Coupon on First Date?

Saw this on a financial website. Curious about your answers. On a first date, if they took you to eat and pulled out a coupon, how would you feel about it?

Please include your sun and other significant planets.


For, me, I would appreciate the thriftiness, but wouldn't think it was appropriate on the first date.
Sun: Cap
Mercury: Cap
Venous: Scorp
Mars: Aqua

I wouldn't care and I would probably be all like, "You use coupons?!! ME TOO!!!"
lol.
I'd probably think he was SO sensible.

Sun: Cap
Mercury: Cap
Venus: Cap
Mars: Sagittarius

That happened to me with a Capricorn fellow. He took me to the movies but had "free passes". It was our first time out so I found that very CHEAP. Makes my skin crawl LOL That's way too thrifty for me.

Its tacky unless he brought it up b4 the date, like, ". Hey, got free movie tickets, wanna go with me?"...then I wouldnt mind so much.

Posted by TheLadySagittarius
Its tacky unless he brought it up b4 the date, like, ". Hey, got free movie tickets, wanna go with me?"...then I wouldnt mind so much.

Yeah, that would be ok, but just to ask you to a movie and then he pulls out the free movie passes... laughable!!!!

Posted by Caplove
Oh gosh, even though I'm a big old cheapo myself, I think on the first date, it would be a turn off.

Don't get me wrong, once we are officially a couple, I'm ALL about saving money and I like to think of ways so we don't even have to spend very much when we go out.

But at first, when I barely know the person, for me anyway, it feels like starting on the wrong foot. It also makes me wonder about how many dates this person goes on that they have to use coupons to help them out.

I like what Libra suggested though where the guy gives it to the waiter on the way to the bathroom so the date doesn't know.


Sun Cap
Moon Libra
Merc Sag
Venus Cap

Agree, such a turnoff. I didn't suggest popcorn LOL, come to think of it he offered once the movie started but I really didn't want to bust his budget so I declined.

I must add, he has money, that's not an issue.

It would be a turnoff...to me, it'd feel kind of devaluing.

Sun: Libra
Merc: Libra
Mars: Libra
Venus: Scorp

I'd probably be the one giving him the coupon LOL

Sun: Cap
Merc: Sag
Venus: Sag
Mars: Scorp

Posted by TheLadySagittarius
Its tacky unless he brought it up b4 the date, like, ". Hey, got free movie tickets, wanna go with me?"...then I wouldnt mind so much.

Sorry,

Sun- Sag
Moon- Cap
Venus- Cap
Mars- Cancer
Merc- Scorpio

Ooooh good one.

Idk how I'd feel about this...it's been a while since I've been on a first date.
I'd like to think I'd just laugh about it. I wouldn't be offended or anything.

Does seem a bit tacky though doesn't it?

Posted by Bohemianrhapsody74
Personally never had this happen to me..
My thoughts are:

Men who use coupons are either financially responsible stewards of money or cheap stingy penny-pinchers. . I would never discount someone for using a coupon on a first date, but my personal preference is against it. But coupon is a coupon — you can't extrapolate that one instance to make assumptions about a person??s whole financial outlook / money management skills (good or bad). I say it's best to wait until the dating relationship is a little further along before those 2 for 1s and buy one get one 50% start coming out 🙂

Lol.

yeah, it's too weird. When you're married and settled down, that's when you start to do the penny-pinching. For people dating, that's so cheap. But look at us, we're judging. we can't help ourselves. *sigh*

Posted by CluelessCancer
I can't deal with cheap men. They annoy me.

+5

Posted by TheLadySagittarius
Its tacky unless he brought it up b4 the date, like, ". Hey, got free movie tickets, wanna go with me?"...then I wouldnt mind so much.

Agree completely. But this would have to be AFTER we already went out once.

For a first date though, I'm leaning towards NO for that second date. First dates are for first impressions and my first impression would be that he's cheap and I can't stand cheap men.

Sun Gemini
Mercury Gemini
Venus Gemini
Mars Pisces

This is hilarious! I wouldn't mind it for a first date. I'd probably just laugh about it. As long as it doesn't become a habit. If it happens more often than not then the guy is probably cheap as hell. And I don't get down with that.

Sun- Virgo
Merc- Virgo
Venus- Libra
Mars- Cancer

Posted by Virggy
This is hilarious! I wouldn't mind it for a first date. I'd probably just laugh about it. As long as it doesn't become a habit. If it happens more often than not then the guy is probably cheap as hell. And I don't get down with that.

Sun- Virgo
Merc- Virgo
Venus- Libra
Mars- Cancer

To me, it's not about being cheap. To me, it says, "You're totally not worth spending even a normal amount on dinner for."

It's pretty insulting.

If he don't have any qualms about being that openly cheap during the dating stage, imagine how cheap his ass will be when y'all get married.

By busting out that coupon, he basically saying you ain't worth paying full price for.

I wouldn't mind if he had a coupon...depending on the circumstaces and the place.
I had dated a Cancer man for a couple years and he was SOOO cheap that whenever he came over he would have a returnable soda with him and take the can home because it was worth .10. Guess he had to cover the gas for coming over to see me..LOL

Using a coupon on a first date?!!! NO!! it would be the last date lol I'm all for using a coupon later on once you get to know someone but damn! At least try and make a good first impression! I once had a Capricorn man take me on a date and he told me flat out to order the side salad for my meal that added on an extra $ 2.95 to the meal instead of ordering his own salad, lol I was amazed at how cheap he was! I don't think I would have even noticed if he ordered a cheap appetizer or even a side of fries cause he wasn't that hungry but the fact that he told me his cheap ass plans was an immediate turn off! That was the last date we had.

Sun Sag
Moon Cancer
Merc Sag
Venus Scorpio