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Groupon has a rating of 1.8 stars from 5,284 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Groupon most frequently mention customer service, credit card and fine print. Groupon ranks 242nd among Daily Deals sites.
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I have used groupon many times and have never been disappointed. However I recently been checking and the prices they are listing are completely wrong... listed@$45/night and starts@$116, etc. I do not know why they have gone bad but I will not waste my time anymore.
I went to Fun Station for $15 it was supposed to be 40 go to this website
Many interesting offers for different services. Before buying anything I usually search for groupon deals :)
I get the Cruise holiday deal in here! Best and awesome deal! Best holiday I ever had! Terima kasih Groupon!
Had a problem placing an order on Groupon yesterday (4/3) and got an automated message to contact customer service. I found the live chat feature and later got transferred to "Getaway Specialist" and was in queue position 3. After getting to queue position 1 and waiting for close to 2 hours, there was still no one to answer my call. Since it was getting late, I decided I would try again today. Maybe they had a really troublesome case.
Today, I tried live chat again. I was transferred to "Getaway Specialist," waited half hour and was immediately hung up on before the customer service rep even said hello (see pic). Needless to say I was infuriated.
I come onto Groupon all of the time to find papajohns pizza coupons. Well worth it.
The best site i've ever seen. A large number of coupons. I use them very often.
Went on to groupon looking for accommodations for my son and I for his school vacation this April, so in February I was looking for deals and found one, I opened the page entered the days I would be traveling and hit the next button and was automatically sent a confirmation for the hotel however I did not intend to purchase the deal I was just attempting to get a cost, I explained this logically to several associates at groupon both by phone and email, the end result was an email from groupon acknowledging I inadvertently purchased the deal but because I didn't read the fine print for a hotel stay I did not want I was still on the hook for the cost, $#*! GROUPON!
This started in January when Ideeli was acquired by Groupon. I called and they promised my a check for my $75 credit. 3 months and many promises later, no check. Has anyone filed a claim with the better Business Bureau?
Groupon is not my favorite place to shop. Their prices are not the best and their customer service at least their Chat online is alwful. Their shipping is a joke. I even bought groupon.com.ar and they scamed me really bad! And the worst part is you have no way of leaving reviews. Well, I would rather recommend other places to shop.
Why won't you honor a coupon for a faithful customer? I've asked this question to your 'customer service' three times, but have only gotten stock responses, none of which applies to my problem. Shame on Groupon!
Bought a &26 in value Groupon for Fanfango, but only got $23 and change toward purchase. What followed:
In the last 10 days of communicating back and forth, with no less than SIX different customer service agents, I am no closer to an answer. Each of those six communications was ineffective and essentially empty, with agents asking for information that was irrelevant to the issue (my telephone number, my shipping address). In fact, the agents merely repeated the language listed in the groupon offer! And after all this time, no information whatsoever regarding Fandango's rip off of a small but still meaningful amount of money from me.
I wont waste my breath anymore than I had to today, on facebook and twitter. Groupon have officially gone down in my books. I waited two weeks and had not received as much as a dispatch email for a wine order from The Vineyard Club. I emailed the merchant and Groupon, no response for a few days until being told that my query was going to be passed to management and to wait another two weeks to get a reply, not event to receive confirmation that its on its way. I asked for a refund, and low and behold. No reply. They have robbed me of £33. Even after all of this, no reply. Avoid.
I have used Groupon occasionally, this is the reason for 4 stars. Everything I purchased was as advertised. Some reviews said to research before buying from Groupon; this is a no brainer. You should research before you buy anything from any store, website, newspaper ad etc. I will continue to review Groupon offers and purchase after I have done my due diligence.
First lets start with Groupon delivery service...#1, The delivery was booked and cancelled 5 times due to the fact that they wanted to leave the boxes 5 minutes away from my house at the concierge office and not bring to my property. I had to call and speak to higher management in order for them to bring the boxes to my building. Ridiculous! #2, All items had faulty defects and was really bad quality. #3, When i spoke to customer service they were not helpful at all wanted me to do a million things before they would even consider helping me to the point i just told the lady to cancel my subscription and delete me from all database because i want nothing more to do with Groupon. This whole process was so ridiculous im left out of pocket and now have fault furniture. I dont advice anyone to use Groupon.
Answer: Yes, Groupon is legit. You need to read the fine print before ordering live event tickets- -they will not refund your money even if it's there fault. I only buy tickets for activities that don't expire or you can use the purchase price towards a non-Groupon service the vendor offers. Hope this helps.
Answer: Yes, report it but using social media is a very effective way to get a companies attention. Spread the word, Groupon does not honor returns!
Answer: I usually call the merchants I am interested in before buying the coupons, and ask them if the groupon coupons work, and how much more I have to pay. You could do the same, contact the merchants you are interested in and ask them how groupon works for them?
Answer: Groupon usually sends a tracking # via email If not do as the other people suggested, check My Groupons
Answer: I wish I could say why, but a solution might be to contact Call Curtis, or your local News station that helps with consumer issues. They always seem to get fast resolutions, because companies hate BAD TV PUBLICITY.
Answer: I personally do not trust groupon. The question previous to yours printed on this site should answer your question as to its reliaiblity
Answer: The one I took by Holly and Hugo at least were I would research the company before buying. Also about twice a year they put all their courses for $5! I got mine completed it and it helped boost my resume and I was able to get a vet assistant job pretty quickly compared to before where I only got a call back from about one place which didn't lead anywhere. :) hope I could help!
Answer: Well, it's not Ideeli anymore... it's been Ideel for about a year now I think. Yes, there is a customer support phone number. I've had nothing but good experiences from Ideel in all regards - product satisfaction, price, shipping, etc. - but I've never had to contact customer service so I don't know what you'll get, but they're phone number is (888) 835-1719.
Answer: They are the absolute worst about answering customer service complaints. They will lie, they literally told me customer service reps were out sick, thus no answer to my emails for about 2 weeks. But, don't loose hope, the DAY I posted a review on this site, they answered AND gave me a 25.00 credit for my trouble. So write a review on Site Jabber with all the details and a bet a manager will answer promptly. As this is their way, I NEVER ordered from the site again after at least 3 years of orders. Good Luck and don't leave a sordid detail out of your complaint.
Groupon is the largest "daily deal" site, selling vouchers for discounted local experiences and services such as restaurants and spas, as well as travel packages, shopping, and a number of other items. Vouchers are purchased upfront and typically must be redeemed by a certain date, after which time Groupons expire. To businesses Groupon markets itself as a way to drive new customers. Groupon is a public company (NASDAQ: GRPN) and is based in Chicago, IL.

