Restaurant Math

I hope you're good at math.

Otherwise, you will have no idea how to navigate your way through all deals restaurants are offering right now.

I'm not a numbers guy, I never have been. Therefore the endless amount of commercials telling me to get different meals for a different price at different restaurants has simply been confusing.

Have you been paying attention to what's going on? Here is just a taste:

$10 under 7
2 for $20
15 under $15, starting at $9.95
10 under $10
$5.99 - $9.99
$7.95 early dining meals

Whew, that's a lot of numbers.

And it's just a handful of deals that casual dining restaurants have going on. It doesn't even include fast casual, fast food or the pizza chains. Add those in and it gets even more confusing.

Let me ask you this. Can you tell me which restaurant is offering the price deals I listed above? More importantly....do you care?

Applebee's in particular has been drowning me in advertisements for the 2 for $20 offer and I still have absolutely no interest in going in and giving it a try. Chili's just launched 10 meals for under $7 (is this fast food or Chili's...or is it the same thing?) and none of the food seems worth the $7 bucks. I'd rather have Chipotle for the same price.

It's not just the prices that can be confusing. The food is as well. Just think about it...the price list from above accounts for over 34 meals. Who can keep track of that!?

Maybe it's just me but for all of the effort these chains have been putting around looking like they're affordable no one seems to be listening.

Are you listening? If so, where are you eating these days?