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Colorado
1 review
9 helpful votes
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Massage
April 15, 2020

I paid $35 for a reflexology massage on Groupon & the night before the massage I got a call from the therapist & because of conflicting schedules she had to cancel & this was on sept 25 2019 & to this day after trying numerous times to set up another appt to no avail I still can't get a massage & u know the ironic part about this all is they don't have a phone number to call, don't waste your money.

Date of experience: April 15, 2020
GB
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Pricks
November 12, 2015

Fraud was done on my account in July 15, since I notice the purchases on my account I called customers and told them the situation and not to send the items out which amounted to £95 however they send all the items. I ve been calling for the past four months to get a refund from the company, every time I call I'm being told it will take 5 working days to investigate the issue. This is been happening every call I made to customer service, requested to speak with the manager on many occasions all them Im being told they are in meetings. After a while I kept on calling n they put me on hold for 1hr never got back to me or they just hang the phone up. I'm going to take the name GROUPON on all social websites so customers know not to shop with them because they are not reliable or helpfully and the staff are absolute waste. Groupon staffs are all $#*!ers to name a few Michelle, Melissa those are some of the staff I ve spoken too $#*!ing pricks they are….

Date of experience: November 12, 2015
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Very, VERY upsetting
December 27, 2017

I ordered, paid, reviewed the voucher, made the appointment, went to the appointment and my voucher wasn't anywhere to be found. No way to find it, No one to talk to, No chat, No email. Last purchase.

Date of experience: December 27, 2017
Illinois
1 review
0 helpful votes
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The rep did her job but it was very difficult to even get to speak with someone in the first place. Trying to find contact information for Groupon should be a lot easier. I do not feel I should have had to call in to get the status of a refund for an event that was canceled and not rescheduled. If I hadn't been able to find contact information, my canceled event would have been ignored totally. And then when I was told they could only refund with Groupon Bucks is unacceptable. I paid cash for the tickets and would expect to get a cash refund. I used to think Groupon was an upstanding company helping small business, but now I feel like they are only out to make money and scam people. I feel Groupon should be more understanding and helpful in this unprecedent time. Most companies are standing up and going above and beyond for customer satisfaction, Groupon is not one of those companies. I guess I'll be using Living Social more for my purchases going forward.

Date of experience: May 12, 2020
Canada
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Ludacris
December 23, 2016

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.

Date of experience: December 23, 2016
North Carolina
1 review
2 helpful votes
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That compnay is a scam
February 16, 2015

Watch out everyone!
Even the Jason F. Who apology here never take action to solve our problems.
I had sent him the order number for follow-up, but he same as their customer services, never get back to you!

I tried to call several times within the 24hours and left msgs with order number after missed their call, but never have someone answered / returned my calls! And they cancelled my order right after I missed their call. I never had any problems on any other orders from other sites.

Date of experience: February 16, 2015
DeeDee L. Groupon Rep
over a year old

Dear Lusia,

Thanks for sharing your feedback here on SiteJabber. I apologize that our Loss Prevention team canceled the order before being able to speak with you. They call for many reasons and without having the order information I'm unable to know why they needed to reach out and verify this order. As an online retailer we sometimes have to cancel an order that is not verified and since we are a member's only website, we can cancel an order if our Loss Prevention team is unable to verify it.

If you left a message with the information requested in the voicemail during the timeframe required, Loss Prevention should have been able to use that information to pass along the order for fulfillment. Failure to provide the requested information would have resulted in the cancellation and I'm terribly sorry for that inconvenience.

If you can provide me with the order number for the canceled order, I'd like to work with our Loss Prevention department to find out what happened. I can also check to see if this item is still available for reorder, if you'd like me to check for that. I look forward to hearing back from you and resolving this issue.

Best,
Jason Faria
Director, Ideel Customer Service

Florida
1 review
0 helpful votes
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HORRENDOUS Company
April 13, 2020

HORRENDOUS Company! I purchased pants that offered a full refund if returned within 7 days of receipt. The clothing was sent with a HOLE in the pants and I contacted Groupon 2 days after receipt so well within my 7 days. They refused to help or answer a single question! Instead they cancelled my account. They stole my money, sent a DEFECTIVE item and wouldnt communicate! Shouldn't penalize the customer for sending them a DEFECTIVE item. Why do they not honor the item description? Why list that full refunds available if Groupon refuses to honor it? Why offer chat or email if refusing to answer any questions? In times such as these most companies are looking out for their fellow Americans, while Groupon is stealing money from their customers, ignoring questions and treating people like crap. I was a customer for many years but after the way I was treated and punished I will never use them again! Save yourself from these liars and swindlers!

Date of experience: April 13, 2020
Virginia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I have been a satisfied customer at groupon for the past couple of years but this last week I have had three instances where I never recieved a product, the product that I ordered was not one that I ordered, and a local service I bought a groupon for was not licensed/able to offer the service. Overall money spent and lost was $250! When I called groupon they politely told me if was out of their hands and nothing they could do. The groupon to the fishing trip which has no boat license and thus is unable to take people on a fishing trip is still offered as a groupon to unsuspecting purchasers even after they were aware of the business being unlicensed and unable to offer the groupon service! I was always one to recommend groupon but I now have to warn others of groupons inconsistency. Save your $5 and go with a company who is reliable and able to reimburse you are not able to get what you purchased.

Date of experience: July 18, 2016
Bahamas
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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We have been using groupon for a while but our last expcerience while travelling to London was great thanks to groupon. Excellent merchants for brazillian blow dry and the eateries were par non. Overall we saved lots and quality was not sacrificed. Groupon is great!

Date of experience: June 3, 2018
Michigan
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I tried to make a transaction two times and said cant be processed had a problem with my credit card so i tried a different card and a different order same item and the next day the two transactions that cold not be prepossessed went through and customer service said cant help me so now i have 3 of the same thing wtf

Date of experience: December 18, 2015
Florida
3 reviews
1 helpful vote
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Just care.
December 2, 2016

As I can tell about this site (and most of the alike ones) - its a good opportunity to get something at a low price, however I try to always order things I know about - that way you get a discount and the service/item of the expected quality.

Date of experience: December 2, 2016
GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I bought winter boots 07 May 2014 on the 28th June while out walking my dogs, one was letting in water... and now they do'nt want to know. There is no after service, Think twice before ordering of them. LB

Date of experience: June 6, 2014
Illinois
1 review
1 helpful vote
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$75 worth of wine for $25. You have a purchase at least $75 worth of wine to get the total voucher of $75. The extra money on your voucher doesn't help cover the cost of shipping. It still ended up costing me $23 for tax and shipping. It wasn't a good deal after all. Won't buy any more vouchers from groupons!

Date of experience: April 5, 2013
GB
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Don't use!
January 2, 2016

Placed an order in November expecting delivery for Christmas. Now 2nd January and item still hasn't turned up. No response to emails. Can't get through on phone. Will never be using again! Avoid at all costs.

Date of experience: January 2, 2016
Texas
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Purchased registration for a 5k. First one for grandson. Tried to redeem. Code did not work. When I reached out to Groupon, the sent the same instructions that we're on the website, which had not worked the first four times I tried to use. NOT helpful! Then said they couldn't help me and sent me to event people and they have not responded since. I will never use Groupon again. Just go straight to the event or restaurant or whatever you're trying to do. Avoid Groupon.

Date of experience: February 23, 2018
Arizona
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I AM DONE with Groupon!
December 14, 2014

I AM DONE with Groupon! They love to take your money! But beware if you have ANY problems! Like having (2) purchases on my account I never made! They are impossible to reach it has to be done by email (if you can even find there email). It takes them FOREVER to return that email and then they are unwilling to even address what you emailed them for except to say" That if you unable to use the purchaes you can give them as gifts!" It's unbelieveable it's like they have a pre-printed response. Buyers Beware is all I can say.

Date of experience: December 14, 2014
Virginia
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
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I purchased MyEyeDr. Complete eye glass witt eye exam for $49.00 at Groupon.
I ended up pay $79.00 more for basic frame and glasses total of $128.00
After 6 month right side of the frame(Temples) plastic coating cracked., I called MyEyeDr. Yesterday, they said this problem is not under warranty I have to pay for the new frame. I think should cover warranty for one year defective merchandise.
They told me to contact frame manufacturer for warranty repair, I don't have a manufacturer contact info niether MyEye Dr.
MyEyeDr. Responsible for defective frame they sold to customer not me.
This is very bad experience to me with MyEyeDr.
Would you please explain me what to do? I don't want pay $135.00 for the new frame. I can get the new complete eye glass $39.00 from 39dollareyeglasses.com

Date of experience: March 15, 2016
Nevada
3 reviews
4 helpful votes
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Merchandise can be sketchy at times and I've noticed a much stronger trend towards china lately. Not like everything under the sun isnt made there anyway. (you can always thank mankind's unsatisfiable greed for that) but a lot more of the "obvious" chinese labels are showing up more and more. Dont know wat im talking about? Just compare there goods with the stuff you find on the original chinese classic FOB shopping website, Geek. Its the same damn stuff! Except Geek is waaaay cheaper but you have absolutely no idea what your really gonna get and when or if you'll ever get it. Things like massages and mani pedis are always a sure and fairly reasonable bet on Groupon though. Stick to those and you'll be fine.

Date of experience: May 14, 2016
Colorado
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I purchased a groupon for laser hair removal ($900+). The company I purchased the laser hair removal from didn't respond when I called for an appointment (I called three times). I contacted groupon for a refund. They said they would refund me back the $900+ to groupon bucks. When I asked for a refund back to my credit card, as I still want laser hair removal... And from a company I know and trust- they said they'd look into it. I've followed up with them four times with no response from groupon. Apparently I'm stuck with $900+ in groupon bucks?! Based on groupons customer service I never want to shop with them again. This is the worst customer service ever! I've just made a $900+ mistake. If I can give anyone any advice about groupon... DON'T BUY ANYTHING FROM GROUPON, unless you know and trust the company you're purchasing from.

Date of experience: August 11, 2016
India
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I planned and purchased a Reebok running shoes. I ordered it on 11th May and on 19 may I receive an email stating - 'Due to overwhelming response we are unable to deliver the shoes". MC saalon ye bataaney Mai tum logon ko 8 din lag gate. Chore saaley. They are actually collecting our data free of cost for doing future promotions

Date of experience: May 18, 2015

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
453
returns
524
quality
529
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