Whipping a coupon out at the end of the 1st date kind of says to me that I wasnt worth paying full price
And ... he’d be right.
I’d think the same if he picked me up and didn’t bother cleaning up the inside of his car. Just not a good first impression.
Better analogy: you'd think the same if he hadn't had the inside of the car steam-cleaned by a premium detailing shop - even though he achieved the same results cheaper by doing it himself.
If "spending money" is your major measure of a man, I pity the man measured.
Agreed, My wife still brags about how clean my truck was on our first date.