Groupon the Catch

@snowy22315 (168409)
United States
December 10, 2018 8:25am CST
So, I was looking with interest at some of the groupon deals that came into my inbox..but upon reading them, as usual, I found a catch to each one. Hootie and the Blowfish tickets for 29.00, sounds cool, but they were lawnseats in Virginia Beach..somewhere between 3 and 4 hours from here depending on traffic..probably not! Hampton Colliseum might have been doable but not VA Beach unless I was gonna be on a trip, and it could rain making lawn seats a pain.. Angie's cut, color and style..for 36..well the color was extra..Massage for 36, that one seemed legit..but wasn't that close to here..etc, etc. Do you ever find "catches" with the special deals that come into your inbox?
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@BarBaraPrz (45226)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
10 Dec 18
I recently bought a car detailing package for my friend as a combination birthday/Christmas present for $109. He did a decent job but did nothing but complain and wanted to charge her extra because there was some pet hair on the seats.
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@snowy22315 (168409)
• United States
10 Dec 18
Oh geez..If your car didn't need to be cleaned, you wouldn't take it for detailing!
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@BarBaraPrz (45226)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
10 Dec 18
@snowy22315 Exactly. He also complained that he wasn't making any money on the deal. Well, why did he offer the deal to Groupon in the first place?
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@shaggin (71573)
• United States
10 Dec 18
@BarBaraPrz sounds like she needs to leave a review on Facebook and Groupon if they allow that.
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@JudyEv (323672)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Dec 18
Usually there is some sort of 'catch' isn't there? As they say, there is no such thing as a free lunch.
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@snowy22315 (168409)
• United States
10 Dec 18
So, they say! Once in awhile, you are lucky enough to score a free lunch though, or dinner!
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@snowy22315 (168409)
• United States
11 Dec 18
@JudyEv Oh for real, who doesn't like free?? it's always the right price!
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@JudyEv (323672)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Dec 18
@snowy22315 I've always maintained that there is a great deal to be said for 'free'.
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@shaggin (71573)
• United States
10 Dec 18
I always worry about extra charges on anything like that so I have never used Groupon.
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@snowy22315 (168409)
• United States
10 Dec 18
You just have to make sure you read the entire coupon..sometimes it can only be used on certain days or certain things are extra.
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• United States
10 Dec 18
I do not use groupon that much but you make me want to check it out. I need to get my hair cut and I'd like to get it professionally colored. I might have to see if there are any good deals in my area.
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@snowy22315 (168409)
• United States
10 Dec 18
There might be, but in this case, the coloring was additional.
@snowy22315 (168409)
• United States
11 Dec 18
@ScribbledAdNauseum even the beauty schools wanted a lot for coloring
• United States
10 Dec 18
@snowy22315 Well, I will have a look-see anyway. I was thinking of going somewhere more professional to have it all done anyway. I usually go to great clips and get a haircut. I haven't been inside a proper salon since I was a little girl.
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@Hannihar (129095)
• Israel
10 Dec 18
@snowy22315 I have never used Groupon so do not know what it is like or not. I believe you in what you say.
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@snowy22315 (168409)
• United States
10 Dec 18
Yes, not too exciting when you read the whole thing.
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@Hannihar (129095)
• Israel
11 Dec 18
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@Courage7 (19635)
• United States
10 Dec 18
Oh yes I am not always thinking those deals are deals you know. I have heard some complaints about the Groupon deals. But some seem quite good. I had never purchased from there so I cant say.
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@snowy22315 (168409)
• United States
11 Dec 18
I may have, but it's been awhile. Some of them seem pretty good. They did have some pretty good prices on alignments, which I probably need.
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@dya80dya (33058)
10 Dec 18
No. I haven't found special deals.
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@snowy22315 (168409)
• United States
10 Dec 18
Alot of people here like to buy Groupon and Living Social Deals for holiday gifts.