Daily Blog: My Favorite 2013 Summer Memory

This summer has been very busy and hectic. My favorite summer memory has to be taking my baby sister to the Yankees game. I had taken her to a Sunday game and the Yankees were playing the Detroit Tigers. We've been to the Yankees game a bunch of times before, but this time around it just seemed more special.

Since Goldstar is my one of my favorite websites to get discounted tickets that's where I went to purchase them. I bought tickets in the 400 section. Since with Goldstar you don't know where you're sitting our chances of sitting in the nosebleeds were 50/50. The tickets we got were in the nose bleed section in section 413. If you're afraid of heights these seats would be a problem for you.  We were all the way up there. (The last time I sat up there was two years ago for The Big Four Concert.) Although the view was still great we wanted to be a bit closer to the game.

By the bottom of the 5th inning we went to get dipping dots. I got cookie dough and my sister decided to get rainbow. My sister is nine years old and she thought it tasted good. I thought it had no flavor whatsoever and wasn't much of a fan of it. While eating our dipping dots I noticed that the outfield section in the 300s were pretty empty. There were plenty of seats there. The only bad thing was the sun was out in full effect and you would roast sitting that section. I ran it by my sister and she was all for it, but I reminded her that the security guard might not let us. She insisted we still try anyway.

So after walking to the other end of the stadium we got there and I asked the security guard if we could sit in the empty seats. At first he seemed very skeptical about letting us sit there, but then he gave in and said go ahead. My sister and I were thrilled and we sat there the remainder of the game.

The fun didn't stop there though. After watching the Yankees win, we went out for an early dinner at a sushi restaurant in Queens. The restaurant is right across the street from Queens Center Mall. We went to Tomo Japanese Cafe (89-14 Queens Blvd) which is one of my family's favorite sushi restaurants to go to. During dinner we had the whole nine years, appetizers, there sushi rolls each and dessert.

It was a very eventful day and one that we both enjoyed so much. Since my baby sister is so much younger than me I love to spoil her whenever I get the chance and I wouldn't have it any other way.

Groupon Vs. Goldstar

Summer time is here and there's always a million and one things to do in your area. Especially here in New York City. Groupon has become a very popular site to go on for a variety of deals such as restaurants, spas, bars, comedy shoes, getaways you name it Groupon will most likely have a deal for it.

Another site that is just as good as Groupon and only has deals for events is Goldstar. I think Goldstar does not get as much attention as Groupon does, but for the most part has better deals. For example I use Groupon to go to restaurants and sometimes I get okay service, good service or horrible service at this one place I went to. Even with the horrible service place Groupon has always been good to me, I never complained about the okay service and for the horrible service Groupon gave me credit for it and I got to go to a better place.

With Goldstar since they mainly focus on events it's a whole different ball park. I stumbled across Goldstar because I was looking for tickets to a Broadway show and was looking for a good deal. It was winter when I signed up for their mailing list. This was about 3 years ago. Then spring came around and I saw they had deals for a Yankees game. Upper deck seats they would sell for $24 then with the service fees it'd come out to $32. They also have deals for the Audi Club and the Turkey Hill Picnic Area. This year for my little sister's birthday I got tickets for the Turkey Hill Picnic Area. The food they offered were sliders, hotdogs, salad, beans, typical picnic foods. They also offered unlimited Turkey Hill ice cream and soft drinks. The seats that came along with the tickets were field level, but in the outfield. You can't beat something like this when you're going out for a special occasion.

Other events I've been to when using Goldstar was Dueling Pianos, Fuerza Bruta (amazing show), The Ride (which was interesting), and just my regular Yankees games. I've also been to a couple of Mets games as well because my boyfriend is a Mets fan. The events I've been to with Groupon are only museums. I've been to Ripley's Believe It or Not and the Sex Museum. Although I think the Sex Museum was small and could have included a lot more with their exhibits. On a good note it did have a bar/cafe all the way in the basement and you can pick up some fun interesting things in their gift shop. Just my opinion.

I've seen Groupon had deals for certain live events. One that comes to mind is the Mets game that features a Nas concert at the end of it. When I went on Groupon to purchase the tickets it took me to MLB.com and the game was sold out already. Then I went on Goldstar and was able to find tickets for the same game. Being from Queens and a hip hop fan of course I have to suppose my fellow Queens rapper and go to the game. Last time I went to a summer concert at Citifield was to see Foreigner, but I think with Nas performing there might be a bigger crowd after the game.

Therefore at the end Goldstar will always be the better sight for events. The service I get with Goldstar is always good and I'm never looked down upon. Unlike with certain Groupon deals where people treat you pretty crappy. My thing is if your business is on Groupon then it must suck and you're not getting as many customers as you would like. So if I was a business I would be just as nice to the Groupon customers as well. My boyfriend and I usually order extra things than what's offered, so I expect the service to be just as good because I'll be spending the extra money.

So at the end remember sign up for Goldstar because you won't regret it.