What is it with Groupon?

I like to keep up to date with technology and social media – its part of what I do. But I also am very careful to only recommend something if I am personally 100% happy and if I genuinely think I can help you save Time and Money.

So when I started seeing Groupon popping up everywhere – I thought I would dig deeper and find out what the fuss was all about.

‘With Groupon you discover great new locations in your city for unbeatable prices’

You can either sign up to the newsletter, check out the website www.groupon.co.uk or  download an App for your smartphone and find out what deals are on offer in your city (or another city if you like). Offers include money off restaurants, spas, gyms, hotels etc, and the deals are genuine!

The only downside (if there is one) is that the offer will only take place if a minimum number of people buy the deal, and all deals have a limited number of spaces available.  So if you see something you want – buy it – if you wait too long the deal may have already ended or filled up.

Once you have bought the deal (by this stage you need a Groupon account) you get an email confirmation, and the next day your voucher is available to download, print and use.

So how does it work at the other end? – click here for a short video – it explains it all quite simply – basically Groupon advertises the deal, the supplier gets paid, Groupon takes a % cut and the supplier of the deal gets new customers.

And one last thing, if you recommend Groupon deals to others – and they buy the deal – then you get £6 credited to your Groupon account to spend on another deal.

I hope this post gives you the confidence to go ahead and try something – I did and later I will be visiting the gym with my friends to use my voucher.

Let me know angela@ampmpa.co.uk if you tried Groupon and what your experience was like.

Advertisement

Tags: city deals, groupon, save time and money