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Panera's BOGO5 coupon is mainly useful when stacked with discounted gift cards, which can make salads, soup, or sandwiches feel closer to a real bargain. The deal also works well for splitting meals or turning the second item into next day's lunch, especially with soup or salad that keeps better than another sandwich. The main drawback is redemption trouble, with the code showing as invalid in the app, on the website, and in Los Angeles. Panera's food is still seen as a healthier fast casual option, but this offer needs stacking to shine.
Shoppers stacking restaurant promos with discounted gift cards, because the coupon becomes much better when paid with 20% off gift cards.
Yes. The coupon can be paired with Panera gift cards bought at 20% off, which lowers the effective cost of the two-item order. That stacking is what makes the deal closer to a real discount instead of paying full price.
The code has been reported as invalid in both the Panera app and on the website, including in Los Angeles/SoCal. If it is not redeeming, the offer may be region-limited or expired.
Panera is often chosen as a healthier fast-casual option, but its soups and sandwiches can be very high in sodium. That makes the menu less suitable for people watching blood pressure or sodium intake.
Soup or salad is a practical second item because it keeps better for next-day lunch than another sandwich. If mixing items is not possible, two salads are the fallback.
The panera deals only become slightly closer to an actual deal when you can pay the totals using their 20% discounted GCs. Else, you are overpaying there.
This is a very bad deal for Panera. If you are ready to jump on this offer, download the Panera app guys. I live in SoCal I rarely go to Panera and never buy at Panera at <50% off. Last week I got a reward for an entirely FREE sandwich. A couple weeks before that, they gave me a coupon for $5 off any order.
The kicker to what makes this deal so awful aside from the fact Panera has it all the time is Sprouts the grocery store has a deli that sells similar sandwiches for $5 all day everyday and they are better than the Panera ones. Two Sprouts sandwiches is cheaper than this deal.
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Panera's BOGO5 coupon is mainly useful when stacked with discounted gift cards, which can make salads, soup, or sandwiches feel closer to a real bargain. The deal also works well for splitting meals or turning the second item into next day's lunch, especially with soup or salad that keeps better than another sandwich. The main drawback is redemption trouble, with the code showing as invalid in the app, on the website, and in Los Angeles. Panera's food is still seen as a healthier fast casual option, but this offer needs stacking to shine.
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Yes. The coupon can be paired with Panera gift cards bought at 20% off, which lowers the effective cost of the two-item order. That stacking is what makes the deal closer to a real discount instead of paying full price.
The code has been reported as invalid in both the Panera app and on the website, including in Los Angeles/SoCal. If it is not redeeming, the offer may be region-limited or expired.
Panera is often chosen as a healthier fast-casual option, but its soups and sandwiches can be very high in sodium. That makes the menu less suitable for people watching blood pressure or sodium intake.
Soup or salad is a practical second item because it keeps better for next-day lunch than another sandwich. If mixing items is not possible, two salads are the fallback.
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if we can't mix and match I guess it'll be 2 salads. womp.
potbelly has a REAL bogo deal this week.
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As many other have posted, the app and site both say the code is invalid for me.
The kicker to what makes this deal so awful aside from the fact Panera has it all the time is Sprouts the grocery store has a deli that sells similar sandwiches for $5 all day everyday and they are better than the Panera ones. Two Sprouts sandwiches is cheaper than this deal.
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