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Idaho
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Going out of Business?
December 15, 2015

I have been an Ideel customer for several years. They used to be a good company, but their service has gotten so bad, I suspect they are about to close their doors. I made sure all the items in my last purchase were returnable. I knew I only had 2 weeks to return items, but turns out it is two weeks from THEIR ship date. I have had the items in my hot little hands for eight days. One item was a gift that the birthday girl needs in a different size, I jumped on the site to get a return started and guess what... they shipped it 15 days ago. The items are no longer eligible for return. Seriously?

Check out their new return policy, all items for return must be dated before the 10th of January. That tells me they are about to go out of business. Don't order anything from Ideel unless you like gambling...

Date of experience: December 15, 2015
Ohio
3 reviews
2 helpful votes
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I have ordered over 30 things from groupon using the Groupon app on my phone. I will say I might be addicted to the site. I have not had any issue with anything I have ordered. I have ordered watches, water bottles, sheets, towels, usb cords for android phones, phone cases and many more things. It does take a while sometimes for orders to arrive but the site tell you that is usually takes 2 weeks for items to even ship out so it is no surprise that it takes long.

Date of experience: October 14, 2013
California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Horrible!
November 10, 2014

Horrible! Not only it takes them 1 month to ship anything! Their shoes came with no box, NO BOX for $100+ shoes, and their accessories came in a paper bag, all the clothing color is off, you can spend the same amount of money to get nicely packaged and fast ship items from Myhabit, Hautelook or Rue la la, will never buy again!

Date of experience: November 10, 2014
DeeDee L. Groupon Rep
over a year old

Hi Veronica,

Thanks for contacting us here on SiteJabber. I'm sorry to hear about how your shoes were shipped. All shoes should come in the manufacturer's packaging (typically a shoe box), and I would like to look into this further, both to ensure you are refunded in full for the items you received, and to investigate this situation with our warehouse, so I can determine how this occurred.

Please provide me with your order information, so I can assist you further with this issue.

Best,
Jason Faria
Director, Ideel Customer Service

South Carolina
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Scam
January 17, 2022

Well I ordered a wallet it's in transit. Then ordered a 6 pack bra's. Well the company that were to send my bra's never sent them instead they took all my money out of my account. Groupon did nothing and the company never returned my email.My bank is taking action now. Stay Far away from this Groupon. They will rob you blind hidden fees and shipping isnt free either..

Date of experience: January 17, 2022
GB
3 reviews
2 helpful votes
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I ordered a matching kitchen set and they sent items in different colours. After 6 weeks they are still unable to tell me when I get my money refunded or when they can collect them! They don't want to send me what I've ordered and it's cost me over £100!
I would not recommend them at all.

Date of experience: May 3, 2016
New York
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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Do not buy anything from groupon goods. They are scam artists. Everything is made in China, and most of it is counterfeit. I bought a flatiron for $50, as it was advertised to be worth much more. How foolish of me. When it arrived I could tell it was cheap garbage. It didn't even have a temperature setting on it. You get what you pay for.

Date of experience: March 18, 2017
GB
1 review
3 helpful votes
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It's terrible experience with this site, will never use them again! Groupon should choose reliable partner not some rubbish company such like Laser Spa!over 2month now i still not received my order, no body answer the phone and you are
Not allow to leave message! Send a few email to groupon, still not sort out the problem! Will tell everyone not to use this web anymore!

Date of experience: December 6, 2011
France
3 reviews
0 helpful votes
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I always check my email to see good deals! It's like a daily routine! I bought something and for a technical issue it was duplicated. I contacted the Customer Service team with non immediate response but I must say that they solved my issue and I had a very good experience. Recommended!

Date of experience: April 16, 2013
Georgia
1 review
3 helpful votes
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This company now SUCKS!
December 8, 2015

In the past I have made several purchases. If the item wasn't up to my standards, I could return for refund or credit (even if the item was listed as not returnable). Now, I can't get any customer service even though they guarantee a response in 24 hours. I will never buy fro them again. There is no phone number, there isn't customer service at all!

Date of experience: December 8, 2015
California
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I purchased Bluetooth headphones from them. They were not cheap. I Paid good money for the product to only last 3 months. They will not stand behind the product nor assist in dealing with the manufacturing company. I feel that since they advertised them and they received the money for them that they should do everything reasonably possible to resolve this issue, not get a generic email basically saying " to bad, so sad, your screwed!"

Date of experience: September 5, 2013
Illinois
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Scam!
September 6, 2021

Groupon is a serious embarrassment for America. In addition to offering the worst customer service imaginable, their policy provides no refunds, no control of your own money in the account wallet, and even takes your money without your consent.
My personal experience with their services resulted in a loss of $1000. Fraud!

Date of experience: September 6, 2021
Florida
1 review
0 helpful votes
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FIne Print
July 6, 2016

I hope all users of this site are ready to gamble
They have specific fine prints and when there is a
Problem with your shipment they do not guarantee a refund
Of your money. Third party vendors are solely responsible and
Most of the times, they are no where to be found.

Date of experience: July 6, 2016
Louisiana
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Groupon small print
July 26, 2021

Answers to questions seem to be answered by a computer instead of a live human! Also I'm not satisfied with the illustration that your getting a better deal through Groupon 20 instead of 45! I paid the twenty spent two days trying to get my new Sam's card, only to find out, the small print says I must be 6months expired to get the deal! Why did you give me a voucher in the first place? Wait I know you wanted to lock me in with a refund I have to spend with you. Tell people upfront about the 6month expiration clause!

Date of experience: July 26, 2021
California
1 review
4 helpful votes
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How long does it take to just to SHIP a cell phone case?... Apparently 7 days... Then on top of that gotta wait "5-7" more business days just for it to get here. Assuming that's going to be more like a week and a half or more... Good deals; $#*!ty shipping service

Date of experience: February 20, 2016
Wisconsin
6 reviews
20 helpful votes
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Groupon rocks!
March 11, 2016

Some of my best on line shopping experiences are through Groupon. And when there's a question or a problem, you get to talk to real live American. And they bend over backwards to help solve any problems or to answer your questions. And the deals are GREAT, and so is the quality.

Date of experience: March 11, 2016
Nevada
3 reviews
5 helpful votes
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Be careful ya'll... purchased a Groupon in November. I have called the merchant numerous times to try to schedule as required in fine print. They have only called me back one time out of the many times I have called. I cannot get an appointment as they keep telling me the doctor is in another state and not available. I asked Groupon for a refund or credit for this and they refuse to help.

Date of experience: January 5, 2024
New York
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I used to shop on ideeli all the time, but over the past year or so have stayed away and gone to other flash sale sites that are more consistent with the quality of merchandise and customer service. Now my most recent experience reminds me why I stayed away from this site. I purchased a jacket 2 weeks ago and waited patiently for it to ship. Meanwhile, I saw sales for similar jackets elsewhere (online and in stores) but didn't purchase them because I was waiting to receive this one. I get an email saying that due to a computer error, they were out of stock and couldn't complete my order. Now 2 weeks later, I see the same jacket in the same size being offered for sale, but it's sold out by the time I see it. If they had it in stock, why didn't they send me my order? I am beyond pissed by their lack of customer service and their so-called computer errors.

Date of experience: January 29, 2014
DeeDee L. Groupon Rep
over a year old

Hi Caroline,

Thanks for providing your feedback here on SiteJabber. I'm so sorry to hear about the issues you've had on our site. Part of the reason we can offer such reasonable prices is because we don’t keep any inventory. Instead, we work directly with the manufacturers, who ship to us, and then we ship to you. It seems that there may be an inventory error with this item and we'd like to look into this and research this issue with our fulfillment center.

I'd like to check into this to see what has happened. Please send me a private message with your order number and item name and I will look into this and get back to you with more information. I'm very sorry for this inconvenience and thank you for being a member of ideeli. I look forward to hearing from you and resolving this issue.

Regards,
Jason Faria
Director, Customer Service

Wisconsin
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I love Ideeli
August 28, 2011

I love Ideeli. They have great deals on items I actually want. I haven't had to return anything yet, so I don't know how that works. I'm very careful of what I buy online because it's always a hassle trying to return it, what with the shipping and all.
They're customer service seems good to me. I ordered a 10 dollar pair of sandals once, and I got an email about a week later informing me that the manufacturer had not delivered those sandals. It wasn't a big deal, but they refunded my money and gave me a $25 credit. I've ordered many items from them, and this has only happened once.
My only criticism is that they do tend to take a long time to ship. Not a problem usually, but don't try to but a new pair of shoes for an even next week or something. You will almost certainly not receive them in time.

Date of experience: August 28, 2011
DeeDee L. Groupon Rep
over a year old

Hi Kris,

Thanks for sharing your honest feedback. We wish you continued happy shopping with us, and please don't hesitate to reach out to us at support@ideeli.com if we can ever be of help!

Best,

Jason Faria
Sr. Manager Customer Service

Illinois
10 reviews
24 helpful votes
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Sometimes the restaurants go out of Groupon service and then u can't use your Groupon with them, often seems to happen with my favorite places. There are too many rules or regulations to follow. You might go to use it and the restaurant might say it's only for an appetizer or a full meal or during a certain time or day - too much hassle. If they got out those kinks up front when people buy Groupon, and not after, it would be better to use.

Date of experience: December 24, 2015
Ireland
1 review
1 helpful vote
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NEVER AGAIN.
December 30, 2015

Purchased iron, didnt work, i told them i had no collect + in my area and asked them if there was another option of sending it back, they said no, so basically id have to send it back by post which was going to cost me €36, ended up throwing it in the bin, not worth the hassle, stay well away from them.

Date of experience: December 30, 2015

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
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returns
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quality
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