If I haven’t mentioned Groupon to you, I’m sorry. This site is setup in various cities (and growing). Basically, every weekday they have a daily deal with a local business usually on the order of 40-50% off of a gift certificate for that business. As long as enough people sign up to buy the coupon then everyone gets it.
They have had some great deals, I got 1/2 off at Groovy Lube and Greenlings most recently. Today’s deal is a $30 Maki Sushi gift certificate for $15. Anyway, those are just the Austin deals. If you live in another decent sized city they probably have something for you as well so definitely check it out.
