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I can agree with this, but I think that most flash sale sites have diverged from Groupon and the like (or the other way around). Physical goods based limited de
by ericcholis 13y ago
I can agree with this, but I think that most flash sale sites have diverged from Groupon and the like (or the other way around). Physical goods based limited deals offer more value than purchasing a voucher (discount, massage, restaurant, vacation, etc...).
Also, flash sales sites tend to be more focused and give the appearance that you are dealing directly with the site owner; not a third party aggregating deals.
So, to me, there are two types of daily deal sites.
1) Flash Sales (Steep and Cheap, NoMoreRack)
2) Voucher Sales (Groupon, Living Social)
I feel like the physical goods space will always do better than a voucher-based deal site.
- dazzla 13y agoYes the physical goods deal sites did well before groupon and have continued to do so since. I run a mobile aggregation app that I launched before groupon. When local coupon deal sites came along I included them for completeness but the physical goods, online, flash sites have always done better for me. It's interesting to see groupon, etc move into the physical online flash deals.