Groupon (Master Thread)
 

http://www.groupon.com

terms of the Aug 19th groupon Gap deal:
Offer valid from August 19, 2010 through November 19, 2010 in the U.S. (including Puerto Rico) and Canada only at Gap stores. Not valid online or at Gap Outlet, Gap Factory Store or The Gap Generation stores. Valid at babyGap, KidsGap, and GapBody. Not valid on Keds® and Robeez®, or diaper bags and strollers at babyGap. Offer is good for one time use only and Groupon must be surrendered at time of in-store purchase. Discount applies to Gap merchandise only, not to GiftCards or applicable taxes. No adjustments on previous purchases. The value of the merchandise purchased must be at least $50. Not valid for cash or cash equivalent. Offer cannot be combined with any other offers or discounts, including Reward Cards and the Gap Inc. employee discount. If Groupon is not redeemed by the expiration date above, it may be redeemed for a $25 Gap GiftCard in U.S. and Canada Gap stores only. Not responsible for lost or stolen Groupons. Offer is not transferable. Cashiers: enter the code in the bottom-right corner of the Groupon.

LOL


Groupon
We've got bad news and good news...

The bad news is that the site is currently unavailable because we are experiencing unusually high demand for today's GAP deal.

Thanks for your patience,
The Groupon Team

let's share the love: http://www.groupon.com/

I saw this one and I'm all over it! I love GROUPON!!!!!

NPR news story concerning the Gap/Groupon offer. Apparently it was a "test" for Groupon and the response was phenomenal. Several other large dept. stores have contacted Groupon since this ran, wondering how to get in on this type deal. Groupon has grown so fast, some of the "local" offers are overwhelming the businesses.:p

I used this Groupon yesterday on a pair of $54 jeans at a local NYC Gap, and it was very nice to swipe my card for $4.54. Asked the cashier if they've had a lot of these, and he said "oooh yeah, a ton" so I'm sure it's going to happen again.

The great thing about this was that, unlike other 50% off coupons, this had almost no restrictions (the only ones being outlet stores and maybe Gap Baby or Gap Kids). As soon as they start attaching restrictions to coupons, they become very unappealing (a la Macy's).

I don't shop at Gap, but know that I generated dozens of buys when I forwarded the email alert to family and friends. And they are glad! Not trivial that it came when school's starting. On the other hand, people are also glad that they don't have to use them during a chain's one-week sale.

We're going to make this a Master Thread for all things Groupon. Thanks for participating in the S.P.A.M. forum.

$50 at Cafepress for only $25 with today's groupon :) 10-12-10 TODAY ONLY!!!
 

If you buy today's groupon at cafe press you get 50$ for only 25$... Use it to buy a Chicago DO shirt or other paraphernalia

You can get your Chicago DO Seminar logo stuff here:
http://www.cafepress.com/FTORD

This will essentially allow you to get next day shipping for free, and save you a bit more,,, so if you still want any of the logo'd merchandise it will arrive in time for the show

You may have to click on the sidebar to the "online deal" if you don't see it through the link.

Can't wait to meet everyone out at the seminar! I live in Chicago, but will be staying at the hotel Saturday night!

Moving to SPAM, the forum for freebies and coupons and discounts. Communitybuzz! is for forum meets and greets, not money off.

Jenbel
Co-moderator, Communitybuzz!

Sheraton Groupon
 

Groupon today in Washington for $79 for the Sheraton Reston (VA) including Breakfast for two - normally $168.95.here

The details:
Expires Apr 25, 2011
Limit 2 per person, may buy 2 additional as gifts. Limit 4 per room. Reservation required; subject to availability. Valid Thurs.-Sun. nights only. Valid 7 days a week from 12/16/10 -1/2/11. Incidental charges made to the room not included.

Ft. Lauderdale Groupon
 

Great Deal Today Only -

$89 for a One-Night Stay at Crowne Plaza Hollywood Beach Florida Hotel (Up To A $199 Value)


Please use my link if you want to take advantage of this or sign up for Ft. Lauderdale:

http://www.groupon.com

15% Off Groupon By Using Your Discover Card
 

I was just looking through the Discover Website when I was paying off my bill and saw under ShopDiscover that they will give you 15% cashback if you click through them and use your Discover Card to purchase any Groupons. It is pretty good deal considering how many restaurants and other useless junk I buy every month through Groupon.

If you don't know what Groupon is, check it out below.

http://www.groupon.com

http://www.groupon.com/pages/discover-card-terms

1.This Promotion starts 12:01 a.m. CDT on April 1, 2010 and ends at 11:59 p.m. CST on November 31, 2010 (the “Promotion Period”). Groupon reserves the right in its sole discretion to amend, suspend or terminate this Promotion at any time with or without notice.

2.This Promotion will apply only to purchases of Groupons for products and services in the following metropolitan markets (the “Markets”): Kansas City (Missouri), Columbus (Ohio), Chicago, Salt Lake City, Baltimore, District of Columbia, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Louisville, Houston, Austin, Denver, Dallas, Minneapolis, St. Louis, Omaha, Oklahoma City, New Orleans and Pittsburgh.

$25 for $50 at Nordstrom Rack!
 

Current amazing deal for $25 gets you $50 at any Nordstrom Rack.

You can purchase this deal at Groupon until 11:00pm pst Monday, Nov 22, 2010.

Your coupon is good for use in store only and expires on 12-31-10.

Here's the link:

http://www.groupon.com

Interesting Groupon in Long Island today - $199 for 1 hr "First Flight Experience" where you fly a Piper Warrior II with an instructor and an optional guest.

Groupon @ $6 billion or $1 billion?
 

What is two-year-old Groupon's cache?

Is it the advertising revenue prospect, as with Myface and Spacebook (sic)?

Is it the huge cash float?

(I do love their deals.)

Yesterday Google announced that it will compete, now that Groupon has rejected it. Gonna be interesting...

On a related note, you can now buy groupon and get 8 miles/$ on Aadvantageeshopping.

AAwesome!

How?

btw, I must be the last person standing having never used Groupon. How does it really work and is it really worth it?

You go to Groupon through their website, rather than going straight to groupon.com. It does work, and it depends on if it's worth it to you. Some of the stuff, not a bad deal. Some of the stuff, higher prices on websites specific to redeeming the deal, or lack of ability to use promo codes on orders, etc.

I saw a conga set up that way on another thread, which is why I did that. I put the referrals in order, so that the first person who added their link would get clicked on first, so they'd be done in order. I understand what you're saying, though about the person actually joining through a referral not being able to get THEIR credit.
My apologies.

You probably saw it on the mydealsandcoupons.com thread, but didn't see the resulting comments about how that's not how a conga works. It's ok, it's just a pet peeve of mine that people jump into the conga, not using the links, to receive credit... I, and most others, have been good about not jumping into a conga, so it annoys me when others do.

I saw in the BigCrumbs thread - and they're still doing it that way and I didn't see any comments on it, so again I apologize and I understand now why it's not okay.

The conga in that thread was broken very early on in the thread, and periodically, throughout, it looks like lin821 was acting as the "conga police," and keeping referral links in order (once it was broken) and properly addressing those who just inserted their referral links without using one.

As was addressed early on in that thread, for those sites that give credit for 2nd generation referrals, a broken conga really affects those too.

With due respect, if that's the thread you got the (wrong) impression, you read it wrong.

If you took time and went over that whole thread, you would see how an one referral-at-all-time thread turns into a looooong waiting list of 8 at this point.

Currently, the BC referral thread is still happening the way it should, using a (correct) referral link to sign up then adding your own. Just because it's now an 8-link conga, it doesn't mean the conga shouldn't move properly and according to the pecking order. I "retired" from being the "watchdog" in that thread long while ago. FTers are a smart crowd. If FTers can manage to get free tickets and hotel stay over and over again, it shouldn't be that hard to figure out how to do a conga right in SPAM Forum.

Still, I gave/give headsup to SPAM MODs all the time when "irregularity" happens. In case you don't know, RBPs are behind the scene so you don't get to see those comments in thread.

Very rarely line-cutting is innocent in SPAM, I must say. FTers take care of one another, not taking advantage of others. Line-cutting in SPAM conga is one of the most unpleasant happening I see on FT.

GroupOn $15 eBay GC for $7
 

http://www.groupon.com/deals/ebay

$7 for $15 Toward eBay Purchase

Limit 1 per person. Limit 1 per order. Valid only on eBay.com in the U.S. Must have a registered eBay and PayPal account. Credit card info may be required at checkout. Not valid towards service fees. No cash back. May apply value toward tax & shipping. May use over multiple visits.


http://www.groupon.com/deals/ebay

First, the link that's hidden in the shortened link is the OP's referral link. (Click on it, and in the text it says, "UserReferral.")

Second, there's already an existing Groupon master thread at http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/s-p-m...er-thread.html

thanks, used your referral link. what city is this?

thanks, kipper. ^ i knew the link included a referral, but was trying to figure out how to access the ebay coupon any other way--so i could send it along to my own friends.

New York, according to the page title

Karenkay--for this to work as a conga, you should now post your referral link.

To send it to your friends, go through Groupon to refer your friends.

Try http://www.groupon.com/deals/ebay as the link to access the coupon.

fwiw, i'm not the only person wondering if this is fishy:

http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/hot-deals/1086114/

you're a rock star. :-: thanks.

:D No I'm not... I'm just a pain in the you know where--many people would agree with me on that one. :D

it does seem weird that you can't find it in your state/city, and it shows up only as whatever city you last checked.

FYI, I was able to purchase the voucher and have already used it on eBay :) It took a while to come, but once you 'print' it out on their site, you can apply to ebay orders immediately.

According to someone on that thread, per Groupon customer service, it's legit.

glad to hear it! i bought this morning, and it still doesn't show up on either my groupon or in my email. i thought groupons only were good the day after purchase. :confused:

Most groupons I've purchased have been good for several weeks, if not months after their purchase.