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On the surface, it appears daily deals purveyor Groupon is more popular than ever. It ended 2011 with 33 million active customers in 47 countries, and it's growing fast. But look closer, and there are signs that "Groupon fatigue" is kicking in.
There's a new daily deals player, and it's a company that's near and dear to your virtual pocketbook. And if you think the online coupons sector is too saturated for a fresh entry to make a dent, you're ignoring a few important things about PayPal.
Forget the Fruitcake: Give Skydiving Lessons
2:30PM 12/12/2011
Forget the material things %u2014 reindeer sweaters, clunky toys, stocking stuffers that end up as, well, stuff. How about a skydiving lesson, a spa pampering or a night at a cozy bed and breakfast This holiday season, a lasting memory is worth a thousand knickknacks.
The Best Way to Play the Groupon IPO
2:15PM 10/26/2011
By Rick Aristotle Munarriz, The Motley Fool
Company News, Investing, Google , Amazon.com, Stocks in the News, Investment
Groupon's IPO is finally on track. The daily-deals leader will settle for a smaller offering than it had envisioned, but it should go public by the end of next week. But there are more ways than the IPO to bet on the Groupon flash sale model: Consider these dot-com smarties that are all over the niche.
Do you really need Groupon or LivingSocial? If you answered "yes," you're among a shrinking minority. Really, Groupons are meant to entice us to try things we otherwise wouldn't. Couponing, though, is how smart shoppers cut costs on what they already buy, and these five sites can save you a bundle.
The Most Expensive Groupon? The One You Forget to Redeem
6:30AM 10/22/2011
As Groupon prepares for its IPO, here's a gentle reminder to the company's original public investors: the bargain buyers. If you don't redeem those Daily Deals -- and many of us forget to after we buy them -- they're just money down the drain for you, and pure profit for the company.
Best Buy announces Daily Deals, confirms Black Friday ad!
7:00AM 11/25/2008
Don't miss our Liveblog, all day November 28!This morning, Best Buy confirmed the doorbusters WalletPop covered in our last Black Friday roundup and also announced a new "Daily Deal" promotion that kicks off on December 7th. The doorbuster confirmation comes on top of the numerous deals which are...
Fantastic Freebies: Free tall Starbucks coffee if you voted
12:02AM 11/02/2008
Have you voted yet?In Oregon, where I live, we vote by mail -- my husband and I voted together Friday night and handed the ballots off at the county elections office Saturday. We're set.And so now I know what I'll be doing Tuesday morning in the place of the booth voting ritual I miss sometimes:...
Touchdown! Women's down stadium jacket: $49.99 (50% off)
2:13AM 10/23/2008
The Daily Deal for Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008: Women's down stadium jacket, 50% off.It's football season again. Time to get out there and support your man, er, your team. If you're going to suffer through an actual live football game, you're going to need to be warm. This down stadium jacket should do...
Fantastic Freebies: 12 Financial Principles Calendar
2:00AM 10/20/2008
One of my favorite non-profits is Jump$tart, which is dedicated to improving youth financial literacy. Jump$tart is offering a free '12 Principles' calendar, sponsored by Capital One.Fill out this form to receive the calendars -- request a few if you have kids, and be sure to check the website to...
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