Live Off Groupon Comes to the UK

Posted by Hristina on Apr 5, 2011 in News | 1 comment

Imagine a world where everything was possible. A world of endless opportunities. Flying ponies and golden eggs. A world where you could live off unlimited Groupons and get paid for it.

One man is living the dream. Meet Josh Stevens.

During his time as a Groupawn, Josh is not allowed to use cash, or in fact anything BUT his unlimited supply of Groupons. Sounds pretty good, huh? Well, wait till you hear this – Josh will also receive $100,000 at the end of his adventure. If, of course, he doesn’t break the rules.

Josh is now in the UK, and to make his life even harder, we’ve given him a bunch of challenges he has to complete before he can fly home.

The Challenges:

• Pretend to be British in a bar.
• Eat a bacon butty.
• Pretend to be a beefeater for 20 minutes
• Hug a city banker.
• Run from one end of London Tower Bridge to the other.
• Neck a pint of ale.
• Get a British souvenir from a Flea Market
• Go to a Zumba class with Marina
• Start a conversation on the Tube.
• “Beat the Tube” challenge
• Sing a capella at Southbank
• Be a “tea lady” for someone at the office
• Be a Microwave Man for 1 lunch break
• Be a lift attendant for 1 hour.
• Jump in a cab together with a banker and refuse to leave.
• Pose with a statue
• Go on a double decker tour through London
• Follow police horse units around
• Bring a glass of water to 10 employees, and say “ Tall Glass of Water?” in a British accent.

Here is what Josh has to say about his trip to the UK:

Dear Groupon Groupies in the UK,

I wish to introduce myself on the eve of my arrival in London and simultaneously ask for your help. 330 days ago I embarked on a Groupon sanctioned expedition to survive for one year with no currency other than Groupon Vouchers and as of this day I have visited 26 US States, fished in Mexican waters off the coast of Tijuana, gazed upon the casino laden skyline of Windsor, Canada and flown across the Atlantic to step foot for the first time in my life on European soil.

My success thus far is greatly attributable to the kindness and generosity of those who have provided me with assistance, companionship and friendship along the way. In the past I was able to reach out to willing participants and would-be benefactors through Facebook, Twitter & the Live Off Groupon Blog, but I’m afraid that outside of the States my social network is a wee bit limited and as such I ask for the help of any of you who are willing, wanting and able to aide me while I explore your country. Here’s how it works…a place to stay, anything I need, a meal, a ride, a guide or even just a companion…if you help me, there’s probably a Groupon in it for you. Sure I can accept charity from strangers but not in the form of currency and I’d much rather repay any favor with a Groupon deal of your liking when possible.

In addition to Living Off Groupons…the Groupon UK team has come up with a list of challenges to help me adapt to life as a local or so they tell me; so feel free to join in the fun whether we are eating a bacon butty (I can’t say I know what that is), harassing Beefeaters or giving out free hugs to bankers I’m sure these Groupon adventures (read: shenanigans) will prove to be vastly superior to whatever you might have been planning instead…you won’t know for sure if you don’t give it a try.

Here’s how to get a hold of me:

E-mail– TheGroupawn@LiveOffGroupon.com
Phone – 312-884-1842
Blog – www.liveoffgroupon.com
Facebook – www.facebook.com/liveoffgroupon
Twitter – www.twitter.com/groupawned

Thank you,
Josh “The Groupawn” Stevens

Stay tuned and follow Josh’s adventures on his blog!