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New York
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Poor customer service
March 10, 2024

I had 14 Groupon bucks credit. I was told they never expire. Went to use them and was told expired week before. Groupon will never get another dollar from me or even any off my business

Date of experience: March 10, 2024
Arizona
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I was excited to received this "wonderful deal" l bought 4 of them for $10 each, they sent me 4 miniature pairs of earrings that may be worth $0.25 each. Totally disappointed, l went to their website to start the return because they are offering FREE RETURNS when you buy it, but when l tried to return them they said that it was a FINAL SALE!... What a joke! DON'T BUY FROM THIS COMPANY IF YOU DON'T WANT TO LOSE YOUR MONEY.

Date of experience: December 12, 2015
North Dakota
1 review
4 helpful votes
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I joined this website last week and when i tried to purchase something was told my address did not match the address on my credit card which is not true. I figured it was just a glitch in the system and never bought anything. Imagine my surprise when I had 20 $1 transactions to my card for no reason. I tried calling their "customer service" line which told me due to the "Holidays" (It is almost March - they must have a huge St. Patricks Day crowd) they have a high call volume and I got transefered to a voicemail telling me to try their live chat. This is the live chat I already tried and when I brought up my issue was disconnected and no can not re-connect using my name and e-mail. So I made up a name and e-mail shcockinly got through but was kept waiting for over oh wait I am still waiting 20 minutes later. So considering I have never used this site and I have still been charged I don't plan on ever using this site.

Date of experience: February 26, 2011
DeeDee L. Groupon Rep
over a year old

HI Nicole,

I reached out via your private message and I apologize for any confusion regarding the check out. Each time a member checkout a temporary test transaction of $1 which is removed within a day is pinged on the account to check and see if the address provided matches the one that the bank has on file. Unfortunately repeatedly trying over and over again causes additional temporary $1 transactions. As I previously mentioned I will be happy to look into any chat transaction that you may have had trouble with all I will need is your e-mail address. Additionally if you could let me know which menu prompts you went through to get to the holiday message I can make an adjustment there.

Thanks for bringing this to my attention and let me know if there is anything else I can do to help.

Best,

Jason

South Carolina
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I purchased a Groupon deal for Peachy Parking in Atlanta. When I tried to use it, Peachy said we are not taking Groupons. I'm trying to get a refund from Groupon, but they won't answer chat, they have no phone support, & I have not received satisfaction from the email I sent. What a RIPOFF. Stay away from Groupon and Peachy Parking.

Date of experience: June 10, 2022
Canada
6 reviews
10 helpful votes
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I'm what you call a Groupon junky. I buy A LOT of coupons and try out a variety of different business at a heavily discounted rate. I have to say that predominately my experiences have been very positive. The only negative experience that I had has been with one hair stylist (I don't remember the name) who simply refused to honour the coupon for a manicure that was included in the price so I was forced to get a refund. The refund process was painless, I email Groupon customer service and explained to them the situation and they immediately refunded the full amount on my credit card. It was as simple as that. More recently, I purchased a Groupon for fitness classes and I had a blast. For $20, I got 30 classes and an opportunity to try a bunch of studios using one pass. Thank you Groupon and MetaBody! I have tried out other deal sites and I have to say that I had problems with a few of them, because they don't properly screen their merchants and the refund process was none existent as they simply gave me the runaround until I threatened to contact my credit card company. Overall, I give Groupon 4 stars! I would have given it 5 stars, had it not been for that one experience I had with the hairdresser.

Date of experience: March 17, 2012
South Carolina
1 review
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TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE!
January 14, 2014

TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE!

I ORDERED A PAIR OF SHOES OVER 10 DAYS AGO & WENT TO TRACK IT SINCE I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING AND IT SAYS "AWAITING FULFILLMENT" I EMAILED CUSTOMER SERVICE & I WAS GIVEN THE RUNAROUND... I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN THE LACK OF CUSTOMER SERVICE. I WAS TOLD THAT I NEED TO "WAIT THE 12 DAYS NOTED ON THE FINE PRINT"... THIS IS RIDICULOUS. DO NOT PURCHASE FROM GROUPON! THEY SUCK.

Date of experience: January 14, 2014
Canada
1 review
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DO NOT a purchase anything from here. They take ur money then tell you it didn't go thru, they did it to me twice! And keep telling me they never took my money! I have not received a penny back yet!

Date of experience: May 26, 2023
Georgia
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Ideeli is unreliable and extremely shady. You never know if you will actually get what you pay for. A month ago I ordered several things that arrived at my doorstep 3 weeks later. When I finally got the package, I discovered that they sent me the wrong item and yet it was labeled correctly with the correct description. While I know mistakes happen, this really bothered me because it seemed extremely shady. First of all, why did I receive a random item that I didn't order instead of the dress that I paid for? And why was the LABEL correct? It's like someone intentionally did that hoping maybe I'd forget about it or something.

Afterwards I contacted customer service expressing my frustration, and she said that the item was out of stock. Hold on - they had THREE WEEKS to let me know this. Instead, they send me a DIFFERENT item with the correct LABEL, so maybe someone should have known that maybe these two thing don't match? I could think of so many other business practices that would have been better than what ideeli did.

I had $39.99 in store credit from a previous purchase which I returned, opting for the store credit instead because I planned to use it in the future. However, after this incidence, I asked customer service to fully refund that credit now that I am never buying anything from this site again. However, they instead decided to give me the refund with return shipping deducted, essentially stealing more of my money.

I've purchased with no issues in the past but I have literally stopped going on the site completely ever since this problem. I am not going to let ideeli steal my money again.

Date of experience: July 6, 2012
DeeDee L. Groupon Rep
over a year old

Dear Gloria,

Thank you so much for taking the time to share your experience here on SiteJabber. I'm so sorry for the inconvenience you have experienced.

Please rest assured that it is not our practice to intentionally send members the incorrect item, especially with the correct label, and I sincerely apologize that you did not receive the item you ordered.

One of the reasons we can offer such low prices is because we keep very little inventory. This means we receive products directly from the vendor and why we may be unable to let you know right away if an item is out of stock. Additionally, if the product was available for sale on the site again within that time, it is possible it sold out then.

I'm sorry for the confusion around our Return Policy. We offer 2 return options: You may choose to receive either a store credit for the purchase price of the item and free return shipping, or a refund in your original form of payment minus a $7.95 return shipping charge. However, please know that you will not be charged the $7.95 return shipping fee when sending back the wrong item you received.

If you have any additional concerns, I would be happy to address them. I am very sorry, again, for the trouble you have experienced. Member experience is very important to us, and I take this matter to heart.

Best,

Jason Faria
Director, Customer Service

Missouri
9 reviews
1 helpful vote
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We now use Groupon for a TON of things, and next we are going to use their travel deals to Europe.

It is crazy great how many good deals we have gotten on GROUPON. It almost makes you feel like you are taking advantage of the vendors...

I HIGHLY & TOTALLY RECOMMEND GROUPON as your FIRST 'go to' for anything, and I mean anything.

And BTW, their customer service is great too, so if you have a problem, they actually DO FIX IT, and QUICKLY

Date of experience: July 17, 2016
Oregon
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I purchased Pure Collagen Instant Face-Lift Serum on 3/6/2012. I still have not received the order. I have contacted their customer service multiple times and my purchase did not get mailed out until a little over a week ago. I was provided with a USPS tracking number that does not work and all I got from Groupon customer service was "call USPS and see where your package is". My package is MONTH and A HALF late.

Date of experience: April 17, 2012
New York
1 review
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Long term Parking Scam
March 8, 2022

Hi I recently bought a long term parking with Groupon at the page 10-Day Parking Pass at
JFK Airport, don't buy it. I spent like 1 hour this place doesn't exist. Almost lost my flight.

Date of experience: March 8, 2022
Minnesota
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Let me first say that I have been a customer of ideeli/ideel for at least 4 years, and have only had occasion to contact customer service since they changed to ideel. Since then the ordering and shipping policies have changed for the much, much worse. The merchandise is cute and well-priced but if you have even a tiny problem with your order, do not expect any help at all. I am currently trying to change the shipping address on my package (of over $250 of items) because paypal provided an old address. The items have not shipped out yet, and absolutely no one at ideel customer service will even attempt to help me with the problem! I am going to be charged for these items and they are going to ship them to an address they are well aware is not mine because they are not willing to change the address after my order is placed! This is pure insanity... they will lose their merchandise, any money they would have made after I recoup from my credit card, and finally my business. I just don't understand a company that is willing to operate like this.

Date of experience: February 19, 2015
DeeDee L. Groupon Rep
over a year old

Hi Leah,

Thanks for reaching out to us here on SiteJabber. One of the Customer Service supervisors spoke with you and should have been able to help resolve this issue. Since your previous address was used in PayPal, and previously on Ideel, it defaulted to that address and I'm really sorry about that inconvenience. The reason the representatives couldn't make the requested change was because the item was in our fulfillment center with the shipping label created waiting to be picked up by UPS. I know that the supervisor you spoke with was able to make this change since the package shipped out UPS ground, as it was over 10 lbs. If you check the tracking now you'll see that she was able to request the address change and UPS is processing the shipment to go to your current address and not the previous one.

To prevent this from happening, please make sure to check the order confirmation email within 2 hours of placing the order. During that timeframe the address can be changed through your account or a member of our customer service team can assist with this through Live Chat. If there's anything further that I can help you with, please let me know. Thanks so much for being a part of Ideel!

Best,
Jason Faria
Director, Ideel Customer Service

New York
3 reviews
1 helpful vote
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So far so good
August 2, 2012

So far so good. I haven't had any issues with vouchers or buying deals. This site and Livingsocial are so far my two favorite deal sites! Keep it up Groupon.

Date of experience: August 2, 2012
Tennessee
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Horrible!
February 5, 2013

Horrible! Charged multiple times- Im having to go thru my bank to get the money back, etc. Never again! No one will email me etc. First time last time customer!

Date of experience: February 5, 2013
GB
1 review
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50 % of the stuff i am buying from group on are absolutely rubbish and i end up paying more money than i am saving... obviously groupon does nothing about it!

Date of experience: April 23, 2017
Florida
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Horrible customer service, pretentious, judgemental, some of the worst I have experienced from a large company. I tried to contact repeatedly to resolve, no response. I will never buy again.

Date of experience: January 7, 2015
Canada
6 reviews
3 helpful votes
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Why pay full price!?
November 10, 2016

Groupon has the best deals in everything from restaurants, spas, events, clothes, goods & simply everything at discounts that are usually at least 50% off so you can't beat that!?:-)

Date of experience: November 9, 2016
Ireland
8 reviews
7 helpful votes
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If you need something with better price, and do not mind other people, it's great.
Frequently I use Groupon with my friends and my girl, in many countries, formula works:-)

Date of experience: February 18, 2017
South Carolina
13 reviews
10 helpful votes
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Great company!
May 5, 2016

I have never had a problem with any Groupon order. They are easy to order from and the selection of products and services is vast. Shipping is pretty quick too.

Date of experience: May 4, 2016
Tennessee
5 reviews
1 helpful vote
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I love designer brands and the company sends me an email about designer brands for really cheap. Keep in mind Ive NEVER heard of this company. I click on the email then immediately unsubscribe because the seemed fishy at my first glance. Then I google reviews on Ideel and thank God I did because companies like this should be illegal. PLEASE STOP SENDING PEOPLE EMAIL WITHOUT PERMISSION!

Date of experience: April 7, 2015
DeeDee L. Groupon Rep
over a year old

Hi, Kori!

Thank you so much for reaching out through Site Jabber. I am very sorry for the inconvenience and frustration our email may have caused.

We are a subsidiary of Groupon, and that may have been how you received our daily sales email. I assure you we are a completely legitimate company located in midtown Manhattan. We strive to sell designer brands at affordable prices. All of our products go through a rigorous verification to ensure we are only selling completely authentic products from the brands you know, trust, and love.

If there are any specific concerns our team can address for you, please reach out to support@ideel.com and we will happily assist.

Best,
Jason Faria
Director, Customer Service

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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