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posted by Lesel, CEO at
, Oct 31, 2010
I had the fortunate opportunity to live in Finland for two years. In addition to the dry humor and calm atmosphere, Finnish saunas were part of what I loved most. I became immersed in the sauna culture with two to three saunas sessions a week, some lasting for hours.
To make the most of Finnish saunas, its important to stick to a few fundamental traditions. Buyers of online flash sales can learn a lot from these Finnish sauna traditions.
The first lesson is to take it slowly at the beginning. To make the most of your sauna, you need to start with a low temperature. This slowly warms your body to prepare for an enjoyable high heat experience. Jumping straight into the high heat sauna will be a painful experience. Like with saunas, you should take flash buying slowly at the beginning. Don't go overboard with many purchases. Start off with a few and see if you like the experience and use the vouchers. The last thing you want to do is regret or not make use of your purchases.
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posted by Lesel, CEO at
, Oct 24, 2010
Late last week, the Grooster Deal Gallery launched. The deal gallery is our first step in a move towards a "flash sales program" for local businesses.
Grooster flash sales aim to support businesses in Vancouver, surrounding municipalities, and areas where weekend trips from Vancouver are convenient. The flash sales featured on Grooster.com will change frequently and will last anywhere from two hours to two weeks.
Some, but not all, flash sales are promoted through email alerts, Twitter, and Facebook. The Grooster Deal Gallery will host multiple offers that provide consumers with more selection. We are starting with three to five flash sales simultaneously, but
posted by Lesel, CEO at
, Oct 13, 2010
Why does social shopping have so much hype? The simple reason is that social shopping allows consumers to have more fun by sharing experiences with friends and family. Another reason is that businesses want consumers to share experiences left, right, and center, driving up sales. Overall, social shopping is anticipated to use one of the best forms of advertising: word of mouth.
On Grooster, when our subscribers talk, we grow and our featured businesses grow. Like most businesses, we love that concept. However, the question we've been digging into since founding Grooster is what makes social shopping social? Answering this requires getting to the essence of how and why people share. I believe no business has found the silver bullet yet. We are working on the bullet at Grooster now.
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