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$10 for One Ticket, Regular Soda, and Regular Popcorn at Santikos Theatres (Up to $21 Value). Four Locations Available.

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:01:06 +0000

Watching a movie on the big screen makes audience members feel like they’re really there with the characters, especially during climactic popcorn-eating scenes. Chew and view with today’s Groupon: for $10, you get a movie night at Santikos Theatres (up to a $21 total value). Choose from the following theaters: Northwest 14, The Rialto, Embassy 14, and Mayan 14

The movie night includes:

One general-admission ticket (up to a $9.50 value).
One regular-size popcorn (a $6.50 value).
One regular-size soda (a $5 value).

Santikos's expansive theaters house up to 14 screens-worth of first-run cinematic entertainment. The wide selection of blockbusters, which include current screenings of Liam Neeson's newest adventure, The Grey, or the family-friendly whale vehicle, Big Miracle, stimulate the senses with vibrant digital light and sound. Equipped with regulation-size containers of popcorn, moviegoers can nervously munch their way through every pulse-pounding car chase, tragic missed connection, or gripping montage of drying paint, and icy sodas offer respite from salty snacks and steamy love scenes.

For an additional fee, Groupon customers can upgrade their tickets for access to 3-D screenings of select films, which are brought to life by the gloriously immersive illuminations of Xpand 3-D projectors. Children younger than 2 can accompany cinema-going adults for free, provided they stay in their parents’ laps and set their beepers to silent.

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Paintball Outing with Admission and Equipment Rental for Two or Four at Paintball Knights in St. Hedwig (Up to 56% Off)

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:01:21 +0000

A trip to the paintball field is the only way to treat an itchy trigger finger, outside of expensive rash creams or firing a water gun carved from a cactus. Scratch the itch for vengeance with today's Groupon to Paintball Knights in St. Hedwig. Choose between the following options:

For $22, you get a paintball package for two (a $44 value).
For $39, you get a paintball package for four (an $88 value).

Each package includes the following for each player:

Admission
100 paintballs
A paintball gun
A mask
A barrel sock
Unlimited CO2 refills

On Paintball Knights' nine pristine grassy play fields, combatants take cover behind inflatable obstacles while waging good-natured warfare against the opposing team. A referee for every 10 participants keeps combat civil and fun by promising to foil cheaters and inaccurate Braveheart reenactments. Between matches, players can hatch master plans in a 50-table gravel staging area or stock up on supplies at the pro shop. With biodegradable, easy-break paintballs that leave minimal stains and bruises, players return home without arousing the suspicion of neglected water guns. After the game, scrub away colorful specks from skin, clothing, and monocles with complimentary lens cleaner and paper towels, or whet appetites at the fully stocked snack bar (not included in today's Groupon).

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Men’s and Women’s Spa and Salon Services at The Oasis Salon Suites and Spa (Up to 61% Off). Six Options Available.

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:01:00 +0000

Though pursued throughout history, the Fountain of Youth lost its appeal when explorers who hopped into its waters were immediately kicked out for adult swim. Turn back just enough time with today's Groupon to The Oasis Salon Suites and Spa. Choose from the following options:

For $29, you get a men’s grooming package (a $75 total value) that includes:
- A haircut (a $25 value)
- A color or deep-conditioning treatment (a $25 value)
- A shave with hot towels (a $25 value)
For $49, you get a women’s hairstyling package (up to a $110 total value) that includes:
- A haircut, style and blow-dry (up to a $65 value)
- A single-process color (a $45 value)
For $49, you get a one-hour Swedish-massage package (a $110 total value) that includes:
- A Swedish massage (an $80 value)
- Hot stones (a $15 value)
- Aromatherapy (a $15 value)
For $49, you get a one-hour Oasis-facial package (a $105 total value) that includes:
- An Oasis facial (a $90 value)
- Aromatherapy (a $15 value)
For $49, you get a one-hour mani-pedi package (a $105 total value) that includes:
- A spa mani-pedi (a $90 value)
- Aromatherapy (a $15 value)
For $49, you get VersaSpa sunless-tanning package (a $126 total value) that includes:
- Three Level 2 bronze VersaSpa tans (a $30 value each)
- An anti-aging moisturizer for each session (a $12 value each)

At The Oasis Salon Suites and Spa’s Spanish-styled colonial sanctuary, a variety of independent specialists pamper clients with massages, facials, and salon services. Men can submit heads to an expert stylist who snips ‘dos before restoring cranial carpets' elasticity or color with a deep-conditioning treatment. A hot lather and shave frees cheeks of stubbly shadow and french-braided beards, and a facial massage unfurrows tense brows. Ladies confer with a hairstylist to beautify locks with a fresh cut, style, and blow-dry, before a single-process color renders tresses shiny and monochromatic.

A Swedish-style massage eases tension in backs, as hot stones lounge on sore muscles and aromatherapy evokes images of lavender fields or shipwrecked vanilla beans. Alternatively, aestheticians can sooth faces with an aromatherapy facial, cleansing and toning skin before massaging cheekbones and applying a hydrating mask. In a wild frenzy of buffing, trimming, and filing, nail technicians leave finger- and toenails shiny and clean after the aromatherapy mani-pedi. Alabaster bodies can step inside the VersaSpa booth for a 60-second fully automated spritz session, which infuses skin with wrinkle-defying moisturizer and King Midas–approved golden hues.

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Pellevé Skin-Tightening Eye or Facial Treatment or Juvéderm XC or Radiesse Wrinkle-Reducing Injection at Sonterra Laser Med Spa (Up to 72% Off)

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:00:54 +0000

The majority of real-life lasers are productive members of society, contrary to their negative Hollywood portrayals as family shrinkers and stealers of guns' jobs. Discover the truth with today's Groupon to Sonterra Laser Med Spa. Choose from the following options:

For $99, you get a Pellevé skin-tightening treatment for the eye area (a $350 value).
For $199, you get a Pellevé skin-tightening treatment for the full face (a $600 value).
For $375, you get a full-size syringe injection of Juvéderm XC (a $530 value) or Radiesse (a $750 value).

Under the direction of Dr. Sanjiv R. Kumar, a graduate of both Johns Hopkins University and Harvard Medical School, Sonterra Laser Med Spa's licensed aestheticians and laser techs efface epidermal looseness and lines with Pellevé skin-tightening treatments and Radiesse or Juvéderm XC injections. FDA-approved Pellevé radio waves scan skin, heating deep dermal layers and causing collagen to contract and tighten like a toddler's grip on a lollipop. Without damaging the surrounding epidermis, skin starts to regenerate new collagen, leading to a more youthful complexion. Pellevé involves no anesthesia, sympathy hugs, or skin cooling, and patients can enjoy results for up to six months. After a consultation to determine which serum is appropriate, a full syringe injection of Radiesse or Juvéderm XC helps to smooth fine lines and facial wrinkles for a fuller, more radiant visage.

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$34 for a Variety Six-Pack of 48 Pouches of Organic Baby Food from NurturMe Organic Baby Food ($66.48 Value)

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:01:19 +0000

Babies and toddlers need nutritious cuisine to speed growth, boost brain functions, and enable the crawling of a four-minute mile. Feed your tot the good stuff with today's Groupon: for $34, you get a variety six-pack of organic baby food from NurturMe Organic Baby Food (a $66.48 value). The variety six-pack includes 48 pouches, each of which yields 2.5 ounces of eats when prepared as a puree. Six-packs include eight servings each of the following:

Plump Peas
Hearty Sweet Potatoes
Scrumptious Squash
Sweet Bananas
Crunchy Carrots
Crisp Apples

Shipping is included in this Groupon.

NurturMe, created by two entrepreneurial moms, nestles certified-organic, gluten-free dried fruits and veggies sourced from the U.S. inside individual recyclable pouches, treating tykes to an assortment of healthy meals. Portable packets of plump peas, bananas, and squash mix with water, breast milk, or formula, introducing infants or toddlers to nutritious food with none of the added sugars or artificial clown tears of other baby foods, and can be either eaten alone or used to boost the nutrition of other foods. The palm-size pouches are convenient, made from recycled material, and can be easily carted to play dates, daycare, or baby’s first art opening.

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Appetizers and Burgers for Two or Four at Sam and DJ's (Half Off)

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:01:14 +0000

The hamburger is an edible American icon, much like coleslaw made with shredded Norman Rockwell paintings. Bread, bite, and chew with today’s Groupon to Sam and DJ's. Choose between the following options:

For $8, you get a meal for two (up to a $15.97 value), which includes:
- One appetizer (up to a $3.99 value)
- Two burgers with chips (up to a $5.99 value each)
For $16, you get a meal for four (up to a $31.94 value), which includes:
- Two appetizers (up to a $3.99 value each)
- Four burgers with chips (up to a $5.99 value each)

The griddlesmiths at Sam and DJ's grill up signature burgers and dunk crispy appetizers in the fryer to provision feasts at indoor picnic tables. Teeth tear through Shroom burger, one of the menu's most popular dishes and least popular shoe inserts, or jaws lovingly gnaw the Vaca burger, a beefy behemoth piled with avocado, jalapeños, bacon, and cheese. Patty whisperers load the Bermudez Bull burger with double meat, grilled jalapeños, bacon, cheese, and a drizzle of the house's special sauce. Before devouring bun-bookended eats, duos or quartets can request crispy morsels such as fried pickles, the kitchen's house-made potato chips, or fries that swooned in the path of a chili volcano's molten eruption.

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$65 for a Personalized, Framed Alphabet-Photography Keepsake from Sticks and Stones ($139.99 Value)

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:01:14 +0000

Some family heirlooms, such as jewelry and photographs, are enthusiastically accepted by younger generations, and others, including Grandpa's gallstone and Betamax copies of Ishtar, are not. Procure a pride-inspiring heirloom with today's Groupon: for $65, you get a personalized alphabet-photography keepsake framed in black steel from Sticks and Stones (a $139.99 value). You can also apply the value toward another frame style and pay the difference. A shipping charge of $15.95 to anywhere in the United States is not included. Orders shipped outside the United States will have extra handing charges.

With their own customized alphabet art, customers get to own something similar to the gift Oprah gave to Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes to celebrate their joint invention of the cotton gin. After deciding on an heirloom-worthy name or word, peruse Sticks and Stones' alphabet gallery and choose from a series of up to 14 black-and-white art photographs of natural and structural images that represent each letter.

Once finished, a panel of spelling-bee judges approves the message masterpiece, which, regardless of semiotic weight, gets framed and shipped. Lauded by numerous other celebrity and media outlets, these letter-based and individually tailored décor concoctions make ideal housewarming, wedding, and new-baby gifts.

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Ice Cream and Frozen Treats at Marble Slab Creamery in New Braunfels (Half Off). Two Options Available.

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:01:05 +0000

During the Ice Cream Age, humans survived by eating the vast, slow-churned glaciers and avoiding the dangers of hot-fudge-sundae pits. Taste history-making flavor with today's Groupon to Marble Slab Creamery in New Braunfels. Choose between the following options:

For $5, you get $10 worth of ice cream and frozen treats.
For $10, you get $20 worth of ice cream and frozen treats.

Crafting notably delectable frozen treats in small batches, Marble Slab Creamery uses high-quality ingredients and makes all of its treats and waffle cones onsite to percolate palates with superpremium ice cream. Just like tax forms, chef-inspired concoctions are prepared on frozen marble slabs to ensure optimal freshness and easy customization.

When crafting a custom cone or cup ($4.48 for a small with one topping), customers first choose one of Marble Slab's original ice-cream flavors, which include banana rum, black walnut, mango, and amaretto (flavors may vary). One of the expert dippers and mixers will gently incorporate a choice of candy, nuts, fruit, or enthusiasm into the ice cream on the spot before placing the freshly kneaded delight into a cup or fresh-baked waffle cone. The delectable confections can also be mounded into cakes ranging from 6-inch circles ($21.99) up to feast-ready quarter-sheets ($36.99).

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$29 for Spa Package with Aromatherapy Bath, Back Treatment, and 30-Minute Massage at Spa 9 ($67 Value)

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:00:54 +0000

Giving yourself a back massage is impossible, much like keeping your eyes open while sneezing or reading an entire book. Give spines a rest with today’s Groupon.

The Deal

$29 for a spa package (a $67 total value), which includes:

15-minute aromatherapy bath (a $19 value)
15-minute Back Treat treatment (a $29 value), which includes:
- Back scrub
- Dead Sea–mud mask
30-minute massage (a $19 value)

Spa 9

Within one of Spa 9's private, slate-tiled rooms, cushioned tables nestle half-slumbering clients as they lie face down, backs slathered in mineral-rich mud from the Dead Sea. Five chrome showerheads release cascades of water to rinse the masks away and bring a revitalizing end to the Back Treat, one of the spa's six relaxing body treatments. Meanwhile, visages are treated to a slate of facials that target oily or dry skin with exfoliating scrubs and soothing massage, and therapists harness three massage categories to drive away stress and chronic pain. Open until 9 p.m. on weeknights and all day on Saturday with convenient online scheduling, clients can plan for Spa 9's pampering treatments even if they have hectic schedules or calendars full of appointments at the calendar factory.

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Pure Bliss Spa Package with Massage and Skin Treatments for One or Two at The Spa at Cibolo Canyons (Up to 63% Off)

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:00:54 +0000

Hollywood is obsessed with youth and beauty, which is why Whistler's Mother never wins Best Picture. Cultivate an Oscar-worthy exterior with today’s Groupon to The Spa at Cibolo Canyons. Choose between the following options:

For $99, you get one Pure Bliss spa package (a $240 value).
For $179, you get two Pure Bliss spa packages (a $480 value).

Each package includes the following:

A 50-minute hot-stone massage (a $105 value)
An aromatherapy scalp and hair facial (a $75 value)
Organic back exfoliation (a $25 value)
Warm shea butter foot- and heel-repair treatment (a $20 value)
Fitness day pass (a $15 value)

At The Spa at Cibolo Canyons, holistic treatments fueled by naturally derived products rid the body of dry skin, toxins, tension, and other obstacles to beauty and relaxation. During a hot-stone massage, therapists skim warm stones across pooled tension to instill a sense of peace and relieve chronic pains. The back exfoliation finds technicians lightly massaging an organic sugar scrub into spine shields to soften the skin dryness that results from using vacuum cleaners as backscratchers. In the spa, stylists begin the scalp and hair facial by having clients select an aromatherapy blend, which is then massaged into heads before capped craniums take a respite under currents of steam. The warm shea butter foot and heel treatment drizzles paws with organic paraffin, soothing skin freshly exfoliated by cuddly starfish.

The included fitness day pass allows visitors to fully experience Cibolo Canyons' 11,000-square-foot facilities, which includes an Olympic-size outdoor pool, juice bar, Starbucks, and a full gym complete with cardio machines that beam in HD cable channels. Each pass-holder will tote a robe, towels, and slippers to their locker, where they can stash jewelry, cell phones, shadows, and other valuables. Detoxifying water with concentrated berries are also available. Before or after they chase away chills in a steam room or hot tub, clients can settle into the memory-foam beds made up in each of the spa’s 12 treatment rooms. The facilities' amenities are available to Groupon customers before and after services.

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$20 for $40 Worth of Flowers and Gifts from FTD

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:01:09 +0000

Fresh flowers spruce up Valentine's Day dates easier than making your own candy or paying your nephew to dress as a Cupid-themed living statue. Arm yourself with amorous bouquets with today’s Groupon: for $20, you get $40 worth of flowers and gifts from FTD. FTD offers same-day delivery in most areas for orders placed by 2 p.m. in the recipient’s time zone. Service or shipping fees vary widely based on order and delivery dates but typically range from $15.99 to $29.99. For detailed instructions on how to redeem your FTD Groupon, click here.

FTD steeps rooms in the fresh scents of spring with hundreds of thoughtful bouquets delivered by artisan florists or sheathed in gold organza and shipped in an award-winning gift box. Yield to Cupid’s arrow and persistent text messages by presenting a loved one with an FTD-exclusive Sweethearts bouquet, a heart-hued collection of red roses and burgundy mini carnations elegantly interspersed with sprigs of greenery in an etched glass vase ($44.99–$64.99). Or follow a more polychromatic path with the My Everything Valentine's Day bouquet, an unexpected marriage of deep-red roses and white Asiatic lilies ($29.99–$59.99). Red roses and pink lilies spring forth from a sculpted red vase in the Lasting Romance bouquet ($69.99–$94.99), and a spray of 12 long-stemmed roses ($49.99; $59.99 with vase) stands firmly on stems that measure around 16 inches without heels. FTD backs each floral arrangement with a satisfaction guarantee, which pledges that flowers and plants will remain fresh and keep their bedrooms tidy for at least seven days.

Those looking beyond the bloom can peruse FTD’s gift galleria, which encompasses a smorgasbord of specialty gifts, including jewelry and chocolates. Live plants, such as orchids ($39.99+) or miniature roses ($19.99+), outlive their clipped comrades with a simple regimen of watering and pruning, and silk floral displays brighten up sunless corners and survive solely on nightly bedtime stories.

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$38 for Four Gymnastics or Cheer Classes at American Allstar Gymnastics Inc in New Braunfels (Up to $77 Value)

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:01:03 +0000

Children occupied by afterschool activities are shown to be less likely to buy BB guns or hang out with stray dogs that are willing to buy children BB guns. Keep kids away from man’s worst friend with today's Groupon: for $38, you get four gymnastics, cheer, or tumbling classes over one month at American Allstar Gymnastics Inc in New Braunfels (up to a $77 value).

The experienced coaches at American Allstar Gymnastics Inc teach children of all ages how to climb and cartwheel during recreational gymnastics, cheer, and tumbling classes. Youngsters teeter atop balance beams, swing from parallel bars, or ride into the sunset on pommel horses during gymnastics sessions, which build both flexibility and strength. A one-hour tumbling course introduces choreographed rolls and floorwork to pupils of every skill level. Alternatively, cheer-tumble classes throw a bucketful of pep into acrobatic routines for beginner to intermediate students. Sessions limit attendance to seven whippersnappers per coach, ensuring staff members have enough time to dispense personalized tips to each child before demonstrating how to earn a perfect 10 at competitions by bicycle-kicking baked goods into the judge's mouth.

Patrons should call ahead to schedule their classes and must use all four classes in the span of one month. Students can make up one missed class free of charge during the same month at open gym, which is held on Saturdays from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. Additional makeup classes, or makeup classes that occur outside of the one-month period, are $5 each.

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One or Two Two-Hour Point-and-Shoot or DSLR Photography Classes from Chimpsy (Up to 64% Off)

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:00:57 +0000

In the days before mirrors, baseball players would collect their own baseball cards so they'd always know what they looked like, regardless of slugging percentage. Enjoy the preservative nature of photographs with today's Groupon to Chimpsy. Choose between the following options:

For $49, you get one two-hour Point and Shoot or DSLR photography class (a $125 value).
For $89, you get two 2-hour Point and Shoot or DSLR photography classes (a $250 value).

Learn to wield the power of the point-and-shoot or DSLR and unloose your inner Ansel Adams with Chimpsy’s two-hour workshops. Follow the experienced instruction of a professional photographer, who will provide hands-on tutoring to eager amateurs and advanced hobbyists, covering the general anatomy, functions, and favorite Enlightenment thinkers of their individual cameras. Throughout the Point and Shoot, DSLR Intro, and DSLR Intermediate classes, the photo instructor offers artistic tips and techniques, detailing the ways photographers translate white balance, natural and artificial lighting, and the rule of thirds into expertly poised portraits and stunning ’scapes. Students will get a take-home workbook detailing the contents of the workshop, enabling them to re-create blurry theremin-recital shots as elegant editorial snaps.

Chimpsy's knowledgeable shutterbugs bestow adept explanations that aren't encrypted in heavy jargon or Elvish, so students of all experience levels can easily apply the day's instruction to their own photo-taking excursions. Classes at Chimpsy include a walking tour of the San Antonio area that serves as an invigorating photo field trip, and groups are kept small to avail pupils of the instructor's laid-back yet attentive guidance.

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One or Two Brazilian Blowouts at SMS Colour at Salons by JC (Up to 76% Off)

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:01:05 +0000

If the shortest distance between two points is a straight line, then disheveled hair provides the least efficient route for climbing monkeys to reach the bananas in your fruit hat. Tame tresses for easy scaling with today's Groupon to SMS Colour at Salons by JC. Choose between the following options:

For $99, you get one Brazilian blowout (a $350 value).
For $169, you get two Brazilian blowouts (a $700 value).

SMS Colour at Salons by JC's master stylist, Sonia Soza, helps uncoil curls and tame frizz with hair-smoothing Brazilian blowouts. During the one- to two-hour treatment, Sonia slathers hair root-to-tip with a keratin-based conditioner that sends nutrient-rich proteins into individual shafts to render hair silky smooth. The Brazilian Blowout Zero formula makes locks shinier, more manageable, and easier to feed to goats. Hair remains frizz-free for up to 12 weeks.

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