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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 288th among Daily Deals sites.

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

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Top Positive Review

“I like ideeli”

Meggen S.
6/10/13

I like ideeli. The items are always sent out on time and the dates of shipment are clearly listed when ordering. Yes, sometimes orders take weeks but you can't complain because the dates of shipment for each item are listed under the price. It is up to the buyer if they want to wait that long. Ive found some great deals and some good quality pieces, everything has arrived new and in nice red wrapping paper. I had a few issues which were easily resolved by talking to a customer service rep. They're $9.95 monthly shipping charge is very fair if your a frequent shopper, however I wish they offered 2 shipping options, a one time $5.95 or monthly 9.95---that would be awesome! Also, sometimes they advertise red sales but the items I recognize from earlier in the month and at the same full price, I find this deceptive. But I do realize ideeli needs to make $, just dont advertise it as a red or closeout price when it is not.

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 stevel34
Arizona
1 review
2 helpful votes
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February 9th, 2013

The golf pro merchant could not honor the deal due to his unavailibility and refused to extend the deal. It took a month of emails and a long phone conversation with Groupon support for them to finally refund the money.

Thumbnail of user vyn1
New York
7 reviews
33 helpful votes
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September 10th, 2011

After reading all the reviews, I totally expected to be disappointed with my purchases. I expected the shipping to be slow. I expected the products to be irregular/floor samples/incorrect sizes. I took the risk because it was so dirt cheap. I was nervous because I was ordering 3 pairs of shoes, and you are never sure how they will fit! They were also non-refundable because of the extreme discount. My boyfriend told me to just gamble and do it. I'm so glad I took his advice!
First, the shoes fit PERFECTLY.
Second, the shoes were absolutely brand new and probably never have been removed from the packaging/box ever before.
Third, the shipment came in FOUR days.
Fourth, the shipment arrived safely at the post office and not left at my apartment door to be stolen.
THANK YOU SO MUCH IDEELI!

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DeeDee L. – Groupon Rep

Hi Vy,

You're so welcome! I'm thrilled that you love your new shoes. Thank you so much for taking the time to share your experience here. I wish you continued happy shopping on ideeli!

Best,

Jason Faria
Sr. Manager Customer Service

Thumbnail of user danb97
New York
1 review
4 helpful votes
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February 2nd, 2015

Customer service is brain dead. I purchased 2 groupons and redeemed the. The items arrived damaged and that sites customer service blew me off. Now groupon customer service can grasp the info I have given them numerous times. I'm done!

Thumbnail of user alejandrob54
GB
1 review
1 helpful vote
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November 19th, 2019

I bought a Voucher from Groupon, Had a horrible experience with the seller, who refused to honor the voucher. I was out the voucher money plus a deposit I had paid the seller for the service. I tried to leave a rating on the site and it was not possible as the seller hadn't redeemed my voucher.

Only when the Merchant themselves redeem the voucher can you leave a rating. Therefore only the customers that have received good service leave ratings. These ratings CAN'T be trusted.

P. S - Groupon replied to me completely ignoring their misleading rating system which is tricking customers by avoiding bad reviews and solely focusing on my bad experience with the merchant.

Thumbnail of user emzb
California
5 reviews
16 helpful votes
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January 28th, 2011

I've had no problems with Groupon. I've purchased a few deals from them before. Got the deal in the timeframe promised. Orders were not canceled. I prefer them over LivingSocial. The Amazon gift card deal was a fiasco. Prefer Groupon.

Thumbnail of user jm50
California
1 review
2 helpful votes
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June 13th, 2012

I ordered a product that was supposed to be mailed to me latest 10 days and it still havent arrived a month later. I've sent 3 emails to them about it and only got a response to the first one saying that they cant do anything until it ships from the company. Finally when i called them only then would they refund the money back to me. I think it's ridiculous how i have to wait a whole month and call them myself to get the refund. The guy on the phone said that we werent the only ones with this problem which means they knew about the problem but didnt contact any of their customers to notify them about a refund. They even gave me $5 extra credit online but that was sent to me a week before a i called which means they could have let me know what was going on with my product.

Thumbnail of user aprilo7
Florida
1 review
1 helpful vote
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October 6th, 2016

I purchased what was advertised as a groupon for an "fruit bouquet" turns out that its really only fruit baskets. I immediately emailed groupon to get a refund. I never heard back and now the groupon credits are expired. I chatted with a cs rep and he couldn't do anything because their policy is to not refiund any expired credits. Even after I explained that if they would have responded in a timely manner, this wouldn't be an issue, he still responded that he couldn't do anything for me. So now I'm stuck with a false ad for something I didn't want and can only use half credit fir what I aid for it to begin with. I'm just going to use living social from now on.

Thumbnail of user ronnyd9
Michigan
26 reviews
11 helpful votes
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September 22nd, 2016

Like any discount service you have to use it to benefit. I must use the same day or I forget. I have a couple hundred dollars in expired groupons i need to claim. The initial cash value can never expire.

Thumbnail of user declanm12
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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October 30th, 2013

I ordered a phone case I thought I was getting a deal.
I read the delivery terms but didn't actually think they worked like that.
1. Groupon doesn't tell yo uwhen to expect the delivery. The tracking is non existant.
2. their customer service department is probably the laziest and non responsive customer service department I've ever worked with. I sent them an email and some person (probably not in the US) responded with the most generic reply... were sorry for the inconvenience this may have caused you bla bla bla... bunch of $#*!ing idiots!
3. you do save money on some of their products but their customer service and delivery methods suck fat $#*!!

I will never ever order anything from Groupon again.

Thumbnail of user lorie46
Texas
5 reviews
1 helpful vote
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August 19th, 2015

Have used Groupon a few time and only 1 time was ok the last was for The Vinyard at Florance Hawaii night and wow what a rip off I suggest staying away from both of these companies. Bout the tickets stated night of fun pig roast wine tasting etc. said good for admission well yes good to just walk in the door. Everything else cost no where did it metion this drove over 2 hours rt and was so mad. But Groupon says it said admission yes it did but also said wine tasting, pig roast etc...

Thumbnail of user tg70
Ohio
2 reviews
5 helpful votes
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April 5th, 2018

Groupon is in the business of getting deals on decent products from decent companies right. That is no longer true. For example look at reviews for printerpix.com on Groupon. There reviews look fine as Groupon has obviously filtered them to make a buck. When you look at the reviews on an unfiltered site such as sitejabber there rating is 1 star. Hmmmmmm why do you think that is? Shame on you Groupon. It won't be long before you make the news and get some pinochios for your lying reviews. This is just one example of the current level of greed and deceit at Groupon.

Thumbnail of user christinet5
Australia
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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July 28th, 2012

We had a laser treatment in Sydney at Visage beauty clinic. We flew down for the appt, the lady was running a bit late which had us concerned as we had a return flight that day. Overall she did a wonderful job and I am really happy with the service, Sharon is a wonderful business woman and very experienced with the erbium laser.

Thumbnail of user brittanys2
Nebraska
1 review
1 helpful vote
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June 1st, 2011

I've had nothing but good experiences with Groupon. Read the fine print and research the company the Groupon is for, and you shouldn't have any problems.
Also, the companies have to agree to sponsor the Groupon. They get tons of advertising through Groupon, and customers who use Groupons and are satisfied will usually return for full-price and recommend it to others. So, don't feel too bad for them. They agreed to it.

Thumbnail of user sumas
Texas
1 review
3 helpful votes
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December 14th, 2015

I had ordered a car driving lesson coaching classes. I had tried the number of the merchant a number of times but they didnt lift the phone. Then I contacted customer service through email and they responded after 3 days of sending email. They told that the merchant will call back to me in 3 days and I told them that I didn't receive a call in 3 days via email and I haven't heard any response from them. I then tried calling customer service and the estimated wait time on a Sunday was 3 hrs. So I chose the option of calling me back. I waited for their call but I didn't receive a call. I then tried calling on a week day and still the estimated time they tell is 3 hrs and now there is no option of call back too. I am really frustrated with Groupon :( I will never buy anything on their site AGAIN... A really bad experience as I have my drive test in 2 days and I still havent heard from them.

Thumbnail of user lisac46
California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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November 17th, 2013

I wish there was zero stars button. I purchased a travel voucher for $2,000 for Turks and Caicos and due to a family emergency was unable to book travel within the travel time. Ideeli would not give me credit to be used towards travel at a later date. I understood I would not receive the promotion rate but I wasn't even requesting that. I LOST $2,000 and all they said they would give me was a $25 credit voucher. That was a slap in the face. I will never do business with this company. If anyone has had a similar situation happen with them, I am interested in talking to you about a class action lawsuit. My email is *******@yahoo.com.

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DeeDee L. – Groupon Rep

Hi Lisa,

Thank you for your feedback here on SiteJabber. I'm sorry that you weren't able to receive a credit for your travel voucher. At the time you purchased the voucher you purchased it through our travel partner, which you was stated at checkout and on your voucher. You should have been given contact information for this company even though we no longer sell travel deals on our site.

The reason that we were unable to give you the credit you paid for this travel voucher is due to the fact that you paid our shipping partner for this trip and not ideeli. If you'd like the contact information for our formal travel partner I will be happy to provide it to you. Please send me a private message with your order information and the date you purchased the voucher and any other pertinent information. I will then send you the contact information for our former travel partner and you can work with them to see if they are able to help you with this matter. I look forward to hearing from you.

Best,
Jason Faria
Director, Customer Service

Thumbnail of user daisyk
New York
21 reviews
60 helpful votes
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January 5th, 2012

I put myself on a waiting list for a dress and they emailed me to tell me that they have it back in stock. I placed the order right away along with some other items. Well everything shipped but the dress. I was planning to wear this dress for New Years Eve and I placed the order on Dec 6th.

A week later I contacted them they said that they were waiting for the vendor to ship them the dress. Why would you sell a dress that you don't have in stock? And why would you email me to tell me that you do have it in stock.

I checked again 2 weeks later and they told me that they aren't shipping the dress because it didn't pass quality inspection. They were apologetic and gave me a $25 credit.

The $10 shipping is pretty steep. I don't know why they ship it to the post office and then have them deliver it to me.

I probably would use them again but only if I see something I really like.

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DeeDee L. – Groupon Rep

Hi Daisy,

Thanks for sharing your feedback here, and I'm truly sorry about the dress you ordered. For clarification, all of our items are shipped directly from the vendor before we ship it to you. Part of the reason we can offer such competitive prices is because we keep very little inventory, and work directly with manufacturers to fulfill each order.

With regard to our shipping fee, our $10 fee is an All-Day Shipping charge, meaning you can add to the same order until midnight PT without incurring an extra fee. We also use a combination of UPS and USPS services so that your order can now be delivered 6 days a week, including Saturdays.

I hope this helps to clarify, and please don't hesitate to send any additional feedback to support@ideeli.com.

Best,

Jason Faria
Sr. Manager Customer Service

Thumbnail of user tomb87
Michigan
1 review
2 helpful votes
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July 23rd, 2013

I have had to return every item I have purchased to be used as a gift. Where they get you is, there's only a 14 day period where Groupon holds any responsibility to the product so if the occasion is a few months away and you purchase an item to be used as a gift, too bad for you if it doesn't work outside of those 14 days. They wipe their hands clean of the situation.

Be very cautious of being from Groupon unless it a food iem voucher.

Thumbnail of user lesleyannel
GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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April 7th, 2015

I have in the past been quite happy with small purchases from this site then thought i would take the chance and purchase a sofa. We recieved 2 sofas a 3 and a 2 and the 2 was badly damaged, i really liked the sofa so asked for a replacement which they cannot do! So sofa gets picked up in few days then i have to wait for money to be refunded and i am left without a sofa! Truely learned my lesson and have had a trip to scs will never buy large goods again, you get what you pay for i suppose but customer services aren't great!

Thumbnail of user liar2
California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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October 5th, 2012

The quality of their merchandise is deplorable. Stay away from the unknown brands, they look nice on screen but you will get k-mart quality and pay more. Even after I realized this, I stuck to better known brands and received some damaged/defective merchandise. At first I thought they were flukes so I continued to order (lured by their low prices) and it became a running joke:
-A sweater with one sleeve longer than the other
-A dress with a hem that completely unraveled
-A dress that was about three sizes too large (wrong tag?)
-A top with one armhole longer than the other and twisted/lopsided
-A mirror very unevenly painted and broken
CS hassled me every time for my shipping refund. Had to email pictures and wait days for reply and return approval. Received "courtesy credit" of $25 each time which was just bait for me to order more defective merchandise. NEVER SHOPPING THERE AGAIN

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DeeDee L. – Groupon Rep

Hi Lia,

Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts on SiteJabber. We apologize for your defective items & would be glad to help you in any way possible. We truly sorry for any inconvenience or delay you may have experienced with our support team as well. I'd be happy to assist you directly, can you please private message me your user id and order number(s) so I can look into your issue immediately? Thank you, and I look forward to hearing from you.

Best,

Jason Faria
Sr. Manager Customer Service

Thumbnail of user tanyak2
Connecticut
1 review
1 helpful vote
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July 19th, 2011

I've had only great experiences with the Groupon's I've purchased and used.

In fact, last week my husband and I purchased a $279 Groupon for a two night stay for four in Hotel Providence in Rhode Island. Unfortunately our friends were not able to join us on the intended weekend so we requested a refund from Groupon. They didn't necessarily have to give us one, we hadn't had a bad experience and we could have possibly used it another weekend, another time, but within ONE HOUR they had refunded our money.

Absolutely amazing.

Thumbnail of user jh395
Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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May 4th, 2016

When purchasing 2 groupons for ftd.ca supposed to be worth $40 US each and bought at only $20 each it seemed like a great deal for spoiling my Mom and Mothers In Law for Mother's Day on a tight family budget. Then when wrung in to make purchase of 35$ boquet I am told I owe 75$ and my groupon is worth 10$ towards a 25$ service fee and nit the purchased $40 US.
Groupon tells me the fine print says the fine print of service fees start at $14.99 and they are not liable... however why is my groupon supposed to be worth $40US and only marking in at $10 Canadian?
Overall I highly recommend avoiding Groupon and ftd!

Thumbnail of user cathyh44
Kansas
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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May 26th, 2016

I have purchased several deals in the past, however I am having a horrible experience getting a refund from a vacation deal I purchased! Everything showed the dates were available and once I purchased it and contacted Vacation Express I found out the hotel was not available. I contacted customer service within 45 minutes of the purchase and 1 week later I still have not received my refund! I have emailed and called customer service daily trying to get this resolved! NOTHING has happened!

Thumbnail of user melissas202
Pennsylvania
3 reviews
3 helpful votes
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May 31st, 2017

I purchased a massage package.It took me months to book a massage because she was so busy. The massage therapist then cancelled my appointment because she was ill which I understand. She told me to call groupon and they will refund me because I could not reschedule for a couple more months. I explained everything to Groupon. They refused to refund me. They would only do a trade in with my purchase price and I had 24hrs to buy something else or my original groupon would be reinstated. What happened to the Groupon bucks or credit they used to give. Not sure if I will use groupon anymore.

Thumbnail of user lukes35
Thailand
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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May 15th, 2015

I admit I never used it for myself, but I bought two Groupon, one getaways weekend for my parents' anniversary and a spa voucher for my sister's birthday. After reading some reviews about it, I paid lot of attention to the terms and conditions of the service I bought, and they didn't have any problem. It's a very easy way to buy a gift, I hate walking around in shopping malls looking for ideas. With a voucher people can decide to use it whenever they want, and it's an incentive to do something that they wouldn't do otherwise, such as a weekend or a spa treatment..

Tip for consumers:
Always read the terms and conditions of use of the service to avoid surprises.

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Thumbnail of user lindayb
New York
1 review
2 helpful votes
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January 27th, 2017

Bought an engagement ring, proposed 2 months later, fiancé took to jeweler only to find out that it was missing a diamond and that the 1.5 carat center stone was clairity enhanced. The description did not (and still does not!) state that the diamond is fractured filled. Groupon would do nothing since outside the 30 return policy. Great way to start a life with someone. Thanks Groupon.

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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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