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Fraud
October 15, 2016

My item never arrived at home, the customer service just say that " ask for you package from your neighbours or write a email to royal mail "
I lost £100!

Date of experience: October 15, 2016
Wisconsin
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Unparralled incompetence
November 29, 2015

Sent the wrong item on two consecutive orders and to which customer service refused returns! Worst Site ever! Unparalleled incompetence! Avoid like the plague!

Date of experience: November 29, 2015
New York
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Terrible experience
April 18, 2011

Terrible experience. Bought a voucher and they won't even let you redeem it. So they basically stole my money without providing any services. No ethics.

Date of experience: April 18, 2011
DeeDee L. Groupon Rep
over a year old

Hi Pablo,

I'm deeply sorry to hear that you're feeling this way, and would like to touch base with you for further information regarding your voucher order. Rest assured, we're happy to resolve this so you can redeem you voucher. Would you be so kind as to private message me your order number so I can further assist? I look forward to hearing from you.

Best,

Jason Faria
Sr. Manager Customer Service

New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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The only deal site I have never had a problem with! One movie ticket company went out of business before I could redeem all my tickets, and groupon gave me a full refund immediately! Love them!

Date of experience: January 30, 2012
Florida
1 review
3 helpful votes
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As a merchant just trying to buy some risk -free advertising (traditional ad space is so expensive nowadays, and there's no guarantee your company will get one call out of it), we tried groupon. They said it would take 6 weeks for our deal to go up, but it took 14 weeks instead. Even though we gave them all the correct information from day one, they still posted our ad with the wrong address, phone number, and a poorly written description of our services. I reviewed everything before they were supposed to post it and did not approve anything, called and emailed the changes, but they posted it wrong anyway. Had to call twice more to get the right changes. Every time I needed something fixed or a question about our merchant account, I would speak to a different person. Everyone in the call center sounded way too young and never knew what was going on with your account. Seemed like it was run by high school students. Actually, high school students probably could do a much better job.
Bottom line, extremely unprofessional, unreliable company with no inner communication whatsoever. Don't give these people your business.

Date of experience: April 25, 2013
Rhode Island
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Very risky. If your local business closes, they do not refund. Who can afford to throw money away for unfulfilled services. Seems very unethical and illegal.

Date of experience: May 15, 2018
Arizona
2 reviews
4 helpful votes
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Groupon is awesome!
July 18, 2013

Groupon is awesome! Not like Living Social (sucks!)
I have used Groupon so many times and I've never had any issues. Fast shipping, great products/deals. LOVE IT!

Date of experience: July 18, 2013
Michigan
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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Some good, Some bad.
March 13, 2018

Not all is bad with Groupon, just make sure you read everything, they are good but when they turn over the purchase to their online vendors, it can be buyer beware.

Date of experience: March 12, 2018
Florida
1 review
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BUYER BEWARE
July 16, 2016

LOOK AT PRICING OF TICKETS BEFORE PURCHASE. BOUGHT 2 TICKETS TO RAYS GAME AND INVOICED FOR 50.50 WHILE GROUPON CHARGED ME 68.50! HUGE RIP OFF... A LITTLE KISS WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE TO GO WITH THE SCREW

Date of experience: July 16, 2016
New York
17 reviews
32 helpful votes
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Don't bother.
June 15, 2015

Bought Groupon only to expire before use. Usually too far away so do your homework and see if you would really use the coupon or just throw it away as I have. Waste of money.

Date of experience: June 15, 2015
Iowa
5 reviews
17 helpful votes
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I have used groupon 3 times. Only one of the three purchases went through with no hitch. It seems that the vendors don't realize what they are getting into and do not want to provide the services.

Date of experience: June 23, 2012
Tennessee
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Never Again
February 14, 2019

The code on voucher never worked. Live Chat did not help. Very poor customer service. Contacted PayPal and they agreed and got Groupon to refund my money.

Date of experience: February 14, 2019
Singapore
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Bought a backpack from groupon on 6Dec2015. Goods delivered on 17Dec was totally different from what they delivered. Complaint was not responded until 2Jan2016 after several chasers. Advice provided is for me to delivered the goods to Ubi and get a proof of return before I can get a refund. Groupon was not able to provide operating hour nor the contact number. I managed to find out the number but no one received the phone. I am not sure how I will get to return the goods not knowing whether there will ever be someone there to get it from me. Better not to order anything from them. Such a lousy service.

Date of experience: January 6, 2016
New York
4 reviews
3 helpful votes
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I've purchased lots in the past from ideeli/ideel but recently have not been able to find anything on their site that is returnable - what a ridiculous risk they are asking the customer to take!

Date of experience: July 5, 2015
DeeDee L. Groupon Rep
over a year old

Hi Nurit,

Thanks for being in touch via SiteJabber. I am sorry for the confusion regarding our return policy.

Because we keep very little inventory in order to keep our prices as low as possible, many of the items sold on our site are non-returnable. Because we understand the limitation this puts on our members, we try to be very transparent about this fact, noting the return policy on the sales page for every item, as well as when you place an item in your cart. This same information is shown on every order you successfully place, and in the order confirmation e-mail you receive immediately after checkout.

That said, our customer service team is always willing to work with you, especially if this is your first time shopping with us and were not aware of the policy. You can always contact us at support@ideel.com, or log into our live chat, or you can private message me here with your order number and the items you wish to return so I can look into your account personally.

Best,
Jason Faria
Director, Customer Service

Florida
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Not Fair AT ALL
July 7, 2015

Every time i call its a hour wait then when i get someone, they just offer a refund not an equal value of what was paid, they dont check merchants they do business with. ALL SCAM u can find things cheaper yourself or any other respectable website. GROUPON does NOT deserve your money

Date of experience: July 7, 2015
Pennsylvania
10 reviews
21 helpful votes
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Dining savings
January 7, 2017

Lots of savings on dining places. Mostly local but, even when traveling, have found some helpful. A nice way to try out somewhere you haven't visited before. Easy to obtain.

Date of experience: January 7, 2017
Thailand
4 reviews
23 helpful votes
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Cool
July 30, 2015

Cheaper than Amazon and that's why you have to check it regularly. I'm totally impressed with food promotions as well. Such offers are very rare to find elsewhere.

Date of experience: July 30, 2015
Florida
5 reviews
13 helpful votes
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Excellent items at discounted prices. And the event that you're not happy with the service or what your receipt Groupon is amazing their customer support beat my expectations

Date of experience: January 23, 2015
California
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
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They have no place to write a review on items they sell or sold...
There prices are really high I don't see the deal before you buy check google and you'll find you're getting roped off

Date of experience: August 27, 2014
New York
5 reviews
19 helpful votes
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I don't know about anybody else but I lose interest in buying anything from them after scrolling thousands of items. Groupon was 1000% better when they only offered you 100 items or less

Date of experience: February 1, 2016

Overview

Groupon has a rating of 1.6 stars from 5,286 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 250th among Daily Deals sites.

service
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value
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shipping
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returns
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quality
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