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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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Have been a loyal customer for years, but clearly something has changed with this company, I will not buy anything from them going forward. Purchased a groupon for a gift for my daughter for Xmas, she did not want it, so I attempted to process a credit or refund. Did 3 online customer service chats and also called. Was told that they will only refund after 3 days of purchase. Really? At Christmas? Most people purchase at least a couple of weeks in advance. This place has gone to the place where companies go who do not care when you tell them you are cancelling your account, horrible customer service, just like robots...
I bought a Christmas gift for a friend. Ordered 12/1; delivered 12/8. Upon unwrapping on 12/25, the person already had another one so I wanted to return. NO DICE. Can't return after 14 days. Everything with order was OK; but I ams tuck with a non-item for me. Won't use for gifts ever again.
I purchased a 10 piece comforter set. And when I received it, it didn't look anything like what I saw online. The set I have looked like someone had washed the color out of it. I hate I wasted my $79.99 on this! NEVER AGAIN, I'M DONE WITH ANYTHING GROUPON HAS!
I bought a 3 month gym membership for curves. It was redeemable at a choice of 2 locations. When I called the location of my choice the lady who answered said she didn't know what I was talking about and my Groupon was not redeemable at her location. Ok, fine. I contacted Groupon and they gave me "Groupon bucks". So Iwas able to choose another Groupon.
My choice was a mani/pedi. It said appointment only. I made an appointment a week in advance. I show up the day of and wait outside, in the cold, outside a locked store. The business is not answering the phone. Door locked and all lights off.
So I call Groupon and tell them that my appointment was a no show. Guess what, tough bananas for me. That's what I was told In a nutshell. I was thanked for "reaching out ", but they don't offer any refunds so I'm SOL.
Hmmmm, something is not right here.
NEVER AGAIN WILL I ORDER FROM GROUPON. THANKS TO THEIR FALSE SHIPPING DAYS ON ITEMS ORDERED CHRISTMAS ITEMS WONT BE HERE TIL AFTER CHRISTMAS OR RITE B4 NEW YEARS. THEY SURE DONT HV A PROBLEM TAKING YOUR PAYMENT INFO AND ONCE YOU ENTER SHIPPING DATES CHANGED FROM 2 DAYS TO MORE. THIS REALLY SUX! I WOULDVE WENT STORE SHOPPING IF I WOULDVE KNOWN THIS PRIOR AND NOT AFTER THE FACT. I PURCHASED ONLINE FROM THEM DUE THE THE 2 DAY SHIPPING FROM DATE OF PURCHASE INFO THAT WERE ON ALL MY ITEMS. THANKS TO THEM MY GIRLS, GRAND-DAUGHTER AND FAMILIES CHRISTMAS IS SCREWED. HOW FRIKN SAD! NEVER AGAIN! FALSE - FALSE SHIPPING ADVERTISING~ AND NO COMPENSATION FROM GROUPON DUE TO THEIR LIES. U ALL SUCK!
I ordered a christmas present for my 10 year old daughter in oct it is now 23 dec and it still has not arrived after promised 3 week delivery. I have tried to get answers from groupon and was told they dont know where the product is or when it will be delivered l have to wait 7 to 10 dsys for a written response. Disgusted. Will never recommend this site or use it again. Stay away.
I bought a $10 Dunkin Donuts gift card for $5 and indicated it was a gift and I wanted the actual card. A few days later I get a confirmation of my order with a link to print my $10 credit! I again contacted them to advise that this was a gift and I needed the plastic card. They promised to respond within 2 days. It's been 4 days and I still have heard nothing.
I've bought gifts for my hubby, kids, grandkids & travel. An awesome way to get gifts, Travel & so much more!
I have used Groupon for so many things! Concert tickets. Sporting even tickets. Party deals. Toys. Groupon has saved me lots of money and I love checking out new offers! Great way to save money but still enjoy the things you love!
They, did not process orders for days to even over a week after the order is placed. When they ship your items they ship it so slowly that it takes forever to actually get your items and when you call customer service they are very rude. I'm still waiting on three orders that I order and all were supposed to be here no later that today and now because of groupon not filling orders as they should and the only method of shipping they use none of them will be here until after Christmas/ the end of December if I'm lucky and they are all Christmas gifts. I have contacted customer service and they refuse to do anything about it just saying they are being processed and are in transit. There is no way that my items as of 12/20 should still being processed when there site says it will be processed wit in two business days! This is highly unacceptable!
Found a last minute Christmas gift. Was very pleased with the selection of activities.
Groupon is fast and easy... A bonus is delievery is usually included and again SUPER fast. Free returns!
On 12/15/16 I puchased 2 tactical flashlights from GroupOn. It is 12/20/16 my items still have not shipped and Group On posts a FedEx tracking # which is invalid and cannot be found at FedEX site. Reason it cannot be found is because GroupOn has not shipped the items. Custt Ser reps and supervisor lie and say that FedEX system is having glitches and not updated. Reps and supervisor have no authority to check when item will ship or expedite shipping. Honesty is not a priority at Group On.
You get what you pay for. Ordered over ten groupons, and up until now have not had an issue. I will say that much of the deals are not the best, but that is not Groupon's fault.
I've had great success with Groupon! I love the local deals as well as finding great new places that I didn't know were out there.
I purchased a Christmas Tree from Groupon last year and it was exactly as the ad said, it was a really nice tree. So, ordered again this year from Groupon. I received the ugliest tiny little tree. It's not even close to the heights listed in the ad and it had no width. It's about half the size or smaller than last years. I contacted Groupon right away via email and have heard nothing back. We've had to use this ugle tree as we didn't have the additional funds for another tree and with reading all the reviews here they apparently wouldn't help anyway. I trusted you Groupon, you represent the vendors and businesses you sell on your wedsite, if they suck, you suck! I honestly thought you'd stand behind your name and reputation but now I see you have an awful reputation. Never again and I shared the two trees side bu side on social media giving my friends and family a heads up.
On November 28th, I ordered a Lil' Rider FX 3 Wheel Battery Powered Bike, Orange for my nephew for Christmas. The product information said that it ships within 2 business days. When the item did not ship in that time frame, I emailed Groupon to find our what was going on and they responded right away stating that the carrier just had not update the shipping information yet and to check the fine print of the item to find out the delivery time frame. I checked the fine print and advise Groupon that the fine print stated delivery would be received within 7 business days. It was not past this time frame and Groupon simply said oh you will receive it. A couple days later, December 8, I checked the tracking information which showed that there was a shipping exception due to multiple shipping labels on the pacakge making it undeliverable. I emailed Groupon again advising of this information and provided them proof. I received a print response telling me not your worry, that I would receive my order by December 14thave and to email them back if I did not receive the package and they would take care of it from there. December 14th came and went and still no pacakge. I called FedEx to find out what the status was and was informed that the pacakge we returned to sender due to the multiple labels on the pacakge making it undeliverable. I then emailed Groupon again with this information and received no response. I called Groupon 2 days later and was told that they would look into it and someone would email or call me once they investigated. I still have not received any email or phone call and have not received a refund either.
The Staff is Wonderful, so Motivating and Supportive. By far the most exciting and fun workout I have done, so much so I forget I'm working out.
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.

