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The Waikato starts Grabbing a Deal
Media Release
3rd August 2010
The Waikato starts
Grabbing a Deal
The power of collective
purchasing brings huge rewards to movie goers
The launch of the Waikato version of www.GrabOne.co.nz yesterday saw over 2,000 Hamiltonians purchase movie tickets at prices not seen since the early 80’s and saving $22,000 in the process.
To mark the launch, the popular new website offered purchasers the cheapest movie tickets in over 25 years with a $4 ticket to any Hamilton Event Cinemas movie – no conditions attached.
Shane Bradley founder of GrabOne says not only are the “punters wrapped” - as emails of praise are flooding in but they have taken calls from over 50 local businesses wanting to offer a deal on the site.
“We are thrilled with the first day and committed to continuing to offer great deals. The overwhelming response is a sure sign that Kiwis love huge genuine savings. Our original target of 500 tickets certainly went well beyond our expectations,”
GrabOne is a deal-a-day website offering services such as entertainment, beauty therapy, restaurants, bars, and experiences at hugely reduced discounts of up to 90%, through the power of collective purchasing.
Each deal will be made available to the public for 24 hours and in order for the deal to activate at the discounted price a minimum number of people must confirm their willingness to buy. Once the deal has activated the transaction is processed and a downloadable coupon is emailed to the member.
In the three weeks since its launch in Auckland, GrabOne brought a total saving of over $1million to tens of thousands of customers or “grabbies” as they’re affectionately known; letting them swim with dolphins, sit down to a screening of the newest films and even walk on the outside ledge of the Sky Tower high above Auckland CBD all at a hugely discounted price.
Over the last three weeks on GrabOne, 10,000 $4 movie tickets were snapped up in a matter of hours saving $115,000; some 6,830 hungry kiwis saved $20,000 on premium Giapo Genuine Italian Gelato and Fullers Ferry’s gave 69% savings as 7,465 people grabbed $10 return tickets to beautiful Waiheke Island.
To experience GrabOne, watch the video and the trading unfold visit www.grabone.co.nz
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