The internet has made it easier than ever to find sick deals on just about anything you want to buy. Specifically, sites like Groupon and BuyWithMe offer up crazy discounts on a daily basis. The daily discount site concept has really heated up recently, and now Boston has a discount site of its very own: Boston Bargains.

Yeah, the other sites let you make the Boston-specific deals, and BuyWithMe was even founded here, but we’re just another city on a drop-down menu when you delve into what the bigger players are doing. Boston Bargains is the real deal – beantown only, and run by people who live there.

Based in Beverly, Mass., Boston Bargains was launched just a couple weeks ago and has been offering incredible Boston deals ever since. Founder, Patrick Tarmey (22), shoots for a “homey” feel, and is willing to sacrifice profits to gain a loyal Boston following. In fact, Boston Bargains has been known to push revenue back into the discount to provide an even better deal. As Tarmey says, “it’s not all about making a ton of profit.” At least not right now.

Boston Bargains sets itself apart from other similar sites in a couple of ways. Besides it being Boston-exclusive, Boston Bargains offers what the company calls “super bargains.” The “super bargain” is discounted even more than the original, and is available to the first 15 or 30 people that snatch it up. The discounts on “super bargains” are pretty hardcore, and Tarmey says they usually take a hit on these deals. They’re currently focused more on gaining an interested audience than taking profits.

Another interesting difference is that Boston Bargains isn’t afraid to attract buyers offline. Believe it or not, Boston Bargains actually runs local TV commercials that air on ABC, NBC, CW, and a few other major networks. The added exposure helps build the Boston Bargains following and also helps participating businesses. If a strong Boston business offers up a discount of 65% or more, they get featured on their very own custom made Boston Bargains TV ad free of charge.

The thing that really sets Boston Bargains apart is that it’s run by people who know the city, and who maintain a genuine sense of community. Though Groupon and the like have great deals too, they’re getting too big to maintain any real, local sense of community, and Patrick thinks they might be “going Hollywood.” Groupon, for example, now runs unrelated advertisements and survey requests to pad their revenues – a sellout move if you ask me.

Boston Bargains may be my new favorite daily discount site, but that doesn’t mean I can’t stay on the Email list for any of the others. It seems when it comes to new players in this market, the consumer can’t lose. Boston Bargains gives that hometown feel, along with “super bargains,” and the other guys keep throwing out great discounts as well. No matter how you look at it, with more and more of these sites talking to local merchants, Boston residents only stand to find better deals on a daily basis. At least for now.

To start grabbing those “super bargains” from Boston Bargains, sign up on the website, or check out Boston Bargains on Facebook and Twitter.