Groupon, does anybody use it?

[desmond]

I had never heard of Groupon until the news with Google. I went to the site and signed up and don’t get what it is? A special a day in you area? Somebody is living on nothing but Groupon for a year?

[abell]

I’ve used it a few times. I did not see the news story on Google regarding it. It’s just a place that sells one item per day (the item is for sale for 24 hours, if you want it, you buy it that day, you try to buy it tomorrow it will be something else). They will email you the item each day that is for sale, so you don’t always have to check their website. You don’t pay a thing unless you actually want to buy the item for that day. And they have the stipulation that the item will only be sold if at least a certain amount of people buy, and so far, anytime I’ve looked at an item, it got enough people that have bought it. I usually only buy things from them once or twice a month, as a lot of the things for sale I am not interested in. You usually get about 50% off items. Items vary, lots of spas, tours, lessons, admissions, restaurants, and sometimes retail stores. I have never had any problems redeeming a Groupon with a company. I have read online that it’s not profitable for companies. It’s expensive marketing; Groupon keeps half of whatever you pay and then gives the rest to the company (so if you pay $25 for a store credit for $50, the store gets $12.50, and has to give you $50 worth of product). But my take on that is if companies want to use that type of marketing, I might as well use it.

[abell]

I’ve used it a few times. I did not see the news story on Google regarding it. It’s just a place that sells one item per day (the item is for sale for 24 hours, if you want it, you buy it that day, you try to buy it tomorrow it will be something else). They will email you the item each day that is for sale, so you don’t always have to check their website. You don’t pay a thing unless you actually want to buy the item for that day. And they have the stipulation that the item will only be sold if at least a certain amount of people buy, and so far, anytime I’ve looked at an item, it got enough people that have bought it. I usually only buy things from them once or twice a month, as a lot of the things for sale I am not interested in. You usually get about 50% off items. Items vary, lots of spas, tours, lessons, admissions, restaurants, and sometimes retail stores. I have never had any problems redeeming a Groupon with a company. I have read online that it’s not profitable for companies. It’s expensive marketing; Groupon keeps half of whatever you pay and then gives the rest to the company (so if you pay $25 for a store credit for $50, the store gets $12.50, and has to give you $50 worth of product). But my take on that is if companies want to use that type of marketing, I might as well use it.

[abell]

I’ve used it a few times. I did not see the news story on Google regarding it. It’s just a place that sells one item per day (the item is for sale for 24 hours, if you want it, you buy it that day, you try to buy it tomorrow it will be something else). They will email you the item each day that is for sale, so you don’t always have to check their website. You don’t pay a thing unless you actually want to buy the item for that day. And they have the stipulation that the item will only be sold if at least a certain amount of people buy, and so far, anytime I’ve looked at an item, it got enough people that have bought it. I usually only buy things from them once or twice a month, as a lot of the things for sale I am not interested in. You usually get about 50% off items. Items vary, lots of spas, tours, lessons, admissions, restaurants, and sometimes retail stores. I have never had any problems redeeming a Groupon with a company. I have read online that it’s not profitable for companies. It’s expensive marketing; Groupon keeps half of whatever you pay and then gives the rest to the company (so if you pay $25 for a store credit for $50, the store gets $12.50, and has to give you $50 worth of product). But my take on that is if companies want to use that type of marketing, I might as well use it.

[abell]

I’ve used it a few times. I did not see the news story on Google regarding it. It’s just a place that sells one item per day (the item is for sale for 24 hours, if you want it, you buy it that day, you try to buy it tomorrow it will be something else). They will email you the item each day that is for sale, so you don’t always have to check their website. You don’t pay a thing unless you actually want to buy the item for that day. And they have the stipulation that the item will only be sold if at least a certain amount of people buy, and so far, anytime I’ve looked at an item, it got enough people that have bought it. I usually only buy things from them once or twice a month, as a lot of the things for sale I am not interested in. You usually get about 50% off items. Items vary, lots of spas, tours, lessons, admissions, restaurants, and sometimes retail stores. I have never had any problems redeeming a Groupon with a company. I have read online that it’s not profitable for companies. It’s expensive marketing; Groupon keeps half of whatever you pay and then gives the rest to the company (so if you pay $25 for a store credit for $50, the store gets $12.50, and has to give you $50 worth of product). But my take on that is if companies want to use that type of marketing, I might as well use it.

[abell]

I’ve used it a few times. I did not see the news story on Google regarding it. It’s just a place that sells one item per day (the item is for sale for 24 hours, if you want it, you buy it that day, you try to buy it tomorrow it will be something else). They will email you the item each day that is for sale, so you don’t always have to check their website. You don’t pay a thing unless you actually want to buy the item for that day. And they have the stipulation that the item will only be sold if at least a certain amount of people buy, and so far, anytime I’ve looked at an item, it got enough people that have bought it. I usually only buy things from them once or twice a month, as a lot of the things for sale I am not interested in. You usually get about 50% off items. Items vary, lots of spas, tours, lessons, admissions, restaurants, and sometimes retail stores. I have never had any problems redeeming a Groupon with a company. I have read online that it’s not profitable for companies. It’s expensive marketing; Groupon keeps half of whatever you pay and then gives the rest to the company (so if you pay $25 for a store credit for $50, the store gets $12.50, and has to give you $50 worth of product). But my take on that is if companies want to use that type of marketing, I might as well use it.

[Werewolf]

I’ve used groupon plenty.

Pros
1) Discounts are typically 50% or more
2) It’s easy to buy a groupon
3) I’ve never had pushback / refusal on a groupon as opposed to restaurant.com (refused b/c they don’t pay partners every now and then)

Cons
1) The partners are not vetted. They go out of business; they run out of products (ask me how I know)
2) The company is growing too fast and the value of the deals / partner quality is going downhill fast

[Werewolf]

I’ve used groupon plenty.

Pros
1) Discounts are typically 50% or more
2) It’s easy to buy a groupon
3) I’ve never had pushback / refusal on a groupon as opposed to restaurant.com (refused b/c they don’t pay partners every now and then)

Cons
1) The partners are not vetted. They go out of business; they run out of products (ask me how I know)
2) The company is growing too fast and the value of the deals / partner quality is going downhill fast

[Werewolf]

I’ve used groupon plenty.

Pros
1) Discounts are typically 50% or more
2) It’s easy to buy a groupon
3) I’ve never had pushback / refusal on a groupon as opposed to restaurant.com (refused b/c they don’t pay partners every now and then)

Cons
1) The partners are not vetted. They go out of business; they run out of products (ask me how I know)
2) The company is growing too fast and the value of the deals / partner quality is going downhill fast

[Werewolf]

I’ve used groupon plenty.

Pros
1) Discounts are typically 50% or more
2) It’s easy to buy a groupon
3) I’ve never had pushback / refusal on a groupon as opposed to restaurant.com (refused b/c they don’t pay partners every now and then)

Cons
1) The partners are not vetted. They go out of business; they run out of products (ask me how I know)
2) The company is growing too fast and the value of the deals / partner quality is going downhill fast

[Werewolf]

I’ve used groupon plenty.

Pros
1) Discounts are typically 50% or more
2) It’s easy to buy a groupon
3) I’ve never had pushback / refusal on a groupon as opposed to restaurant.com (refused b/c they don’t pay partners every now and then)

Cons
1) The partners are not vetted. They go out of business; they run out of products (ask me how I know)
2) The company is growing too fast and the value of the deals / partner quality is going downhill fast

[Coronita]

[quote=desmond]I had never heard of Groupon until the news with Google. I went to the site and signed up and don’t get what it is? A special a day in you area? Somebody is living on nothing but Groupon for a year?[/quote]

I would sign up, but I have a “shopping problem” 🙂

Once upon a time, I used slickdeals.net

[Coronita]

[quote=desmond]I had never heard of Groupon until the news with Google. I went to the site and signed up and don’t get what it is? A special a day in you area? Somebody is living on nothing but Groupon for a year?[/quote]

I would sign up, but I have a “shopping problem” 🙂

Once upon a time, I used slickdeals.net

[Coronita]

[quote=desmond]I had never heard of Groupon until the news with Google. I went to the site and signed up and don’t get what it is? A special a day in you area? Somebody is living on nothing but Groupon for a year?[/quote]

I would sign up, but I have a “shopping problem” 🙂

Once upon a time, I used slickdeals.net

[Coronita]

[quote=desmond]I had never heard of Groupon until the news with Google. I went to the site and signed up and don’t get what it is? A special a day in you area? Somebody is living on nothing but Groupon for a year?[/quote]

I would sign up, but I have a “shopping problem” 🙂

Once upon a time, I used slickdeals.net

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