Is Groupon a scam?

[gingersouffle]

smurf:

Groupon is a scam. If u buy restaurant voucher, the staff at restaurant will treat u as if u have no $$ to pay aka bad service.


From now on, will stay away from groupon as much as possible. Still have $40 credit voucher, anyone wants to take over less 25%??

You say this is a scam and you wanna sell away \"scam\" vouchers? that is cute :rotflmao:

Last year, I bought an outdoor photoshoot session; but on the appointment day itself the kid wasn't feeling well, so I called to inform them. They do not allow re-scheduling as its not 7 days advance notice. And they forfeited the voucher :roll: If 7 days earlier, I know my kid will fall sick; I would have given him preventive medicine liao.

[micollh]

i bought the inline skating voucher and realise he timing is not right, i emailed deal ask if possible to cancel and get a refund, they did in 3 days time, and they replied mail… groupon, i sent mail, call them… no action, no follow up… not buying from groupon anymore !

[MMM]

We bought the soup restaurant groupon over the weekends and fortunately the service is still as good. Perhaps going to the commonly known restaurants help?


I always see their offer from this and that restaurant. Some unheard of. So we usually don’t buy those.

[smurf]

sell away because I not using what. whats wrong with that??


Maybe you have had good service with groupon, thats good, but not me.

[Oppsgal]

Staying away from Groupon too, although the previous order of vouchers are mostly alright, but the current order on canvas is a big headache. Have so much time spent on chasing for the few canvas which arrive way after the deadline which is supposed to sent.

[gingersouffle]

smurf:

sell away because I not using what. whats wrong with that??


Maybe you have had good service with groupon, thats good, but not me.

Nothing wrong, just that you say its a scam.

Btw, I didn't have good service with groupon... saw my photoshoot experience?

[MrsSeah]

MMM:

We bought the soup restaurant groupon over the weekends and fortunately the service is still as good. Perhaps going to the commonly known restaurants help?


I always see their offer from this and that restaurant. Some unheard of. So we usually don't buy those.

Yap I also buy those resturant/shop that I know of. Like recent Soup Resturant, Broaster Chicken and Hai Bin prawning.

So far so good, no problem at all.

I don't buy those Hair salon, photography and beauty salon as I feel they will have hard selling. Hence, don't want to take the risk.

I personally feel the service is depend on the shop and resturant itself not the groupon. So if the shop / resturant didn't give good service, than they will lose a return customer.

[nobodybutchiew]

you haven’t tried Groupon? you’re missing out! I’ve bought tons of stuff on Groupon with no problems so far. The only incidents i’ve experienced are as follows:


1. Teeth Whitening - too many people buy, so could only make an appointment 1 month later. (i notice some pple said that the spa/salons try to hardsell, but this particular place gave me a free lifetime membership for future purchases and didn’t try to hardsell me. was a very pleasant experience although teeth whitening is alot more painful than you’d imagine)

2. Famous hotel chicken rice - also too many people buy, and i couldn’t make a reservation within the deadline. the hotel was nice enough to extend the deadline for an additional month.

3. Hotel stay - upon registration at the counter, they told me they were oversold that day. Which was a blessing in disguise because they upgraded me to a family suite with a sea view.

My advice, get a Groupon account now!!!

[KSP]

how do they check if one prints the same coupon 2 times and use it twice?

[friendship]

there is a barcode serial number on right hand top when you print out the paper.


Aiyah I missed out the Soup restaurant deal.