I think that another perspective on "daily deals" is influencing user behavior for short term opportunities. Instead of deal that last for months, they sell exc

I think that another perspective on "daily deals" is influencing user behavior for short term opportunities. Instead of deal that last for months, they sell excess capacity for tonight/tomorrow/this week. This is already common with same day/rush tickets for live performances. http://savored.com http://savored.com seems to be doing this for restaurants, the experience is quite nice - no coupons. By only selling off excess you don't drive away current customers (a problem with groupon) and you can experiment one day/week at a time and don't have to worry about going out of business.