First experience with Groupon

Hey guys, I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this topic, but I just had my first experience with Groupon. Here is my story...

I saw they had amazing deal on an expensive restaurant I wanted to try out, $200 meal for two for only $49! So I buy the coupon and then nothing...then 10 hours later it appears in my email inbox. Ok, so there is a delay when buying the coupon, not a huge problem. I then call the restaurant to make a reservation using my coupon but they tell me to go back to groupon and make the reservation on the groupon website. I go back to the website and make the reservation, but I cannot click on any of the dates on their booking calendar. Now I'm calling customer support and they tell me to click the next month, then the next month. Finally there is a date open almost 2 months later at 4pm only! At this point I ask for a refund but they can only offer a "groupon credit". I push for a refund on my credit card but still they say no. So I call my credit card company and then they tell me to read groupon's terms of service and sure enough I can only get a credit.

Upon further reading online I see they also rip off small businesses among other complaints.

Has anyone else here had an experience with groupon? Was it good or bad?

All my dealings with Comcast require lowering my expectations.

In February 2016, Chinese online retailer Alibaba Group Holding Ltd disclosed that it acquired a 5.6% stake in Groupon Inc.[52]


In April 2016, Groupon Inc. announced it received a $250 million investment from a private investment firm, Atairos Management LP, which has ties to Comcast Corp. The firm was founded by former Comcast Chief Financial Officer Michael Angelakis, who launched the firm earlier this year with more than $4 billion in committed capital from Comcast.[53]


In late October 2016, Groupon announced that it is acquiring daily-deals provider LivingSocial.[54]


In April 2018, Groupon partnered with Universal Orlando theme parks.[55]

In May 2018, Groupon acquired Bristol, UK-based Cloud Savings company for $65million

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if it looks too good to be true, it is. stay away from shit like that. anything on the internet that claims to save you money is going to end up costing you more than just going to a reputable store and buying it outright

I used to use Groupon for random shit. Never really had a bad experience. First time I went skydiving it was a Groupon. Wasn't really the kind of thing I thought I should be cheaping out on. But it was awesome.

I’ve heard stories of a lot of companies refusing to honor groupons.

I think my ex used it for a spa treatment, no problems.

I only use Grey Poupon.

That other shit doesn't taste good.

You guys are too funny. But seriously, don’t buy from Groupon.

Done dinners, whale watching, and gifts from groupon, with no issues. But that's not to say it's a perfect system, just been fortunate, I guess.
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We got a groupon for 3 at an exotic wildlife park. We went to park showed Groupon and saved like 70%!on tickets. It was a small hassel applying the coupon but not bad