyApparel6670

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does anyone know why there are only a couple restaurants on here and not a whole plethora of multiple of them?

It's location dependent.

Quote from AquaCaribou220

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Is it possible to split the bill and use an offer for one and InKind cash for the other?
For example, if the bill is $60 you split it $40 / $20 and use the $20 off $40 offer for the first split and InKind cash for the other $20.

Im guessing no but that would be cool if you can. Would be smart on their part of they allowed gc + coupons with their paid monthly subscription. As the only thing worth it is a monthly $50 off $150 which is lame, as most aren't going to spend that much,

Last edited by nutz April 13, 2026 at 06:26 AM.

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kvp1982

Apr 13, 2026 1:27 PM

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Some of you make complete fools of yourselves. Typical angry customer who never reads the terms n conditions, that proceeds to pull the lawsuit card. The amount of people who actually take the time to read the terms n conditions of any company they use is probably 1-3%. When a company updates their terms 99% don't read. Have you read the Constitution? If you don't know your rights, you have none!

It's location dependent.

Im guessing no but that would be cool if you can. Would be smart on their part of they allowed gc + coupons with their paid monthly subscription. As the only thing worth it is a monthly $50 off $150 which is lame, as most aren't going to spend that much,

Just because a company added something in terms and conditions doesn't mean it is correct. That is when some lawsuits come into the picture. There are cases where companies changes the terms to reasonable level after backlash or lawsuits.

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loveless13

Apr 13, 2026 1:28 PM

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loveless13Apr 13, 2026 1:28 PM

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Thanks!

nutz

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Just because a company added something in terms and conditions doesn't mean it is correct. That is when some lawsuits come into the picture. There are cases where companies changes the terms to reasonable level after backlash or lawsuits.

I agree what they did was absolutely unprofessional on their part and I told them that. They didn't even send out a mass email to all users explaining the change. So many users were blind to it. So when they went to pay their bill, their normal functions weren't working causing them to lose the savings they were getting. Right before the change, they sold a boat load of gift cards on both Costco n Amazon. Scummy business practices, but we live in a scummy world, filled w parasites. Greed is the cancer of this world after all.

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MellowSink751

Apr 13, 2026 1:44 PM

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MellowSink751Apr 13, 2026 1:44 PM

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Worked for me. Thanks

wannacry45

Apr 13, 2026 1:50 PM

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Quote from nutz

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Some of you make complete fools of yourselves. Typical angry customer who never reads the terms n conditions, that proceeds to pull the lawsuit card. The amount of people who actually take the time to read the terms n conditions of any company they use is probably 1-3%. When a company updates their terms 99% don't read. Have you read the Constitution? If you don't know your rights, you have none!

Easy, man. Most lawsuits are unnecessary, especially class action lawsuits. But in predatory situations like this, it is exactly why lawsuits can result in societal improvement and protect consumers like us in the long run. Think the gift card federal law that passed around 2010 that says GC cannot expire within 5 years. Before that, I remember many predatory merchants had 1 or 3 years exp.

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mexxican

Apr 13, 2026 2:00 PM

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Of late I am seeing lot of the restaurants that I used to go regularly are ditching inKind. Any idea why? Was planning to top up balance during the last bonus offer but now I am having second thoughts.

The restaurant got funding from InKind in exchange for accepting a certain amount of sales through InKind. Once they've met that quota, they are no longer obligated to use InKind. A few years ago the Venetian hotel in Vegas had a few restaurants on site that accepted InKind, making my trip great. Last November, I stayed there again but had to travel across the street to the Forum Shoppes to find participating restaurants.

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LavenderDesk564

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Apr 13, 2026 2:12 PM

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LavenderDesk564

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thanks! this plus the costco giftcards it's what allows the cheap person in me to go to restaurants Smilie

ladxdvine

Apr 13, 2026 2:27 PM

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Quote from LavenderDesk564

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thanks! this plus the costco giftcards it's what allows the cheap person in me to go to restaurants Smilie

Except if you pay with the Costco gift cards, you can no longer use this coupon. 🙃

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wcu1

Apr 13, 2026 2:37 PM

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Quote from menongautam

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Of late I am seeing lot of the restaurants that I used to go regularly are ditching inKind. Any idea why? Was planning to top up balance during the last bonus offer but now I am having second thoughts.

Same, I have two restaurants with the same ownership and they were very outspoken about the partnership. Basically they said that InKind make it worth their while to get new customers but that it was a limit to their partnership of one year. Once that year deadline passed, they ditched InKind as they told me they were losing too much money. Either way, as with all gift cards and promos, the general advice is to use it as soon as possible.
No idea how they stay in buinsess long term, reminds me of movie pass, but I will gladly accept them paying for my food. Smilie

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ehero

Apr 13, 2026 2:58 PM

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eheroApr 13, 2026 2:58 PM

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Great deal!

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