In a blog post responding to the furor over their Super Bowl ads, Groupon’s CEO Andrew Mason says that “the last thing we wanted was to offend our customers.” Hm, maybe you should have showed the ads to a few of them first. [More]
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Were Groupon's Super Bowl Ads Tasteless?
By 2.7.11
Groupon spent several million dollars offending a lot of people last night with a series of Super Bowl ads that started off as philanthropic pitches, then quickly segued into how you could get a great deal on the endangered entity with a Groupon. The online backlash was immediate and left many viewers wondering if Kenneth Cole was moonlighting as a Groupon ad copywriter. [More]
Do Gift Card Laws Keep My Groupons From Expiring?
By 1.25.11
As Groupon continues to expand across the country into more and more markets, consumers are finding they’re not quite sure how to deal with this new beast when it comes to state laws governing coupons and gift certificates. [More]
After Failing To Buy Groupon, Google To Launch A Competing Service
By 1.22.11
As the time-honored adage goes, if at first you don’t succeed at buying a company in a multi-billion dollar deal, try to out perform it with a competing service of your own. Such is the tack Google is apparently taking against Groupon. [More]
Buy And Sell Unused Groupons (And Other Daily Deals) On Lifesta
By 1.21.11
So your BFF work friend cc’d you on that super cool Groupon and you bought in with everyone else and then a little bit down the road, regret sits in. Maybe you remembered you hate fondue. Maybe the restaurant was closed for rats when you got there. Maybe you realized you would much rather have the money for your upcoming cross-country skeeball championship. Well, you’re stuck, right? Not so. Enter Lifesta, a clearinghouse site where you can buy and sell unused Groupons, coupons, discount packages, or vouchers. [More]
The Woots And Groupons Of Travel Bargain Sites
By 1.18.11
A number of travel sites have cropped up offering “Woot-like” and “Grouponesque” deals for getaway bargains that are available only for a limited time before a new deal goes up, and/or gives you a price-break the more people who jump onboard. Here’s a few to peruse: [More]
Regret Buying That Groupon? Here's How To Sell It
By 10.21.10
This month saw a momentous occasion for me: group-discount site Groupon finally set up shop in the metro area where I live. What happens, though, when you buy a voucher from Groupon or a similar site that you later regret, and you’d rather have the cash? What if you move away before doing all of the amazing things you’ve bought vouchers for? Well, there are sites that can help you take care of that. [More]
Groupon Responds To Cafe Owner Who Says Using Service Was "Single Worst Decision"
By 9.17.10
Earlier this week, the owner of Posie’s Cafe in Portland, OR, made headlines when she said that her decision to try advertising with Groupon was the “single worst decision I have ever made as a business owner.” [More]
This Gap Manager Doesn't Want Your Groupon Coupon
By 9.7.10
Alex and his wife bought into a Groupon offer for Gap, where you could buy $50 worth of merchandise for $25. Everything was going great until they ran into a manager at their local store who refused to even ring up the pants they’d chosen, saying anything already discounted wasn’t eligible for the offer. [More]
Get A Movie Ticket For Only $4
By 8.26.10
Groupon is running a deal where you can get a movie ticket voucher for only $4 through Fandango. [More]
