Current daily deal apps not a deal for paying customer - the retail merchant. The whattasale.com platform will create value and ROI for the retail merchant.
The current daily deal industry is a deal for all but the paying customer - the retail merchant. The industry is working on improving their own business model and ignoring the fact that their technology doesn't work for their customer.
The whattasale.com deal/sales platform is designed to leverage the features of the internet that distinguish it from all other media and create deal campaigns that create value for the customer.