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Virginia
1 review
10 helpful votes
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I placed an order for an electric toothbrush. I contacted Groupon after I did not receive it. They told me I would have it in a couple of days. After I did not receive it I contacted them again. They told me I could cancel my order and receive Groupon bucks. I told them that I was not interested in Groupon bucks but I wanted the toothbrush or my money back. I receive an email saying they were sorry that I was unhappy and that we got cut off so they had refunded my money in Groupon bucks. I have filed a complaint with the BBB and disputed the charge on my credit card.

Date of experience: June 26, 2020
Tennessee
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Ideeli is HORRIBLE
February 9, 2013

Ideeli is HORRIBLE. The customer service is absolutely horrendous. I have ordered from ideeli 3 times and the first time, the shoes I ordered broke. The second time was perfect. The third time, ideeli sent me the wrong sunglasses and was rude about it! It wasn't my fault and all ideeli did was treat me rudely. Ruelala has the same great prices and is ALWAYS prompt and courteous. Stay away y'all!

Date of experience: February 9, 2013
DeeDee L. Groupon Rep
over a year old

Hi Ashley,

Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts on SiteJabber. We're so sorry you had a bad experience with our site & with our support team. I'd be happy to assist you directly, can you please private message me your user id (email) & order number(s) so I can help you out immediately? Thank you again for reaching out and I look forward to hearing from you.

Best,

Jason Faria
Sr. Manager Customer Service

California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Groupon is okay as long as you don't have any issues with what they are offering. Groupon customer service is the worst. I couldn't use one of the groupon and they refused to give me a credit or a refund. They suggested I give the groupon to a friend! The groupon was worth $115.

Date of experience: April 19, 2013
Georgia
3 reviews
2 helpful votes
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The purchase agreement clearly states that the purchase value (what you actually paid in cash) NEVER expires.
So when a gym in my neighborhood went out of business I called to get my purchase value refunded in "groupon buck" as they will never actually refund you any cash. I was told since the Groupon had been expired for over a year, I would only get 50% credit!?
I said, no - you cannot keep half of my money for a service I will never receive, please upgrade my call to your manager.
Another rep, told me same thing - half of the purchase price only. I was firm in that you cannot arbitarily assign a diminished value when my agreement with you clearly says NEVER EXPIRES.
What part of NEVER do you not understand.
FINALLY after 30 minutes, they acted like they were doing me a huge favor in giving me "Groupon Bucks" for the purchase price.
I'm going to use them for something and promptly close my account. Not worth the hassle!

Date of experience: January 14, 2019
Florida
1 review
6 helpful votes
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They don't refund money when the merchant who offered the groupon fails to perform the service you paid for. I wanted laser on my ears, and they even claimed it was allowed on their groupon chatboard, but then they wouldnt do it when i arrived, claiming that it wasnt in the list of areas as written on the groupon, and neither they nor groupon would refund the money!

Date of experience: June 3, 2011
New Jersey
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Poor Customer Service
April 28, 2017

Merchant did not honor the voucher after I purchased it and I tried to connect with Groupon Customer Service four times over a period of 3 months and I was always asked to wait for a response. They kept on telling me that someone will reach out to me but finally nothing happened and I deactivated my account.

Date of experience: April 28, 2017
Virginia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Left me snd my kid stranded
December 18, 2021

Got to my hotel just to be told there were no vacancies. Spent $53 on a Uber to get to the hotel and at check in no vacancies. Check in was at 2p and I arrived at 3p. Then Groupon tells me they don't usually give refunds on cancellation on the day of check in like it was my fault. Then told me I had to wait a week in order to be refunded. No compassion for me snd my 8 year old daughter being stranded with limited funds during the Christmas vacation.

Date of experience: December 18, 2021
Sweden
1 review
0 helpful votes
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After 45 days still waiting for an item to be recieved. In the mean time I contacted the groupon customer support but they are not helpfull and they are only available on monday. Every monday they tell me wait for 7 to 8 days.

Date of experience: August 15, 2015
Canada
1 review
13 helpful votes
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I lost my job due to coronavirus and they refuse to give refunds despite the fact that I cannot pay rent. Completely heartless. I will never use groupon again. They don't care about their customers at all and are very hard to even get a hold of. There is no phone to contact and their website is useless. The dumbass on the livechat was also useless. All they offered was groupon bucks as a "refund" what good is that? I cant pay rent with groupon bucks.

Date of experience: March 24, 2020
California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Groupon FRAUDULENT
January 30, 2020

Groupon does not honor their own policy. If a business does not honor expired groupons then it will be refunded. Stated clear as day on the Terms of service when purchasing any from Groupon directly.
My account got deleted by Groupon itself. I have $80 maybe more credited to my account and to my surprise when attempting to take advantage (since it's MY MONEY) Groupon didn't have my email or login on file. When attempting to try 'forgot password' it states no account with that email exists.
For a long time Groupon user... they're stealong my money. I feel cheated and robbed.

DO NOT TRUST GROUPON

Date of experience: January 30, 2020
Australia
3 reviews
14 helpful votes
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Fabulous
June 9, 2015

I was gifted a scopon as a gift for a high tea in a CBD location.
We chose the date and there was no issue with our transaction. The food was great the service fantastic.
All in all a great experience

Date of experience: June 8, 2015
Texas
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Fraudulent Merchant
September 10, 2023

Bought Microsoft OS for Mac. Groupon sent me the code for the Windows and it is not working on my Mac computer Mac OS. Groupon (Geerthana Thiyagarajan) said " I looked into this deal's terms, and the Fine Print indicates that it's Final Sale. I'm afraid a refund isn't possible despite the circumstances." It is fraud business practice.

Date of experience: September 10, 2023
Minnesota
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Groupon is a total ripoff
November 19, 2019

First and foremost, a purchase was made with my card on file that *I* DID NOT MAKE (for CBD oil... something that I never have/will never use). I only found out about it when I saw the charge on my credit card. Secondly, I bought a groupon for carpet cleaning and literally had to fight with the merchant to get him to honor the groupon. He said that groupon was supposed to put in the fine print that the voucher was not good for apartments. I had to threaten him with turning him over to the attorney general's office to get him to honor the groupon.

Date of experience: November 19, 2019
Colorado
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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I moved from Chicago to Colorado with about a half dozed unused Groupons. When I requested they allow me to trade, they declined. When I insisted and threatened to post the truth on Social Media, they sent me an email on a weekday giving me 24 hours to trade them. By the time I opened the email, the deadline had passed. They were worth hundreds of dollars, eyeglasses, massages, etc. I tried to appeal and got a message I am BLOCKED.

Date of experience: September 17, 2018
Oregon
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I asked for a refund for a trip that I had to cancel. If you book a trip through groupon and have to cancel it, don't expect a refund right away. I had to pay an additional cancellation fee on my credit card before I was given a refund code. I then had to call groupon and give them the refund code. Groupon had to then contact the travel agency to make sure it was approved by them. I was told this would take 3-5 business days. On the fifth day I contacted groupon but they hadn't processed it yet, even though they promised me. I was also told it would take 3-10 more business days to see the refund on my credit card. I will wait the 3-10 days and then change my review.

Date of experience: November 26, 2013
Pennsylvania
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I purchased a groupon for The Greenbriar with my sister. We had a family emergency and had to cancel the trip. My sister called and received a full refund and I have contacted Groupon four times with no resolution. The first three times they sent me through to a 'board' to hear my situation and was told that they would get back to me within 24-48 hours. I never heard from anyone so my fourth call I asked for a supervisor (Bree Grey). She was absolutely no help and told me there was nothing that she could do and I am not getting a penny back or even a credit through Groupon. She was actually rude and told me that I can call anyone at the company that I would like and would not get anywhere. Read the fine print and assume that if you have a problem they will not help once they have your money.

Date of experience: March 20, 2017
New Mexico
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Groupon gives a three day only refund. How are you supposed to know if a Groupon you purchased is a scam if Qian's Day Spa in Santa Fe, New Mexico won't return your phone call? I purchased a foot massage, and this company will not answer their phone, and will not return phone calls. Groupon should be held responsible for scammers. Groupon needs to make sure a company is valid, and actually in business. As far as I'm concerned; Groupon owes me $45.00 for a foot massage that I paid for that was OFFERED by GROUPON. Groupon is a scam of it own.

Date of experience: October 17, 2017
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Bought a chromebook through Groupon. After a month of waiting for it, it arrived with the screen cracked and unusable. Groupon has not refunded or exchanged my product, and the company that sold it to me through Groupon is not honoring the warranty and claims I have to go through Groupon. I keep getting pleasant emails from Groupon from a computer asking me if my problem has been resolved- no, it hasn't. Nothing has been done. Meanwhile, I'm out $140.00 for a product that is unusable with no customer service to help. Last Groupon I'll ever purchase.

Date of experience: October 22, 2013
GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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The last 3 groupons i purchased for restaurants in Worcester area have had problems. Although i have had table booked at these restaurants, when i arrived i was told they no longer accept groupons.New Inn, Top Grill and Edwards bar. If groupons are no longer accepted. It is groupons responsibility to notify the puchaser. I have had 3 wasted journeys

Date of experience: April 20, 2016
Nevada
1 review
3 helpful votes
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1st order
September 25, 2014

1st order
Sent me a damaged product and refused to take it back as they do not receive returns on most items.
2nd order
I ordered ten razors and They only sent me half of them.
3rd order
While still trying to use my 1st order credit (that they refused to return) I never received the next order.
Still waiting...

Date of experience: September 25, 2014

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
618
shipping
453
returns
524
quality
529
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