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Groupon Reviews Summary

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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value
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shipping
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returns
532
quality
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Arizona
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I recently purchased a Groupon deal for a haircut & color at a nearby salon. I paid for the biggest package $72, because I wanted the full-color, cut and style. Well, when I got there, they informed me that I had to pay an additional $30 for a Foil Color. Whatever! I paid for the full package deal $150 value. That should have included everything (cut, color and style). I of course paid the extra $30, but was fuming the entire time I sat there. I asked what the price was without the Groupon, and they told me that normally it would have been $70 for the Color, and an additional $50 for the Cut & Style. So, with the Groupon, I basically saved $10! I am pleased with the results, but I am still pissed about having to pay an additional $30, when I bought the biggest package deal on Groupon, and thought I had everything covered!

Date of experience: October 30, 2013
New York
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I wish I could give it no stars crappy piece of $#*!.

HORRIBLE HORRIBLE HORRIBLE Piece of caca doo doo!

Ordered my perfume over 3 weeks ago and still haven't received anything. When I called they said it was lost in transit or out of stock. They Almost did not refund my money. I hate them they suck. DO NOT ORDER ANYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE DELIVERED TO YOUR DOOR.,...

It will never get there.

Date of experience: October 29, 2013
Arizona
1 review
1 helpful vote
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October 28, 2013

First - i have used ideeli quite a few times to buy merchandise with no problem. My last order, however...
Bought a pair of boots - size 6 1/2. Recv'd said boots, size ELEVEN. Really?
OK, so i returned them (in the meantime, my size sold out, which sucked.)
They recv'd my package on Oct 2. I waited until Oct 13 to inquire. Said they had a warehouse move and would process my refund "soon". So, I inquired AGAIN, on Oct 25. NO REPLY. I sent another email today. I am quite fed up with this company and frankly will not use again but in the meantime i want my money back - BECAUSE I WAS SENT THE WRONG ITEM.

Date of experience: October 28, 2013
DeeDee L. Groupon Rep
over a year old

Hi Cathy,

I really appreciate that you took the time to reach out to us and provide your feedback on SiteJabber. I'm very glad to hear that you've received previous items without issue since that is what we strive to do but I'm terribly sorry you received a pair of boots in the wrong size. You should have already received your full refund back to form of payment for the wrong item if it was received. If you are still waiting for it please send me a private message with your return information and I'll be happy to make sure it's been processed. The warehouse move did cause some delays but your return should be fully processed and refunded by now. Please make sure to let me know if you still need help with this matter and we value you as a member and thank you for shopping with ideeli.

Best,

Jason Faria
Director, Customer Service

New Jersey
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I have purchased over 100 items and been pleased with the majority of items. There were a few stinkers but over all great deals. A few items I was not satisfied with included wood items such as fruit shaped baskets. Read the fine print and checkout reviews inline

Date of experience: October 27, 2013
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Technical difficulties makes this site ridiculous when compared to amazon or living social. Hate them!

Date of experience: October 26, 2013
Colorado
3 reviews
11 helpful votes
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Purchased a Simmons Mattress that broke down after 4 months use. Groupon will not consider trying to resolve the problem.

Date of experience: October 26, 2013
Minnesota
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I ordered the Pet water Fountain and it arrived today with over half the parts missing. No Motor, main housing strainer, or stator, so it was useless. I called to get the missing parts or a replacement, but they couldn't give me either. All they could do is e-mail a return shipment label and told me to ship it back. Very disappointing Company to do business with. Hope I get my money back

Date of experience: October 24, 2013
GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I thought I had bought a leather satchel - a great deal, was really looking forwards to receiving my bag. But although I'd put in all my details, and the transaction, made through Paypal (which I never have a problem with) seemed to go through ok, I received no email receipt.

Seemed odd, so I looked at my Groupon account and saw the order was recorded there. Phoned up Groupon - who said they'd had problems with the transaction and immediately cut me off. Checked paypal and no record of the transaction.

Phoned back. This time they asked for a credit card. I said no - I didn't trust them, it was my first experience of using Groupon, please use Paypal. Then it transpired that the bag was only now available in a different size and colour. They asked again for a card and I said no and asked them to cancel my Groupon account. They said they would - but cut me off again. I think this is a company to avoid.

Date of experience: October 23, 2013
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Bought a chromebook through Groupon. After a month of waiting for it, it arrived with the screen cracked and unusable. Groupon has not refunded or exchanged my product, and the company that sold it to me through Groupon is not honoring the warranty and claims I have to go through Groupon. I keep getting pleasant emails from Groupon from a computer asking me if my problem has been resolved- no, it hasn't. Nothing has been done. Meanwhile, I'm out $140.00 for a product that is unusable with no customer service to help. Last Groupon I'll ever purchase.

Date of experience: October 22, 2013
GB
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Booked a getaway
October 19, 2013

Booked a getaway - 4 nights with flights, hotel and one tour for £269 each - bargain we thought! But when we tried to book with the travel operator today we were told there would be a £150.00 supplement for the dates we wanted. £419 each was much more than we had anticipated paying for our "bargain" weekend away.

I searched around online and discovered that if I booked the flights, hotel and tour separately I could not only do the whole trip for slightly cheaper (£417 each), but get MUCH better value for money - I could get airport transfers, hold luggage and an extra tour all included within that price, which we'd have had to pay extra for with Groupon.

So my advice is only book a getaway with Groupon if you've searched all over the net for a better deal AND you're completely flexible with your dates AND you have phoned the travel company in advance to find out what the supplement is.

I'll now have to go through the hassle of cancelling my Groupon order and getting a refund, which will take about 7 days.

Date of experience: October 19, 2013
Oregon
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Folks, sorry to say that Groupon's business model is based on consumer's addiction to perceived savings and a retailer's desperation to market their products to survive. Groupon is counting on this vulnerability and has a knack to package their company as a savvy marketeer while screwing both consumer and the retailer at the same time!

Date of experience: October 19, 2013
New Jersey
3 reviews
3 helpful votes
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I like goupon but the previous experience I have had with them was not pleasant. Just like other companies, everyone has flaws

Date of experience: October 16, 2013
Missouri
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I recently purchased burberry men's cologne from groupon goods. It was my first purchase from groupon goods and my LAST. I received women's perfume. Which is different from men's cologne. I called customer service and they told me I have to ship the items back to groupon goods since they only purchased limited quantities of the product. When I take time from a busy job to go to the post office to ship the item back to groupon goods, I must then wait until groupon receives that order before they credit my credit card. I should note that they offered to credit my groupon account $10. I redused and told them I would never use groupon goods again.

Date of experience: October 15, 2013
Ohio
3 reviews
2 helpful votes
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I have ordered over 30 things from groupon using the Groupon app on my phone. I will say I might be addicted to the site. I have not had any issue with anything I have ordered. I have ordered watches, water bottles, sheets, towels, usb cords for android phones, phone cases and many more things. It does take a while sometimes for orders to arrive but the site tell you that is usually takes 2 weeks for items to even ship out so it is no surprise that it takes long.

Date of experience: October 14, 2013
Sweden
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I've been going back and forth between groupon and the service provider for several months now trying to get a refund for the unused portion of a coupon for two massages. The first massage was left me with bruises all over my back and in incredible pain for three weeks. The service provider agreed to refund the unused portion of the groupon coupon; Groupon claims the service provider never contacted them; service provider says they did; groupon says he didn't... get the drift? I will not be using groupon or the service provider again.

Date of experience: October 13, 2013
California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I have ordered many groupon goods and have generally been very happy. Even my mystery purchase was nice. I got a great headphone set. Once I received only one of a set of bamboo cutting boards and they simply gave me a total refund and let me keep the one they had sent. The only bad experience was with an inferior quality sheet set. They actually tore apart after just a month or so. Otherwise, I really have enjoyed my products and groupon's service.

Date of experience: October 12, 2013
Texas
4 reviews
3 helpful votes
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You can find good deals on this site! I would recommend calling the places before you purchase the groupon deal though. Some places tell you to make an appointment months ahead of time making you have to wait to get the deal ex: beauty, spas, massages, etc.

Date of experience: October 10, 2013
California
5 reviews
31 helpful votes
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Three times in the last two weeks they had "an inventory problem". They gave me a $10 credit-but how am I supposed to use a credit if they don't ever seem to have the merchandise I want/ordered? Don't waste your time.

Date of experience: October 10, 2013
DeeDee L. Groupon Rep
over a year old

Hi Tori,

Thank you very much for taking the time to provide your feedback here on SiteJabber. I apologize for the fact that you ordered items that later became unavailable and were unable to be shipped out to you. Part of the reason we can offer such reasonable prices is because we don’t keep any inventory. Instead, we work directly with the manufacturers, who ship to us, and then we ship to you. From time to time the manufacturer is unable to to send the promised amount of an item or some of the items arrive damaged so we cannot ship them to you as we had hoped. This type of thing doesn't and shouldn't happen often and I'm very sorry it happened to you more than once recently. You should have received vouchers from us to try and help make up for this unfortunate situation. Please send me a private message if there is anything else I can do for you in regards to these orders or if you have any further questions about this shipping issue. Thank you for being a member of ideeli.

Best,
Jason Faria
Director, Customer Service

Illinois
1 review
1 helpful vote
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My Wife bought Gillet Compatible Mach 3 Blades for me from this site. The Quality of blades was so bad that it did not do even a single shave properly. Groupon sells really poor quality goods on the name of discount. When I tried to contact their customer service, its pathetic too. Their Customer Service guys has only one objective, how to stall you and refrain you from returning the stuff. I al still struck with those useless blades. Stay away from this site. Its not worth you time and money.

Date of experience: October 7, 2013
Ukraine
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Really horrible customer service! I was their customer over 2 years. In August this year I bought a watch and this dispatch was delayed for > 2 weeks. When I finally got it I found a creme in a box.
Now they offers me 25 USD refund only. Even not the cost difference between creme & watches. Amazing scorn. I will stop my purchases from this site.

Date of experience: October 7, 2013
DeeDee L. Groupon Rep
over a year old

Hi Tatyana,

I really appreciate that you took the time to give me your feedback here on SiteJabber. I'm truly sorry to hear that you had a problem with your watch order and the customer service you received. When a member received a wrong item the agent should have offered you a return label for a full refund back to form of payment for the item. If for some reason you were unable to send back the incorrect item, that is the reason why a voucher would have been offered since we will always give a full refund for any items returned to our fulfillment center if they were incorrectly sent. If you'd like a return label to be sent to you for a full refund please send me a private message with your order information and I'll be happy to make sure you are sent a return label for a full refund. Thank you for being a member and I look forward to helping you resolve this issue if it has not already happened.

Best,
Jason Faria
Director, Customer Service

From the business

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.


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