8coupons is Taking NYC Savings Mobile
8coupons.com Offers Deals in Manhattan via Text Messaging
New York, NY, August 28, 2007 --(PR.com)-- 8coupons.com is a new website that allows New Yorkers to receive and redeem their local neighborhood deals as a text message on their cell phones. It’s a free service that promotes local merchants of New York City in the following neighborhoods: Chelsea, Tribeca/SoHo, Lower East Side, Greenwich/West Village and Union Square with plans to expand into other neighborhoods and boroughs.
To start the simple process, log on to www.8coupons.com and choose the coupon of your choice. Then enter your mobile number and the coupon will be sent directly to your phone within a matter of seconds. To utilize your savings, present the text message to the merchant at the check-out process to receive the discount or offer.
‘We are excited to empower local merchants with an online tool that they can use to promote their businesses, while at the same time, extending money-saving opportunities to local community residents,’ said 8coupons CEO Landy Ung. ‘And since text messaging has taken on such a huge roll in the mobile phone community, we wanted to make it as easy as possible for people to take advantage of these deals by simply redeeming them as mobile coupons.’
Other tools such as the website’s recently launched coupon widget, lets you get 8coupon’s latest deals right on your desktop or blog.
Ung also decided to make 8coupons a user driven site by allowing users to rate the deals which then helps determine the top 8 deals on the homepage. There are other interactive tools on 8coupons.com that give users the opportunity to openly discuss and provide comments and feedback such as a blog and an instant messaging application that lets you IM 8coupons team members at anytime. ‘We truly want to know what our users think and want from us,’ said Ung. ‘This information not only helps us improve 8coupons.com, but it also provides our merchant partners valuable information about their products and services.’
On September 8th, 8coupons will be kicking off their exclusive ‘Ocho Loco’ deals by sponsoring a launch party where they’ll be giving away $.08 gourmet burgers at the Twisted Burger located near Union Square in Manhattan. These “crazy 8” offers are outrageous, random deals that range anywhere from $.88 pedicures, to $.08 cocktails, to $8 entrées at participating local merchants. Ocho Loco events and offers are exclusive to members and for a limited time only. To get information on these Ocho Loco deals and events, log on to the 8coupons website, and sign up for the Ocho Loco Deals e-mail alerts.
Coupons include selections from Restaurants, Entertainment, Beauty/Spa, Services and Shopping. Local merchants include Slate NYC, Baluchi’s Indian Cuisine, Ocean Spa of New York, The Gotham City Improv, Earth NYC, September Wines & Spirits, and Café Fuego.
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To start the simple process, log on to www.8coupons.com and choose the coupon of your choice. Then enter your mobile number and the coupon will be sent directly to your phone within a matter of seconds. To utilize your savings, present the text message to the merchant at the check-out process to receive the discount or offer.
‘We are excited to empower local merchants with an online tool that they can use to promote their businesses, while at the same time, extending money-saving opportunities to local community residents,’ said 8coupons CEO Landy Ung. ‘And since text messaging has taken on such a huge roll in the mobile phone community, we wanted to make it as easy as possible for people to take advantage of these deals by simply redeeming them as mobile coupons.’
Other tools such as the website’s recently launched coupon widget, lets you get 8coupon’s latest deals right on your desktop or blog.
Ung also decided to make 8coupons a user driven site by allowing users to rate the deals which then helps determine the top 8 deals on the homepage. There are other interactive tools on 8coupons.com that give users the opportunity to openly discuss and provide comments and feedback such as a blog and an instant messaging application that lets you IM 8coupons team members at anytime. ‘We truly want to know what our users think and want from us,’ said Ung. ‘This information not only helps us improve 8coupons.com, but it also provides our merchant partners valuable information about their products and services.’
On September 8th, 8coupons will be kicking off their exclusive ‘Ocho Loco’ deals by sponsoring a launch party where they’ll be giving away $.08 gourmet burgers at the Twisted Burger located near Union Square in Manhattan. These “crazy 8” offers are outrageous, random deals that range anywhere from $.88 pedicures, to $.08 cocktails, to $8 entrées at participating local merchants. Ocho Loco events and offers are exclusive to members and for a limited time only. To get information on these Ocho Loco deals and events, log on to the 8coupons website, and sign up for the Ocho Loco Deals e-mail alerts.
Coupons include selections from Restaurants, Entertainment, Beauty/Spa, Services and Shopping. Local merchants include Slate NYC, Baluchi’s Indian Cuisine, Ocean Spa of New York, The Gotham City Improv, Earth NYC, September Wines & Spirits, and Café Fuego.
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BurgnerPR
Christie Burgner
646.747.4117
Christie@BurgnerPR.com
www.BurgnerPR.com
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646.747.4117
www.BurgnerPR.com
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646.747.4117
www.BurgnerPR.com
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