A friend introduced me to all those "deal" sites and now I get daily "deals" sent to my inbox. They are pretty tempting but I've yet to buy anything even though some of the deals are ridiculously cheap.
Why is that?
I haven't figured it completely out but I'm thinking a lot has to do with loyalty. For example, one of the first ones I got was for a spa. You can go get a facial, a few other things for $39 or thereabouts.
That is crazy cheap. My facials cost $115. I've tried other places in the past and they have not come close to what I get at my usual spot. Ditto with hair salons.
Thanks to google street maps, I can see what and where this new deal location is all about and this time, it was located at a seedy strip mall with terrible parking. Not a location I would go to and certainly no where close to where I go now.
I can see myself buying into one of these deals for a restaurant I haven't been to yet. But, as a person of habit, I have a core group of places I frequent. Now I'm sounding old and inflexible!
We've used restaurant deals in the past while visiting larger cities. My daughter goes to grad school in a metro area and got a great groupon deal on organic produce.
ReplyDeleteI like google maps too to get an idea of what an area is like. We used it when deciding which apartments to look at before my daughter moved.
I have tried a couple and they have been great but I do know what you mean. I had someone clean my house for £35! Another time i bought Bodyshop vouchers at less than half price. Both good deals but like you I am cautious.
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