Daily deals sites exploded following the success of sites like Us and Living Social, and the multitude of discount options has left many consumers overwhelmed.
Opportunities to save money are generally welcome, but sifting through dozens of emails offering an avalanche of deals you don’t want or need becomes tedious. In the digital age of social media and smartphone instant gratification, there are better ways to make the most of discount savings.
“If you wanted an Italian restaurant deal in Queens and found that LivingSocial didn’t have one, you may have missed out because there may be one in Gilt City,” explains John Casson, CEO, and founder of Daily Deal Superstore. — a deal aggregator that pulls together discounts and deals from across the web and compiles emails tailored to your interests. “This way, the stress of searching through multiple deal companies is eliminated. We show all those Italian restaurant offerings from all the companies.”
From a crowdsourced search, including sites like Woot!, KGB Deals, Gilt City, and Couponaitor, you can have your smartphone and Facebook page do the work for you. Couponaitor is a website that collects deals from hundreds of deal companies, sorts them, places them in 10,000 different towns and cities, and sends a personalized notifications with deals related to your interests and specific location. Basically, it’s the only way to take full advantage of online discounts.
If you have a smartphone, you can find deals on hotels, restaurants, gyms, you name it, within a mile of your location. Business travel just got a whole lot better.
Now savvy shoppers can sign up for the easy-to-use Facebook app, which will automatically find relevant offers based on their location and profile likes to provide even more relevant savings. “It will show you offers that relate exactly to where you are and what you like. We publish specifically what you like, We do the work so you don’t have to. It’s simple and fast, and makes it easy not to miss out on any deals.”
Better yet, if you share the Facebook app or deals with friends, and they purchase a deal, you’ll be rewarded with points that you can redeem for gift cards at your favorite store.