I pounced on a recent Groupon deal for The Body Shop, one of my favorite places to buy moisturizer because of the chain’s no animal testing, eco-friendly policies. I paid $20 for a $40 Groupon credit at The Body Shop in November. Yesterday I redeemed my Groupon and saved more than 50% off!
I bought four items adding up to $72. (Yikes! Prices have been creeping up, which is why I trade off restocking my skincare items at Target.) I got a free $10 yearlong membership to the store’s Love Your Body program, which entitled me to 10% off, or $6.20. Because my birthday is in January, I also got a free $10 birthday credit off my tab. My original total with tax was $87.04, but I ended up paying just $39.71 (see above: $19.71 in the store plus the original $20 Groupon). That’s a cool 54% off!!!
Better yet, the sales clerk told me that their holiday sales were amazing owing partly to Groupon. She expected The Body Shop will offer another Groupon soon so stay tuned! If you can’t wait, The Body Shop is having a sale Feb. 15-March 13, 2011. During the sale, buy two skincare items and get a third free. Buy three items and get two free! Men’s skincare items are included.
What’s the best Groupon or daily deal you’ve gotten?
Welcome to Bargain Babe! I’m Mara, and I’m so glad you’re here. I am an obsessive bargain hunter and penny pincher, and I am determined to live a full life without EVER paying full price. 
I once got a deal on LivingSocial for $99 for three laser hair removal treatments. When I went for the first treatment, I intended on purchasing more. I was told that when you buy a package of 6, you get 10% off. I happened to be there in the month of my birthday and got an extra 10% off. So for 9 treatments, the total was $747 when it regularly would have been $1,215. A GREAT savings of almost 40%!!!
I’ve only made one actual groupon purchase. It was to a
waterpark that I had already told my son that I would take him to
last summer. So I got discounted tickets, plus since I paid with my
Discover card, I got like an additional $3 bonus. I don’t have a
“local” groupon, the nearest one I subscribe to are a good 50 miles
away, so when I saw the deal at the waterpark near my house, I
jumped at the deal. I just recently started subscribing to the
groupon in my old hometown in another state. I visit that area
several times a year so if I see something good for that location,
I will buy.
Groupon has some fantastic deals!
Today Living Social is offering a one night stay at the Oliver Inn in South Bend Indiana. With a free candlelit breakfast! This looks like a lovely place and if you book thru the week, you have alot of extras thrown in like a fireplace in your room, truffles and lots more. I wish I lived closer to South Bend!!!!