Groupon - GO AWAY, give my wallet a break

Image via CrunchBaseI am going broke lately with all these 'daily deals' that are happening.  So far I have purchased 3 from Groupon and 2 from Living Social.  I understand that's the goal - but at Christmas time this is the last thing I need to be doing.


From groupon I purchased a Zoom Whitening from a local dentist, and then two $25 gift certs to my favorite Mexican restaurant in the area. Then from Living Social I purchased a massage and herbal facial (which I'm a bit hesitant about the facial, I have such finiky skin!) and then a subscription to Akron Life and Leasure magazine.  I had it when I first moved to the area and now I'm hoping if I follow through and actually read it (no promises) I'll begin discovering things about the area again! :)

If I could get a week of just some really crappy deals, I could refrain and get caught back up on life ;) That's all I'm asking for!

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Here a deal, there a deal, everywhere a deal deal

Image by Getty Images via @daylifeOh yes, I really just sang my title line to Old McDonald... Wow. So I'm all about shopping and not all about spending a ton of money. So here's my list of websites with good deals so I can constantly go shopping and not regret it later ;)

• Groupon - Some good deals, some are *in my opinion* a total waste.  I know it's different appeals for everyone but sometimes I just think either the expiration on it or the guidelines for using some of them kind of stink... I did get a zoom whitening deal the other day, super easy buying process though which I appreciate!
• LivingSocial - I like that these are usually pretty affordable. I haven't bought anything from it yet but I'm pretty sure I will soon enough :)
• DailySteals - I love this place. I got 2 sets of earphones for free (with only $4.99 shipping*.  They are amazing earrphones so totally a good deal.
• HalfOffDeals - Some good deals.  I haven't bought anything personally so I don't know how smooth the process is.
• Restaurant.com - Great savings on places to eat at, however not too great of a selection for my immediate area that I'm interested in
• Woot - One item a day at a great price, unless it's a woot off *which is indicated by flashing lights, then it's a new item everytime the previous one runs out*