First time here? Check out the site's "greatest hits" or read a random post from the archives. Feel free to ask a question, and consider subscribing to the latest posts via RSS or e-mail. Thanks for visiting!

Travelers to (or residents of) Scotland may be able to save some money on their dining. Since March 2006, PriceYourMeal.com has been auctioning off lunch and dinner at restaurants in Glasgow.

Auctioning meals isn’t entirely new, but it’s usually been limited to gift certificates. (Several years ago, my wife and I won an eBay auction for a gift certificate to Charlie Trotter’s restaurant in Chicago. Saved around $150 on that meal. Whoo!)

PriceYourMeal takes it a step further, by letting you bid for a set number of diners’ meals, or for a specific menu. Sometimes wine or drinks are included. The company also offers “buy-it-now” options to prepay a meal at a discount to the menu price.

Occasionally, hotel-sponsored dinner/room/breakfast packages appear, like a “Ramada Jarvis - Hangover January Party and room” package in Gourock (£50.00 starting bid).

80 restaurants participate in Glasgow, with Edinburgh coming online this month. London is next, with the goal to cover all major UK cities.