What are experience deal sites?

Experience deal sites offer great deals on things to do eg massages, meals etc. You are generally prompted to choose a city before you can view the deals. This is because the offer is city specific. On top of being city specific the deals often need to sell a certain amount of them before the deal is on. Fore example, the deal site might offer a $10 half hour massage. In order for the deal to be activated 10 people must buy the deal. So if only 8 people purchase the massage deal, no-one gets the deal. This is just an example – the deal numbers could be anything.

This approach on selling is quite clever as it actively encourages people to tell their mates about it and also purchase so that the deal is activated. Because the deal is guaranteed to get a specified minimum number of people ie the company offering the deal is not going to ‘loose out’, the deal is usually a pretty good one!

When buying this kind of deal, you enter in your credit card details. Your credit card is only charged if the deal is activated. You are sent a voucher by email to redeem the deal at the participating outlet.

So to summarise – If the deal is activated, you are purchasing a voucher that entitles you for a specified discount on a ‘thing to do’ in a city near you.

What kind of products do they sell?
Like mentioned above, these type of sites don’t sell products. They focus on activities and meal discounts etc.

Be sure to check TheSniff’s list of daily experiences and things to do deals.