We have one 7-year-old. My wife still wears her maternity undies (yes, the ones with the holes in them), even though she has long been back to her pre-pregnancy weight.
Contrary to what women would have you believe, watching you do the dishes and laundry does not get them in the mood. They might like that you're doing it, but subconsciously you're being seen as less of a man in their eyes.
Do what you're supposed to do. Bring home the cheddar. That's IT.
Not all of the secretaries were hot or slutty, but the three martini lunch was de rigeur for white collar workers. Smoking was commonplace (with Camels being the brand recommended by most doctors!), and vegetables were for sissies.
I long for the days when beer commercials spoke openly of "one for the road" and "the beer to have when you're having more than one."
I think it was rumored that Google might be in talks to buy Groupon for $6 billion. That deal fell apart, but of course we don't know if Google punted because they didn't see the value or Groupon punted because they thought they were worth more.
I don't know if Groupon is worth $6 billion, but I do think it's a great idea. Even the copycat sites are doing well, at least for now. I think the problem is that eventually this has to wear itself out, doesn't it?
For businesses where Groupon is not worth it, they won't be back. For businesses where it works, they eventually won't need Groupon, will they?
Then again, companies like Valpak and MoneyMailer have been around for a while.
Your comprehension skills' fuckstock is assprone, nutcocker.
I stated both margin and markup methods in my original post. He did not bring that to the party. Moreover, he only mentioned one, and then questioned whether any retailer actually has a 100% markup, which I can assure you many, MANY do.
Lots. Do you understand the difference between markup and gross margin?
Moreover, you're not necessarily supposed to make money on the first time a customer buys from you. There's this concept out there -- perhaps you're unfamiliar with it -- of "acquisition cost." That is, it costs money to get customers. You make the long-term money over time.
I'm not suggesting Groupon is for everyone. It's not, any more than any other coupon strategy. And that is all that this is. But to sit there and suggest that somehow Groupon is sucking the last dollar out of a failing business, that's just plain stupid.
Groupon is not for everyone. As we all know, they take half the revenue. But keep in mind, the business pays nothing; they are not out of pocket, unless what they sell has less than a 100% markup (50% gross profit margin). Even then, a smart business should know (1) how to upsell the customer to increase the overall bill and (2) to make the experience as pleasant as possible so that a new customer is obtained.
I use these things all the time. One time I used a Groupon at a BBQ place that I'd been meaning to try, and when I presented it, the owner said under his breath, "Jesus Fucking Christ, ANOTHER ONE OF THESE GODDAMN THINGS?"
I spent more than double the face amount of the Groupon, so he should have made money off me. Needless to say, I won't be back, even though the food wasn't bad.
That business owner that would not accept the Groupon a day late was a fool. It should have been obvious that the customer would be upset, but now she's gone forever.
Any business owner that is disappointed with these sites has no one to blame but himself.
In the late 1920s Lysol disinfectant began being marketed by maker Lysol, Incorporated and distributor Lehn & Fink, Inc. as a feminine hygiene product. They intimated that vaginal douching with a Lysol solution prevented infections and vaginal odor, and thereby preserved marital bliss[7].
This Lysol solution was also used as a birth control agent, as post-coital douching was a popular method of preventing pregnancy at that time. The use of Lysol was later discouraged by the medical community as it tended to eliminate the bacteria normal to the healthy vagina, thus allowing more robust, health-threatening bacteria to thrive, and may have masked more serious problems that certain odors indicated in the first place.[8]
All the same, Joseph De Lee, a prominent American obstetrician who held great sway over American obstetric practice through his writings, encouraged the use of Lysol during labor. "...[J]ust before introducing the hand, the vagina is liberally flushed with 1 per cent lysol solution squeezed from pledgets of cotton, the idea being to reduce the amount of infections matter unavoidably carried into the puerperal wounds and up into the uterus by the manipulations." [9]
In the US, from around 1930 to 1960, vaginal douching with a Lysol disinfectant solution was the most popular form of birth control.[10] US marketing ads printed testimonials from European "doctors" touting its safety and effectiveness. The American Medical Association later investigated these claims. They were unable to locate the cited "experts" and found that Lysol was not effective as a contraceptive.[10]
