We are always hearing about the newest trend or that one thing that we just have to do and the latest trend that really peaks my interest is Groupons. A Groupon is exactly what it sounds like—a mixture between the word group and coupon. The website http://www.groupon.com/ is a group buying site that presents online buyers with amazing discounts on products. I was reading online articles and found that Forbes is naming this the fastest-growing website company in history.
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I am a server at a restaurant called Fins Bar and Grill and this past winter my manager showed me what some of my tables may be giving me when they are ready to pay their bill. She told me it was a Groupon and explained that it was good for $20 off of their bill. The thing is, they only paid $9 for it. The website negotiates discounts with businesses and the buyers usually end up getting over 50 percent off. They send out discounts to people’s emails and the businesses get new customers. It’s a win win situation. So far the website has saved customers more than $35 million. There’s a video on how Groupon works on YouTube, another public relations social media trend.
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The Today Show also covered Groupons in a news story:
