Regrets … have you had a few? If yes, you’ve probably been suckered into plenty of can’t-pass-up daily deals sold online.
A little while ago, it was user-review specialist Yelp encroaching on Groupon’s turf with its test move selling coupons for a single day that grant special discounts at local businesses. Now, old-school coupon veteran Valpak—you know, the business that mails those blue envelopes filled with coupons for local businesses—is entering the daily deal market, promising [...]
The Great Recession has made consumers reconsider purchases that were once made without much thought. Perhaps, the new thinking goes, you don’t need a new wardrobe every season or a new refrigerator every two years. Perhaps you should only make these sorts of purchases when they are truly necessary. But, speaking of necessities, don’t you [...]
Cheapskate? There’s an app for that. Lots and lots of them, actually. There are iPhone apps that will plot a busy day of hitting yard sales, produce coupons for instant discounts at supermarkets, shops, and restaurants, do price comparisons and summon product reviews while you’re mulling the options inside a store, and even help you [...]
