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California
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Bought a Sue Wong dress as my first purchase. There were two areas where the beading was undone. I felt like they either packaged the dress knowing it was defected or they didn't handle it gently. When I received the package, the clear plastic was torn in areas and wrapped with packaging tape. I was worried about buying from this site with all the negative reviews, It turns out you're taking a 50/50 chance. The dress was the only size two they had in stock, so I'll keep it and take it to a seamstress to repair the beading. Now I have to spend more money to repair an issue I was not aware of...:(
Such a bummer because I really wanted to like this website.

Order number: *******

Date of experience: May 21, 2015
DeeDee L. Groupon Rep
over a year old

Hi, Bernadette,

Thank you so much for being in touch via Site Jabber. I am terribly sorry to hear your item arrived damage. Quality assurance is very important to us and I personally take this to heart.

Thank you very much for including your order number. We wold be happy to take the dress back for a full refund, however, I understand you wanting to keep it and repair it. I will have my team reach out to you to work something out as a one time courtesy.

Please do not hesitate to let me know if I may be of any further assistance.

Best,
Jason Faria
Director, Customer Service

India
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I have purchase spa offer from groupon but when i tried taking appointment that parlor lady started shouting and using abusing language don't buy anything from groupon my many friends have very bad experience about it. They provide poor service. Now i am waiting for my refund. Let's see when i get it.

Date of experience: February 7, 2014
Arizona
7 reviews
14 helpful votes
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Super slow
January 3, 2017

If you ordered something off of Groupon it generally takes a looming time for it to arrive. Like very long. But its actually pretty cool to use when you are going on a trip and you need a good deal, or a cheap spa day. It does come in handy for those things.

Date of experience: January 3, 2017
New Jersey
1 review
11 helpful votes
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Groupon/ideel
January 27, 2016

This is the worst thing that ever happen to ideel.
I have been ordering for years. Now Customer service has no idea what is happening. I have been waiting for delivery on items since November orders screwed up. No phone number to speak to a human. I will never order from Groupon again.

Date of experience: January 27, 2016
GB
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Really bad service. Ordered a product, best part of £100. Wrong model sent out. Cannot do anything about this mistake. Offered to send the complaint to another department which takes 10 days. Or can process collection of item which takes another 14 days before they even process my refund. Very very bad business

Date of experience: February 23, 2016
Tennessee
1 review
1 helpful vote
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So...
January 7, 2014

So... I bought a vibrator. One of the selling points was "arrives in discrete packaging." This was important, as I have to get my mail from a doorman in my apartment building. Groupon's version of "discrete" = a bag, which any idiot could clearly see/feel that the bag contained a sex toy.

I should add that my doorman was very eager to tell my I'd received a package. Now I can't show my face to this creep ever again. Oh wait, he's my door guy, so I have to see him every time I enter or leave my apartment.

Date of experience: January 7, 2014
Virginia
27 reviews
40 helpful votes
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Love it
March 29, 2018

I check this website periodically for great deals on restaurants and free trial offers for streaming services such as Tidal. I love the savings I have accumulated over the months. Check website and app for full range of discounts offered. Four stars because they regularly email me with information I can careless about.

Date of experience: March 29, 2018
Singapore
3 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Lousy service
May 11, 2015

I have been purchasing item from Ideel for many years, lately their customer service is horrible. I purchase 3 items, they only sent 2 and did not have the cutesy to tell me why the other one was not sent, I sent them a email, they send the item would be shipped between May 5-9 so far nothing has been shipped, When ever you place an order the item is always delayed, it is as if you have to send them email to remind them, lousy service

Date of experience: May 11, 2015
DeeDee L. Groupon Rep
over a year old

Hi, Janet,

Thank you for being in touch with us via Site Jabber. I am very sorry for the confusion and inconvenience relating to your orders.

We are a flash sale site. This means, we keep very little inventory on hand - it's part of the way we can offer those great prices. Often times, our sales will have shipping dates in the future and it's entirely possible if your'e shopping across sales to have multiple expected shipping dates. We will send your items from your order out as they are available. Theoretically, an order with 3 items could result in 3 separate shipments. You can always find the expected ship date (such as the May 5-9 in this case) on the item's sale page, the check out page, your order confirmation email, and in the Orders tab on your account. I hope this makes your shopping experience smoother with your next order.

If you would like to send me a private message with your order number or registered email, I will be happy to look in to why your order has not shipped out during the expected time frame.

I hope to hear from you soon so I can resolve your concerns.

Best,
Jason Faria
Director, Customer Service

New York
1 review
5 helpful votes
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I have sent several requests to stop receiving Groupon email offers, and they keep coming. Any company that you need to add to your span blocker to stop receiving emails is not a reputable company. Their subscriber numbers are clearly inflated. They did a great service to Google by not selling, in two years they will be begging to be purchased for a tenth the price.

Date of experience: December 21, 2010
Australia
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Beware of the 'subject to availability clause'. If they get booked out, and its past the 1 week period where you get your refund, they can only issue a partial refund. If you try calling, there are extremely long wait times and you need to email them early if you didn't book until later in the valid period. Technically you should be able to book at any time during the period in which it is valid... there were no warnings to tell you to book early in case you missed out. And you've paid and given 'consideration' under contract law so why should consumers still be subject to 'booking early'? I thought a place was guaranteed.

Date of experience: May 15, 2012
Maryland
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Charge my credit for $19.50 (Ice Cream) and won't return our money. Groupon sent me an email stating that they found unusual activity was on my account. However, Groupon still will not return our money.

Date of experience: September 5, 2019
Maryland
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I'm beyond pissed
December 18, 2010

I'm beyond pissed. This is my first purchase from this site. I ordered a watch on Dec 10 that was guaranteed to arrive by Dec 23. I received an email last night indicating they need an additional 5 business days which means that it won't arrive until after Christmas. This is a Christmas gift for my husband. I contacted customer service and I sent an email. Anyone have any suggestions? Based on the reviews I see this is typical for this website. After I get this item, I will be deleting this account. Online shopping should be stress free!

Date of experience: December 18, 2010
DeeDee L. Groupon Rep
over a year old

Hi,

According to our records this order was delivered on 12/23 as promised. We apologize for any confusion.

Have a great holiday!

Best,

Jason Faria
Customer Service Manager

Canada
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Great deals are as promised but their delivery promise is totally false. The products take at least a month after the order date for receiving. So, if you want the product fast Groupon is not the place to get it... however if you are patient with the very long delivery and the lack of response to customer inquire then order away.

Date of experience: December 8, 2014
Arizona
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Great discounts love the deals
January 30, 2022

The first time I found out about Groupon I was excited about the discounts, never fails to give a happy face, thanks Groupon. All the negative reviews are probably posted by angry Businesses who are losing money because they decided Groupon is not making them money, well you people decide to use Groupon to advertise for you than you don't to pay for their services, honestly doesn't make much sense. But I am a very very happy customer!

Date of experience: January 29, 2022
GB
1 review
4 helpful votes
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First lets start with Groupon delivery service...#1, The delivery was booked and cancelled 5 times due to the fact that they wanted to leave the boxes 5 minutes away from my house at the concierge office and not bring to my property. I had to call and speak to higher management in order for them to bring the boxes to my building. Ridiculous! #2, All items had faulty defects and was really bad quality. #3, When i spoke to customer service they were not helpful at all wanted me to do a million things before they would even consider helping me to the point i just told the lady to cancel my subscription and delete me from all database because i want nothing more to do with Groupon. This whole process was so ridiculous im left out of pocket and now have fault furniture. I dont advice anyone to use Groupon.

Date of experience: March 29, 2016
California
5 reviews
8 helpful votes
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I had great experience with Groupon through out all my purchases & return as well. All my purchases via my phone too. I got email to let me know that the product might arrive late, which showed that they didn't forget about me. I also got confirmation email that they received my return & my $$ had been credited back to my credit card. So far all my items that I purchased were free shipping & free return. Easy & hassle free. I would recommend to everyone that read the fine print before you order b/c some sellers return policy on Groupon are different than other.

Date of experience: January 10, 2014
Massachusetts
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Bought a groupon for 4 (women) to travel to Bahamas. The resort that we're going to is being investigated for a brutal rape by hotel employees on a patron over this past weekend. Now we are 4 women who are supposed to travel to this resort! I call groupon to see if we can change resorts. What they can do for us. NOTHING. When asked to speak with a manager I was hung up on TWICE and then the third time was told they would call back and never heard from them.
No were either staying at a rapist resort OR out almost $2000!

Date of experience: October 3, 2016
Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I purchased a Set of 8 16 oz Guinness Vintage Pint Glasses from them and it was never delivered and after 1 month of waiting and contacting them. They told me they made a mistake and the product was not in stock at the time of sale... they refunded my money after 10 days which practically means they held my money for about 1 month and a half and god knows how many people had the same problem... this means stealing money and working with other peoples money... i will take this matter to a legal step and see what they have to say about that... i highly warn people not to purchase anything from GROUPON

Date of experience: November 9, 2013
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Ticket disaster
November 3, 2017

Save yourself problems and do not purchase tickets from Groupon. I purchased 3 tickets more than a week ago for an event tomorrow and groupon charged me upfront. When I went to redeem the tickets, the event company did not recognize the transaction. As a result, I had to buy tickets last minute for me and my kids. Their customer service is overseas and they have absolutely no tools or authority to resolve issues so I wasted almost a full day continually calling and attempting a resolution. I finally had to give up and charge back on my credit card. Take my advice and stay away!

Date of experience: November 3, 2017
Florida
1 review
3 helpful votes
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BE VERY CAREFUL! I ordered an iPhone case and it didn't appear in my account. I ordered again and ended up with two. Wrote to them once I finally found out how! Way too difficult to contact them! To inquire if there was one or two. They said it was handled. Then I receive and was charged for two. I wrote again and they said it says final sale in the fine print! Horrible Customer Service! On the services, the savings are ALWAYS exaggerated. Before purchase call them directly and most often they will match their groupon price.

Date of experience: January 14, 2016

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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