Monday, October 11, 2010

Groupon For Everyone - Explanation and Deals

Here are some Groupon deals available to everyone today, since they are on-line merchants:
Boise
$30 worth of Halloween Gear and Accessories from CostumeHUB.com for $15
Chicago side deal: $45 worth of Chocolate Gourmet, shipped free, for $19
Minneapolis: $100 worth of memory preservation from ScanDigital
Sioux Falls $30 worth of gifts from RedEnvelope for $15.
Tulsa 16"x20" gallery-wrapped canvas work of art including shipping for $45 (reg $126) Groupon


Did you know you can sign up for multiple daily email alerts from Groupon?
Click on ' Get the Daily Email '  at the top of the page at Groupon.  Sign up for your own city, then sign up for any others in your state or elsewhere. I'm signing up for a bunch, because I want to be aware of on-line deals that anyone can do. If your city has an on-line deal, like for Picaboo.com or soap.com, please report on Chat so we all have the chance to buy in. Don't forget the side deals in the right column. For example, Today's Side Deal for Salt Lake City is a 20 page hard cover blog book from Blog2Print ($24.95 value) for $12. If you want to turn your blog into hardcover book, this company will do it for you. It's on-line, so anyone can buy in. Groupon

If you're still not sure what the heck Groupon  is, here's a short course. Every day, a discounted deal will be featured for your local area. You can ignore it, or you can buy in.

For example:
This is an older Salt Lake City deal. Get a movie package worth $20 for $10. 822 people bought into this. Most deals are good for local businesses, but there are some on-line deals anyone can buy into. After you
register at
Groupon, you can sign up to receive the daily email for your city. I do this because I would never remember to check each day. You can also refer your friends and when they buy into their first deal, you get a free $10 credit which you can use like cash to buy into a deal. Groupon is a roaring success, and there are imitators popping up daily. Groupon is established and you don't have to worry about getting what you paid for. I have bought into 6 different Groupon deals. Most deals only last one day so you have to decide fast. Also, there is a tipping point when the deal is 'on'. A certain number of people have to buy to make it live. I've never seen a deal not go live, so I don't worry about it. If the deal was a dud and didn't get enough takers, no one would be charged, but again, I've never seen that happen.

 

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