Here’s a deal first offered over the weekend that has generated so much interest it’s been extended through the end of today, December 13: With a coupon purchased through Groupon, three DVD rentals from Redbox can be had for just $1—a 67% discount, considering that one rental usually goes for a buck. The coupon must be used for three …
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It’s a Deal: $15 for $30 Worth of Red Envelope Gifts
While normally focused on deals with local merchants, Groupon occasionally offers its group coupons nationally. And right now, it’s offering a national coupon for online emporium Red Envelope in which customers pay $15 for a voucher good for $30 worth of jewelry, clothing, collectibles, and any other merchandise at Red Evenlope. Vouchers …
Money-Saving Insights and Tips: 19 New Resources to Take to Heart (and to the Bank)
In this week’s roundup, we’ve got myths to debunk (about used cars, coupons), things to avoid (absurd kitchen gadgets, preemptive brake jobs on your car, going into debt from calling psychic hotlines), and ways to trick your brain—and your belly—into thinking you’re consuming more, thereby helping you eat (and spend) less.
5 Cheapskate Conundrums: Is It OK to Use a Coupon on a Date?
Also: How do you avoid getting ripped off if you’re the world’s worst, most timid, most undemanding haggler? People concerned (obsessed?) with saving money have issues, such as …
Lookout Groupon: More Daily Deals En Route, Courtesy of Valpak
A little while ago, it was user-review specialist Yelp encroaching on Groupon’s turf with its test move selling coupons for a single day that grant special discounts at local businesses. Now, old-school coupon veteran Valpak—you know, the business that mails those blue envelopes filled with coupons for local businesses—is entering …
Yelp Encroaching on Groupon’s Turf?
Yelp, which has gathered a following through its postings of reviews and ratings of restaurants and other local businesses from everyday consumers, has begun testing a new feature similar to what Groupon does in that special coupons are available for purchase for a single day.
Online Group Buying, Phase II
When they first emerged onto the discount shopping scene, group-buying sites like Groupon offered discount coupons for a range of merchandise and service with one main caveat: The discounts would only be valid if a specified minimum number of customers agreed to the deal. Now that the masses have jumped onto the group-buying bandwagon, …
Personalized Deals Coming to Groupon
Group-buying discount site Groupon is getting personal. Instead of offering one and only one daily deal to members in a given city, the site will select from a handful of deals and send you one you’re most likely to actually want.
Group-Buying Deals: When to Sign Up and When to Say No
There’s a big USA Today story that covers the online group-buying trend, which is undoubtedly a trend and not just something we journalists are pumping up in “next great” whatever fashion.
Livin’ La Vida Groupon
Groupon, the group-buying site in which members get discounts on everything from bike tours to spa treatments so long as enough people sign up, has just selected a “Groupawn.” The ‘pawn will live for a year solely on merchandise, food, and services available through Groupon. And the prize for successfully “grouping on” for a full 365 …
Group-Buying Sites for Beginners
“Here’s how sites like Groupon and LivingSocial work: They ask retailers in a city to offer steep discounts ranging from around 50% to 90% off on things that would appeal to locals. Examples include 79% off spa services, 54% off at paintball, 57% off at a restaurant with Malaysian cuisine and half off for doggie day care. The site …
The Year of the Coupon
It wasn’t 2009. Not by a long shot.