Category: Groupon

HOT DEAL: Marble Slab Creamery- Two Original-Size Ice-Cream Cones or Ice-Cream Cake (Save 50% Off)

Update: This deal is officially hot! They have already sold 1500+ vouchers so make sure you buy yours now before you forget or they sell out. This deal expires tonight at midnight. Don’t miss out!

Today’s Groupon Deal: Ice-Cream Cake or Two Original-Size Ice-Cream Cones or Cups from Marble Slab Creamery. Choose Between Two Options.

Buy now from $5
Value $10
Discount 50%
You Save $5

I love the Marble Slab! I always get a cone whenever I’m at Chinook or Market Mall. I think they serve some of the best ice cream in Calgary. It’s normally a bit pricey, but it’s no after this deal! I’m buying a coupon for sure. Too bad there’s a limit of only 1 per person though or else I would have stocked up. Click the “Like button” at the top of this post to share the deal with your friends and family!

This is a limited 1-day only sale that will expire tonight at midnight (Tuesday, September 28, 2010). Click here to buy now or for more information about the deal.

Highlights
•Wide variety of flavours
•Tasty ice-cream cakes
•Freshly baked waffle cones
•Candy, nuts, and fruit to mix in

The Fine Print
Expires Mar 29, 2011
Limit 1 per person, may buy multiple as gifts. Allow 48 hours for custom cakes. Valid only at listed locations. Valid for option purchased only. Must use in 1 visit.

The Company
Marble Slab Creamery
http://www.marbleslab.ca/
Chinook Centre
Market Mall – Food Court
Westhills Towne Centre

Choose between the following options:
•$12 for one small ice-cream cake (a $24.95 value)
•$5 for two original-size ice creams with one mix-in in a plain waffle cone or a cup (a $10 value)
This Groupon is valid at the Chinook Centre Kiosk, Chinook Centre Main, Market Mall, and Westhills Towne Centre locations.

Crafting notably delectable frozen treats in small batches, Marble Slab Creamery uses high-quality ingredients and makes all of its treats and waffle cones on-site to percolate palates with super-premium ice cream. Just like tax forms, chef-inspired concoctions are prepared on frozen marble slabs to ensure optimal freshness and easy customization. If you get today’s deal for a duo of custom creations, first choose one of Marble Slab’s original ice-cream flavours, which include pumpkin, black walnut, bubblegum, mango, and amaretto (flavours vary). One of the expert dippers and mixers will gently incorporate your choice of candy, nuts, fruit, or enthusiasm into the ice cream on the spot before placing the freshly kneaded delight into a cup or fresh-baked waffle cone.

Marble Slab’s cakes come in guises such as chocolate peanut-butter cup; a gummy-bear and rainbow-sprinkle-infused happy-birthday bonanza; and raspberry cheesecake, with a cold-proof structure of cheesecake ice cream decorated in Pollock-like splatterings of refreshing raspberry drizzle and crushed graham crackers. With the cake deal, you can also use the $24.95 value toward a larger cake ($34.95 for a 9” large or $59.95 for a slab that serves 20–25 hungry mouths).

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Mission Snow and Skate: $25 for a Snowboard Tune-Up (58% Off)

Today’s Groupon Deal: $25 for a Snowboard Tune-Up at Mission Snow and Skate

Buy for $25
Value $60
Discount 58%
You Save $35

This is a limited 1-day only sale that will expire tonight at midnight (Monday, September 27, 2010). Click here to buy now or for more information about the deal.

Highlights
•Full-service tune-up
•Friendly, knowledgeable staff
•Locally owned and operated
•Three locations

The Fine Print
Expires Mar 28, 2011
Limit 1 per person, may buy multiple as gifts. By appointment only. Subject to availability.

The Company
Mission Snow and Skate
616 17 Avenue SW
1414 Kensington Rd. NW
350 Aspen Glen Landing SW
http://www.missionsnowandskate.com/

Locally owned and operated, Mission Snow and Skate furnishes its extreme-sport superstore with knowledgeable staff and top-quality snow, skate, and BMX equipment. One of Mission’s snowboard senseis will tune up, wax, and base fill your mountain-skimming magic carpet with the aid of some old-fashioned know-how, granting your board the confidence to glide like a greased-up eagle on roller skates. Edge sharpening precision-points the perimeter and can remove rust or debris accumulated from boarding down the iron dunes of Mars. A base fill will smooth out any nicks and dings before a shiny new coat of wax protects the base’s core from damage and reduces friction. If you are on the lookout for a shiny piece of new gear, check out Mission Snow and Skate’s stock of name brands including Burton, Rome, Ride, and K2.

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HOT DEAL: The Yardhouse- $15 for $30 Worth of Pub Food and Drinks

Today’s Groupon Deal: $15 for $30 Worth of Eclectic Pub Fare and Drinks at The Yardhouse

Buy now for only $15
Value $30
Discount 50%
You Save $15

This is a pretty hot deal. The Yardhouse is a very cool place to chill and hangout. They have two locations in Calgary (Kensington & 17th Ave). These will come in handy with the start of the Flames hockey season. You’re allowed to buy 1 per person and 2 as gifts. Tell your friends about this deal so they can buy some too. I have a feeling they’re going to sell a ton of these.

This is a 3-day only sale that will expire at midnight on Sunday, September 26, 2010. Click here to buy yours now before you forget and miss out on the deal.

Highlights
•Wide variety of menu options
•Laid-back, fun atmosphere
•Personable, attentive staff
•Two locations

The Fine Print
Expires Mar 27, 2011
Limit 1 per person, may buy 2 additional as gifts. Limit 1 per table. Valid for regular priced items only. Tax & gratuity not included. Not valid with other offers or daily specials. Redeem starting 9/27/10.

The Company
The Yardhouse
http://www.yardhouse.ca/
718 17th Ave. SW, Calgary, Alberta
1136 Kensington Rd. NW, Calgary, Alberta

The Yardhouse is a local hangout presenting a menu equipped with casual, contemporary fare. Sedate hyper hunger with the appetizer quesadilla ($12.25), wherein an inviting fresh tortilla hosts a meet-and-greet between chunks of chicken breast, mild cilantro pesto, robust roasted peppers, black beans, and spicy jalapeños, all socially lubricated with a side of salsa fresca. Sandwich surveyors may inspect the steak sandwich ($16), an anvil of Angus top sirloin coddled by ciabatta bread, and burrito barons can capitalize on the Yardhouse burrito ($12.50), a mishmash of sambal oelek spiced chicken breast, basmati rice, and creamy cheddar cheese stuffed, like a tasty teddy bear, to capacity and waiting to burst through a baked tortilla. Entrees include a piquant coconut red-curry rice bowl ($14.50), sticky spicy ribs ($14), and a refreshing Mediterranean pasta ($15).

The 17th Avenue location features an open patio in front of the bustling street, rich décor, and enticingly comfortable seating, whereas the Kensington location boasts an inviting garden patio and breezy front windows that open up to Kensington Road, ideal for pedestrian-pestering competitions. Each outpost offers a relaxed atmosphere suitable for grabbing a cocktail with friends or watching your favourite sports on contemporary viewing devices. On Thursdays, the location on 17th has live music to drown out the sound of your robot date overheating.

Click here to buy yours now before you forget and miss out on the deal.

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Movie Poster Shop: $10 for $20 Worth of Posters, Prints, and Photos

Today’s Groupon Deal: $10 for $20 Worth of Posters, Prints, and Photos from Movie Poster Shop

Buy now for only $10
Value $20
Discount 50%
You Save $10

I drive by this place just about every single day and have never went into the store once. I’ve always been curious about it though. I guess today’s Groupon deal will finally convince me to check it out.

This is a limited 1-day sale that will expire tonight at midnight (Thursday, September 23, 2010). Click here to buy now or for more information about the deal.

Highlights
•Huge variety of posters
•Good for gifts, dorm rooms
•Open seven days a week

The Fine Print
Expires Mar 24, 2011
Limit 2 per person, may buy multiple as gifts. Not valid for mounting. Not valid with other offers.

The Company
Movie Poster Shop
http://www.moviepostershop.ca/
112 16th Ave. NW,Calgary, Alberta

The Movie Poster Shop provides a wide selection of posters in tribute to movies, music, celebrities, sports, travel, and more. Peruse the shop’s expansive inventory and decide which flat-screen image you want to adorn your bedroom, dorm, or dungeon wall. Though prices vary depending on size and other factors, Movie Poster Shop’s most popular posters generally sell for between $10 and $24 each. Images from current box-office hits will light up your quarantine quarters with the glow of flattened Hollywood special effects, while giant posters and door-sized sheets can cover any expanse of pesky negative space that your feng shui has been nagging you about. For rare and hard-to-find artwork artifacts, the shop also can place special orders to ensure you finally find that out-of-print one-sheet for The Great Chess Movie.

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Mambo Productions: $20 for Three Drop-In Salsa Dance Classes (56% Off)

Today’s Groupon Deal: $20 for Three Drop-In Salsa Dance Classes at Mambo Productions ($45 Value)

Buy now for only $20
Value $45
Discount 56%
You Save $25

My wife really wanted to buy yesterday’s “Stage West Theatre Restaurant” Groupon deal, but it was sold-out by the time she got around to buy it. The lesson here is to not to hesitate or wait to buy something if you want it. These daily sites have gotten very popular in Calgary and have been selling like hot like cakes and I’m starting to see more and more daily deals sell out.

As well, I’ve had many people email me after they forget and miss out on a deal and ask if there’s anyway to still get in on the deal. The answer is usually no, unless one of the deal sites relists or extends a deal, but this rarely happens. I know how easy it is somtimes to tell yourself you’ll go back and buy it later, but forget until it’s too late and the deal expires. It’s already happened to me a couple times. My advice is to buy it when you first see it posted here and just get it out of the way. This way, the vouchers will be yours and you won’t have to worry about missing out on the deal or it selling out. 

Anyways, today’s deal is a limited 1-day only sale that will expire tonight at midnight (Wednesday, September 22, 2010). Click here to buy now or for more information about the deal.

Highlights
•Three drop-in salsa classes
•Group classes for all levels
•Fun, experienced instructors
•Healthy and social activity

The Fine Print
Expires Mar 23, 2011
Limit 1 per person, may buy multiple as gifts. Advance registration required. Only valid for fall and winter sessions.

The Company
Mambo Productions
http://www.mambopro.com/
YWCA Fitness On 5th
320 5th Ave. SE, Calgary, Alberta

The good and talented people at Mambo Productions offer multiple fun and educational salsa dance classes each week. Group classes at the salsarie focus on teaching students the basics of technique and musicality, and teachers bestow their sleek salsa moves and ceremonial headdresses on protégés of all levels, from beginners to champions fallen out of the circuit. In each class, the energetic and experienced instructors twirl out onto the pristine dance floor and lead their flock through a series of steps, moves, and math quizzes necessary to achieving an ideal salsa form. Partners are not required for the dance classes, and you’ll occasionally rotate through dance dates, so you can experience a variety of partners’ quirks while getting to know your fellow classmates.

Salsa dancing, like salsa the condiment, is healthful, colourful, and an essential ingredient for any successful party or breakfast. Develop a new hobby, get closer to a handsome stranger, or hone your wedding-guest skills with a triumvirate of lessons at Mambo Productions.

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Stage West Theatre Restaurant Sale: $48 Dinner-Theatre Admission to "Tuesdays with Morrie" (51% Off)

Today’s Groupon Deal: $48 Dinner-Theatre Admission to “Tuesdays with Morrie” Starring Jamie Farr at Stage West Theatre Restaurant ($97 Value). Three Nights Available.

Buy for $48
Value $97
Discount 51%
You Save $49

This is a pretty good deal from Groupon because Stage West Theatre Restaurant tickets rarely go on sale. On the rare occasion that they do, the sales are usually insignificant. Today’s Groupon deal will save you 51% Off! I’ve been to a couple Stage West performances and have always enjoy my time.

This is a limited 1-day sale that will expire tonight at midnight (Tuesday, September 21, 2010). Click here to buy now or for more information about the deal.

Highlights
•Dinner and a play
•Based on the bestselling book
•MASH star Jamie Farr
•More than 120 items at dinner

The Fine Print
Expiration varies
Limit 6 per person. Reservation required. No cash value. Not valid for alcohol. Tax included.

The Company
Stage West Theatre Restaurant
http://www.stagewestcalgary.com/shows.html#2pianos
727 42 Ave. SE, Calgary, Alberta

Experience the magic of the stage with today’s Groupon: for $48, you get dinner-theatre admission to Tuesdays with Morrie at Stage West Theatre Restaurant (a $97 value with tax included). Purchase one of the following Groupons:

•Tuesday, September 28
•Tuesday, October 19
•Tuesday, October 26

Each performance at the elegant dinner theatre is preceded by a bountiful buffet, featuring 120 items to dine on, including a sprawling dessert selection. The buffet begins at 6:00 p.m., so pile your plate and nosh in good company until 7:45 p.m., when the performance commences. MASH star Jamie Farr plays Morrie in the play, based on the New York Times–bestselling autobiographical classic by Mitch Albom about a journalist reunited with his aging and ill college professor Morrie, 16 years after the two last encountered one another. Over the course of weekly visits, the young man learns about life, love, and friendship from his wise elder, and their bond strengthens as the professor deteriorates.

While suppering is always sublime, recent wild assumptions indicate that it is most sublime and best-digested when chased by a critically acclaimed play. So serve up some culture with your nightly meal, or gift this Groupon to a know-it-all youngster for a healthy dose of his weekly wisdom.

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The Naked Leaf Calgary: $9 for $18 Worth of Tea and More (50% Off)

Today’s Groupon Deal: $9 for $18 Worth of Tea and More at The Naked Leaf

Buy for only $9
Value $18
Discount 50%
You Save $9

I’m not a big fan of tea so I’ll likely pass on the deal. However, if you enjoy drinking a cup of tea, here’s a local independently owned store we should try to support. There’s a limit of 2 per person and 2 as gifts. The vouchers will expire on March 21, 2011.

This is a limited 1-day sale that will expire tonight at midnight (Monday, September 20, 2010). Click here to buy now or for more information about the deal.

Highlights
•Natural and organic teas
•Huge variety of leaves
•Locally made accessories
•Independently owned

The Fine Print
Expires Mar 21, 2011
Limit 2 per person, may buy 2 additional as gifts. Limit 1 per visit. Not valid for online purchases. No cash value.

The Company
The Naked Leaf
http://www.thenakedleaf.ca/
305 10th St. NW #103, Calgary, Alberta

The independent teaporium offers an abundant selection of natural and organic teas alongside locally made chocolates, teaccessories, and teafused skin products in its cozy Kensington shop. Ease your morning with a cup of the lightly caffeinated Japanese houjicha, an organic green tea with a toasted flavour ($18 for 70g), or for a strong start to a day of weight- and baby-lifting, brew up a cup of the Chinese smoky black, a slightly fruity black tea smoked with pine sap ($18 for 100g). White, oolongs, mate, chai, and more are offered at the tearie, and aficionados of the brewable can happily spend an afternoon leafing through the selection or mooning over the handmade teapots, teacups, and gallery of tea storage tins designed by local Calgary artists.

The Naked Leaf is independently owned and operated by a former professional dancer with a passion for the tasty leaves and their myriad health benefits. The warm and knowledgeable staff is happy to help new tea drinkers find a blend or hairstyle that’s right for them among the shop’s seemingly endless collection.

Click here to buy now or for more information about the deal.

$65 for Intro to Bartending Class at Fine Art Bartending (Save $110)

Today’s Groupon Deal: $65 for Intro to Bartending Class at Fine Art Bartending ($165.99 Value)

Buy now for $65
Value $166
Discount 61%
You Save $101

Here’s a unique deal from Groupon. I’ve always thought bartending was pretty cool and have wanted to try it out for fun. I don’t expect to be a pro or anything after 1 class, but it would be neat to be able to mix a couple drinks at home. I’m on the fence and haven’t decided if I’ll buy this deal or not yet.

Anyways, this is a 3-day sale that will expire at midnight on Sunday, September 19, 2010). Click here to buy now or for more information about the deal. There’s a limit of 1 per person and you may buy multiple as gifts and you have to be at least 18 to take the class.

Highlights
•Introduction to bartending
•Four-hour course
•Fun and interactive
•Professional instructors

The Fine Print
Expires Mar 20, 2011
Limit 1 per person, may buy multiple as gifts. Must be at least 18. Registration required.

The Company
Fine Art Bartending
http://www.fineart.ca/
914 – 12th Ave. SW, Calgary, Alberta

Fine Art Bartending offers hands-on training to professional barkeep aspirants and home-hobbyists alike in a fun and interactive environment. During the four-hour introductory class, an experienced pro will teach you all the bartending basics and sympathetic-listening techniques necessary to manning the boozy gates. You’ll cover proper mixing, pouring, layering, and braising methods as you create your own concoctions of classic cocktails, martinis, and shots. Your instructor will also go over all the essential elements to stocking and maintaining a home bar so that you’re prepared when a potential mate or the Calgary Flames stop by for a drink.

Knowing how to create a tasty cocktail is a must for any singleton or savvy host looking to liven up their next book-club meeting. Seize this opportunity to learn top techniques from the pros, and savour your new skills on a Saturday night at home or at the home of vacationing neighbours. Classes are usually scheduled on Saturday afternoons from noon to 4 p.m.

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HOT DEAL: Aradia Fitness- $40 for Six Weeks of Level 1 Pole-Dancing Classes (Save 73% Off)

Update: Good job Calgary! They ended up selling 925 coupons to this deal in 1-day!

Today’s Groupon Deal: $40 for Six Weeks of Level 1 Pole-Dancing Classes at Aradia Fitness ($150 Value)

Buy for $40
Value $150
Discount 73%
You Save $110

Groupon has sold over 1000+ coupons in each of the last two days (Famoso Neapolitan Pizzeria and PhotoBook Canada). Today’s 73% Off at Aradia Fitness is pretty hot (and sexy), but I don’t know if it’ll be able to make it three days in a row.

This is a limited 1-day sale that will expire tonight at midnight (Thursday, September 16, 2010). Click here to buy now or for more information about the deal.

Highlights
•Full-body workout
•All ages and fitness levels
•Fun, flirty fitness class
•Welcoming atmosphere

The Fine Print
Expires in 1 year
Limit 1 per person, may buy multiple as gifts. Valid only at locations listed. Reservation required. 24-hour cancellation policy or Groupon is forfeited. Not valid with other offers.

The Company
Aradia Fitness
635 Shawcliffe Gate SW, Calgary, Alberta
4803 Centre St. NW, Calgary, Alberta

Aradia Fitness provides a welcoming, supportive environment for women of every age and fitness level to explore their sexy side while simultaneously subjecting all sides to a total-body cardio workout. Level 1 classes teach basic sensual moves and pole work over the course of six weekly sessions, allowing students to build on what they’ve learned from week to week. Classes combine elements of ballet, yoga, and striptease (though you won’t be shedding any leotards or turtlenecks in class) to strengthen your core, tone muscles, increase flexibility, and keep you limber. As the seductress embedded deep within makes her way to the surface, you’ll engage rarely used muscles, sometimes resulting in day-after pangs of soreness, sudden Facebook friending of said muscles, and a confident new saunter.

Reviews
Aradia Fitness has received a ton of press, including features in Canadian Business Online and ForeverYoungNews.

Click here to buy now or for more information about this deal.
 
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