Groupons

[moggy]

Anyone actually bought a groupon and redeemed it?

 

[zeetha]

Bought one for the Cream Tea cafe in town and redeemed it no problem - why?

 

[moggy]

Thinking of getting some but wanted to check it out as it'll be first time I've bought some

 

[Bozza]

Groupon are massive and highly reputable - you can buy with confidence.

 

[mistahclarke]

bought loads. all good and bargains if you actually want the stuff

 

[moggy]

Cool, thanks for input

 

[Mendoza]

ive done loads with group on and living social

 

[Simster]

Groupon are massive and highly reputable - you can buy with confidence.

Yes and no. Watchdog did a feature on them a while back - they basically wash their hands in cases where people have gone to redeem and the underlying supplier has massively underestimated demand and been unable to cope. You can imagine the kerfuffle involved in getting your money back when groupon are involved...

 

[Colossal Squid]

Nothing but good experiences for me. I'd certainly recommend it for bargains galore

 

[Brighton till i die]

Very good service

 

[Rowdey]

Yes and no. Watchdog did a feature on them a while back - they basically wash their hands in cases where people have gone to redeem and the underlying supplier has massively underestimated demand and been unable to cope. You can imagine the kerfuffle involved in getting your money back when groupon are involved...

I've had no problems so far, but saw a 'food allergy testing' deal and over 800 hundred people had gone for it - as it was time limited, i just thought thats too much for them to deal with and didn't bother.

 

[mistahclarke]

sounds about right - good service when you get what you want, but if you don't, they will be no hope in getting it resolved. Use a credit card will give you some protection, but it is tri-party laws so they don't have a legal obligation to help.

 

[Stevie Boy]

brought a few things and each one i havent had a problem

 

[moggy]

Redeemed my first group on today, was a voucher for topolinos.
Excellent value for money so gonna look for more of these.

 

[The Sock of Poskett]

Yup, my experience has been good so far. And they do get some decent deals on there ...

 

[sjamesb3466]

I got a TV groupon voucher yesterday http://www.groupon.co.uk/deals/national-deal/aj-electronics/535875. I can redeem it tomorrow at 2pm so fingers crossed I can be one of the people to get in first as around 1500 of these TV's were sold. For this kinda thing I know I should get the product as long as I'm happy to wait, but if I can get in quick hopefully I won't be too far back.

 

[New Carpet?]

I used my first Groupon voucher to take the girlfriend out for an upmarket anniversary dinner in London last week.

It was fantastic value for what we got, though we were a tad surprised that the deal didn't include the 12.5% service charge on our final bill, but that was more our fault for not checking out the small print.

So yes, they're great, but do check out the Ts & Cs to get a clear picture of what you'll be expected to pay.

 

[CHAPPERS]

I'm doing the Topolino's one!

 

[Cullip4]

Yes and no. Watchdog did a feature on them a while back - they basically wash their hands in cases where people have gone to redeem and the underlying supplier has massively underestimated demand and been unable to cope. You can imagine the kerfuffle involved in getting your money back when groupon are involved...

I have bought two different groupons where this has happened and on both occasions Groupon have refunded me straightaway!

 

[Bozza]

Magical skimlinks has autolinked all the mentions of Groupon in this thread. if you click through from NSC and register some pennies may come our way eventually.