GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (March 11, 2014) — If you want to head out for a day of fun or feeling adventurous when it comes to your dining, but your money tree is yet to sprout, Grouponis a wonderful tool to save you big bucks on shopping, restaurants and even get-a-ways. The online deal site, has offers for more than 500 cities and 48 countries around the world.
Groupon is an online discount resource that works with businesses and venues to slash prices, in order to bring new and even old customers through the doors. By doing a few simple steps to sign up, deals can be sent right to your email or better yet, you can download the Groupon app to your phone. My recent purchase was $10 for $20 worth of stuff from Grand Rapids area Goodwill stores! No strings attached! Since I had the Groupon app, it was easy as showing the cashier the deal on my phone. Then, within minutes, I was out the door with a bag full of items for $10! (Yes, I was slightly in heaven) Like this deal, I was only allowed to buy two, but that is understandable.
Daily, I receive amazing deals right into my inbox and it takes very little time or effort to snag them up. Is everyone going out of town for Spring Break and you are stuck home? Here are some fantastic deals I found for you, but believe me, there are plenty more!
Entertainment/Adventures:
Great Lakes Pub Cruiser: Cost: $140 (orig. $280) Dates: March 22-April 27This is a 16 person party bike that looks like a wooden bar. You can not drink on it, but with team work, you can pedal with your friends to four Grand Rapids watering holes! FOX17 morning news team did it and it was a blast!
Rusty Wallace Racing Experience, Michigan International Speedway: Cost: starting at $64 ($129 value) Choose from dates starting on April 28 and ending on October 19.
Surfari Joe’s , Watervliet, Michigan: starting at $25 ($50 value) Choose from three options, ranging from two, four or five-all-day water park passes! This is 18,000 square feet of aquatic fun!
Dining:
Osaka Japanese and Hibachi Cuisine, 28th St. Grand Rapids: Cost: $17 ($30 value) Osaka is not only extremely entertaining, as wild chefs flip shrimp for guests to catch in their mouths or whether they are making a roaring volcano out of food, but it is some of my favorite cuisine in Grand Rapids. Their sushi is some of the best in my opinion and many of my family members, too!
The Murder Mystery Company Dinner Shoe for One or Two, Pietro’s Italian Restaurant, Grand Rapids: Cost: $29 for one or $58 for two ($60 value). Do you watch murder mystery shows on television while you eat? Why not watch one unfold right in front of you, perhaps even putting you into the plot? This is designed for PG/PG-13 audiences.
Great Lakes Shipping Company, near the corner of Burton and Breton, Grand Rapids: Cost: From $55 ($93 Value) This restaurant received a Best in Grand Rapids Award. You can enjoy a dinner for two that includes one appetizer, two alcoholic beverages, two entrees and one sharable dessert for $55. If there are four of you, enjoy two appetizers, four alcoholic drinks, four entrees and two sharable desserts.
Corso’s Cookie Bouquets: From $19 ($40 Value) You can get $40 worth of a delicious, edible, cookie bouquet or spend $29 for $65 worth. Pretty certain this would be a gift that is the right color and size.
Shopping:
Goodwill Blue Boutiques, Grand Rapids: $15 for $30 worth of items. Limit one per person. Don’t have time to dig through the racks at your local Goodwill for designer items? Blue boutiques do it for you, displaying only the best of the best of gently used items for rock bottom prices.
NuMe Hairstyling Tools: $15 ($120 Value) These tools have new technology called negative-ionized ceramic plates and far-infrared dryers which don’t put so much stress on your hair.
Personalized Jewelry from Stamp the Moment: $19 for $40 worth; $39 for $100 worthWhether it is a ring or a metallic charm on a necklace, you can use little charms or engraving to really capture a special event or person in your life.
Kids Zoobooks, Zoobies or Zootles magazine: $10 for one year subscription or $19 for a 2 year subscription (67 percent discount) These reading materials are great for teaching kids 12 and younger all about the animal kingdom.
