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Overview

Groupon has a rating of 1.6 stars from 5,268 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about Groupon most frequently mention customer service, credit card, and fine print problems. Groupon ranks 283rd among Daily Deals sites.

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    652
  • Value
    598
  • Shipping
    444
  • Returns
    509
  • Quality
    515

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Top Positive Review

“Sketchy”

G u.
1/2/24

For exactly 120 for a couples massage was not reflected on my account. I contacted groupon and gave them the order number in question as well as screenshots of my confirmation email. Instead of inquiring on the issue they refunded a second groupon voucher I bought for a movie ticket in the amount of 26.45 when I paid 29.45 and skipped out on paying my 3 additional dollars. When I contacted them a third time, my email was blocked. I would have been fine calling and explain this issue but there is no customer service number. Beware of the bs. Groupon is sketchy.

Top Critical Review

“So hard to make a review on groupon have sent this to Mystery Flights no reply... want all to know.”

Ange F.
10/27/24

We were so excited my husband was given this as a birthday gift…. The extra expenses have been ridiculous… extra $100 each to fly out from Brisbane… extra costs to sit together on flight… car hire for 3 days cause a very basic motel is not near city, beach, etc…. We were not honoured any of our three Friday and Saturday night options… had to fly out on a Thursday… taking away our income (haven't even gone and down $1060)… gosh I hope our bottom of the peeking order destination is worth it!

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Thumbnail of user leighannm1
Ohio
2 reviews
3 helpful votes
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March 9th, 2016

Groupon is the reason I spend too much money. I think I have an addiction and need a twelve step program. Lol! Have bought tons of things from the site, things to do around town and products that get shipped to my door, I have not had a single bad experience with them.

Thumbnail of user scottj48
Massachusetts
1 review
2 helpful votes
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March 30th, 2016

Bought a &26 in value Groupon for Fanfango, but only got $23 and change toward purchase. What followed:

In the last 10 days of communicating back and forth, with no less than SIX different customer service agents, I am no closer to an answer. Each of those six communications was ineffective and essentially empty, with agents asking for information that was irrelevant to the issue (my telephone number, my shipping address). In fact, the agents merely repeated the language listed in the groupon offer! And after all this time, no information whatsoever regarding Fandango's rip off of a small but still meaningful amount of money from me.

Thumbnail of user stellap13
Texas
1 review
2 helpful votes
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May 6th, 2017

Goupon Chiropractor gave me an adjustment by crushing my upper back and a judo chop to the back of neck when I complained. I have been in pain for 19 days, spent hundreds in Medical bills and prescriptions. Groupon doesn't care

Thumbnail of user annep63
Maryland
1 review
1 helpful vote
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June 26th, 2017

Since Group On customer service has been outsourced to India, their customer service is terrible. I bought a salon service for $69.00 and have called the salon and left voice mail messages, emailed them with no response since february. I even drove to the salon only to find they had moved and their website was taken down. I was told by Group On that there was nothing they could do after contacting them 3 times.

Thumbnail of user lizr54
Florida
3 reviews
1 helpful vote
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December 19th, 2017

I did the majority of my shopping with them. I really enjoyed myself without the crowds. I will give one input. This is across the board. Companies attempt to save money with the automated services. BIG ERROR! HUMAN contact is a must! Computers brain capacity is INPUT! HUMAN Input. But they have no feelings. HUMANs get frustrated and get turned off. PLEASE! Get away from this practice!

Thumbnail of user lizk79
California
1 review
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November 19th, 2018

Spent over 1 hour on the phone with Harry & David after I couldn't get their site to accept the voucher code. Neither could either of the 2 different customer support people who "helped" me. Don't know which company is the problem because I cancelled the purchase from Groupon. Now waiting for Groupon to refund the $ to my cc. What a giant waste of time over $14.99.

Thumbnail of user susanb5198
New York
1 review
1 helpful vote
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February 13th, 2023

My account was hacked. I saw the fraudulent charge immediately. I couldn't get into my account as they changed the password. Went on their site and tried to chat. Was disconnected FOUR times after spending hours each time explaining. Finally sent an email and received an automated response. I am still trying to get my money back months later. The chat service is useless. After providing all the documents they request they disconnect and you have to start over. Same goes for email. Without any live phone support I will NEVER use this service again. BEWARE!

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Thumbnail of user ml28
GB
1 review
2 helpful votes
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January 7th, 2012

I had a dreadful experience with Groupon in England. If you do not receive your product from the partner company, they take no responsibility whatsoever. Hence, they are in a win, win situation, whereby they just blame the partner. Don't buy, you can ruin special occasions, as did I. Printerpix, their partner, sucks.

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Australia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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December 22nd, 2016

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.

Thumbnail of user jerrys38
Washington
1 review
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July 21st, 2014

Truly dreadful experience. 2 weeks and still waiting for my order. Costumer service didn't bother to inform me about the issue, not when I contacted them they responded in a hazy manner kindly informing me that the problem lies on the vendor's side and there is nothing that they can do about it. Waste of time and money.

Thumbnail of user ys12
New York
1 review
2 helpful votes
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February 28th, 2014

I placed an order using a promotional discount. Oddly, the order was cancelled due to "fraud". This company took my credit card info, is jamming my inbox with emails, and cancelled my order for no reason other than the item would've been too cheap for them to ship. I think they are "fraud"...

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DeeDee L. – Groupon Rep

Hi y,

Thanks for providing your feedback here on SiteJabber. I'm sorry that your account was flagged by our loss prevention department. They were canceling some account since duplicate orders and accounts were made by the same people and if your order was canceled mistakenly I'll be happy to check into it and have it reinstated. We do ship out items for very low amounts all the time so that was not the issue with canceling your order and I'm sorry for that misconception.

If you can please send me a message with your order number I'll find out why the order was canceled and let you know why this order was flagged. I look forward to hearing back from you and helping to resolve this issue.

Best,
Jason Faria
Director, Customer Service

Thumbnail of user cheryll20
New York
1 review
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January 19th, 2015

I recently purchased a pair of boots which totaled $39... I didn't care for them and returned them only to find out they deducted shipping charges both ways reducing my refund by almost $20. I will not purchase from them again...

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DeeDee L. – Groupon Rep

Hi Cheryl,

Thanks for reaching out here on SiteJabber. When you return items to us, the original shipping fee isn't refunded. The $9.95 shipping charge provides you with 30 days of free shipping for orders placed after the initial order. That fee isn't charged to any orders with that 30 day period which is why it's not refunded when a return is created. We offer 2 return options: Store credit for the purchase price of the item and free return shipping, or a refund in your original form of payment minus a $8.95 return shipping fee. You can view our full return policy here: https://support.ideel.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/72

I'm very sorry if our return policy didn't meet your needs and I'm happy to check to see if we can refund you for the $8.95 return shipping fee as a special returns courtesy since you weren't aware of this policy. Please send me a message with your order number and I'll be happy to check into this and get back to you.

Best,
Jason Faria
Director, Ideel Customer Service

Thumbnail of user fredc29
Illinois
1 review
1 helpful vote
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January 5th, 2014

Groupon is a major rip off. They offer a product then fail to deliver. Yes they refund your money, but that doesn't help with items that you planned to use as Christmas presents. I will NEVER use them again and I encourage everyone to be cautious if they elect to use their services.

Thumbnail of user sama977
Australia
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December 16th, 2022

My partner acquired covid and was unable to use the cruise voucher. So the merchant asked that a member from groupon contacts them to process the refund which they refused to do multiple times. Their terms and conditions of the sale is very unethical and their customer service is extremely poor with very delayed replies, e.g we've been going back and forth over messages for several weeks because they don't have a phone service. I never write review but I highly recommend you NEVER EVER use them.

Thumbnail of user anthonyh53
California
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July 16th, 2015

A seemingly convenient exaggeration of saving lures buys into convincing themselves they are saving more than they are. Expiration scams are rampant and groupon does not give refunds. Groupon is the shifty manager of a restaurant that offers you coupons on future visits after the chef wipes his butt with the toast on your $400 chicken sandwich. Customer service is outsourced to save them money where 3rd party call centers cannot refund your money.

Thumbnail of user mirellav1
Illinois
1 review
3 helpful votes
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May 3rd, 2021

After this pandemic Groupon has gone beyond downhill! Tons of issues with the app
Freezing? Or not available to open or check out?! I bought 2 vouchers and never was notified that they had canceled on me. They refund it back credit And I can't even use it because the website keeps freezing I've been on here for the last for two! There's no customer service phone number and live agent isn't even available via text! Coupon needs to fix this and get back on board this is horrible!

Thumbnail of user sallyn5
Kansas
1 review
18 helpful votes
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February 29th, 2016

I cannot believe Groupon would acquire Ideeli to trash it, ruin it completely. I used to buy so much stuff from them, great customer service, fantastic choices, the daily emails were something I looked forward to. Now, it is all gone.

Thumbnail of user joanneb25
New York
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November 25th, 2014

I paid $90 dollars for a defective product and Groupon refused to let me return the order. They said I had 15 days, but the order page clearly stated 30 days return policy.

I had been a regular customer of Groupon but after that experience I quit purchasing from them. Simply not enough savings to make it worth the chance to buy from a company who doesn't honor their return policy.

Tip for consumers:
Buyer beware if there is no company website link. Groupon would not give me the information and left me high and dry with $91.13 worth of bad printer ink cartridges.

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Thumbnail of user rumeni
Florida
1 review
6 helpful votes
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September 22nd, 2015

Do NOT buy unless you are ready to wait for more than 3 weeks to be delivered! It's been 15 days and the products still hasn't shipped - it is a simple protein powder! In the fine print on the webpage it says delivered in 12 days, but when you get the confirmation email, it says 3 WEEKS! No option to cancel! Worst online shopping experience ever! Will never use this store again!
Wrote the same review on their website and it got rejected - talk about censorship and manipulation of the reviews!

Thumbnail of user danitas2
Louisiana
1 review
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January 16th, 2016

I am looking for my orders. This is crazy! I have been a loyal customer for years, and this is the service that you give in return. Even being owned by Groupon doesn't help. They state that the account was transferred. Really? I sent an e-mail(as asked) and nothing. This should be reported to the BBB. How can you claim to be a reputable company? I need a status on my orders. You are not the only ones with attorneys.

Hey there... I am editing my review. Try Bluefly.com for great quality name branded merchandise. Variety of sizes as well.

Thumbnail of user rajr21
California
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May 12th, 2017

I bought a restaurant discount deal from Groupon. However, the restaurant refused to honor the discount. When I contacted Groupon customer support (via online chat), they refused to refund my money. They offered to escalate the issue, and promised that someone will get back to me in 36 hours. I waited for a week but never heard back from them, so I called them again (had to search for their phone number on Google). Their customer service rep in Philippines could barely speak English, and was reading from a script. He was of no help, and offered to escalate the issue. Again, I never heard back from anyone.

Groupon has taken my money, and has no intention to deliver the promised goods. Its nothing but a bait-and-switch scam.

Thumbnail of user christopherw102
New Jersey
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August 9th, 2017

Groupon is clearly a criminal enterprise that prays on local companies with the scam of legal discounts. I spoke to a number of merchants that are sorry they got involved in this scam. Groupon tells merchants to unload unwanted merchandise thru this way. Please don't be the next victim. If it sounds too good it is a crime

Thumbnail of user leew690
California
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February 26th, 2022
Verified purchase

I never had issues until I bought tickets and they closed early for weather. I email support for a rebate. They reply with info and never credited me. On my time I had issues. All other experience good. Always verify what the coupon entails sometimes merchant and coupon discrepancy.

Tip for consumers:
Check with merchant to verify open for weather or COVID.

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Oil change

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Thumbnail of user marinad
Pennsylvania
1 review
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January 5th, 2012

Although I have purchased from their site. Their customer service is HORRIBLE. The whole referral credit is bs also. I have referred 3 sibling but bc their credit card has the same billing address they refuse to credit me, other sites did not have an issue with this. Instead they were arguing with me and being very rude.

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DeeDee L. – Groupon Rep

Hi Marina,

I'm so sorry for any confusion. Whenever a friend joins through your invitation and makes a purchase for the first time, your ideeli account will be credited with a referral bonus. To prevent fraud, our system does flag referral credits to users with the same billing address. However, I'd be happy to investigate this and see how I can help. Can you send me a private message with all four User ids? Thanks!

Best,

Jason Faria
Sr. Manager Customer Service

Thumbnail of user margos1
Georgia
5 reviews
22 helpful votes
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April 12th, 2011

Really nothing worth purchasing. There are a ton of deal sites out there. The customer service isn't the best and I really enjoy working with Half Off Depot! They have really good timing with everything that goes on in the city.

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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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