Check your email!  I got one this morning saying “Purchase a Groupon of $30 or more in the next three days and get $10 off! Head over toGroupon.com, find your single favorite deal on or before May 12, and we’ll automatically apply a $10 discount at checkout. This offer is valid only for [email protected].  No code needed, it will automatically subtract $10 from your $30 purchase.

$20 for $40 Worth of Mother’s Day Flowers and Gifts from FTD. Limit two per person.

$24.99 for Michael Todd True Organics KNU Anti-Aging Face Lift Cream ($150 List Price). Free Shipping.

I’m thinking you could buy multiples of one deal, as long as the total reached $30 – here’s a couple of possibilities.  Let us know if it works.

Pay $35 for a $50 Gift Card for Spa Wish – these gift cards can be used toward spa services at more than 5,700 spas around the country.  May purchase multiple cards.

Groupon: $10 for two magazine subscriptions – 13 titles available. Note that these cannot be used for subscription renewals. which isn’t that hard to work around…just sayin’

Handmade bags, jewelry, and accessories from artisans across the world from Hearts.com – two options to choose from.

We actually went shopping for new towels and rugs last week and I can tell you that, even at Kohl’s, the prices are high.  Grab this great Groupon and you will pay
$19.99 SHIPPED for a set of 2 Jovi Home Plush Cotton Bathmats ($99.98 list).  8 colors available.  Limit three per person.

12-Month Subscription to Dwell Magazine with Optional Admission to Dwell on Design Show (Half Off).  Obviously you won’t take the design show option if you don’t live in LA!

$40 for One-Year Event-Access Membership for Two ($79.95 Value) to Fillaseat.  Members snag pairs of free tickets at whim from a database of concert, theater, museum, and sporting events that haven’t yet sold out.  This is such a cool program – I’m bummed that it hasn’t hit Chicago yet.

Groupon is offering two or four person Chinatown walking tours presented by the Chicago Chinese Cultural Institute.  This would make for a cool staycation day.

Ninety-minute walking tours are available Friday, Saturday, and Sunday mornings at 10 a.m. between May 25 and September 2. Tours will run on Memorial Day, the Fourth of July, and Labor Day, but not July 15. Participants meet in front of the New Three Happiness Restaurant, and must register in advance. Tour takers will walk around five blocks, exploring landmarks such as The Nine Dragon Wall, the St. Therese Chinese Catholic Church, the former On Leong Building, also known as “Chinatown City Hall,” the Buddhist temple, Chinatown Square Zodiacs, Ping Tom Memorial Park and various gift stores and bakeries.

Okay, this is so totally cool for lunches!  I’d take more bananas for lunch and snacks if they didn’t get all disgusting and mushy in the lunch bag.  Get a 3-pk of banana bunkers for $8.99 with this Groupon.  Shipping is $2.99 for orders under $15; FREE for over.  Free Returns if you weeenie out.

If you’re stuck on what to feed the Scouts, Little Leaguers, etc., grab these Groupons.

Pay $28 for TEN boxed meals containing a 6″ sub, chips and cookie from Subway.  You can also bump up to include a bottled drink.  Three locations available.

$25 for a party tray with sandwiches or wraps for 8–10 People ($60 value) from Alice’s Deli in Naperville.

Portrait Packages at jcp portraits with three-image CD and prints or gallery-wrap (Up to 83% off)

Family portraits are great for remembering special occasions, such as the arrival of a new baby or that time all your kids just happened to be clean at the same time. Capture the moment with this Groupon.  Choose between two options:

$25 for photo-shoot package with prints and Images CD (up to a $125 total value)

• Two traditional photo sheets. Each sheet available as one 10″x13″, one 8″x10″, two 5″x7″s, four 3.5″x5″, or eight wallets, and each sheet can be a different pose.
• A high-resolution CD with three images
• Standard sitting fees for all participants in the shoot
• 30% off all additional portrait purchases, including full-session Images CD and photo greeting cards

$25 for a photo-shoot package with gallery wrap (up to a $150 total value)

• 16”x20” gallery-wrap wall portrait
• Standard sitting fees for all participants in the shoot
• 30% off all additional portrait purchases, including full-session Images CD and photo greeting cards

Standard sitting fees are waived for additional participants. Says limit one per per family per day.

Stay for two at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, with dates through November; up to two kids 12 or younger stay free.  Rooms start at $55 a night. These premier rooms have scenic views and designer décor with a vibrant 16-foot mural and an emphasis on purple and pink. The renovation also included a new 46-inch LED TV and a bathroom with a walk-in shower, designed to create a spa-like experience. The superior guest rooms are posh spots to unwind from the action. Up here, you can take in dazzling views of the city through floor-to-ceiling windows.

Now this is how I like my water: self-contained!  Enjoy The Buena Vista Palace Hotel & Spa in Lake Buena Vista, FL with rooms for up to four people starting at $83, including resort fee. As an official Walt Disney World® hotel, The Buena Vista Palace Hotel & Spa offers several theme-park perks to guests, including a complimentary shuttle to all four Disney Theme Parks and two Water Parks. The hotel is also located across the street from the shops and eateries of the Downtown Disney® area.

Got family or friends coming in to town? Don’t want them hanging around the old casa?  Hey, we must share relatives!  Grab this Groupon for Chicago’s Essex Inn near museums and Lake Shore Drive. Rooms start at $97 for two adults. Deal includes two tickets to Shoreline’s Sightseeing Cruise Skyline Lake Tour

Pay $15 for $31 Worth of Delivered Organic Produce from Farm Fresh to You.  You can choose from fruit-only, veggies-only and swap out items you don’t like.  Limit one per person.  Note that you must subscribe to this service for the deal but you are not required to continue.  Try it one time and see if it’s something that will simplify your life or make it more complicated.  If you pay a little more but save the time and gas shopping, it’s a winner in my book.