I ordered 4 things off this site -
Shoes - I kept
Dress and belt look NOTHING like the picture - literally hideous
Black rain boots - i got these weird snake skin black boots instead of regular patent black booths
So i returned 3 things, and it took over two weeks for the return to process. Even then, only 2 of the three items were refunded, the third "wasn't received" even though they were in the same box!
I emailed customer service and got a response saying it would be answered in 24 hours. It's now been 3 days. On top of that, I'm connecting to live chat and "George" won't respond to me!
I wish i could get a full refund on all 3 instead of store credit, i never want to shop here ever again.
I used to love their merchandise. Unfortunately they are a terrible company, that forcibly closed my account over a mere $10 courtesy when they lost multiple items in the mail. They treated me horribly and when I mentioned the Better Business Bureau, they forcibly closed my account.
After complaining, Ideeli refused to allow me to return items that were in the mail at the time of the complaint.
It was a measly $50 return, and after buying all of my bridesmaid dresses through the company, they tossed years of loyalty to the curb.
They claimed that the BBB sided with them, but rather they informed me that "they "are not an enforcement agency and we cannot compel a business to settle your complaint"
In other words, they choose to act as a neglectful, horrible company that doesn't care about its customers. Run as far as you can from them!
Hello Amy S,
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback on SiteJabber. We're sorry you've had a poor experience with our site. According to our records, your account was closed due to a violation of our Terms & Conditions (http://www.ideeli.com/pages/terms_and_conditions). Over the course of your time with us, you have requested multiple courtesy shipping vouchers, all of which were detailed in your account. After a review by our customer service team, it was noted that no further courtesy vouchers would be issued.
On May 20th, you chatted with a customer service representative about two packages that you had not received, and wanted an update on the situation. According to UPS.com and USPS.com, delivery was first attempted on April 23rd. You reached out to us on May 10th about these particular packages and to do a thorough investigation we need 8 business days to communicate with UPS and the Post Office. When you reached out to us again on the 20th, we immediately refunded you in full for the orders that were lost in transit (orders 60159798, 60594914 and 61000230), even though our investigation was not yet completed. You also requested a courtesy voucher for the inconvenience. As we are not obligated to issue credit in addition to making recompense for your lost items, and due to the note in your account, we did not issue you the additional $10 voucher on top of your Lost Package refunds. At that point, the agent you were chatting with handed the conversation over to her supervisor, and when we did not give you a voucher, and we could not reship your lost items (as they were lost and, therefore, not in our inventory) you informed us you would be going to the Better Business Bureau to complain. This is grounds for immediate cancellation of an account with us. From our Terms and Conditions: “ideeli may, in its sole discretion, terminate or suspend any Member's Membership in and/or access to all or part of the ideeli Service and the Site for breach of these Terms and Conditions, or taking actions that are inconsistent with their intent. Ideeli shall be the sole determiner in cases of suspected abuse, fraud, or breach of these Terms and Conditions or intent of these Terms and Conditions. Any decision ideeli makes relating to termination or suspension of any Member's account shall be final and binding. (Section 2.5)“
In regards to your return, we cannot not accept it at this time, because the requested was made a day after your account was closed. Also from our Terms and Conditions, “Termination of your Membership will result in termination of all rights of access and use granted to Members. (section 2.2)” When we refused to issue you the return, you made this the focus of your follow-up complaint with the BBB. In a third incident with the BBB, you had stated that had we just informed you that we wouldn't be giving you the voucher, you would have dropped the issue. However, we have seven recorded incidents in your original chat on May 20th where you asked for a voucher, and our representatives replied in no uncertain terms that we would not be issuing you a voucher.
We’re truly sorry that we weren't able to come to a better conclusion in regards to your account. While we tried working with you consistently, you found fault with a great deal of our policies and we thought it might be in the best interest of both parties involved if we closed your account; we were not adequately meeting the needs of you, as the customer, and believed that we would not be able to assist you further in the future.
Best,
Jason Faria
Director, Customer Service
The deals are usually pretty good, but their customer service is horrible. I had friends and family sign up and purchase things from groupon and I only received one $10 referral bonus. And it was supposed to be on a Special $20 bonus. I emailed with the customer service and he was no help, he never even answered my question about if I was ever going to get the extra $10 that was supposed to be from the special $20 bonus. As long as you buy your groupon and never need to deal with the customer service, then you should be fine.
I own a business have contacted groupon numerous times as my cheque from them have not cleared! I stopped honoring the voucher while we are moving locations but they closed my merchant center down How many times do I have to contact you groupon to be paid I did a lot of services for free if you did not pay me you have now been contacted 5 times buy me maybe posting on facebook will get me a new cheque that does not bounce.
I ordered the Rosetta Stone Spanish 1-4 set and gave my current address when I filled out the order form. I discovered the order is being shipped to my old address I had moved from 2 years ago when I placed another order. I sent them a note and asked if they could contact UPS and forward the package. They said it was not possible and I would have to wait until it was returned. It is now 4 weeks later and I have not received the product. The customer service tries to be helpful, but really it is a bunch of BS. I liked them until this order. I will never use them again. They SUCK.
I am a senior who in error booked 3 hotel rooms thinking I was just checking prices.
They charged by visa in American funds but when they gave me a refunds it was Canadian funds costing me $40.00 when I called I was told they couldn't do anything about it.
I cancelled my account with them immediately and would not recommend Groupon
Molly Toronto. Canada August 2016
GroupOn's C. S. has massively improved, but they still take your credit after 6 months. I challenge this practice. The credit is there because a supplier they provided could not deliver the sold goods. So my money was paid, my money was credited back, and then MY MONEY was taken by GroupOn because I couldn't find anything I wanted to purchase on their site in 6 months!
My disappointment is with Groupon Goods. I ordered a speaker with them and one attempt to the deliver the package was made. The address I submitted was correct and verified. When I called to see what happened Groupon said it was being returned to the shipper and they would have to reimburse me because the deal was no longer on. So if for ANY reason a package is returned you lose out on what you purchased. This is NOT in the fine print. They said there was nothing they could do for me and that was that. Do yourself a favor and don't risk ordering from this company. You're better off going with Amazon even if you pay a bit more. The customer at Amazon is better and shipping will likely be free.
I ordered a 10 in. Double Power tablet on Dec. 21,2013 and as of 01/08/2014 I am still waiting for it to arrive. Can not receive any response to e-mails other than generic "will get back to you as soon as possible..." and no tracking of any kind. I ordered a chromebook back in Nov. And it took over 3 weeks to receive, with no tracking available. I thought this was just a one time screw up. After two orders with Groupon, it is definately their mode of operation and I will never deal with them again. I have received orders from China faster and with better communications.
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I have ordered several items from Groupon Goods. I have mostly been happy with the items. A few of them have been low quality. The restaurant and service deals are usually well worth it. I had one instance of a place being closed (when I had just purchased the Groupon), but customer service handled it well. Another instance the massage place was booked out 3 months. I believe that reflects the company though, and not Groupon.
I have ordered a few things. One package was completely open with the item floating around in the shipping bag. I ordered a bed set. The sheets are so thin they fell like they might rip. I think if I was the conforter it might bunch up. I order some tanks and the sizing is all messed up, know I am hoping they will let me return them. I will not be ordering material items through them again..
Groupon continues to sell coupons from businesses that are no longer in business. They have numerous clauses they claim prevent them from issuing a refund because they know "what are you going to do, sue them" yeah right. The best advise is to never, never, never buy from them again!
I am really happy to be customer of this company. I like it for many reasons - the excellent items from famous brands, fascinating quality and good prices. I never experienced hellish serves from this web site. And I hope never will. Actually, I like all my purchases that I did.
Hi YLA: It is great to hear from you. We do our best to provide a full experience for our customers, and are so glad that you enjoy shopping with us. Thanks for being a part of ideeli.
Jason Faria
Customer Service Manager
Ideeli, Inc.
I recently listed two products for sale on Groupon and was quickly blown away by how disorganized their company is. They have one portal for listing products with one set of log in and passwords and a completely different setup for interfacing with them about the products on the other portal, with a completely different set of log in and passwords. During an online chat with them to resolve some issues with the listings the person on the other end couldn't be bothered to answer any questions, they simply copied and pasted stock answers that had little bearing on my questions or issues. And then half way through someone else arbitrarily took over the chat on their end and didn't bother to read what we were in the middle of discussing.
Avoid Groupon at all costs! They are NOT worth it.
Groupon are the worst third-party vendor site on the Internet. My product does not show up in their listings even though the import the information directly from Viator. They have absolutely zero customer service whether you are a customer or a supplier I am removing my product from their website.
Had trouble scheduling an appointment for a coupon I purchased they where scheduled 4 months out before I could go... I asked if I could get a credit to my account and they said only during the first three days... I can say I will be deleting my account and warning everyone not to use the site...
I have used Groupon for years! I have never had any issues until recently. I no longer trust Groupon or the businesses they associate with. Or would never want to experience their customer service the way I did today. Pretty safe to say I will not be using them again!
Twice now I have had issues with Groupon and their return policies are the worst in the business. I was looking for an event in one city and somehow they sold me a ticket for a city over an hour away! I tried to cancel immediately and was told no. I will not be using Groupon again.
I purchased transportation from the Las Vegas airport to my hotel. The cost was $55. Once I purchased it, all the instructions said was to meet the driver at the pillar. Groupon has no customer service number so I had to email them. I asked them where exactly do I find the driver. They emailed back a day or two later that I would meet the driver at the pillar. I responded… Which pillar? There must be hundreds of pillars at the Las Vegas airport. The next day I received an email from Groupon saying that my order was canceled and that I would receive a refund in 10 days. I went back on the site and saw that the exact same thing that I had purchased for $55, was now at $99. This is all about them not wanting to honor the price of $55. Now my sons and I do not have transportation for our flight that leaves in two days and I will not be getting my money back for 10 days. This is the worst customer service I've ever experienced. Let me reiterate, I would give them zero stars if I could!
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 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.
Hi, Shaili!
Thanks for being in touch via Site Jabber! I am so sorry to hear about your negative experience.
I would like to first address your concerns about store credit for the not as advertised items. In the case of damaged, defective, wrong, or not as advertised items, we absolutely would issue a full refund to your original form of payment - however, according to our return policy as located in our FAQ, you do just need to report those to customer service within 48 hours of delivery and allow us to set up the return label on our end. With that said, we will gladly delete the store credits and issue a refund with no return shipping fee, as well as process your third item. Please allow 3-5 business days for this to post on your end.
We believe in giving as many of our employees as possible holidays off to spend with their families and loved ones and therefore had a skeleton crew on duty this weekend. Combined with a higher than normal volume, we are unfortunately, a little behind our promised response time of 24 hours. We are working diligently to catch up as soon as possible and appreciate your patience. I looked in to George's chat with you and it appears he had a technical issue. He did send a follow up email, however, so please rest assured this was in no way intentional.
Please do not hesitate to let me know if I may be of any further assistance.
Best,
Jason Faria
Director, Customer Service