Quick - see if you won any free Groupon Bucks by signing in to Groupon and checking their main page . They announced a mere 8 hours ago, at 2:43 a.m. ET on Monday, November 4, 2013, that they are giving away $5 million total -- between $2 and $555 in the free bucks, and even more than $5,000 to some individuals -- according to the statements made in their rules.
Obviously some people are winning, because when this Internet Deals Examiner searched for terms like " I won Groupon Bucks " and " I got Groupon Bucks ," I found someone on the Slick Deals forum that commented, "I won $5 but you have to use it by 5 today. Frown."
Heck, it's better to have won anything than to get the greeting this reporter received after signing in as Groupon instructed, which read: "Sorry, you didn't score any 5th Birthday Groupon Bucks, but... ...with Groupon's 1,000s of great deals, who needs 'em? Shop 1,000s of deals now."
Not everyone has to use his or her Groupon Bucks by today, according to Groupon:
If you receive between $2 and $555 Groupon Bucks, you can use them towards the purchase of a single Groupon deal before 04:59:59 PM PST on November 4, 2013.
If you receive $5,000 Groupon Bucks, you can use them towards purchases made before 11:59:49 PM PST on December 31, 2013.
If you receive Groupon Bucks worth $600 or more, applicable law may require Groupon to report this to the IRS for tax purposes, which would require you to provide certain personal information to us.
Wow – it’s amazing to think they are five years old already. Let’s see if I have any other Groupon accounts.
I wouldn’t mind being one of those “few lucky Groupon searchers [who] score $5,000 to use toward deals before Dec. 31, 2013 so you can gift more and spend less this holiday season! “
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