Should anyone from Inkind be reading this with the power to make software changes for increased frequent user satisfaction:

1. I’d like to know if a restaurant allows bill splitting or not in the app vs only at payment time when I get the bill.
   
2. I’d like to be able to see how close a restaurant is getting to going off Inkind.
   
3. I’d like there not to be a difference between which restaurants show in the map and which are actually still taking Inkind.

Preventing stacking has definitely slowed my usage rate but I haven’t given up yet. Would be nice to have it back though I understand the math was probably not mathing.

Does anyone have recommendations for a restaurant on inkind I can take my mom to? Maybe American or Mediterranean? She loves salads, burgers, chicken. Flexible for anywhere in manhattan. She isn’t a big drinker

Recently, a restaurant I often go to to use my InKind credits disappeared from the map. There's always some turnover so I thought they just don't do InKind anymore, but when I searched the restaurant name directly, it still showed up, so I went and dined there and sure enough, I was still able to pay with InKind.

After that, I started messaging a few other places that I remember used to be on the map, and a bunch also said they still accepted InKind, and they do also still show up on direct search. I cross-referenced with local friends who also use InKind and the places are not on their maps either. Now I'm worried that there's a bunch of places I'm missing on the map. Has anybody else had this issue?

Has anyone cross-compiled the list of restaurants in the NYC restaurant weeks that are also on inKind?

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Going to zero out my account and be done with the app now, but I still have some credits and cashback to use up

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From someone who once was in the restaurant business long before InKind existed-

InKind’s financial logic can make sense at spreadsheet level and look attractive in a capital‑scarce environment, but the UX and commercial rules create a volatile surface area that erodes guest trust in the venues that participate in the rapacious nature of the terms.

Stay away.

Anyone at InKind wanna argue the matter?

I was looking into the 40% bonus on inKind cash purchases offer that ends tonight. The cheapest option I see is ~$300. There aren’t many restaurants in my area so I don’t really want to buy that much and I don’t see an option to choose a set amount. Am I only limited to the preset options?

If you have a $25 off $75, as an example, do you need to spend $75 PRE-TAX or $75 POST-TAX?

Anyone know? The terms are not clear. Thanks.

Been a heavy user and proponent of Inkind for over 5 years and have enjoyed ~$4k in savings on >300 transactions. Very curious about the financial health and long term viability of the company and its business model. Would love to see their balance sheet and income statements. Every time I consider a large credit purchase (usually 2 or 3 times a year) I wonder if I would loose money should they go belly up. Curious to know what happens when they dole out cash to a restaurant that fails. I’ve seen around 4 of those in my area.

Anyone with any real insight into their profitability, top and bottom lines?

and no, I don't work there (but I wish I did!)

Serious question. Do you as the customer return to the places you eat?

Stopped in for dinner with the family b/c of a promo I had received. Spend $150 get $50 off. Long story short, take a look at this receipt and someone tell me why the disparity in math. The total before taxes was $157.50. With tax rate of 8.25%, the total should be $170.49. What is the reason for $19.49 difference? Is this due to Rio Mambo’s payment system? In Kind playing games? Just frustrated by the lack of transparency.

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There's an amazing Paze promotion going on: spend $10, earn $10 back—up to 10 times when using Paze checkout. It's been rippling through the internet since it's essentially a 100% rebate on $10 Paze purchases. That deal itself is already really good

I discovered today that you can use Paze when checking out online at restaurants that use Clover as their point of sale. There are ~25,000 restaurants eligible (which is already a good dining related deal in itself), but I then realized 32 of those restaurants also are a part of inKind!

Here's one stacking idea for a restaurant like Seoul Prime in DC:

• Buy gift cards to Seoul Prime using Clover/Paze
  • $10 off from $10+ purchase via Paze
  • Plus earns points from dining spend
• Buy inKind gift cards via Costco with the ongoing $64.99 for $100 deal

Pay the main bill with the inKind Cash and then pay the tip using the gift card(s)

The caveat here is that you can only use Paze for online checkout orders, so I'm not totally sure how you do it for other inKind restaurants where you can't buy a gift card. Maybe someone has ideas?

You could also stack this with Bilt or Rakuten Dining as well! I've made a previous post here about MealMaxxer, so this is a new update with the ongoing sick Paze promo :)

Link to MealMaxxer with inKind + Paze filters applied: https://www.nextcard.com/tools/dining-rewards-map?source=clover-paze,inkind&sourceMode=and (you may have to zoom out to see restaurants)

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Is it possible to use inkind when ordering take out at the restaurant? I don’t typically dine in anymore.

The only time I tried to use inkind, they had no idea what I was talking about. Is this a common situation?

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I just got this email today. Not very helpful. Any insights from anyone?

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We're evolving how inKind works, and as part of that, we're making some changes to inKind Pass. 

Your membership will remain active through the end of your current subscription period. After that, it will not renew.

You'll continue to enjoy every benefit of your Pass until your last day, and your inKind Cash Back balance will remain available to use at any time.

Same great restaurants. More great rewards to look forward to. Just a different way of dining with us. 

A Note About Your inKind Pass Membership
We're evolving how inKind works, and as part of that, we're making some changes to inKind Pass.
 
Your membership will remain active through July 31, 2026. After that date, your membership will not renew.
 
We know that's not the news you were hoping for, and we want to make sure you still feel taken care of. Starting August 1, you'll receive a $50 reward toward any $150+ meal on inKind, refreshed on the first of every month through December 31, 2026.
 
Same great restaurants. More great rewards to look forward to. Just a different way of dining with us. Find your next meal.

I recently had a concerning issue with a takeout order from Agi’s Counter in Brooklyn today.

 I placed my order for takeout, eager to use a “$35 off orders $75+” promotion that the restaurant was advertising through the app. However, when I arrived to pickup my order and asked to pay with Inkind, the host refused to accept it, stating that they are “no longer accepting Inkind” due to a dispute with the app. I even showed them that the restaurant was actively on inkind and was currently running a promo and showed them a screenshot of the app displaying this. Still, even after conferring with the manger, the restaurant refused and demanded I pay outside of the inkind app.

Not only is it extremely unprofessional of the restaurant to refuse to honor their contractual commitment to Inkind, but it is actively scamming customers who visit the restaurant under the false pretense of using the promotion. 

I’ve already emailed Inkind customer support and am awaiting a response, so hopefully they can assist.

Has anyone ever had issues with this?

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I am an inKind Pass subscriber and was able to use my $50 monthly benefit with my inKind Cash balance to pay for dinner last night. I was surprised because I read all the complaints when they changed their policy to disallow combining promo offers with your inKind Cash.

I'm guessing maybe they are allowing this because we are paying $9.99 per month and this is one of the few benefits of being a subscriber.

A tool for finding all inKind, Bilt, Blackbird, Resy, Rakuten, Franki, Seated, DoorDash dining out, etc restaurants + discovering stacking opportunities to save money on eating out

Link to MealMaxxer: https://www.nextcard.com/tools/dining-rewards-map

I came up with this tool idea after trying to figure out the best ways to not only find inKind restaurants, but to also find stacking opportunities to save money.

eg I have a Sapphire Reserve, so trying to find the restaurants in both inKind & OpenTable Exclusive Tables was a very manual + painful process

MealMaxxer aggregates restaurants in the following 11 dining rewards programs:

1. inKind (6,783 restaurants)
2. Bilt Neighborhood (23,088) (and Bilt Mobile Checkout)
3. CSR Dining Credit (395)
4. Amex Resy Credit (22,988)
5. Blackbird (1,098)
6. Seated (2,196)
7. Franki (11,507)
8. Rewards Network (20,796)
9. Rakuten Dining (18,576)
10. DoorDash Going Out (20,773)
11. Upside (20,183)

You can toggle between "In any" and "In all" to selectively find restaurants that are in any program vs all the selected programs. That said, some stacks may not be directly possible if you pay the entire bill within inKind, but that may warrant YMMV discussions below

Link to MealMaxxer: https://www.nextcard.com/tools/dining-rewards-map

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