groupon.co.za tanks

[Shebeen]

oops

 

https://www.groupon.co.za/pages/home

 

Dear Customer,

You have been redirected here as you have tried to access the Groupon South Africa website.

We are sorry to inform you that as of 4 November 2016 Groupon has wound down its operations in South Africa and we are unable to offer you any deals today.

For our customers, this means we will stop offering deals on our website from tonight. All current vouchers bought will remain valid until the date stated on the voucher. The terms and conditions on the voucher remain the same. For any customers who are uncomfortable with using their voucher, we are offering a cash refund option if they contact us

before 30 Nov 2016. Goods purchased purchased up to 4 November will be fulfilled. Should you need to return a Goods item you purchased, please do such before 30 November.

If you need to speak to a member of the team about your Groupon you can contact us via telephone on 021 201 7100 or email at support@groupon.co.za before 30 November.

If you are one of our merchants and require further information please contact us via telephone on 021 201 7046 or by email at partnersupport@groupon.co.za.

We are sorry not to be able to offer you any great deals today but thank you for your interest in Groupon.

[shaper]

Heard it on the radio earlier

[popcorn_skollie]

https://youtu.be/CnQ8N1KacJc

[Cois]

That is not shocking at all...  Seeing that every thing in SA must fall...

[Fitbull]

No surprise here at all, been trying to order a few of their offers for months and the website wouldnt let me order saying my address was wrong. So how many other sales like these they missed out on one would never know.

[Steven Knoetze (sk27)]

I used them once or twice and it was great, but speaking to the shop owners it always sounded like it was doomed.

Buy a voucher for a half price meal, shop get half its money but you occupy a table for the same as a full paying client.

Plus people tip 10% of the diacounted amount so the waiter gets shafted too.

[Stretch]

I used them once or twice and it was great, but speaking to the shop owners it always sounded like it was doomed.

Buy a voucher for a half price meal, shop get half its money but you occupy a table for the same as a full paying client.

Plus people tip 10% of the diacounted amount so the waiter gets shafted too.

 

although it still works ok in the US...I think i have tried to buy something once from groupon here...but gave up because it was too much effort

[TheJ]

Wife had a small business a year or two ago. Ran a deal on GroupOn. There really isn't much money to be made for the dealer at all. Suppose it depends on your margins before you sign up. You have to like half your price immediately plus pay GO their dues etc. You walk away with next to nothing. You only manage to "get your name out there" a bit. But making money... not so much. For stuff like beauty salons or businesses that offer services maybe, but if you sell a product, it isn't (wasn't) great.

[Christian van Zyl]

Online shopping in South Africa... Freakin hard business...

[fanievb]

decent customer service goes a long way

[Skinnyone]

Online shopping in South Africa... Freakin hard business...

running any business in SA right now is hard...but yes online is very cut throat, my last company offered training, for a normal 1 month contract of R750 to the client, Groupon wanted to pay no more than R150...

[GLuvsMtb]

Wife had a small business a year or two ago. Ran a deal on GroupOn. There really isn't much money to be made for the dealer at all. Suppose it depends on your margins before you sign up. You have to like half your price immediately plus pay GO their dues etc. You walk away with next to nothing. You only manage to "get your name out there" a bit. But making money... not so much. For stuff like beauty salons or businesses that offer services maybe, but if you sell a product, it isn't (wasn't) great.

I think the benefit to businesses that utilized their platform was oversold by Groupon. People would Groupon, and then not return, as the discounted price would be seen as the maximum they would pay for any future patronage. Its more a behavioral reality than a case of Economics.

[Steven Knoetze (sk27)]

I think the benefit to businesses that utilized their platform was oversold by Groupon. People would Groupon, and then not return, as the discounted price would be seen as the maximum they would pay for any future patronage. Its more a behavioral reality than a case of Economics.

I actually agree, I used it for a breakfast and remember eating and thinking the portion size was small. Great for the price paid but not for the full price.

I then did a wheel balancing and alignment and have gone back 3 times to the same place, at full price.

They sold a lot of generic nonsense under electronics too.

[scotty]

I had mostly good dealings with them, river rafting in Parys, couple of meals, tickets to show and linen specials,even a bike service. I found their contact center a bit iffy though.