I bought a Groupon deal for a custom bra from Zyrra almost a year ago, then discovered the Hallelujah bra from Title Nine that makes me very happy. So anyone want to buy the Groupon from me? It's $50 for a $95 custom-fitted bra.

I found the ZEMGear site from browsing around a site dedicated to barefoot footwear. I like the idea of "barefoot" shoes, but I had big problems with Vibram FiveFingers and my tender tootsies, which seem to be tenderer than most. The main issue was having no padding between my feet and the ground, leaving my soles one big bruise at the end of the ( Read more... )

Two good Groupons today for locals: $10 for $20 of clothes from the Garment District, and $15 for $30 of food from Yak & Yeti.

Today's Groupon is a good deal for anyone local looking for prescription eyewear: $50 for $200-worth of prescription glasses or sunglasses from SEE Eyewear.

Today's Groupon is $12 for two skate rentals and two day passes for the Kendall skating rink. The rink is in the secret "Kendall Square" that is behind my office building (map). (Also, Kendall Street is the best place around here to drop someone off or wait to pick them up.)

Ikea's lighting is my downfall. Ikea's winter holiday lighting is my doom. This year, it's this product that I'm desperate to own. Actually, I'm desperate to own four of them.

So, anyone want to make an Ikea trip? Anytime between now and the end of the year? I have vacation to burn, so I can take a day off to avoid the weekend insanity if you

Today's Groupon is $35 for $100-worth of photo books, cards, or calendars from Picaboo. This could come in handy around Somerville Open Studios time!

I make this post ever year, with minor variations and additions (and it seems I make it earlier and earlier every year ;-). It's my annual exhortation to consider buying holiday gifts that aren't stuff.

Some alternatives:

My personal favourite is Kiva gift certificates. Kiva is a micro-lending clearing-house; a gift certificate allows the ( Read more... )

Today's Groupon is $29 for a one-month membership at Healthworks. Now, granted, Healthworks as a corporation has some troubling attitudes about gender. On the other hand, they do have a swank facility, decent classes (Barrett teaches yoga at the Porter Square location), and (again at Porter Square) an Olympic-size whirlpool. Downside: the fine ( Read more... )

Today's groupon is $40 for $100-worth of custom framing at Big Picture Framing.