Martial artists wear colorful belts to indicate their mastery of fighting techniques and their passionate disdain for suspenders. Achieve stylish self-defense strategies with today's Groupon: for $30, you get eight martial-arts classes and a uniform at Okamoto's Karate (a $125 value). A thoughtful h…
Enjoying the cuisine of another country can inspire people to someday travel there, where they will undoubtedly eat a cheeseburger and immediately come home. Save yourself the trouble with today's Groupon to Jewel Lake Tastee Freez. Choose from the following options: For $9, you get two burger meals…
The winter blues settle in when people get sick of staying indoors, watching the same reruns, and knitting tiny mittens for their house centipedes. Get back to nature and out of that teeming lair of insects with today's Groupon to Play It Again Sports, valid at the Anchorage locations, on Spenard Ro…
A haircut is like a breakup—it doesn't seem like you need one until someone starts brandishing scissors. Get cut by a professional with today's Groupon: for $49, you get $100 worth of eco-friendly salon services at Organic Hair Design. At Organic Hair Design, owner Rachael combines her nearly quarte…
Though they're the same shape as pancakes, crêpes are folded rather than stacked and coated with powdered sugar rather than the tears of pancake chefs who wished they could be crêpe chefs. Dine on a not-pancake with today's Groupon for La Petite Creperie. Choose between two options: For $12, you get…
Biologists estimate that water makes up 65% of the human body, 71% of the planet's surface, and 0% of the R & B group Earth, Wind & Fire. Relax in the planet's most prevalent liquid with today's Groupon to Tan Alaska, located at Frontier Mall in Wasilla. Choose from the following options: For $20, y…
Known for its spices, Indian fare jolts the taste buds in a manner that kissing an electrical socket could never match. Enjoy shockingly good cuisine with today's Groupon to Bombay Deluxe. Choose between the following options: For $15, you get $30 worth of Indian fare, valid Sunday–Thursday. For $15…
The car was invented to get commuters directly from point A to point B, which made life easier but destroyed the once-thriving tourism industry of Point C. Visit all points on the map with today's Groupon: for $64, you get an interior and exterior detail at Everything Auto and Detail in Fairbanks (a…
Like amateur magicians, childhood toys are full of old gimmicks and appear to wince when sawn in half. Enlist a dependable new plaything instead with today's Groupon: for $14, you get a 6-in-1 solar educational toy from Eco Educational Toys (a $39 value). The $3.99 shipping fee is not included in to…
Holistic practitioners study the body as a whole unit, unlike traditional doctors, who learn human anatomy by microwaving action figures together. Avoid being fused to your neighbors with today's Groupon: for $69, you get a holistic food-allergy test and a consultation from Dr. Dawn Lamb in Fairbank…
Hair has an annoying habit of growing all over the body, which not only looks funny, but also makes it nearly impossible to painlessly remove band-aids or emerge unscathed from a vat of honey. Conquer uncooperative haircoats with today's Groupon to Ambiance Hair Designs & Day Spa. Choose from the fo…
Without regular care, people often lose confidence in their nails, letting high-fives become waist-level threes and jazz hands turn into manual Muzak. Show off proud digits with today's Groupon to Sunrise Sun Spa. Choose between the following options: For $25, you get one Shellac manicure (a $50 val…
Without the loosening effects of massage, shoulders would stiffen into immobility and fall victim to freeloading parrots and the burden of carrying Earth's heavyset brother, Girth. Pamper your perches with today's Groupon to Mountain Magic Massage in Soldotna. Choose from the following options: For …
The invention of the horseless carriage revolutionized transportation and forced horses to settle for jobs as professional carousel riders. Keep cars running and horses standing with today's Groupon to Cascade Auto Glass. Choose between the following options: For $39, you get three windshield-chip r…
If humankind never learned to play with its food, it would never have learned to play with its ingredients, and the world would be one bereft bowl of gruel. Taste the fruits of culinary creativity with today's Groupon at Town Square Grill. Choose from the following options: For $30, you get an upsca…
Though rubber-banding a photograph to a roly-poly super ball increases its utility, its picture quality plummets after playing just a few rounds of fetch. Put a photo in a durable place with today's Groupon: for $45, you get one 16"x20"x1.5" gallery-wrapped canvas from Canvas on Demand (a $126.95 va…
Similar to past tenses, tense backs are related to things that happened a while ago and are incomprehensible to most 5-year-olds. Brush up on the basics of back bliss with today's Groupon: for $49, you get a chiropractic exam and two adjustments at Excellence in Health Chiropractic (a $230 value). E…
Eating authentically prepared food lets you taste the very essence of a country and draws far fewer angry glares than chewing on its national flag. Respectably expand your horizons with today's Groupon: for $12, you get $25 worth of Thai fare and drink at Siam Cuisine. Siam Cuisine's menu fuses fres…
A good haircut draws attention to the face's best features, which explains the heavy bangs added on Mount Rushmore to accentuate Teddy Roosevelt's cheekbones. Acquire a framing fringe with today's Groupon to Salon Ivy. Choose between the following options: For $25, you get $50 worth of salon service…
A dirty carpet is like a guilty conscience—it's always nagging you from the background, and it prevents you from eating off the floor in peace. Expunge lingering crud from your rug with today's Groupon: for $69, you get three rooms of carpet cleaning from Commercially Clean (a $175 value). This deal…
During his summer-camp days in Maine, young Pablo Picasso showed an innate knack for poison-ivy treatment but scored low marks in popsicle sticks and finger paints. One-up pint-size Picasso with today's Groupon to Color Me Mine. Choose between the following options: For $10, you get ceramics-studio …
Bowling-alley lanes are covered in a thin layer of oil, facilitating a smooth trip for the ball and hilarious pratfalls for would-be pin burglars. Engage in slippery sport with today's Groupon: for $20, you get a bowling outing for up to five people at Center Bowl (up to a $41.25 total value). The p…
Pie will always feel superior to cake so long as cake continues to allow itself to be decorated with silly greetings, such as "happy birthday?" or "Congratulations on Making a Cake." Stick with the classier pastry with today's Groupon: for $13, you get 18 mini pumpkin pies at Alaska Dinner Factory. …
The family dog is the only member of the household everyone loves, which is why it is lavished with Milk-Bones, coddled affectionately, and sent as a proxy to PTA meetings. Pander to your pet with today's Groupon: for $42, you get eight weeks of dog-waste-removal services from Scooper Trooper (a $10…
Like glaciers and tectonic plates, teeth are slowly yet surely on the move as they attempt to turn their host's mouth into frozen tundra and then rip it apart like a bite-size Pangaea. Defeat devious teeth with today's Groupon: for $49, you get an initial examination, x-rays, and impressions, plus $…