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Australia
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Everyone who has been ripped off by Groupon, lets launch a social media group to stop this predatory taking of consumers hard earned money. Cash doesn't ever expire! Why should a voucher? The government will need to change the laws about this. Why should any merchant receive your money and provide no service for it - that's irrespective of whether it has expired or not - CASH never expires.

Date of experience: September 24, 2017
Wisconsin
7 reviews
28 helpful votes
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I use this site all the time. When we go on vacation I change my location and find great local deals for things I usually would not pay full price for! If I ever have an issue Groupon is quick to fix they have awesome customer service. I check the site everytime I am going out to eat or just looking for something to do, 9 times out of 10 I can save myself some money.

Date of experience: August 5, 2015
Kansas
1 review
1 helpful vote
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FRAUD
May 8, 2017

This website is a complete joke. I cannot tell you how hard it is to work with customer service. First off, they're based in the Philippines and hardly speak English. Not to mention, they have no intention of helping you even if they are the ones who messed up. I've wasted over $100 that I can't get back and over 3 hours of my time trying to contact them. I should've just paid the regular price for the service I wanted to buy than waste my time and my money on this site.

Date of experience: May 8, 2017
New York
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I don't know what has happened to Groupon but I am done. Like a lot of other people getting ripped off by this site, let's just say that unless you want to loose money, stay away.

Bought a deal for a massage and gave it as a gift Only problem is that due to owner of said business, phone messages are not returned and no one ever answers the phone. You are not able to make an appointment to book the massage and then when you finally get one, the owner doesn't show up at all! No refund according to Groupon.

Date of experience: April 6, 2016
Illinois
1 review
0 helpful votes
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They make the return and refund policy so incredibly tedious that no one can find out how to do it. This is not only my difficulty. I am a young adult that has been raised in technology. I am not a older person that doesn't know how to navigate the internet. But even for an experienced user, this was overly complicated process to go through and, in my humble opinion, very ridiculous. It is obvious by the blatant disregard of not putting the steps clear, that Groupon doesn't care about customer relationships, and because of this, I will never be using Groupon again.

Date of experience: April 16, 2018
Indiana
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Stay away scammers
February 8, 2017

Ordered a massage thru groupon lo and behold vendor doesn't honor the appointment time set waste my time and then next time I tried to set up appointment she was checking her calendar and never called back lol emailed Groupon automated answers long story short there forcing me to either use it or gift it which is bs cause the girl isn't making good on her appointments

Date of experience: February 8, 2017
Georgia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Do not purchase undergarments from Groupon. First off, it took exactly 11 days to receive my delivery from the state that's right next door to my home state. Then, after receiving the package I noticed all of the garments were different sizes. I called to exchanged and was told no. Therefore I'm stuck with six undergarments all different sizes. Just remember when you order from Groupon at their cheap low prices. You are getting what you pay for. Please go to Amazong. Better quality and better customer service.

Date of experience: March 25, 2015
California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Horrible service after my account was hacked through Groupon's site! They cannot refund mo way right away. The whole ordeal of emailing their "customer support" is a Joke! They don't even read your emails, they respond with a script and don't answer your questions and they refuse any refunds! They refer you to their "policies"! Very poor service vice for paying customers. Not worth saving a buck!

Date of experience: March 8, 2017
Pennsylvania
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Groupon is okay for the occasional bargain goods. Shipping takes forever and some of the items are of questionable quality, but I've a had a few great deals that have made up for some of the more regrettable purchases. However, after using Groupon to book a hotel stay, I think I may be finished with this company. The customer service was terrible! After checking, I realized I could've gotten the same rate directly through the hotel's website. Never again. The people I talked to from groupon on the phone were so rude!

Date of experience: January 24, 2014
Connecticut
12 reviews
42 helpful votes
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April 29, 2015

Not as good as living social customer service wise but they have great deals. Refund policy sucks though. Really should make it like living social - return before it expires whatever the reason for a credit! 3 days to get it back cash. Now that's fair.

Date of experience: April 29, 2015
Georgia
3 reviews
6 helpful votes
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I never received my shipment from ideeli, even though it was 'delivered' according to UPS tracking. The customer service gave me generic responses for nine days and in the end, all I receive after a "technical team investigation" is that the order was delivered - "Please let us know if you want us to contact the shipping company". Seems like they did not see my complaint at all - the shipping company should've been contacted a week ago!
I have bought from ideeli before and have received shipments on time and the products were satisfactory too. This is the first time I had to contact their customer service and they were very slow and unsatisfactory.

Date of experience: November 13, 2011
DeeDee L. Groupon Rep
over a year old

Hi Aashka,

Thanks for taking the time to share your feedback on Sitejabber. I'm very sorry that you're unhappy with your customer service experience, and I'm willing to help in any way I can. So I can further assist, can you please send me a private message with your user id and the order number? Thank you in advance.

Best,

Jason Faria
Sr. Manager Customer Service

Georgia
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Everything I've ordered in the past, coupons and some smaller products have been fine. The pasta pots didn't last through the first time use. Handle fell off and pots were so thin that I never used them again. Time of delivery can be "iffy" also.

Date of experience: August 3, 2016
Colorado
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I have been a long term customer of ideeli but recently they have changed their policy in regards to purchasing. I purchased an order for $106 but my card was charged an additional $167. Customer services informed me that it was their policy to do "test holds" to make sure customers are using current credit cards. And by the way it's up to the customer's bank to determine when these holds would credited back to your account but it may take days to come off.

I suggest a new solution.

Date of experience: June 23, 2013
DeeDee L. Groupon Rep
over a year old

Hi Denise,

Thank you for taking the time to leave your feedback on SiteJabber. We're truly sorry about your experience with our ordering process. While we do place a hold in your account for the amount of your order once you make a purchase, this is just a temporary hold and you will not be charged until your item ships (you can find more information on this process in our FAQ: http://idee.li/121pjA7). Most banks will release a hold within 3-5 business days, but this time frame varies depending on your bank. Unfortunately, I was unable to find your conversation with our Customer Service team in our database. I would love to assist you further, could you please private message me your user id and any other important information so I can look into this immediately? Thanks very much and I look forward to hearing from you.

Best,
Jason Faria
Director, Customer Service

GB
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Bunk beds late delivery one man box so heavy I could 't even hold it up, delivery man not allowed beyond front door did in end or would have had to take it back. I had already taken 4 packages into house with some difficulty.

Date of experience: December 9, 2014
Washington
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Before buying anything on Groupon check other local stores! They want to persuade you with what the item was valued 12 months ago versus the price you're going to actually pay. Local stores may have same or better deal with no extra charge for shipping

Date of experience: June 29, 2015
California
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I did not get money back or even store credits for many of my returned items, and 99% of their item are not returnable. I rather spend a little more at other department stores than order from this company. Their customer services are suck too.

Date of experience: July 12, 2015
Florida
5 reviews
6 helpful votes
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Groupon Refusing Refund
December 11, 2023

I contacted Royal Agape Day Spa on 4 separate occasions over 1 weeks time to schedule an appointment for a Lymphatic massage after purchasing from Groupon. No return calls. This is the second time this has happened to me but with a different business. I contacted Groupon and have about 8 emails back and forth with them which has still not resulted in my money back. I provided proof of all my outreaches and no return calls. They continue to encourage me to reach out to the vendor, or they share they are escalating the matter but it seems like they are trying to avoid giving me my money back. I am highly upset and the level of avoidance from Groupon regarding this matter is outrageous. They have now minimized their credibility and will never receive any of my business again. It's really disappointing that I was the customer and ripped off and yet I am being held responsible. There's no way this company should be able to get away with this!

Date of experience: December 11, 2023
California
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Wish I could leave a negative or zero star rating. My husband ordered a cashmere sweater for me for Christmas. We received something in the mail on time, but it turned out to be men's jogging pants. We have since returned the item and they received it on 12/27/2014. Its been over 2 months and we still have not received any credit back for it. Trying to contact someone to resolve the problem has been very difficult. We will never shop there again and will tell all our friends and family not to do so either.

Date of experience: March 5, 2015
DeeDee L. Groupon Rep
over a year old

Hi Quinn,

Thanks for giving us your feedback here on SiteJabber. I'm sorry to hear that the order your husband placed arrived incorrectly. If he contacted Customer Service to get the proper label for a wrong item, the refund should have been issued within five business days of the item being received back by us. If they weren't contacted and return label was created through his account, that would likely be the reason for the delay since our returns team can't check in a wrong item unless it's marked by Customer Service on the return slip. I am terribly sorry for this delay and apologize for the inconvenience.

I'd like to help resolve this issue if you can send me a message with the order information. Once I have the order number, I'll be able to check into this and find out what happened and ensure a full refund is issued to your husband, if that has not already been done. I look forward to helping you resolve this issue and thank you for taking the time to reach out.

Best,
Jason Faria
Director, Ideel Customer Service

Florida
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Fine print kerfuffle
February 1, 2017

Went to buy a groupon and it said "how many" - liked the deal, so put down 2. Merchant said the fine print says only one per customer. Why does groupon offer
"quantity" option if you can only use one? Their response - read the fine print. I am now out $83. New to area, so the "give it to a friend" advise from groupon doesn't quite work. Ugh! Been using them for over 10 years - the least they can do is give a credit or something.

Date of experience: February 1, 2017
New York
1 review
4 helpful votes
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This website is clearly a scam. The business model relies on customers purchases expiring and just taking their money. Each groupon offer should clearly state when the purchase expires, in a way that can not be missed. Entirely dishonest business.

Date of experience: August 11, 2010

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.

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