Thursday, March 22, 2012

My Latest Groupon Purchase

I've been putting off getting a hair cut for a while.....okay, 6 months.....so when I saw a Groupon listed for a downtown salon a couple of weeks ago I jumped on it. 

For $22 I could get a wash, cut, and style (value up to $45), for $49 I could get a choice of a root-colour touch-up or partial highlights, a Schwarzkopf hair mask treatment, wash, blow-dry, and style, and a Moroccanoil treatment (whatever that is! value up to $155), OR for $59 I could get a deep-conditioning treatment, haircut, partial highlights, and the option to upgrade to blow-dry for $20 (value up to $145).

Seeing as I was just looking for a trim, I opted for the $22 package.

Perfect.....a wash and trim at a Bank St. (If you live it Toronto, think Bloor St. West area) for a measly $22....and then I needed to add all of the incidentals! 
1) Taxes - I was required to pay the taxes on what would have been the original price (at least, I think!) at the salon.  $5.85
2) Tip - As per Groupon's recommendations, always tip on the original price of the service.  $7.00
3) Parking - I found a lot downtown that cost $8.00 for 2 hours....since I don't spend much time downtown, I'm not sure if that was reasonable or not.

Total price for my Groupon haircut: $42.85....Had I not purchased the Groupon, my final bill after tip and parking would have been approximately $65.85.....not too shabby!

Next up:  I'm eyeing a $19 Groupon for Four Mini Boot-Camp classes ($63 value)!

If you'd like to sign up for Groupon, feel free to use my referral code!  http://www.groupon.com/r/uu5523940

 

What's the best group coupon you've ever redeemed??

2 comments:

  1. I love Groupon and used to get sucked into all of the deals all of the time, but now I barely buy anything. My favorite ones are groupons to a pilates studio I used to frequent often, and also for big stores like Amazon or Target.

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  2. I'd love if big box stores were on Groupon....doesn't seem to be the case in Canada though....

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