Quick Pitch: Groupon features a daily deal on the best stuff to do in cities across the USA.
Genius Idea: Groupon serves a single purpose — provide one remarkable deal every day for each city they support. Deals are usually deeply discounted rates for premium services and dining experiences offered by local businesses.
Residents in Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Tampa, and Washington DC, get a deal a day from local businesses who are looking to offer services on the cheap for a return on volume purchases. It's like a great group coupon rate.
You'll see the deal, the value, the discount, and your savings, and have an opportunity to share it via Facebook, Twitter, or email. You can also subscribe to the Groupon mailing list to make sure have the daily deals emailed to you.
It's a straightforward service that could be quite rewarding, especially if you use the email list to find the best offers. Previous deals like a $13 Groupon to go whale watching, or $70 of food for $35 at a nice restaurant, are probably the primary reason that the service hopes to reach 1 million email subscribers in the very near future. Groupon also boasts that they've saved consumers over $12 million since their launch in November of 2008.
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