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Shocking
October 28, 2015

Tried purchasing the contour palette, first try my address was apparently wrong when it's the address they found for me to enter... They cancelled the order without giving me the chance to change the address. I thought I'd try again with a different address when the offer came up again. I double and triple checked the address to make sure all was correct. I never received an email saying my order had been dispatched so after 10 days I sent an email, they said my order has been dispatched and to wait a further 3 days for it to be delivered. 7 days later still no product. Emailed them again and they said there was a problem with shipping and they will contact me within 10 days as to the reason why... 10 days? Why so long! So I'm guessing once again my address is Wrong! Will not be ordering from Groupon ever again!

Date of experience: October 28, 2015
Arizona
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Purchased the groupons
October 13, 2010

Purchased the groupons - read the fine print - then went to the place that was suppose to redeem them. They added so many restrictions the groupons were nothing more than a waste of money. Groupon is a rip-off. This company does not back its product.

Date of experience: October 13, 2010
New York
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Worst web site I ever ordered from. Never again. Don't do it. I have been waiting OVER a month for my order. They lie on the phone and say it's being sent. Still don't have an answer as to where my merchandise is that I paid for last month! Don't order from them THE WORST!

Date of experience: January 4, 2010
DeeDee L. Groupon Rep
over a year old

Hi Sharyn: We apologize for your experience, and hope that after speaking with Customer Service the issue has been resolved. We are always an email away and hope that you will shop with ideeli in the future. Feel free to contact us at support@ideeli.com, and we'll be happy to help.

Jason Faria
Customer Service Manager

Ideeli, Inc.

North Carolina
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Horrible Experience
August 15, 2018

I purchased a pair of shoes from Groupon and receivesd the wrong size. I attempted to print the return label from the site and received this error message "Oops! Groupon Goods is temporarily unavailable or overloaded. Please try again in a few minutes. For more information, please visit the FAQ." After seeing same message for a couple days I started to read reviews and discovered they have been using this same message for years. I will never purchase from this company again and will inform all my Social Media contacts

Date of experience: August 15, 2018
Florida
3 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Ugh, Awful experience
September 14, 2018

For the past 2 days, I have been trying to purchase 4 tickets for a Naples Sunset Cruise - Pure Naples. My first attempt was when Groupon advertise 50% off and after 30min with Customer Support assistance we gave up on making a purchase that evening and left it at trying again tomorrow using 25% off with Groupon bucks that worked out to $23.50.

On our second attempt the next day again, we had trouble making the purchase. The customer support person also gave up and has referred our situation to another department. In the meantime, we went directly to the provider for the item and completed the purchase. We honestly won't be shopping Groupon or referring others until such time Groupon gets their act together.

Date of experience: September 14, 2018
Arkansas
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Awful awful awful
December 26, 2014

Awful awful awful. I'm so upset about the products, refund policy and customer service. I will never never shop through them again. EVER, Do yourself a favor and avoid a headache. Amazon has awesome prices and stellar service compared to these people!

Date of experience: December 26, 2014
California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Beware! Dishonest!
April 24, 2017

I have an issue with a Groupon purchase, needed to speak to them but they will not return my calls, respond to email, after no responses I no longer wanted find out what my options were I just wanted out! So I tried Live Chat. This was the Live Chat. They ended it with no response! "Santini K] Thank you for contacting Groupon. My name is Santini K
[Santini K] How may i assist you today regarding this order?
[Celyn] This paper has no Sunday weekly adds, no local news or events, no local movie listings. Nothing that pertains to this area! I assumed it would have a local section in it and weekly store ads for our area since they deliver it to this area. I would like to cancel and receive a refund.
[Santini K] Please wait a minute or two while I pull up your account.
[Celyn] Thank you
[Santini K] Thank you for waiting.
The operator has ended the chat. Thanks for contacting us.

Date of experience: April 24, 2017
Oregon
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Folks, sorry to say that Groupon's business model is based on consumer's addiction to perceived savings and a retailer's desperation to market their products to survive. Groupon is counting on this vulnerability and has a knack to package their company as a savvy marketeer while screwing both consumer and the retailer at the same time!

Date of experience: October 19, 2013
Illinois
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I thought Groupon was supposed to be a discount deal... Found a Groupon for full leg wax (both legs) at a local salon for "50% off" - $35 (originally $70). I called the salon, did *not* mention Groupon, just asked how much leg waxing was. Both legs, full leg wax is $25. Looks like a Groupon scam to me...
Had another experience about a year ago for a body massage. 5 out of the 5 locations listed for my area no longer accepted Groupon. Groupon did refund my money, reluctantly.
I think I'm done with Groupon. Too much work to make sure you're getting a deal, and checking to make sure the business accepts the Groupon.

Date of experience: February 26, 2014
Florida
1 review
1 helpful vote
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This place is a joke. Nobody in customer service speaks or understands English well, told me my money is there but will not get refunded. Only thing they offer is credit. I want my money not no credit for a future purchase.

Date of experience: April 18, 2019
Oregon
2 reviews
8 helpful votes
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This is a good way to try different services that you wouldn't normally use, but with a discount you might give it a go. To tell the truth I haven't even used all my purchases, so it's probably even better for the people advertising...

Date of experience: March 28, 2016
Texas
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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1st almost a year ago I canceled an order and never got my money back. Today we went to the Houston museum of Natural History and the entire website was down so I could not even get to my Groupon. It was very frustrating.

Date of experience: July 22, 2021
Maryland
1 review
3 helpful votes
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BE CAREFUL
December 31, 2015

I am so disappointed, I don't know why it keep saying my emailaddress is not sign up because i saved both my username and password for this website (groupon) in my computer so i don't have to re enter again but when i try to login, it says your email address has not registered. I have more then $30 in my account so they took that money and refused to answer any of my emails... I used to love groupon but NOW! Be careful guys they will take your money.

Date of experience: December 31, 2015
Illinois
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I have had what seems to be the common experience with ideeli lately. I have been a loyal customer of ideeli for years and really value the convenience and quality that they have provided in the past. However, I have made three orders in the past 4 months and EVERY order has been a mistake. The wrong item, size, or color. It is not convenient to receive an item just to have to return it. However, I must say that I have had good experiences with their customer service, they always provide me with a full refund, shipping label, and credit to ideeli. Although why I'd want to use a credit to order what will turn out to be the wrong item is beyond me...

Date of experience: October 30, 2013
DeeDee L. Groupon Rep
over a year old

Hi Catie,

Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback here on SiteJabber. I'm very sorry that you've had problems with your last three orders. I understand how inconvenient this must be for you and we're working with our fulfillment center to make sure these types of issues won't happen going forward. I'm glad to hear that you received return labels for a full refund and a credit to ideeli. The credit that you received should be valid for about one year and I hope that when you use it that you will receive the correct item since many issues in our fulfillment center have been rectified. If you have any issues that remain unresolved or you'd like to offer further feedback please send me a private message and I'll get back to you. Thank you very much for being an ideeli member.

Best,

Jason Faria
Director, Customer Service

Ohio
1 review
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They have not refunded me back over a week i am still arguing with them about my refund i did not purchase a final sale item and did not even get to redeem. They are emailing back pretending as if they are saying anything regarding my refund and issue and arent saying at all pretending im not receiving their emails they are scammers and will take your money its not worth your money they are pieces of $#*!s as people and company. Extremely unprofessional! The second picture with email is the same one ive been getting since over a week just pretending they are emailing me and not saying anything at all i still dont have my refund and havent been refunded at all

Date of experience: September 2, 2023
Pennsylvania
5 reviews
5 helpful votes
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I find the value with Groupon is good. I have found some situations where the fine print was not matching what I received- for instance, I bought cupcakes which included delivery but then the cupcake shop charged me to deliver.

Date of experience: March 13, 2017
Mississippi
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I have bought only local deals but have not had one problem. I have used it for restaurants, hair salons, house cleaning, and Ballet tickets. As a matter of fact, my $118 tickets to the ballet for $59 was 4 rows center from the stage. A friend bought hers and payed full price and was 31 rows back. She wasn't happy that we got the tickets along with dvd's for both of us for what she paid for 1 ticket.

Date of experience: November 26, 2012
Florida
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I bought a Groupon for "dinner for four" at a local restaurant. I took my wife there for dinner and they refused to honor the Groupon since there were only two people physically present. Nowhere in "The Fine Print" did it state that four people MUST be physically present -- the limitation on how much food you can order is the same. I contacted Groupon and they flat-out refused to give me a refund, only a credit which I'm far less happy about since I would not use them again. No matter how you choose to interpret the technicalities, it's clear that Groupon does not put the customer first, as they like to claim. You could save some money with Groupon and have a good experience, or have to deal with some frustrations in having your Groupon honored (there are plenty of stories far worse than mine out there) and then having to deal with stubborn customer support. Just know what you're getting into.

Date of experience: November 6, 2011
Texas
1 review
1 helpful vote
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No one to talk to
May 15, 2018

I have tried to log-on for 3 days and can't. I change my password and it won't allow access. I have tried to contact management or support and the only thing they do is email me at 2:00-3:00 A. M and advise me to go to their web site and request a call-back which is not on their web site. There is no way to talk to a responsible person. They just stall and give you misdirection. I have left my phone number multiple times and they just will not call back. I'm through with this company.

Date of experience: May 15, 2018
Florida
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Suzan Fox
September 12, 2018

Not well organized clinic!
First was very difficult to schedule the appointment. When I finally did I had one session. It was ok but not great. Didnt feel as much difference. Then they made the second appointment but... when I got there... I wasnt scheduled! They just said: I am sorry... there is nothing I can do! Have a great day!
Never again! Stay away! Terrible treatment!

Date of experience: September 12, 2018

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
674
value
618
shipping
453
returns
524
quality
529
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