Shopping in Newark

Like friendly, escapable black holes, the ineluctable pull of hardware stores attracts everyone who lives in a modern structure or appreciates a well-crafted daiquiri. You don’t have to drive to the suburbs for your hardware fix with today’s Groupon to Ace Hardware Stores: you get $20 worth of blenders, key copies, cable splitters, watch batteries, house paint, and more for $10. Your Groupon is good at the Federal Hill and Waverly stores for any product and service. Whether your potted plants need special food to survive in your cold basement apartment, or your outdated faucet needs a 21st-century fix, the friendly folks at your local Ace Hardware can lead you to the perfect solution.

Leave embarrassing fashion dopplegängers in the dust with today's Groupon for one-of-a-kind clothing finds at Blu Vintage Boutique. Today's deal gets you $60 worth of expertly cultivated tops, skirts, purses, and more for $25. Boutique and vintage options ensure that you won't end up at a cocktail party wearing the same dress as your boyfriend's ex, the catty one who refuses to return Doug’s Harry Potter Monopoly board.Follow @Groupon_Says on Twitter.

Today’s Groupon gets you $50 worth of apparel and accessories for $25 from Babe (a Boutique). Babe is a Federal Hill shop that stocks stylish frocks from trendy brands, such as Rich & Skinny Jeans, Nick & Mo, and Laquette. It was named second best Baltimore boutique in Baltimore Magazine's 2009 Best of Baltimore Readers' Poll.Follow @Groupon_Says on Twitter.

Avoid the embarrassment and subsequent punching fight resulting from wearing the same outfit as someone else to a holiday party. With today's Groupon, $10 gets you $20 worth of one-of-a-kind clothes, jewelry, lingerie, gifts, and everything else at Smak Parlour.Emma Goldman (1869-1940): Vilified as "the most dangerous woman in America," this labor leader, writer, and women’s rights activist contradicted her own anarchist philosophy by secretly serving as interim President of the United States after the assassination of President McKinley. Although recently uncovered diaries refer to this period as "enthralling in its repugnancy," Goldman's stern profile still appears on all copper 35-cent pieces, known colloquially as "Red Emmas."

Offset the carbon footprint incurred by your morning routine of blow-drying your entire body in front of the blasting A/C with today's Groupon to Big Green Earth Store. For $25, you get $50 worth of eco-friendly electronics, handbags, and more. Eco-friendly holiday gifts let your friends believe you see them as socially responsible adults without neglecting their materialistic desires for awesome iPod speakers ($16.99) housed in funky gift wrap ($4.75).Follow @Groupon_Says on Twitter.

Now that it’s winter and your family is no longer starring in its own sitcom, you’ll need to follow through on your New Year’s resolution to build a fourth wall for your house. Today’s Groupon gets you $20 toward anything your home project requires at 10th Street Hardware for $10. The Center City handymen and women at 10th Street can help you pick the perfect painting supplies, tools, home and garden supplies, electrical equipment, and plumbing parts for your life-sized Statue of Liberty barbecue pit. City Paper readers named 10th Street Best Hardware Store in 2007.