Sharing Spree
Get a discount deal while also doing some good.
Posted by: Eden Dawn on Feb 09, 2012 at 07:00AM
4 Comments
The invention of Groupon (and all the discounts that followed) has inspired a plethora of copycats. And all with the same intention….S-A-V-I-N-G-S!
But the question is, how do you choose which one to sign up for? Going with all of them results in an email overdose so great one can’t click “delete” enough to keep up. Would it make a difference if you knew one of these companies dedicates itself to cutting consumers deals, while also supporting local non-profits? Oh, it totally does? Read on.
Launched in June 2010, Sharing Spree embraces the idea of ‘buying, giving and living locally’ by offering one daily deal with discounts up to 90% on restaurants, bars, spas, comedy clubs, sporting events, theaters, classes, retailers, hotels, salons and more. Sounds like some other companies we know? But on Sharing Spree when you go to buy your daily deal, you’ll also see the non-profit your purchase is going to help support. Currently their running tally of support for NP’s is running just shy of a quarter of a million dollars.
One note of caution: Getting screaming deals, plus knowing you’re helping out a good cause will make you want to buy every single thing they offer up. You have been warned.
I choose my company by the deals they have. some of the company’s out there don’t really have deals for me. I also found a great website called MyDealBag.com that combines all of the deals into one nice email everyday. This way you don’t have to have 10 or 15 company’s emailing you daily.
It works great! But Sharing Spree is one of my favorite because of their charitable contributions. I do a lot of volunteering and charity work so this is very important to me.
Love your coupons and what you are doing to give back to the communities and to local charities!!!
Kathleen
As the Executive Director of the Beaverton Education Foundation, one of the non-profit partners with Sharing Spree and a long-time reader of Portland Monthly, I am so pleased to see this article. Sharing Spree and PM offer unparallelled value to all: shopper, business and non-profit. Both magazine and deal site provide excellent service to our community by spotlighting our region’s strengths, employing and retaining dedicated staff, and supporting our vital non-profit community. Thank you and keep up the good works.
Kristine,
Thanks so much for the kind words…. We try!!
Best,
Eden Dawn
Nonprofit fundraising is always difficult and the opportunity to be creative, relevant and local is always exciting. My organizatio, WVDO, works with hundreds of nonprofits providing fundraising education and I’m thrilled Kristine is involved and the Beaverton Education Foundation is benefitting. I signed up today. Thanks for sharing this great idea.