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Groupon Reviews Summary

Groupon has a rating of 1.6 stars from 5,291 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 245th among Daily Deals sites.

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Disgusting company no customer service rubbish cant hold anyone, list £110 on a order from mhstar avoid these

Date of experience: June 15, 2022
South Carolina
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Groupon is awful!
June 14, 2022

Tried to purchase the Costco deal and the order did not go through. Despite using Google Pay the transaction was declined. I got an email asking me to update my card on file. I updated my card on file. The order showed processing for 24 hours so I contacted customer support. I was told they could not do anything because it had to be escalated to the "special Costco group" and I would receive a reply via email. It's been three days and I finally get "I've verified that no charges were processed due to a general card decline. Any charges shown on your card's statement should disappear within 3–5 business days. The Costco Deal is currently unavailable." So groupon screws up AND I don't get the voucher. Crappy customer service whether you are a customer trying to get a voucher or a business trying to offer a deal. Groupon is AWFUL!

Date of experience: June 14, 2022
Colorado
1 review
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I purchased 2 groupons for oil changes. On the Groupon app you can add more than 1 Groupon to your cart. Even though their app allows you to purchase more than 1 Groupon apparently the fine print says only 1 purchase per person. If that is the case they need to reprogram their website to only purchase a single Groupon at one time. Just another way to scam you out of your hard earned dollars. Even though the help section of the Groupon app says you can get a refund there is no place to do that when I log onto the app. So Groupon this is the last you will see of my money. Bye!

Date of experience: June 13, 2022
Michigan
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Concert ticket ripoff
June 10, 2022

I bought 2 tickets to a concert thru Groupon. When I arrived a month later to the concert venue I found that the concert had been cancelled. With Groupon as the middle man I was never informed. So my time, gas, and parking fees were gone. I contacted Groupon to get my tickets refunded and was told there would be no refund but my tickets would be valid for the rescheduled concert. The band's website shows no rescheduled concert for at least the next year. Probably ever. Don't get scammed like I did.

Date of experience: June 10, 2022
Florida
1 review
3 helpful votes
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No customer service support
June 10, 2022

I've been trying to get resolved a purchased Groupon from a merchant that went out of business. The text messaging customer support is useless. I've tried 3 times and once I explain my situation, they no longer communicate with me. One can only assume they have been trained to pretend to care and then ignore the customer. I'm stuck with a purchase I cannot use after giving Groupon my money. Now the Groupon expired and they last told me they couldn't do anything.

Date of experience: June 10, 2022
North Carolina
1 review
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I purchased a Groupon deal for Peachy Parking in Atlanta. When I tried to use it, Peachy said we are not taking Groupons. I'm trying to get a refund from Groupon, but they won't answer chat, they have no phone support, & I have not received satisfaction from the email I sent. What a RIPOFF. Stay away from Groupon and Peachy Parking.

Date of experience: June 10, 2022
Georgia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Groupon can not be trusted
June 9, 2022

I tried to cancel a reservation and Groupon said I couldn't cancel it but the hotel said I was within the time frame to cancel. When I contacted Groupon they said they escalated my case and it would take 7 days to get a response on if I would get a refund or not… They have very shady practices and should be put out of business. They'll do Anything to make a buck… They should realize these negative reviews will indeed put them out of business sooner or later. Never again!

Date of experience: June 9, 2022
New York
1 review
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What a scam!
June 6, 2022

I reserved a parking garage in NYC with Groupon for a family night out. I paid $45 for 8 hours. The place closes at 11:30PM so it was for only 7.5 hours. I thought it was great deal. When I actually got there, I didn't bother to check their posted prices. When I went back to pick up the car after 5 hours I realized i got scammed by Groupon after I already paid with the QR code from Groupon. The posted sign says "upto 10 hours $33.95 plus 18.75% parking tax" That's $40! And Groupon won't let me leave any reviews on their app even though I tried many times. Scammers! I had to find this sute just to leave a review so on one will be scammed by Groupon again. Obviously I will not be using Groupon anytime soon!

Date of experience: June 6, 2022
Texas
1 review
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I would give Groupon negative stars if I could. I had asked to cancel to cancel my order and was told yesterday that it was canceled and that I would not be charged. I woke up to see that I was not only charged for the origional order but a second one as well! Customer support is a joke. They only have an online chat but as soon as they don't know how to answer a question they become unresponsive.

Date of experience: June 4, 2022
Florida
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I used to love Groupon however they have taken a turn for the worst and if something happens with your Groupon like the business is shut down or Groupon issued the Groupon for a different area other than the one you searched then you will not get any customer service! They are strictly live chat which no one responded to me at ALL in their "live chat" so then I emailed my issue and I have gotten a generic email 4 times so far saying they are sorry for taking so long but they will get back to me soon. Absolutely the worst!

Date of experience: June 3, 2022
California
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Horrible experience
May 31, 2022

Purchased the ticket to a Skyzone, after being treated horrible before even it was our turn to get in, we refused to give them business and decided to return the ticket to get our money back, Groupon customer service refused to refund our money. They apologized for the bad experience, however because of their policy they don't refund the money. Never ever using this website again!

Date of experience: May 31, 2022
Florida
1 review
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Crooks!
May 29, 2022

If I could have a negative I would. I had $1000 in deal bucks. I used approximately $70. They double dipped charged my charge card and took my deal bucks. I tried to use chat... nothing so I called in which I was told they would investigate. Next thing I know they shut my acct down and said too bad about the $1000. Never use them again. And too bad about my money. I violated their policy? They double dipped and stole $1000 of my money

Date of experience: May 29, 2022
Nebraska
1 review
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I would give them zero stars if I could
May 28, 2022

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!

Date of experience: May 28, 2022
California
1 review
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I had an issue with a hotel reservation, but groupon responded immediately and gave me a full refund.

Date of experience: May 25, 2022
South Carolina
1 review
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I think it is terrible how these companies have gone 100% online. You cannot email, call, get a phone number or person on the phone. If you need a refund or any kind of assistance after your purchase you are screwed. I had purchased Catalina Flyer tickets to Catalina Island and after groupon purchase you are prompted to then go to that Catalina Flyer site and they were fully booked for over a week out?! So we obviously needed a refund. When people spend money on your company, they should be able to call and speak to an actual agent regarding their purchase. What a scam. Unfortunate. No more purchasing from Groupon, you have lost my service. What a nightmare!

Date of experience: May 25, 2022
Florida
1 review
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Horrible company, terrible service
May 19, 2022

Groupon is an absolute joke. They are theives and scammers. Worst company I've ever tried to use to promote business on

Date of experience: May 19, 2022
Florida
1 review
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HORRIBLE THIEVES
May 18, 2022

The app is set up to fool you. I looked at an offer and left GroupMe app to get card info. When logging back in to purchase it charged me three times because I just clicked on the item I wanted... ONE OF. And had to come back to the site. Never authorized 3 purchases!
REFUSES TO GIVE REDUND

Date of experience: May 18, 2022
Louisiana
1 review
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I have been a loyal client with Groupon
For a few years now. Groupon does not allow one to go back to fix misspellings, after the respond to a client review has been sent. There system is very sensitive and will send your reply without you finishing your respond. This is very poorly managed.

Date of experience: May 13, 2022
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Plant looked nothing like the picture
May 11, 2022

Purchased a Wisteria plant that bore no resemblance to the one pictured in their advert. Just look at the pictures and judge for yourself!

Date of experience: May 11, 2022
Nebraska
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
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SCAM
May 10, 2022

Went to purchase some Big Heads for my sister in law's graduation. Took forever to connect with a Groupon representative. In the end, I paid Groupon $26.97 for 3 heads (3 x $19.99 value on the website = 59.97) which I then paid $13 per big head for shipping and tax ($13x3 = $39) because groupon wouldn't let the vouchers combine. So I pay $39+ $26.97 = $65.97 for a $59.97 +$13 ($72.97) item. Saving $7 in total... Total rip off. Used to use the site to save for fun events like graduation. Now its just sad.

Date of experience: May 10, 2022

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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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