— NOREEN MALONE, a writer who tried (and failed miserably) to live on Groupon deals for a week [via Slate]
After a frustrating week of unimpressive and impractical deals, along with rude service at restaurants when she redeemed her coupons, Malone continues with her train of thought:
We might not know, sitting in our cubicles, that we want these things—but take 50 percent off the sticker price, and suddenly we do.
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