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Originally Posted by Moonliner

Speaking of shopping....

Isn't their a website out there that let's you setup your own group purchase?

Woot and Groupon off good deals on stuff, but I'm looking for a site where I can post "I want to buy 'X'" and get people to go in on a large group purchase for it. I'm sure I've seen such a beast but I can't remember the name.

My parents use to belong to a co-op where everyone put in there order for food items, then one person would place a large order and pick it up. Then the group would go pick their items up from this person's house. This was back in the early 1970's, before computers and online buying. But it seems that the word you are looking for is some sort of online co-op (short for co-operative buying). But it could go by some other, more interesting name.

Which reminds me, on my way home from work, I spotted a green "+" sign on Brookhurst near Chapman. Looks like a new Medical Marajuana Co-Op shop has opened near my house.