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• $9 for one personalized softcover children’s book ($24.99 value)
• $14 for one personalized hardcover children’s book ($39.99 value)

The book is personalized with a child’s name, allowing them to have a starring role in the story.

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• $59 for an air conditioner safety and efficiency tune-up ($118 value)

Central Air Conditioning: A Quick-Change Act at Home

Take a peek at the principles of central air conditioning to understand just what your technician will be adjusting.

A refrigerant is a substance that transforms more easily than most from a gas to a liquid and back again. This shape-shifting is what makes modern air conditioning possible. Refrigerant cools the home by traveling through a compressor, a condenser, and an evaporator—the last a part of the furnace system inside the house, while the other parts reside in an air-conditioning unit that usually sits outside staring longingly at the family it works for. 

It might seem natural to think of air conditioning as a process of blowing cool air into the home, but it might be more easily understood as a matter of carrying off hot air. Fans suck air from the home into the system and draw it across the coils of the evaporator, which house liquid refrigerant. As the refrigerant relieves it of its heat, the furnace’s blower and ducts distribute the now-cooler air throughout the home. Meanwhile, under heat, the refrigerant becomes a vapor that flows into the compressor, which further pressurizes the gas and propels it into the condenser. 

Now it’s time to get rid of all that heat. In the condenser, heat is radiated away, helped along by the venting and large surface area of the metal fins on the outside of the unit. This lets the refrigerant cool down and return to liquid form, leaving it ready to flow back inside and pick up another load of the home’s heat. 

Since it hit the market in 1932, central air conditioning has not only made it possible to build houses in the hottest regions of the country—it’s actually changed the way those houses are built. High ceilings, eaves, awnings, attics, and front porches were once standard elements of home architecture that provided relief from the stifling summer heat and invited bats to come flap their wings to make breezes. Central air made it both possible and, given the cost of installation, desirable to create simpler one-story homes without these architectural flourishes, leading to a post–World War II boom in sprawling modern developments.

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• $8 for for a 45-minute narrated harbour and seven-island boat tour for one ($16.95 value)
• $16 for the above boat tour for two ($33.90 value)
• $32 for the above boat tour for four ($67.80 value)

Aboard the two-level, 60-foot cruise boat, passengers take in the sweeping Toronto skyline from the harbour before floating along seven islands that dot the city’s watery edge. A staff member narrates the trip, pointing out landmarks and sharing historical tidbits along the way. Ste Marie 1 Cruise Lines recommends calling ahead to check on availability due to weather.

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• $15 for $30 toward flower bouquets, gift baskets, and more

For Mother’s Day delivery, orders must be placed by 1 p.m. on Friday, May 8. Orders can be shipped anywhere in Canada.

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• $20 for six months of access to an online mind-body wellness course from Deepak Chopra ($59.99 value)

The online course, known as Discovering Ayurveda, comprises over six hours of video lessons featuring Deepak Chopra, guided yoga and meditation, and a quiz to determine your dosha.

The course contents are rooted in Ayurveda, or traditional Indian health practices. Students will learn how their mind-body type affects their diet, sleep patterns, stress, and activities; then, they can find ways to improve their health and daily well-being.

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• $149 for a 40-minute flight-time experience with a lesson and GoPro rental for one ($217 value)
• $299 for a 40-minute flight time experience with a lesson and GoPro rental for two ($432 value)

After a lesson on the fundamentals of aircraft piloting and safety, students control a flying plane for 40 minutes under the guidance of an instructor. Customers can bring their own GoPro memory card, or purchase one for an additional $25.

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$99 for one Cisco networking package ($4,443.60 value)

• Includes the following 9 Cisco courses:
  • Cisco CCENT
  • Cisco CCNA
  • Cisco Route 642-902 (CCNP)
  • Cisco Switch 642-813 (CCNP)
  • Cisco Troubleshoot 642-832 (CCNP)
  • Cisco CCNA Security
  • Cisco CCNA Voice
  • Cisco CCDA 640-864
  • Cisco CCNA Wireless
• Provides a comprehensive introduction to computer networking and security
• Topics include troubleshooting, implementing Cisco IP routing, handling security threats, and voice certification
• Package provides 12 months of access to downloads, templates, quizzes, and practice tests to improve IT knowledge

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Anything can happen when you're watching a live show or reading a fantasy novel where the rules of magic aren't very clear. Have an unpredictable night with this GrouponLive deal.

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• One G-Pass to An Evening with David Sedaris
• When: Saturday, May 16, at 8 p.m.
• Where: Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
• Door time: 7 p.m.
• Full offer value includes ticketing fees.
• Book signing will take place in the lobby following the event.

Seating Options

• $27.57 for balcony rows G–N (up to $55.14 value)
• $39.09 for orchestra rows LLL–PPP and balcony rows A–F (up to $60.14 value)
• $42.34 for orchestra rows N–Z and mezzanine rows AA–DD (up to $65.14 value)
• Click here to view the seating chart.

David Sedaris

Before he was a household name in the world of literature, David Sedaris was a mover, a housecleaner, and an elf. But it was while he was publicly reading selections from his diary about these experiences that This American Life’s Ira Glass discovered him. What Glass heard: passages detailing Sedaris’s time working in Santa’s Village at Macy’s in New York, where he told a misbehaving child that “[Santa] no longer traffics in coal. Instead, if you’re bad, he comes to your house and steals things.”

The Santaland Diaries spring-boarded Sedaris to the forefront of comedic writing. Whether his topic is his childhood in Raleigh, his remarkably odd odd jobs, or his attempts to learn French on the fly in a tiny village, his signature blend of wit and warmth, shrouded in a thin veneer of cattiness, has landed each of his books on the New York Times Best Sellers list. Yet recently his works have ventured into more fictional lands. In 2010’s Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary, he penned a series of Aesopian fables for contemporary readers, whereas 2013’s Let’s Explore Diabetes With Owls peppered travelogues with short fictions written from less familiar points of view.

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• One ticket to Once
• When: select dates, May 15–31
• Where: The Ed Mirvish Theatre
• Door time: one hour before showtime
• Pre-show: starting 30 minutes before showtime, ticket holders can enjoy a pre-show jam session by the cast along with drinks, available for purchase at the onstage bar.
• Full offer value includes ticketing fees

Seating Options

• $39 for orchestra sides, rows N–P or orchestra center, row P or R (up to $118 value)
• $59 for orchestra center, rows AA–O or orchestra sides, rows AA–M (up to $141 value)
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Once

When his girlfriend leaves him, a heartbroken Dublin musician decides to give up on music after playing one last time. But a Czech woman hears his song and convinces him to play again. That chance meeting soon blossoms into a creative partnership and friendship—and maybe something more.

Based on the Oscar-winning film, Once transports the movie’s acclaimed songs to the stage. The Broadway production earned multiple accolades upon its debut—including eight Tony Awards, four Drama Desk Awards, and one Grammy Award—with praise for its talented cast. New York Post critic Elisabeth Vincentelli called it a “gem of a show” that “wins its standing ovations the old-fashioned way: with a love story, great songs, compelling characters and inventive stagecraft.”

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• $79 for entry for one to Mudderella (up to $119.55 value)
• When: Saturday, July 11
• Where: Bingemans
• Full offer value includes ticketing fees
• This event is ages 16+

Package includes:

• Mudderella Participant Entry
• Mudderella sport band
• Mudderella t-shirt
• Mudderella Pure Protein energy bar
• Post-event alcoholic beverage (21+ only)

Mudderella Toronto on July 11

Designed by women, for women, Mudderella is a true athletic event. Across the 5–7 mile muddy course, the non-competitive fitness event finds participants trekking across plenty of obstacles, along with mud-filled pits, mountains of hay, and other challenges to be conquered. Some are designed to be accomplished solo, while others ask runners to team up and lend a hand. With obstacles likes Hat Trick, Wheels in Motion, and Mud Majesty, the event encourages its participants to step outside their comfort zone. Every course is different, but they all guarantee athletes a chance to get their hands—and the rest of them—dirty for a good time.

While plenty of fun can be found on the course, the festivities begin before the start line and end well after groups cross the finish line. The day kicks off with a stretch and strengthen session, after which participants can visit The Works and get free temporary tattoos, purple face-paint, and festive ribbons. Afterwards, they can pay a visit to the rinsing stations, change into some clean clothes—muddy sneakers can be donated to a local charity—and hit the after-party. Drinks, snacks, Mudderella gear, and massages will be available for purchase.

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• $30 for haircut, wash, and style ($60 value)
• $35 for haircut, wash, head massage, and scalp treatment ($75 value)
• $25 for five prelighted foils and your choice of funky colors ($65 value)
• $47 for haircut, wash, and single-process color ($95 value)

Full vs. Partial Highlights: Exploring New Dimension

Highlights can add dimension to an existing style or double the transformative effect of a new one. Read our guide of the process to prepare for your trip to the salon.

A skilled stylist doesn’t need a pair of scissors to transform a hairdo. The precise application of highlights—which isolate select strands of hair and treat them with a color, lightener, or toner—can become the basis for a brand new look without a single snip or shear. Before entering the salon, however, a client has to decide how much of the hair to highlight. Applied evenly throughout the entire head, full highlights create a natural look that mimics the way hair changes color over time in the sun, adding a sense of dimension and texture to the existing hair. Partial highlights, which are typically cheaper and take less time to apply, serve an altogether different purpose: drawing attention to specific features, such as bangs or newly sharpened antlers, by accenting only the locks on the surface. As a result, partial highlights are somewhat less flexible—losing their effect, for example, when putting your hair up or teasing it out.

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• $25 for one G-pass ticket to Deep Purple (up to $44.75 value)
• When: Monday, July 20, at 7 p.m.
• Where: Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
• Seating: level 400 
• Door time: 6 p.m. 
• Full offer value includes ticketing fees
• Click here to view the seating chart

How G-Pass Works: Your G-Pass will be ready to print 48 hours after the deal ends. Print the G-Pass and use it to enter the venue directly; you won’t need to redeem at will call. Due to security restrictions, G-Passes cannot be redeemed through the Groupon mobile app. Discount reflects the merchant’s current ticket prices - price may differ on day of event.

Deep Purple

• The mulberry sounds of Deep Purple: simple, meaty riffs that you can sing phonetically as “Duh-Duh-Duh” mixed with heady progressive hard rock and metal
• Album that brought them international fame: Machine Head, the 1972 behemoth that influenced the next generation of hard rockers and introduced the world to the timeless chord progression of “Smoke On the Water”
• How Deep Purple made the Guinness Book of World Records that same year: with a maximum-decibel live performance that earned them the title of “the globe’s loudest band”  
• Machine Head-era members you’ll see on this tour: singer Ian Gillian, drummer Ian Paise, and bassist Roger Glover, with longtime touring guitarist Steve Morse nailing Richie Blackmore’s iconic riffs
• What they’ll play live: classic-rock staples such as “Highway Star,” “Space Truckin’,” and “Smoke On the Water,” as well as tracks from the band’s latest album, Now What?!
• Deep baloney: the band has been nominated twice for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but never inducted, which has disgruntled everyone from Gene Simmons to Geddy Lee and Slash

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