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To take your argument to its logical conclusion, then why buy anything? Wouldn't buying nothing at all save us 100% of our money? We should all just stay home and never use gasoline in cars to go to work or to have fun. We should all never buy gifts for others or things for ourselves. We should all never buy tickets to movies, sporting events, or plays. We're not required to do any of this.
There's nothing wrong with spending money, but if you're going to buy something anyway, why not save the money by using a coupon? ... "if you want to save money then don't go out." You're arguing an extreme position that's unnecessary when there's a middle ground. Do you really think that or are you just being intellectually dishonest?
I think much of my point about the coupon is that there are often restrictions. I'd like to think that a guy was choosing a date with the focus on the girl's enjoyment, than whatever was in his stack of coupons, and arranging it around the restrictions.
There are lots of ways to have cheap dates. In my hometown area in the summer for instance, you could go to an outdoor music festival, eat some "street food" have a couple of beers and take a scenic walk by the river, all in one night. One could plan a picnic in a scenic location. Go for a bike ride in a scenic location. Rent a canoe and spend some time at a lake. You could cook for your date. One of the cutest first dates I ever had was a guy who grilled hamburgers and made homemade potato salad. Just the thought behind the gesture was cute.
How would your date see the coupon? When they bring me the bill in one of those bill folder things I just put my cash or card in there and hand it back. Couldn't you slip a coupon in there with your cash or card without the date seeing? I mean the classy thing for a date to do is to pretend that the transaction did not occur. Then again the classy thing for a guy that is taking a girl out is to set the entire date thing up in advance, including calling ahead and taking care of the bill in advance. Then again that may be a problem when you are watching your pennies. It sure is cool though when you can do it.
Now lets talk about the tip.
How do you take care of the bill in advance, preorder the food and beverages?
But at the same time, early on in the relationship everyone should be trying to put his/her best foot forward, and pinching pennies doesn't make a great first impression. Sort of like "here, I bought you some flowers. I got them out of the dumpster for free!"
Poor spending habits is making a good first impression?
Unless the coupon is handed to me without any efforts on my part, the 10$ in price that I save by using a couple isn't worth the 5 minutes or more it takes to clip it. Instead of using that valuable time to save money, I'd rather spend it improving my earning potential. You bet I want to make more than 10$/5 minutes. Alpha males are not stupid, they conduct cost/benefit analysis and they would likely to conclude what I stated above.
If you are going to use a coupon on a first date, better communicate it with your date prior to the date to avoid misunderstanding.
Unless the coupon is handed to me without any efforts on my part, the 10$ in price that I save by using a couple isn't worth the 5 minutes or more it takes to clip it. Instead of using that valuable time to save money, I'd rather spend it improving my earning potential. You bet I want to make more than 10$/5 minutes. Alpha males are not stupid, they conduct cost/benefit analysis and they would likely to conclude what I stated above.
If you are going to use a coupon on a first date, better communicate it with your date prior to the date to avoid misunderstanding.
That is all I'm going to say on this subject.
I think it is the message the coupon might be sending to the woman. If I knew flat out a guy had a coupon like that I'd feel that I needed to make the most frugal choices on the menu.
Unless the coupon is handed to me without any efforts on my part, the 10$ in price that I save by using a couple isn't worth the 5 minutes or more it takes to clip it.
Wow, you make more than $120 an hour? Please let me in on your secret to success!
If you are going to use a coupon on a first date, better communicate it with your date prior to the date to avoid misunderstanding.
Also, to address this point: if I ask you out, you order food, we have a good time, etc., unless YOU'RE PAYING, how I choose to pay for the meal is none of your business. At all. If it bothers you so much, then you should be paying.
You're trying to dictate what a man should and shouldn't do; doesn't work that way and you know it. If you went out with a dude who you thought was hot and interesting, funny, whatever, him using a coupon would be irrelevant.
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You're arguing an extreme position that's unnecessary when there's a middle ground. Do you really think that or are you just being intellectually dishonest? 
