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Pennsylvania
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Although I have purchased from their site. Their customer service is HORRIBLE. The whole referral credit is bs also. I have referred 3 sibling but bc their credit card has the same billing address they refuse to credit me, other sites did not have an issue with this. Instead they were arguing with me and being very rude.

Date of experience: January 5, 2012
DeeDee L. Groupon Rep
over a year old

Hi Marina,

I'm so sorry for any confusion. Whenever a friend joins through your invitation and makes a purchase for the first time, your ideeli account will be credited with a referral bonus. To prevent fraud, our system does flag referral credits to users with the same billing address. However, I'd be happy to investigate this and see how I can help. Can you send me a private message with all four User ids? Thanks!

Best,

Jason Faria
Sr. Manager Customer Service

New York
1 review
5 helpful votes
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I paid $90 dollars for a defective product and Groupon refused to let me return the order. They said I had 15 days, but the order page clearly stated 30 days return policy.

I had been a regular customer of Groupon but after that experience I quit purchasing from them. Simply not enough savings to make it worth the chance to buy from a company who doesn't honor their return policy.

Date of experience: November 25, 2014
Georgia
5 reviews
22 helpful votes
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Really nothing worth purchasing. There are a ton of deal sites out there. The customer service isn't the best and I really enjoy working with Half Off Depot! They have really good timing with everything that goes on in the city.

Date of experience: April 12, 2011
New Jersey
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Groupon is clearly a criminal enterprise that prays on local companies with the scam of legal discounts. I spoke to a number of merchants that are sorry they got involved in this scam. Groupon tells merchants to unload unwanted merchandise thru this way. Please don't be the next victim. If it sounds too good it is a crime

Date of experience: August 9, 2017
Illinois
1 review
1 helpful vote
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My Wife bought Gillet Compatible Mach 3 Blades for me from this site. The Quality of blades was so bad that it did not do even a single shave properly. Groupon sells really poor quality goods on the name of discount. When I tried to contact their customer service, its pathetic too. Their Customer Service guys has only one objective, how to stall you and refrain you from returning the stuff. I al still struck with those useless blades. Stay away from this site. Its not worth you time and money.

Date of experience: October 7, 2013
Louisiana
1 review
18 helpful votes
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I am looking for my orders. This is crazy! I have been a loyal customer for years, and this is the service that you give in return. Even being owned by Groupon doesn't help. They state that the account was transferred. Really? I sent an e-mail(as asked) and nothing. This should be reported to the BBB. How can you claim to be a reputable company? I need a status on my orders. You are not the only ones with attorneys.

Hey there... I am editing my review. Try Bluefly.com for great quality name branded merchandise. Variety of sizes as well.

Date of experience: January 16, 2016
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I bought a restaurant discount deal from Groupon. However, the restaurant refused to honor the discount. When I contacted Groupon customer support (via online chat), they refused to refund my money. They offered to escalate the issue, and promised that someone will get back to me in 36 hours. I waited for a week but never heard back from them, so I called them again (had to search for their phone number on Google). Their customer service rep in Philippines could barely speak English, and was reading from a script. He was of no help, and offered to escalate the issue. Again, I never heard back from anyone.

Groupon has taken my money, and has no intention to deliver the promised goods. Its nothing but a bait-and-switch scam.

Date of experience: May 12, 2017
Virginia
1 review
4 helpful votes
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I placed an order for a comforter. It did not appear to be of the quality depicted in the picture. I attempted 6 times to contact customer service and have never had one response. I will never use the site again!

Date of experience: February 2, 2015
DeeDee L. Groupon Rep
over a year old

Hi Don,

Thanks for writing your review and giving us your feedback here on SiteJabber. I'm really sorry to hear you don't like the comforter set you ordered and will be happy to look into assisting with a return. You can contact Customer Service via Live Chat for immediate assistance with an issue like this. They can be reached using this link: https://support.ideel.com/app/chat/chat_launch. From time to time there can be a delay in responding to emails but Live Chat agents should be able to help meet your needs.

I'd like to help you resolve this issue. Please provide me with the order number and name of the item you wish to return as well as the reason why you feel it's not as good quality. I'd like to share this with the merchandising team since member feedback is crucial to helping decide what items to sell. If you can also provide me with the email address used to contact us and let me know if you emailed or chatted, I'd like to find out why you were not responded to. I look forward to helping resolve this issue for you.

Best,
Jason Faria
Director, Ideel Customer Service

Kansas
1 review
18 helpful votes
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I cannot believe Groupon would acquire Ideeli to trash it, ruin it completely. I used to buy so much stuff from them, great customer service, fantastic choices, the daily emails were something I looked forward to. Now, it is all gone.

Date of experience: February 29, 2016
Illinois
1 review
3 helpful votes
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After this pandemic Groupon has gone beyond downhill! Tons of issues with the app
Freezing? Or not available to open or check out?! I bought 2 vouchers and never was notified that they had canceled on me. They refund it back credit And I can't even use it because the website keeps freezing I've been on here for the last for two! There's no customer service phone number and live agent isn't even available via text! Coupon needs to fix this and get back on board this is horrible!

Date of experience: May 3, 2021
Florida
1 review
6 helpful votes
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Do NOT buy unless you are ready to wait for more than 3 weeks to be delivered! It's been 15 days and the products still hasn't shipped - it is a simple protein powder! In the fine print on the webpage it says delivered in 12 days, but when you get the confirmation email, it says 3 WEEKS! No option to cancel! Worst online shopping experience ever! Will never use this store again!
Wrote the same review on their website and it got rejected - talk about censorship and manipulation of the reviews!

Date of experience: September 22, 2015
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Sky view observatory Seattle, wa
February 26, 2022

I never had issues until I bought tickets and they closed early for weather. I email support for a rebate. They reply with info and never credited me. On my time I had issues. All other experience good. Always verify what the coupon entails sometimes merchant and coupon discrepancy.

Date of experience: February 26, 2022
California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Bought an experience from Groupon. The company for it cancelled my reservation and Groupon refused too return my money because it was after 3 days. I talked with their customer service multiple times and had to restart my conversation everytime,a company like Groupon should have a system in place to review old customer service tickets. I got the run around repeatedly and have yet to get my money back.

Date of experience: September 17, 2023
North Carolina
9 reviews
19 helpful votes
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For some reason my purchases don't go through all the time. It's strange. I contacted customer services, and they issued a $20 credit to my account for my trouble. Nice response, Groupon.
I'd do this again for small purchases.
I have had a really bad experience with LivingSocial (scammed out of nearly $200 by a fraudulent retailer- they have been no help and rude)- which might cloud my judgment in thinking Groupon is fantastic. But I really do think they handled an error in a professional way.
Good job, Groupon, hence my rating of "okay."

Date of experience: September 10, 2012
North Carolina
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Groupon Good is Terrible! I ordered something they didn't ship it till 2 and a half weeks later. Come to find out they shipped it to the wrong address and told me to call UPS to try and change it! ARE YOU KIDDING ME! Terrible customer service. Was on hold 4 times for over 20 minutes! Don't do it. Not worth the stress.

Date of experience: December 7, 2012
New Jersey
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Ideeli is just about my favorite website. I have ordered numerous times for personal items, gifts for both men and women, and household items. I have never been disappointed. It may take time for the item to arrive but other similar websites are a lot worse. I will certainly check every day to see what is available. Keep up the good work. Margaret Shreehan

Date of experience: April 1, 2011
DeeDee L. Groupon Rep
over a year old

Hi Margaret,

I'm so glad we're just about your favorite website. We love to hear that. We'll continue to bring you merchandise from your favorite brands at our privileged prices. If you ever have any suggestions or further feedback, feel free to reach out to us at support@ideeli.com. Thanks again!

Best,

Jason Faria
Sr. Manager Customer Service

California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Buy with Caution
September 13, 2018

I purchased an item multiple times as a photographer. When I went to the website to order my prints, there were additional fee's on top of what I just spent in order to process my request. It wasn't anything other than what I thought I paid for. I contacted support explained they refunded one item but not the others. I reached out to them again and asked why. I was told that they never refunded an item for groupon bucks as they will not refund your CC which is fine. Basically called me a liar and refused to help. I for warn you, buy with caution as you never know what you are getting.

Date of experience: September 13, 2018
Utah
1 review
11 helpful votes
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Covid19 who cares
March 16, 2020

If you have booked a hotel or a vacation with these people it does not matter if the hotels shut down, the towns shut down or even if CDC recommends you do not go there! You are out your money because Groupon has no heart and aims to keep you money if you go or not. There sticking to there NON refundable policy? Well they can stick that where the sun don't shine! Keep up your good business dealings! We will be spreading business plans with others, many others.

Date of experience: March 16, 2020
GB
2 reviews
3 helpful votes
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Cheap tat
May 15, 2018

Glad i only spent 7.99. The advert very misleading thinking i was making a saving on a 50ft hosepipe and reel. Id get more water through a straw with this cheap tat they sent. My first and last purchase. So glad i went to a reputable gardening website for my plants or god knows what id have ended up with as i was going to order some patio plants too. Thats me never using them again

Date of experience: May 15, 2018
Pennsylvania
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Groupon does offer cheap deals -- definitely get your money's worth. Just be careful from falling into the impulsive buying mode when you see how much is being discounted by the merchant. However, be forewarned that if you have a problem with the merchant, Groupon will not give you a refund. They will give you credit at most, but only after giving you a difficult time over it and trying to force you to come to an agreement with the merchant.

Date of experience: June 20, 2012

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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