Are you using Groupon yet?

Since my last blog post last year “Get a deal you would not get on your own“, Groupon has continued to grow and provide consumers with great deals from Dental cleaning to bowling, and much more.  I discuss my latest deal.

Are you using Groupon yet? from ruben quinones on Vimeo, Pajama Cast #5

I drew a parallel to Priceline in my video, however, Groupon is more of a  a group buying service, not limited to travel services, and there is no bidding involved.  You just have to be quick to accept the deal as it is usually gone by late morning.  I absolutely love how they use twitter, allowing you to follow your local deals as they have multiple twitter accounts serving each city.  Since this video post, they have gone even more local in New York city providing local deals in Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, and Long Island.  Find out more about Groupon at deals in your local city at groupon.com.

4 Responsesto “Are you using Groupon yet?”

1. Stephanie S says:

   April 26, 2010 at 11:12 am

   Groupon has definitely become more popular since I first heard about them from you Ruben! I think their popularity has spurred some competition as well. Groupon is the only one I’ve used so far, but I’ve seen similar sites like livingsocial.com, thedealist.com and bloomspot.com all offer some good deals. Nice to see this type of thing gaining momentum!

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   Ruben Quinones Reply:
   April 26th, 2010 at 2:30 pm

   Thanks for sharing Stephanie! I will have to go check those sites out.

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2. Andrew David Baron says:

   April 30, 2010 at 7:54 am

   Ruben, funny I’ve been hearing tons of PR from these guys left and right for awhile now. Their website is in your face GROUPON! They must repeat the name GROUPON like 1000 times, heh. It’s an interesting concept and we’ll see where it leads to. Great video btw. Keep up the great work!
   .-= Andrew David Baron´s last blog ..April 2010 Linkedin Poll: Has the use of Social Media sites like Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn increased sales for you? =-.

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   Ruben Quinones Reply:
   May 1st, 2010 at 11:11 am

   Thanks for your comment Andrew! They certainly have been getting publicity.

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