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Friday, July 23, 2010

eHarmony.com - free communications through August 1
From today through August 1, communicating with your eHarmony matches are free. Some things to keep in mind about this promotion:
- They will not show photos of your matches unless you subscribe.
- Be prepared to spend an hour or so, answering their questionaire and filling out your profile.
- eHarmony works differently than most other dating sites. Only a handful of matches are delivered each day, and you have the option to get to know them better (anonymously) through their guided communications. If no good matches are delivered, you must wait for the next day's match deliveries.
In comparison, deals on other dating sites:
- 20% off of Match.com. Match is one of the oldest and most established dating sites. We have heard numerous stories of successful relationships which started at Match.com, more than any other dating site.
- OKCupid is free. Not many people use it, but there are enough people making it worth checking out. They make the site a little fun, with comparing your quiz and relationship tests with others to help create matches.
- PlentyOfFish is free, but we advise against this site for adults looking for a relationship; it appears to be more suitable for attention-seekers. According to blog posts and our own interviews with users of the site, POF works similar to Myspace, where thousands of people can see your profile and pictures with no compatible matching mechanism in place, so the predominantly user-regulated site encourages brief messages & responses (not too unsimilar from a Twitter status message) rather than dates. There are some blog posts all over the Internet, and we spoke to a user who posted a complaint to their message boards who later learned the message was deleted without explanation. It is also important to note the company is based out of Canada, which has different laws which regulate fair business practices than US-based businesses. PlentyOfFish also hides their own business's contact information, so no telephone, email, and mailing addresses are available making us wonder how legitimate of a business they really are. There are lots of red flags for us, which is why we suggest people do some of their own research before posting any personal information there.
- JDate. Posting a profile and instant messaging with matches are free, but emails require subscribing. Originally meant for Jewish singles to meet, Jdate also caters to the demographic of people looking dates with professionals. Considering how few people use this site compared to the others, their monthly fee seems a bit steep.

Thursday, July 22, 2010

Group-based Discounts on Local Services: (repost)

A few website available with huge discounts for local services, but each only available for one day and worth checking out each day.

Deals vary for each city, and range from oil changes to flowers, bike rentals, tours, gym memberships, yoga, local restaurants, helicopter flying lessons, etc.

If you see a great deal on one of these sites, grab it because their weekday deals usually expire at 11:59pm local time. Some weekend deals expire on Sunday 11:59pm. Most let you to redeem the deal some time in the future. For example, if you find a deal for a $5 car wash, you can buy today and wait to redeem it when your car is dirty, before the expiration date. Most certificates can be purchased either for you or as a gift, but the name on the certificate must match the person redeeming it.

Be sure to read the details of each deal, since some have certain requirements. For example, some certificates must be redeemed by scheduling an appointment.

The top group-based websites worth checking out every day are:
- Groupon.com - Now available in 92 cities in the US & Canada. You can view deals for each city before signing up by clicking here.
- LivingSocial.com - Now available in 21 cities in the US. You can view deals for each city before signing up by clicking here.
- BuyWithMe.com - Only in Boston, NYC, San Diego, Washington DC. Occasional hot deals.
Other sites not as popular as the above, but might have occasional hot deals for you:
- SocialBuy.com - Currently in 15 cities, with more to come soon. Click "more cities" at the top of their page to see the cities with offers, marked with red numbers. Only a few cities have any deals on a given day.
- Bloomspot.com - San Francisco, Los Angeles, NYC
- KGBdeals.com - NYC only.
- TheDealist.com - NYC only.
- ScoopSt - NYC only.
- BlackboardEats.com - Restaurant deals in NYC, Los Angeles, and soon San Francisco.
- Tippr.com - Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, NYC, San Francisco, Seattle, Washington DC
- EverSave.com - Not popular, so the deals will not be as good as others on the list. Currently offered in 57 US cities.
- Homerun.com - New, so few daily deals actually exist. They ask you to sign up before you can see anything. Your city may be listed, but no deals may exist yet.
With all of these sites, a certain minimum number of buyers are required to activate the deal. If you buy one, but too other people do, the deal will be cancelled. Almost always though, if the deal was good enough in the first place, plenty of people will buy.

Friday, May 28, 2010

eHarmony.com - free communications through May 31
From today through the end of May 31, communicating with your eHarmony matches are free. However they do not show photos of your matches unless you subscribe.

They are a little pricey especially for a site which does not show how many matches are even available in your area, but some coupons will make it a little more affordable for those who want to sign up.
- new 1 year subscription for $200 with code CJPROMOBBB
- new 6-month subscription for $144 with code CJPROMOAAA and locks you into an optional renewal rate of $141 per 6-months.
Note, when your subscription is one week away from expiration, they will automatically charge your credit card the renewal. Keep this in mind, should you decide to cancel. The above codes should expire June 30.

The 6-month subscription locks you into a decent renewal rate. If you do not have a guaranteed renewal rate, and you want to renew but not at their regular prices, try contacting their customer service and ask for a better deal. Inquire whether they have any promotions available for renewals, because you are considering trying another dating site. Nine times out of ten, they will email you a discounted renewal offer.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Group-based Discounts on Local Services: There are now a bunch of websites which make deals with local retail stores and local services to offer special discounts which you can buy for just 1 day. Often the deals are for simple things like half price oil changes for your car, $20 for $50 worth of flowers, $10 for a 2-hour bike rental, $20 for $40 worth of food at a specific local restaurant, and ten 90-minute Yoga sessions for $25. Sometimes the deals are much more grand (which usually sell out on the morning they post the deal), such as $50 for a 2-hour helicopter flying lesson ($200 value), and $29 for 2 months of unlimited fitness group training ($350 value). Deals change every day, and vary by city.

Most deals allow you to buy today, then redeem days, months, even a year in the future. Most can be purchased for someone else as gifts, too. Be sure to read the details of each deal.

Some websites worth checking out, and considering joining their email mailing lists are:
- Groupon.com - Now available in 57 cities in the US and Canada. You can view deals for each city before signing up by clicking here.
- LivingSocial.com - Now available in 18 cities in the US: Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, NYC, Orange County, Philadelphia, Portland, Raleigh-Durham, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, San Fernando Valley, Washington DC. You must sign up for their mailing list to see the deals.
- BuyWithMe.com - Only in Boston, NYC, San Diego, Washington DC. Often 1 to 10 active deals in each city.
Other sites not as popular as the above, but could have occasional hot deals:
- SocialBuy.com - Currently in 15 cities, with more to come soon. Click "more cities" at the top of their page to see the cities with offers.
- Bloomspot.com - San Francisco, Los Angeles, NYC
- KGBdeals.com - NYC only.
- TheDealist.com - NYC only.
- CooDeals.com - NYC only.
- ScoopSt - NYC only.
- BlackboardEats.com - Restaurant deals in NYC, Los Angeles, and soon San Francisco.
- Tippr.com - Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, NYC, San Francisco, Seattle, Washington DC
- EverSave.com - Not as popular, so the deals will not be as good as others on the list. Currently offered in 57 US cities.
- Homerun.com - New, so few daily deals actually exist. They ask you to sign up before you can see anything. Your city may be listed, but no deals may exist yet.
With all of these sites, a certain minimum number of buyers are required to activate the deal. If you buy one, but too other people do, the deal will be cancelled. Almost always though, if the deal was good enough in the first place, plenty of people will buy.