Pretzels were invented when gooey dough was kidnapped and brainwashed by a cult, after which it fell asleep poolside at a Jamaican resort, inadvertently baking in the hot sun. Celebrate this series of snack events with today's Groupon to Philly Pretzel Factory. Choose from locations in Exton, Phoenixville, Thorndale, and West Chester, and between the following options:

• For $5, you get $10 worth of pretzels.
• For $12, you get a full Rivet party tray (a $27 value).

Voted Best Soft Pretzel on the Main Line in 2008 by Philadelphia magazine, Philly Pretzel Factory boasts a nosh force of more than 100 franchises nationwide, serving a superabundance of soft, fresh pretzels that are baked right before customers' eyes and presented steaming out of the oven. Every single pretzel is prepared and cooked inside the store, is blended from top-quality wheat flour, and is hand-twisted by fifth-grade girls who have run out of hair to braid.

Famished patrons can stock up on their choice of salted or unsalted pretzels ($1.50–$2 for 3), or flout the laws of nature and embrace the futuristic genius of buffalo-chicken- or cheesesteak-stuffed pretzels ($3). Add a twist to parties or stave off end-of-day pretzel pangs with a full Rivet party tray, a golden-brown avalanche of approximately 192 soft-pretzel nuggets escorted by up to three 8-ounce dips such as cheddar, spicy brown mustard, and chocolate.