Archive for June, 2011

Merchants could take it on the chin for using Groupon. Should you care?

Saturday, June 11th, 2011

This post yesterday on TechCrunch highlights the story of Posies Bakery and Cafe in Portland, Oregon, after running a Groupon campaign last year.  Her shop's aggressive deal campaign ($13 worth of merchandise for $6) set her back $8,000 and caused her to need to withdraw from savings to make payroll ...

We do like our monthly charges, don’t we?

Saturday, June 4th, 2011

I was talking with my wife last night about getting a smartphone -- yes, again -- because, as I told my newsletter subscribers today, I may have found a reason that actually makes having a smartphone worth the money. As we were discussing the costs of said smartphones, our Y membership ...