$99 for a Home Surge-Protection System from Milestone Electric ($319 Value)
Installing a home surge protector can prevent damage caused by lightning storms, and it also ensures that you won’t lose power halfway through soap operas. Stay secure and entertained with today’s Groupon: for $99, you get a home surge-protection system from Milestone Electric (a $319 value). Milestone Electric helps keep households safe and illuminated with an expansive array of commercial and residential electrical services . In order to join Milestone Electric’s licensed and insured staff, each electrician must be licensed by the state, pass a background check, complete extensive training courses, and swallow a bolt of lightning. Prior to entering each customer’s home, the electricians don protective shoe coverings to make sure they don’t track in any dirt or debris. With a home surge-protection system , customers can rest easy, knowing that their electronics will be safe from damage caused by all types of power surges and voltage spikes. Appliances connected to the home electrical system, such as television sets, water heaters, refrigerators, and computers, will also be covered by a “no questions asked” guarantee; Milestone Electric will replace any appliance up to a $10,000 manufacturer warranty in the event that any type of power disturbance damages it after the surge protector is installed. Groupon Says The Groupon Guide to: Choosing Produce Your face is so smooth. Did you shave with broccoli? Read more…
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Butterfly Garden with Live Caterpillars or Insects and Accessories from Insect Lore
The vibrant and colorful patterns on a butterfly’s wings provide camouflage from predators and distract children while they are being pickpocketed by other butterflies. Immerse yourself in the wonder of winged creatures with today’s Groupon from Insect Lore ‘s online store. Choose between the following options: For $10, you get a butterfly garden shipped with live caterpillars (a $19.99 value). For $10, you get $20 worth of insect life and accessories. Insect Lore’s butterfly garden arrives at doorsteps laden with three to five butterfly larvae, special butterfly food, a feeding kit, and instructions on care. Housed inside a pop-up netted habitat that can sit on a table or hang around your neck, each caterpillar undergoes a 21-day metamorphosis before your eyes, enshrouding itself in a cocoon before emerging as a colorful and winged pat of butter that can be released to socialize with other insects. Groupon holders can also opt to peruse Insect Lore’s online collection of live insects, educational DVDs, games, books, and more. Nature lovers can get the Fish in a Jiff hatching kit ($29.99), to care for U.S.–grown killifish eggs as they mature during a six-week period, or hatch earthworms in the earthworm nursery ($24.99). The Grub Scouts sprinkler ($19.99) blasts water to cool off lawns, and the bug grabber ($11.99) safely catches bugs and lets you release them just as humanely after you’ve learned their mother tongue. Although shipping is not included in today’s Groupon, items usually arrive within three to seven business days of purchase ($5.99 for standard shipping) but can be expedited in two to four business days ($20.99 for rush shipping) or next-day delivery ($30.99). Groupon Says The Groupon Guide to: Choosing Produce Your face is so smooth. Did you shave with broccoli? Read more…
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Butterfly Garden with Live Caterpillars or Insects and Accessories from Insect Lore
Two-Hour Do-It-Yourself Design Classes from CKD Interiors
A home is a lot like a Rubik’s Cube—many people attempt to properly coordinate its shapes and colors, but few can do so without painting over the entire thing. Solve puzzling design problems with today’s Groupon to CKD Interiors . Choose between the following options: For $75, you get a Tea Time Design class (a $150 value), which will held from noon to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, August 30, at the Robert Allen showroom. For $75, you get a Design After Dark class (a $150 value), which will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, August 31, at the Sherwin-Williams store. CKD’s Do It Yourself classes teach budding designers how to elegantly outfit living spaces with simple paint-and-fabric choices. Classes are led by two expert designers and give style students access to guest specialists and a bevy of vendors, including Robert Allen/Beacon Hill fabrics and furniture, Sherwin-Williams paints, and ElegantReflectionsUSA.com, which constructs designer fireplaces. CKD encourages pupils to bring pictures and dimensions of their homes, which can be used to help choose paints and fabrics. After class, aesthetic apprentices can mingle and share swatch ideas while enjoying refreshments, hors d’oeuvres, and the contents of their complimentary designer-filled goody bag. Groupon Says The Groupon Guide to: Choosing Produce Your face is so smooth. Did you shave with broccoli? Read more…
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$20 for an Initial Yard Cleaning and One Follow-up Cleaning from Poop 911 (Up to $175.08 Value)
Unkempt lawns, like heads shampooed with Mountain Dew, are plagued with stunted growth, premature bald spots, and a neon-yellow tinge. Grow healthy grass follicles with today’s Groupon: for $20, you get an initial yard cleaning (up to a $131.94 value) and one follow-up cleaning (up to a $43.14 value) from Poop 911 (up to a $175.08 total value). This Groupon is valid within Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Johnson, Kaufman, Rockwall, and Tarrant Counties. Poop 911′s uniformed excrement excavators revitalize lawns of all sizes as they scoop and sack pet droppings. During a yard cleaning, waste removers ferret out all kinds of fecal matter, leaving grass free of former kibbles, digested bits, and macerated rugby cleats. Valid for homes with up to seven hounds, each subsequent waste-removal service improves the look, the feel, and the scent of yards, and a follow-up cleaning allows barefoot homeowners to safely stroll properties and crabwalk to the mailbox without fear. Groupon Says The Groupon Guide to: Choosing Produce Your face is so smooth. Did you shave with broccoli? Read more…
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$12 for $25 Worth of Wallpaper Borders from BordersToGo.com
Wallpaper originated with the pragmatic hieroglyphs of ancient cultures, which contained instructions on how to shape arrowheads, find edible vegetation, and piece together Scandinavian furniture. Adorn your walls with more eye-catching accouterments with today’s Groupon: for $12, you get $25 worth of decorative wallpaper borders at BordersToGo.com . With a deep vault of hundreds of themed and designer wallpaper borders, BordersToGo.com beautifies bare abodes with décor selections fit for every room. Ornament a nursery with a literacy-building alphabet-themed border ($9.96/15 ft.), or intimidate interlopers with spartan trim featuring your favorite baseball teams ($11.96/15 ft.). Floral borders garner praise from keen-eyed houseguests and sneezes from visitors allergic to two-dimensional pollen. Give drab kitchens a Dionysian facelift with wine- and grapes-themed borders , or spurn your drywall’s inner Poseidon with a comforting lighthouse border . BordersToGo.com also carries wall murals, decorative stickers, and accessories to match kitchen and bathroom selections. Groupon Says The Groupon Guide to: Choosing Produce Your face is so smooth. Did you shave with broccoli? Read more…
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$12 for $25 Worth of Wallpaper Borders from BordersToGo.com
$5 for a Movie Ticket and Soda at Studio Movie Grill (Up to $12.24 Value)
Though multitasking often makes things more fun, it sometimes leads to missing teeth and a malpractice lawsuit against a magician/dentist. Multitask the safe and enjoyable way with today’s Groupon: for $5, you get a movie ticket (up to a $9.25 value) and a soda (a $2.99 value) at Studio Movie Grill in Arlington , Dallas , Lewisville , or Plano (up to a $12.24 total value). Movies in 3-D may require an additional fee. Studio Movie Grill takes two of humanity’s favorite seated pastimes—eating and watching movies—and combines them into a cinematic dinner theater. In addition to currently released films, Studio Movie Grill offers alternative and specialty films as well as films for kids and families. Check out the listing of current movies before dropping by to feast your eyeballs and ear-sockets on a fresh celluloid delicacy, whether it’s the pyrotechnic thrills of a romantic comedy or the existential angst of an action thriller. Though not included, the theater offers a varied menu that spans the grub gamut from appetizers such as chips and salsa ($4.25) to desserts such as the brownie sundae ($5.99), as well as a selection of sodas, beer, wine, and cocktails. A menu and a coaster light are provided for easy ordering, and a friendly server will bring the culinary treats to each customer’s seat for midmovie munching. Groupon Says The Groupon Guide to: Choosing Produce Your face is so smooth. Did you shave with broccoli? Read more…
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Less alcohol is better, downtown Dallas boosters say
A Dallas advocacy group is trying to get certain kinds of alcoholic drinks pulled from downtown store shelves.
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Dallas Brides Planing Big Day on a Smaller Budget
In the past two years, the average cost for a Dallas wedding had fallen $10,000. Amber Fisher The 33 News July 31, 2011 More than 6,500 brides-to-be and their wedding helpers turned out to this weekend’s Dallas Bridal Show.
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4 children hospitalized after found in hot vehicle
Four children are hospitalized after Dallas police found them alone in an SUV in 101-degree heat
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Four children rescued from hot SUV in Dallas
Good Samaritans rescued four children from a hot sport utility vehicle outside a plasma donation center in Southeast Dallas on Sunday afternoon as the outside temperature approached 100 degrees.
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