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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 order from Groupon off and on, great deals usually, great return policy as long as your prompt in notifying them and if its like a store credit, it stays on your account and your next order its applied automatically. I do enjoy some of their deals offered.
Hi All, WARNING STAY AWAY FROM GROUPON!
Do not under any circumstances purchase live event tix from Groupon. I bought 2 tix for the event. The tix had the wrong date and they refused to offer me a refund. I didn't get the date wrong, the tix had the wrong date they sent me. We arrived at the venue and to my surprise nobody was there, and the gate was closed. I checked and rechecked my tix and yes, the date on the tix said January 17, but the event was on the 16th!
Ideel is horrible after moving to Chicago Groupon, sod you all! Fraudulent, incomplete, ignorant: this is not service this is cheating on our loyalty! Complained 100 times with no proper answer not to say service.
I purchased an online training and all I received were emails offering to have access to the trainings being offered by paying to be a full time member, meaning paying yearly fees to get access to all trainings. I didn't purchase that just to get access to offers that asks me to pay for more. I tried to look for numbers, email to contact groupon people but site won't let me log in. Says that my PW doesn't match which is weird since I've been using the same logging in before. No phone numbers to get hold of anyone... so how do we get in touch to whoever are behind this? I can't even reset my PW since no email is being sent to me to give me a link to reset a PW. Have I been ripped off? That's so cruel. I got this training online to upgrade my skills since I'm unemployed now and I wanted to save but instead, I spent for nothing. Can someone help me with this? Thanks.
Groupon offers the best deals on local restaurants and events, online deals and gadgets from other sites. I find myself checking groupon every few days for deals. So far I've purchased gift cards (at reduced rates), kitchen appliances, bedding and local culinary treats. OH and a booze cruise! Groupon is definitely the best.
Like everyone else, I was caught off guard when someone incompetent (probably a VP at ideeli) confirmed the BAD DECISION to merge w Groupon. Talk about a poor decision. (Pay the poor guy to leave, Please.) Merge a quality firm like Ideel with a bag-of-disjointed, off-kilter, low-brows like Groupon? With products from the. 99C store? Whoever thought of that was clearly asleep at the wheel. Talk about a death sentence for Ideel. Oh -- BTW -- the transition was anything but smooth. As other users have reported, my credit was lost too -- and remains to be seen as of this date. I'm still getting emails from Ideel, but of course, cannot purchase the items I wanted. Seems Groupon's SKU/Inventory/Item organization doesn't match, so those great deals I'm waitlisted for will NEVER HAPPEN.
Glad I didn't invest in either company. Poor decisions all around. It's a shame Ideel couldn't find a company that wasn't about to go broke. (You guys do read the news, don't you?).
With a little care, Ideel could have found a much better home. (Ever heard of GILT?)
Don't bother using Groupon. Those guys are lost.
I've bought over a 50 items from ideel and I've returned items I've been refunded my money never had a problem I have four deliveries I'm now waiting on I'm sorry to see them go out of business
I buy from groupon but when problems occur, they deny responsibility and send you to the final client
So I received my MP3 player. Did not work at all. Tried to return it, but the website says "overloaded at the moment" (it has been like this all day!). There is no one to contact or chat to or email to... a big wall!
It cost me £10, I'll cut my loses, but never again!
I purchased a restaurant voucher from Groupon and the restaurant closed. I emailed them MANY times over 2 months and I still have not received a refund. They are currently "investigating" even though I have driven by the restaurant and called many times. The restaurant is CLEARLY CLOSED.
DO NOT BUY ANYTHING FROM GROUPON
I am looking for my orders. This is crazy! I have been a loyal customer for years, and this is the service that you give in return. Even being owned by Groupon doesn't help. They state that the account was transferred. Really? I sent an e-mail(as asked) and nothing. This should be reported to the BBB. How can you claim to be a reputable company? I need a status on my orders. You are not the only ones with attorneys.
Hey there... I am editing my review. Try Bluefly.com for great quality name branded merchandise. Variety of sizes as well.
Love groupon, they have the best deals. Always try to remember to review their site before purchasing items online.
Ordered a Morphy Richards pan set fro £55.3 weeks later arrived a carpet cleaner. We don't have one carpet in our house. Phoned them, after being on hold for 30 minutes! The American lady told me to take it to the nearest post office (thing ways a tone and far to big for one person to carry, Post office 3 mile walk and we have no car). Said we don't own a car. After battling with her for 10 minutes that its there mistake they should come and collect it she agreed to send parcel force at a stupid time of the day. I had to take half a day off work and surprise surprise no parcel force arrived! Stuck with a carpet cleaner in a all wood floor house and £55 out of pocket. No refund will be given until the collect the wrong item. Now waiting for parcel force again and there 3 hours late. Doubt theyll show again. Customer service on the phone dont care at all! Avoid if possible.
Love this site for any and everything! Recommend to everyone! Great deals on EVERYTHING!. Read fine print for expiration dates of each groupon. If something seems "too good to be true" there is always a Q&A or a phone you can call to ask about a product. I have yet to have an issue with a products authenticity. But just ask if you are in question.
Just to the point... they advertise the value of the gifts as being $200 for $10. (I ordered skeptical anyway), and just checking now they have one for $1,100. I ordered one for Valentine's Day last year, and all I got was cheap plastic kids jewelry. They have it listed having 10k orders for this cheap Chinese made junk. They're making a killing off this scam!
I bought two watches from these guys and both times I received cheap phony inferior products.The picture is of the real products and what you receive is a flimsy bargin ben watch.The description is deceptive as well. I paid 50 dollars for 10 worth of products. Better of at Amazon.
BE VERY CAREFUL! I ordered an iPhone case and it didn't appear in my account. I ordered again and ended up with two. Wrote to them once I finally found out how! Way too difficult to contact them! To inquire if there was one or two. They said it was handled. Then I receive and was charged for two. I wrote again and they said it says final sale in the fine print! Horrible Customer Service! On the services, the savings are ALWAYS exaggerated. Before purchase call them directly and most often they will match their groupon price.
Ordered many different things and have yet to have anything shipped to me! They just offer things and don't deliver only allow you to hang on. If it's a nice price it's not real
Bought the makeup system thru groupon for 100.00 roughly. Come to find out from Luminess air after receiving a lousy color match that if you buy it Thru groupon its not warrentied thru the company. They act like they never knew you nor will they help you with any issues. Basically if any thing goes wrong your out 100 bucks. Groupon sale is as is, as well no support numbers email address's nothing. Your screwed. So roll over
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.

