When A Woman Succumbs to Extreme Deal Shopping
Bad economy encouraged a working mom who is addicted to deal shopping to open up her own shopping deal site, www.dealmoon.com
Sunnyvale, CA (PRWEB) June 11, 2009 -- How can you tell when a woman is addicted to deal shopping? Some of those addicted will clipping coupons everyday; others will go to online websites such as macys.com and see the day's best deals. For 27-year-old Luna Parker, a working mom from Silicon Valley, it means starting her own deal site dealmoon.com, a shopping deal site designed specifically for women.
"I just love the feeling of buying good stuff for cheap price," says Luna Parker. "I have been deal shopping since I was a college student. Every morning when I get up I would log onto different forums and deal sites to check for the newest coupons and latest sale information. Most of the things I buy are with big discount or even for free." Luna looks at her belongings and says proudly, "I got my Gucci watch for $129 while the price in store is $499; my diamond/ruby bracelet was $99 when the regular price was $599; my Banana Republic Coat was 80% off; my Clarks shoes cost $14.99; the toys and diapers I bought for my daughter are always 30% - 50% off...."
The idea of starting her own deal site came up earlier this year, when the economy went really bad, and Luna found more and more of her friends asking where to get the latest coupons and deals: "I realized that although there are many deal sites out there, most of them are focused on electronics and computers. I didn't see any good deal sites that are designed for women and targeting to their daily purchases. I thought: 'since I am spending time collecting these deal information anyways, why not organize them on my own website and share?' So I did. I created dealmoon.com."
Everyday Luna would put information onto her site about latest deals and coupons which are interesting for women, for example a 15% coupon at Macy's, $150 drop on a Gucci watch on Amazon.com, a free gift set with Cosmetics purchase, 20%-40% off Baby diapers, etc. Gradually she got more and more visitors to the site. Some would even check the site every few hours to stay on top of the new items, because they know great deals can expire or sellout very quickly.
"Now I have almost 1,000 visitors to my site everyday and the number is growing." Luna smiles, "five days ago I received a Thank You e-mail from a user who took advantage of a post on my site and had just bought a ½ carat diamond ring for $129 during a 3-hours price drop on overstock.com. Now the price has gone back up to $599! The best part was that the ring actually arrived in her hands the day after she placed the order, exactly on her second wedding anniversary! Believe me, this is the most rewarding thing for me: my hard work all pays off when my users get a good deal from my site and are excited about it!"
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