For $49, today's Groupon gets you a home lighting starter kit (a $50 value) plus installation and programming (a $99 value) from Custom Technologies, serving homes within a 30-mile radius of Lubbock.

Custom Technologies equips homes with affordable lighting automation devices to reduce energy use and enhance security. The starter kit, with two wall plug-ins and a remote control, gives domicile dwellers better control over high-use light sources such as lamps, illuminated holiday decorations, and aquarium hoods. Installation takes approximately 30 minutes, during which an experienced tech syncs the plug-ins and remote to get the system up and running. With the kit, homeowners can save energy and boost security with simple one-touch operation, setting lights to dim or switch on and off as desired during vacations, ordinary workdays, or particularly absorbing rerun marathons.