Before popcorn gained popularity, unpopped kernels were only useful for pellet-gun ammo, crow dentures, and bartering for snake oil. Relish rags-to-riches gastronomy with today’s Groupon: for $10, you get $20 worth of gourmet popcorn at Popcorn-N-That, with locations in Wexford and Ambridge.
Popcorn-N-That’s explosive technicians stoke hungry stomachs with more than 20 varieties of made-from-scratch puffs. Hard-bodied kernels are air popped into snowy swans, which are then stowed in bags designed to ambush sweet cravings with sticky kisses. Confectionery caramel corn—constructed to the specs of a half-century-old family recipe—shines both solo ($9.49 / lb.) and as the backbone of numerous decadent variations. Wear your heart between your molars with black-and-gold candied Burgh bits ($11.50 / lb.), or sic sweet teeth on a kerfuffle of carmelized puffs, almonds, and coconut tangled together in chocolate ribbons ($12.49 / lb.). Monthly limited-edition flavors celebrate seasonal changes, such as August’s camp-fiery s’mores bites and September’s back-to-school blend of caramel-apple corn, drizzled with white chocolate and graphing calculators.
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The Groupon Guide to: Running a Successful Lemonade Stand
Ever since juice makers learned how to concoct lemonade entirely out of the light yellow liquid oozing from greek yogurt, the world's supply of lemons has grown, and more people have opened lemonade stands. Here's how you can make more money manning a juice station:
- Create an attention-grabbing sign by spelling "lemonade" with strawberry jam and letting ants crawl over it to make the letters look like they're in motion.
- Make your customers feel at home by yelling at them when they make eye contact with you.
- Offer a two-for-one deal—for every two cups of lemonade you buy, you have to supply one digit of your ATM PIN.
- Serve a dozen people at once by running over entire bags of lemons with a lawn mower, catching the fluid in an inflatable pool, and giving patrons permission to stick out their tongue while they swim.
- Ensure customers return by creating a loyalty program, which rewards customers with an occasional free drink as long as they agree to add you to their living will.
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