The long awaited Groupon post

Ok, so as I have mentioned in my previous posts, I decided that I would embrace the concept of the Groupawn (see liveoffgroupon.com) and try my best to incorporate as many Groupons as possible on our trip. This particular posts focuses only on the amount spent and saved on the Groupon itself. This does not include additional spent or saved outside of the Groupon.

For approximately 2 months prior to our trip, I began watching the deal sites and trying to find deals that were on our route or close enough that it made sense. I was able to purchase 1 deal from Living Social and 10 deals from Groupon.

This is how the reality of those deals breaks down:

Living Social:
Purchased 1 deal for Mama Mexico in Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Total upfront cost: $25
Total Value: $50
Total Saved: $25

During the holiday months, ShopDiscover was having additional cashback bonuses on certain merchants. Groupon usually gives 15% cash back, but for my trip purchases, I received 20% cash back.

In chronological order of use again:

Groupon #1 Beanwood Coffee
Upfront cost: $9
Total Value: $18
20% Rebate: $1.80
Total Saved: $10.80

Groupon #2 Maratene's Fine Wine and Spirits
Upfront cost: $10
Total Value: $20
Used $1 Credit on Groupon Account
20% Rebate: 1.80
Total Saved: 10.80

Groupon #3 Floyd Hall Arena-Ice Skating Package
Upfront Cost: $29
Total Value: $58
20% Rebate: 5.80
Total Saved: $34.80

Groupon #4 Gencarelli's Cucina
Upfront Cost $20
Total Value: $40
20% Rebate: $4.00
Total Saved: $24.00

Groupon #5 The Body Shop
Upfront Cost: $20
Total Value: $40
20% Rebate: $4.00
Total Saved: $24.00

Groupon #6 Velocity 17
Upfront Cost: $48
Total Value: $100
20% Rebate: $9.60
Total Saved: $61.60

Groupon #7 The Bagel Store
Upfront Cost: $10
Total Value: $20
20% Rebate: $2.00
Total Saved: $12.00

Groupon #8 Via Dei Mille
Upfront Cost: $10
Total Value: $20
20% Rebate: $2.00
Total Saved: $12.00

Groupon #9 La Petite Coquette
Upfront Cost: $35
Total Value: $75
20% Rebate: $7.00
Total Saved: $47.00

Groupon #10 ZPizza
Upfront Cost: $10
Total Value: $20
20% Rebate: $2.00
Total Saved: $12.00

This brings our Groupon grand total to:

Upfront Cost: $200
Total Value: $409
20% Rebate: $40
Total Saved: $249