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Yes, same as his.

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I called the number listed above in Admin's post. Just got off of the phone. I was told that Baru has just signed on with them Dec. 12th and they were surprised that they did not honor the coupon. A couple interesting facts:

1. Even though the restaurant signs a contract, they can opt out at any time, though "this is rare."
2. If #1 happens, then the coupon holder will be issued a generic $25 coupon good for any restaurant participating with restaurant.com in any city.
3. They do not refund/credit your account. So if you're only interested in the restaurant that you purchased the coupon for, then you're screwed.

The customer service rep that I spoke with is going to check our Baru and email me what he finds. I will post when he does.

It doesn't help that the person who I recommended, and who just bought a Baru coupon is MY BOSS!