The thing that many people are not sure of is "WHAT THEY DO" and "HOW THEY DO IT". So here is a small rundown of How Groupon and others make the deals they do. First take the name "GOUPon" a combination of Group and Coupon. So basically this infers that the make deals that consist of getting a GROUP rate on different purchases and because they are so big the companies give them the deal and then they wait for Groupon to meet the minimum number of people needed to get that rate. There is risk on the part of the company however it is minimal due to the fact that Groupon is LARGE and they have always been upfront and honest, at least in my opinion. The other thing they do is make the deals contingent on minimum purchases, some say buy this deal at this amount and you have to make a minimum purchase to get the deal which is what Restaurant.com does normally. SO a $2 gift certificate worth $25 is contingent on you buying a minimum of $50 or $25. In any case these are great deals and sometimes just reading the small print gives you the information to make a good decent buy. Read the Fine print, always read what the details are and lastly GO to the actual Web Site of the OFFERS deal and see what the cost NORMALLY is.
Checking on the normal cost will give you a better understanding of the deal you are getting and if in fact it is a deal.
