On Dec 30, 2011, at 9:36 PM, Jordan Hayes wrote:
> Oh, wait.
>
> http://finance.yahoo.com/news/uninsured-turn-daily-deal-sites-184018869.html
>
> NEW YORK (AP) -- The last time Mark Stella went to the dentist he
> didn't need an insurance card. Instead, he pulled out a Groupon.
>
> Stella, a small business owner, canceled his health insurance plan
> more than three years ago when his premium rose to more than $400 a
> month. He considered himself healthy and decided that he was wasting
> money on something that he rarely used.
>
> So when a deal popped up on daily deals site Groupon for a teeth
> cleaning, exam and an X-ray at a nearby dentist, Stella, 55, bought
> the deal - which the company calls a "Groupon" - for himself and
> another for his daughter. He paid $39 for each, $151 below what the
> dentist normally charges.
And what did they say when the dentist told them the cost of fillings, root-canals, and periodontal cleaning?
Shane Mage "L'après-vie, c'est une auberge espagnole. L'on n'y trouve que ce qu'on a apporté."
Bardo Thodol