Sh*t… I forgot about Groupon…
I used to be a Groupon queen… I have taken many different types of fitness classes on Groupon prior to the pandemic.
The fun of Grouponing was literally diminished during the pandemic as most in person classes in NYC were cancelled. Many of my favorite studios even closed permanently.
So I lost my habit of looking at the Groupon deals as I am not really interested in buying a cheap dress from an oversea company that takes 1-2 months to arrive and often looking very different from the pictures.
But my coupon angel told me to check the Groupon. I love hot yoga… but wow, the price went up so much and a lot of studios were closed… and on the ClassPass I could only visit each studio only once during my trial period.
I have been eyeing Spirit Lab yoga studio in midtown Manhattan. It seemed to be my future go-to hot yoga place because I could take the class for 4 credits if I am careful with the timing. (so if I go into 8 credits plan, I could take 2 classes there.)
BUT I saw the studio being listed on Groupon!! Wow, it feels like a Groupon Renaissance.
AND since I was not shopping for a while on the site, they gave me a $20 off coupon.
So the promo code made my price for $41 for 2 weeks! and I can take hot yoga classes every day for 14 days!
I wanted to buy it.. but something told me to wait …
A few days later… just before my extra $20 off coupon expires…
the price went down!!
so now, with my coupon 2 weeks is $28 and a full whole month is $58.40!
I went ahead and bought the Groupon by logging in from my airline-affiliated shopping site (so I also got miles) just before midnight! I was so sure I got the best deal in the world!!
… a few hours later in the morning…
I was checking my ClassPass app to plan my move for the week… then casually checked the Groupon deal again.
and they had another coupon for me… Extra 30% off. That means the deal would have been $23.52 less.
I hate it when this happens… the best deal I thought I had was not the best.
I missed to save $3.52…
That is a subway ride in NYC! That would buy me an extra credit in ClassPass! or a yoga mat rental.
Anyway… I could not get my money back, but I exchanged to Groupon Bucks and then get the deal again. So I have this random $3.52 credit on my Groupon floating around… still I feel better this way.
My point is, I could go to take unlimited hot yoga classes for 1month for less than $55.
But I have to be careful not to go to the studio with my ClassPass trial, as they only honor Groupon for the 1st timer in 365 days.
So now, it is one less studio I could go during the ClassPass trial period…
and doing all this, and on a rainy Monday… I missed using ClassPass. lol
… Fast-forward to the next day 1/24/2023…
The Groupon is giving me another bigger promotion. 50% off… Are you serious?
Now the same deal is $49.50… that is $8.90 less than I originally believed it was the lowest price.
I had to repeat the trade-in steps again…
$8.90 less than the price I originally agreed to pay!? That is now like 3 subway rides!!
We cannot relax with Groupon… Let me know if you scored this deal better than this!
Speaking of the subway rides… I should have remembered the subway cost if I want to take the class… $127 for a 3o day pass.
It’s a steep expense… but still, I am tired of being out of shape.
For me, couponing is like a sport… and I did a lot of couponing activities today… but you might have already noticed… I did not actually use my ClassPass to take an actual class. omg…
Being B•hū•UR 