{"id":6912,"date":"2011-09-20T08:30:19","date_gmt":"2011-09-20T00:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mywomanstuff.com\/?p=6912"},"modified":"2014-07-25T15:25:58","modified_gmt":"2014-07-25T07:25:58","slug":"your-say-what-do-you-think-of-group-deals-and-have-you-had-any-regrets-plus-some-tips-when-buying-group-deals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mywomanstuff.com\/2011\/09\/your-say-what-do-you-think-of-group-deals-and-have-you-had-any-regrets-plus-some-tips-when-buying-group-deals\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Say: What do you think of Group Deals and have you had any regrets? Plus some tips when buying group deals"},"content":{"rendered":"

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So it would appear that group deals are all the rage now. Every other day, we see a new online company pop up offering group discounts. If you aren’t familiar with it, this is basically how it works.<\/p>\n

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  1. Group deal company gets merchant to offer a special discounted deal to its members. It could be for food or services.<\/li>\n
  2. Deal goes live online but will only be available if a certain number of people have purchased it. We never know how many is this magical number. I’ve seen deals go live with as few as 1 person purchasing it.<\/li>\n
  3. Customer buys the deal online and is issued an online voucher which can only be used between certain dates. If the deal doesn’t go through (too few people buying) then you get a refund (so they say)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    It is usually advisable for you to make sure the time within which you can use the vouchers is suitable to you or that the location is near enough for you to get to. No point living in KL and buying a voucher to be used in Subang Jaya unless you go there often or are prepared to make the trip specially. I have purchased a few of these group deal vouchers for food and services so let me share some of my experiences with you to see if these group deal thingys are worth trying, and then you can share your story too \ud83d\ude42
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    Group Deal – RM59 for 2 hour Spa session worth RM280 at Jari Spa (Dealmates)<\/h2>\n

    You can read my experience at Jari Spa<\/a> using this deal. Worth it? Not one bit. Imagine if I had paid full price! Perhaps the ones who did pay full price had a better experience? Its hard to say.<\/p>\n

    Group Deal – S$23.80 for Segway Eco-Adventure at Segway Sentosa worth S$38 (Groupon Singapore)<\/h2>\n

    I wrote briefly about my experience with Segway Sentosa<\/a>. Worth the deal? A little. Maybe S$10 worth for the experience. The shoddy rude service I received made it NOT worth my while. Imagine if I had paid full price! I did receive an apology about 2 weeks after I wrote in with my complaint.<\/p>\n

    Group Deal – RM68 for 2 hour Facial session worth RM337 at Absolute Beaute (Groupon Malaysia)<\/h2>\n

    You can read my experience at Absolute Beaute<\/a> using this deal. It was alright as far as a facial goes. I don’t think it worth RM337, but I’d have paid the full price for the facial only, and might have signed up for a small package, if the location wasn’t so far from where I live.<\/p>\n

    Group Deal – RM7.50 for food at Coffee Chemistry (OneDiscount)<\/h2>\n

    This one was an excellent deal and a very good introduction to this cafe. Coffee Chemistry Cafe is a very nice place serving very good coffee with pretty coffee art, and decently priced cafe food. I’d happily return for the coffee and food if I’m in the area (Sunway Giza).<\/p>\n

    Group Deal – RM38 for Sang Har Meen for 2 at Four Seas Chinese Restaurant (Dealmates)<\/h2>\n

    I quite enjoyed this deal. The sang har meen was decently good, and I was introduced to a new restaurant I’d never have known about but for the deal.<\/p>\n

    Based on my experiences, I had a better experience with food deals as opposed to service deals. Some people haven’t, getting poor quality food or smaller portions. Here are my tips you can take on board if you want to purchase a group deal:-<\/p>\n