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.

Independently owned and locally operated, Alaska Dinner Factory dives oven-mitts-first into the tedious tasks associated with cooking so that time-strapped hosts can simply assemble their meals and cart them home without fuss. With this deal, Groupon holders get Alaska Dinner Factory's mini pumpkin pies, a pick-up freezer item that can be baked at home. After thawing for one–two days in the refrigerator, customers can feel the scrumptious gratification that comes from baking the piecrusts, then topping them off with the already-prepared filling. After roughly 20 minutes of total baking time, the pies emerge with a golden-brown game face. Eighteen mini pies feed six people, enough for dessert for upcoming pie-appropriate holiday seasons such as Thanksgiving and Thanksgiving 2: Stuffing Strikes Back. Though not included in this Groupon, during the holiday months Alaska Dinner Company also offers pre-assembled, holiday-party-ready appetizers, such as pesto meatballs and brown-sugar-pecan-baked brie.