This is perfect for lazy women and gay men, plus it's the most awesome branding I've ever seen for a handiman! Skip shady Craigslist ads and buy a Groupon worth $200 for only $50 to get shit done around the house while you sip ice tea. You get two hours of service per Groupon/$50, and you can buy up to four Groupons for 8 hours of help!

If you don't have a boyfriend, or your boyfriend's boyfriending is semi-competent at best, today's side deal will make sure you get your flat-screen TV mounted without breaking anything. For $50, you'll get two hours of handyman services through Boyfriend For Hire (a $200 value). You may buy a maximum of four Groupons, and can combine up to two at a time for four hours of handywork with a minimum of plumber's crack. Time starts when your hired boyfriend arrives at your home or office; there is no charge for travel times.

Click here to buy a Boyfriend for Hire!

Alan says: If you’re a wreck in the morning without your coffee, you might want to take advantage of this.

Dunkin’ Donuts is offering to send out 1.1 oz of free coffee right to your door. I’m going to go order some now. Hopefully it will actually show up, unlike my Snuggie. I’m still waiting FedEx…

*Katharine's note: This is for a free sample of Dunkin Donuts coffee - don't expect a Dunkin Donuts delivery person coming to your door like I did after I read Alan's little post. Cheers.

Whoever came up with this idea is BRILLIANT. I just saw this on Twitter, via one of my favorite online coupon websites:

Time OUT NY recommends today:

HOLIDAY BEER BASH

Beer lovers can toast the season at Standings’ holiday party. Sample four winter beers, including Abita Christmas Ale, for $5 until 8pm ($6 thereafter). Burgers from Paul’s are free, but they’ll go fast.

Standings Bar

43 E 7th St between Bowery and Second Ave (212-420-0671)

6pm–midnight

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Join ELLE, Roberta Myers and Nora Ephron for a discussion, drinks and food at Ann Taylor!

December 17, 2009
5:00 - 7:00 pm

Ann Taylor
645 Madison Ave



















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Tribeca Retail Club, in conjunction with citizen spirits, is pleased to present a tasty alternative to the “old usual.”

TRC – Sales and Shopping Event

Holiday shopping - oh noes!

Last minute shopping got your down? Holes in your pockets? No worries - my friend over Anitpop put together a KILLER list of coupons you can redeem at stores in the city and some online (20% off at Gap, 30% off at Borders, etc.!)

Check out her list by clicking here.

I'd also like to kindly suggest that she create an account at Postabon and submit all these lovely coupon deals...or maybe you should? You can win a $50 American Express Gift card! Click here to enter to win! Only three more days to enter..

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Like KISS? Cool, go meet Gene.

Gene Simmons book signing of
KISS KOMPENDIUM

Thursday, December 17, 2009 12:30PM
Borders Books & Music
Second Floor
The Shops at Columbus Circle
10 Columbus Circle | New York



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Panel, food and drinks tonight at Saks! Get some Christmas shopping in, people.

LeMetric Hair Center & Saks Fifth Avenue invite you to: THE POWER OF HAIR

Join us for an evening that explores HAIR as it relates to women, culture and society.

MODERATED BY:
Elline Surianello
Founder & CEO of LeMetric Hair Center INC

PANEL TO INCLUDE:
Qianna Smith
Editor-at-Large for FashionQandA.com

Dr. Judith Hellman
Dermatologist, Mount Sinai Medical Center

Eugene Smith
Celebrity Stylist, Ted Gibson Salon

Dr. Dennis Lin
Sex Therapist and Psychiatrist

FESTIVITIES TO INCLUDE:
-Panel Discussion on The Power of Hair
-Q&A Period
-Cosmetic Makeovers courtesy of Saks
-One-on-One consultations
-VIP shopping discount for Saks

Wine & Hors D'oeuvres will be served

POSTABON, your new Retail-Sale Superman (complete with groupies)
*sponsored love

Remember that killer Zappos free shipping for life sale you missed? Well, that really wasn’t necessary - but it’s ok and you can stop feeling bad. Why? Because Postabon launched last week (yippee!) and their mission is to make sure internet citizens never miss a deal again!

It was recently called by VentureBeat the love child of Foursquare and Groupon (two of my very favorite things) and that name isn’t too far off. By combining Groupon-like sales and deals with an active Foursquare-like local social network, Postabon is poised to become your one-stop shop for all things cheap in NYC.

The site is basically a Google map that users-in-the-know continuously update with “Bons,” aka sales and deals, across New York City. To make sharing easy, users can submit their Bons through Postabon’s Web site, iPhone app, or mobile website which is currently iPhone, Palm Pre, and Droid friendly. Get a deal in email? Easy – log on and submit. Notice a great sale at a small store? Sweet – tap it into your iPhone and hit send.

Loyal, persistent Postabon users (I have dubbed them Postabon groupies) earn “Karma points” as they compete for the top Karma Board spots and accrue followers. To motivate the community to submit deals during the company's pilot, Postabon is offering a $200 weekly raffle for everyone that submits at least one local discount idea! You'd agree with me when I say that's more substantial than a shiny digital Foursquare badge… right? Hah.

For those of you who are like “WHAT THE HELL IS FOURSQUARE AND GROUPON?!” don’t worry about it. According to Postabon O'Flaherty's Ale House has $3 Bud, Bud Light, and Champagne and Diane Von Furstenberg has a 75% off sample sale running. So get on Postabon, start poking around and submit your deals because the recession might be over (FML—I really need to rebrand) but it’s still cool to save money.

GIVEAWAY: Win a $50 Gift Card, sponsored by POSTABON!
I have four $50 America Express gift cards to giveaway to lucky readers! These are exclusive to readers of this blog and in addition to the existing raffle for which you would also be eligible. Entering is easy:

1 mandatory entry: visit Postabon and come back with a URL to a deal you like!
1 additional entry: sign up for Postabon and POST a deal!
1 additional entry: follow + tweet about this giveaway @ricebird and @postabon
2 additional entries: blog about this deal on your website!

Fill out this form to let me know what you’ve done. A winner will be randomly chosen on 12/19!