> "millions of consumers around the world have experienced their local cities because of our products" I think its a fair assessment, but not the full story.

> "millions of consumers around the world have experienced their local cities because of our products" I think its a fair assessment, but not the full story. Millions of people did do things they wouldn't normally do. No way in hell I'm going to pay $200 for a family "dolpin tour" where you usually don't see dolphins, but when it's on LivingSocial (or similar sites) for $50? Sure, why not. Now, whether it was a boon or bust for local businesses or not is a debated topic. I'm pretty sure that dolphin tour place actually lost money on my trip, or came close to break-even at most, and we were one time customers.