Wellingtonians Start Grabbing A Deal

The power of collective purchasing brings huge rewards to movie goers

The launch of the Wellington version of www.GrabOne.co.nz yesterday saw 7,400 locals purchase movie tickets at prices not seen since the early 80’s and saving over $95,000 in the process.

To mark the launch, the popular new website offered purchasers the cheapest movie tickets in over 25 years with a $3 ticket to any movie at Event Cinemas, Queensgate or The Embassy Wellington.

Shane Bradley founder of GrabOne says not only are the “punters wrapped” - as emails of praise are flooding in but they have taken calls from over 60 local businesses wanting to offer a deal on the site.

“We are thrilled with the first day and committed to continuing to offer great deals. The overwhelming response is a sure sign that Kiwis love huge genuine savings. Our original target of 1000 tickets certainly went well beyond our expectations,”

GrabOne is a deal-a-day website offering services such as entertainment, beauty therapy, restaurants, bars, and experiences at hugely reduced discounts of up to 90%, through the power of collective purchasing.

Each deal is made available to the public for 24 hours and in order for the deal to activate at the discounted price a minimum number of people must confirm their willingness to buy. Once the deal has activated the transaction is processed and a downloadable coupon is emailed to the member.

In the five weeks since its launch in Auckland, GrabOne has delivered total savings of over $1.5million to tens of thousands of customers or “grabbies” as they’re affectionately known; letting them swim with dolphins, sit down to a meal and even sky dive from 12,000ft all at hugely discounted prices.

Grabone has amassed a following of over 14,000 fans and works with the power of social media, sometimes resulting in a frenzy of buying the site has seen deals selling as quickly as two per second.

Over the past weeks on GrabOne, 10,000 $4 movie tickets were snapped up in a matter of hours saving $115,000; some 6,830 hungry kiwis saved $20,000 on premium Giapo Genuine Italian Gelato and Fullers Ferry’s gave 69% savings as 7,465 people grabbed $10 return tickets to beautiful Waiheke Island.

Shane can’t wait to start offering his experience based deal a day site to the rest of the country.

“The response to the site since its Auckland launch has been phenomenal and we are sure Wellington customers and clients are going to love it. We already have a five week wait list and over 140 businesses wanting to offer a deal on the sites,” says Bradley.

www.GrabOne.co.nz has also launched in the Waikato and Christchurch and will be rolled out to other main centres and regional areas across the country. Dunedin is set to launch next Monday and two more locations are in the pipeline to go live by the end of August. “The site works because everyone wins – local business gets a great push through social media and viral marketing while each and every one of our customers benefits from the very best deals available on some incredible experiences and services.”

To experience GrabOne, watch the video and the trading unfold visit www.grabone.co.nz

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