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by joelrunyon • 15 years ago

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th0ma53• 15 years ago

This may be killer, as the general dynamic of Facebook enthusiasts are perhaps the exact demographic for such a service.

bkaid• 15 years ago

Yay for more spa and salon ad's shoved down my throat.

vipivip• 15 years ago

Should folks at groupon/livingsocial be worried?

icco2• 15 years ago

Am I the only one who doesn't get this whole deal phenomenon? Maybe it's because I am in a small town or something, but I do not get it at all.

th0ma53• 15 years ago

I think it may well be, or just that you're a systems person that has other things to do when your bored than to buy things (or perhaps have less time or inclination to try to find a deal on something you don't have an opportunity to get, at least at that price) .... but you make me think of an important aspect of this, is that I believe this sort of group buying (albeit independently organized) I remember hearing about as a prominent, and even mostly rural phenomenon in China. Can anyone speak to this or compare and contrast?

icco2• 15 years ago

Hmm, possibly. These deal sites (Groupon especially) have always been pitched to me as a way to find out about deals at places you don't go often. For me, I know all of the small shops (that's all our town really has, our ban on drive-thrus really stops the chains from coming in) and I know which ones I like. I visit often enough, so when they are having sales or events, I know they are going down because the cashier told me last week, or I saw it on a sign as I biked to work. Do you have any links explaining the "group buying" in china you are talking about?

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