Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Hi there,
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest

Daily deals sites - do you buy from them?

  • 27-08-2013 08:08PM
    #1
    whirlpool
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,574 ✭✭✭


    Pigsback, Groupon, Dealrush, Livingsocial, TopDeals, etc etc etc....

    I get these emails into my inbox every day.

    I purchased an Educogym deal once, 4 personal training sessions, but I felt like they were trying to put me under so much pressure to sign up to a long-term programme that it really put me off purchasing these kinds of things again on these deal sites. I don't feel like being put under similar pressure again.

    Have you any good / bad experiences with these deals websites?


Comments

  • #2
    Tar.Aldarion
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,113 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


    Yeah I've gone to a lot of restaurants them, some have been fantastic deals, cheapo meals out. Half price in "The Farm" restaurant, the village and so on.


  • #3
    dee_mc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,199 ✭✭✭dee_mc


    Ordered an item from Groupon as a birthday present for my brother, expected delivery date came and went, contacted Groupon and the company advertising with them, no joy from either of them. I won't be using Groupon again for that reason. Having said that, a friend has ordered (and received!) several items from them so obviously my experience wasn't the norm, but 'once bitten' and all that


  • #4
    L1011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 72,401 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    For things like hotels/salons, contact them directly and offer the deal site price and they'll often match it and occasionally beat it - they're losing commission to said deal site in the process.

    You'll usually be treated better having booked it that way than turning up with the voucher too.


  • #5
    KeithM89
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,557 ✭✭✭KeithM89


    You missed a great deal a few weeks ago


  • #6
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 6,025 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Keith wrote: »
    You missed a great deal a few weeks ago

    sweet Mother of divine jaze...

    so, tell us, did you get it??
    :)


  • Advertisement
  • #7
    KeithM89
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,557 ✭✭✭KeithM89


    Jake1 wrote: »
    sweet Mother of divine jaze...

    so, tell us, did you get it??
    :)

    Twice.


  • #8
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 6,025 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Keith wrote: »
    Twice.

    to be sure, to be sure :)


  • #9
    farfallaa
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 8 ✭farfallaa


    Yeah as for myself I have been using those sites zillion of times. Sometimes good sometimes bad experiences. If I use them to go to restaurants/hotels I make sure to check tripadvisor/menupages for the reviews and that actually helps to save some time and make sure that the experience would be fine. The items I've bought from the daily deal sites in more than 50% of cases were not of a very high quality..


  • #10
    The Backwards Man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,299 ✭✭✭✭The Backwards Man


    Na, don't use them. I try to avoid middlemen as much as possible.


Advertisement