Feedback: Group Buying Sites (Thread II)

[brattinella]

^yan ang mahirap sa mga merchant minsan... eh di dapat di na lang sila nagpa deal kung ganun rin lang...

[sourgecko]

I just want to share with you mga sis my experience with beeconomic
I availed their max brenner deal..since its branded naman I didnt think twice. I got it for 560 I think and the voucher was worth 1200.honestly I got excited with this so I really wanted to use it right away.as soon as we reached the venue you could really feel na di maganda ang dating ng waiters kasi voucher halos lahat ng customer doon. We decided to order lahat ng gusto namin out of stock daw.kainis talaga I was really getting so pikon na.sinabihan ko yung waiter lahat nalang ng gusto namin wala eh..sabihin mo nalang kung ano meron.then narealize nya asar na kami.ni hubby kasi my kids were hungry na rin.anyway kahit di namin type yung na order namin,okay na rin para matapos lang.i asked the waiter to check our bill kung nag exceed na ba kami ng 1200...after so many times of following up..the waiter gave us the bill...and I was like...i didnt ask for the bill yet I was asking kung nag exceed na ba kami to the voucher limit..anyway the bill was only 900...and I told them I have 300 left sayang rin yun. So I really ordered. Then they charged me pa 270 for service charge and vat...anyway for this deal  I spent mga 850..SUPER NOT WORTH IT

what branch sis? na redeem ko na max brenner's vouchers ko sa gb5. satisfied naman ako. di ko na feel na may discrimination yung waiters sa voucher holders. Order sana kami nachos kaso di nga daw available. At nakaorder na kami nung nabasa ko sa menu na may service charge at vat pa kaya nagdagdag pa din ako.

[dontdothat]

Sino na nakagamit nung Crown Regency voucher from Ensogo? Anong diff. nung residences and hotel? Was it easy to book? Meron kasing offer (I forgot saang deal site) na grab ko sana. Yung F1 hotel something. I tried calling before bumili ng voucher to check kung yung sched na gusto ko available pa ba. Ang hirap nila macontact kaya nevermind 

[fearich]

sana lang oky ang vouchers na nakuha ko sa ensogo first time ko kasi kumuha ng mga hotel deals nla. sana walang discrimination kasi voucher gamit ko....

[vuzhia]

walang ka hassle hassle ang purchase ko sa Cash Cash Pinoy using my CC:

http://www.cashcashpinoy.com/service/hotel-dominique-tagaytay-s-european-villa

sana wala ring hassle pag gagamitin na namin ang voucher...yey! Tagaytay!

[Hansky]

i agree with retrogirl and jentot from the previous thread...NEVER BUY TRAVEL DEALS IT WILL CAUSE YOU SO MUCH STRESS. I had a worse experience in trip toe travel thru cleverbuy....i bought the deal last december for may travel and since then nag follow up na ko ng bookings namin kasi january daw sila magiissue pero lagi na [textspeak!] next week..lagi nagcocommit ng araw pero wala din update..until now wala pa kong balita sa bookings. I sent email sa Cleverbuy that i loss my trust sa travel agency kasi bana mn nag issue ng fake ticket only to find out sa airline company na hindi nabayaran so nacancel . Hindi sila naguupdate...no information at all so kung hindi pa ko nag tanong sa airline company hindi ko nalaman na cancel na pala. The worse customer service din yong cleverbuy. I sent then email about my concern they never reply. So frustrating!....so until now nag aantay ako ng reply from cleverbuy. pati budget namin nasira na rin.

[mloveg]

ako naman i bought yung 650php na underwater lomo camera from Cashcash pinoy. ok naman ang payment ko, i hope lang na sulit yung item na nabili ko

[loball]

Tsk, muntikan pa naman ako bumili ng Max Brenner voucher. Naalala ko that it was overpriced and overhyped, but with a voucher, baka naman okay.

mloveg: I bought na a voucher from Cleverbuy but it was a food voucher. Maraming may bad experience with travel vouchers in general sis... I don't know lang with CleverBuy in particular.

appleberry9: I was intrigued by that Orchard Road deal too, but when I read the restrictions, I was turned off.

we just used our vouchers for Restaurant 5 Discovery Suites from Deal Grocer. hassle free. super sulit talaga. thumbs up 

Sis how was the food there? Worth it ba yung binayad sa voucher?

[joyous16]

mga sis, has anyone of you bought a voucher from cleverbuy? plan kasi namin iavail yung boracay promo nila na 11,890 for 2pax 3d2n na..natatakot kasi ako kasi baka magbayad ako tapos mawalang saysay din lang..thanks

If travel partner ng Cleverbuy eh J2 travel tours. mg ingat ka kc ma sstress ka kaka follow up ng travel dates nyo. they kept us waiting for 1 month for our dates. I guess if di ko sila tinakot na susulatan na sila ng lawyer namin (sa law office ako work) eh di nila ko bibigyn ng travel dates.

[smiley327]

Sis how was the food there? Worth it ba yung binayad sa voucher?

sis ok naman ang food. sulit naman. i like the gambas best. ok din desserts esp halo halo 

[catzz_28]

Got some bad experience recently on Pacific link travel and tours via eBay. I bought la carmela de boracay package for 2 last september 2011, the travel date is valid from October 1, 2011 to April 30, 2012
except December 16, 2011 to January 5, 2012 and during public holidays. So I picked April 13-15, 212. paid my down payment last september, I added 4 pax last february 13, 2012 and also paid my balance in full. The staff of the agency told e that we're already booked in la carmela and all we have to do is wait for our ticket. So I patiently wait. Then March 21, 2012 came and eBay called me that la carmela is already fully booked for april so they will transfer us in "ALICE IN WONDERLAND HOTEL", I'm like what the hell! I already paid them in full a month ago and then they will tell me now that it's fully booked. I called the agency frequently that day and got no answer, and just now, I got to talked to a staff but she aren't sure of what would be the solution on our problem, I searched "ALICE IN WONDERLAND HOTEL" and it has so many bad reviews. I'm so disappointed and I felt like cheated with that agency. 

[brattinella]

^you should've called la carmela de boracay if your booking has been really made....

[mloveg]

sis lobal: thanks sa advice sis will not avail nalang

[msals2007]

i bought 2 vouchers for sweet pea restaurant. today is the first day of redemption. ang daming bumili pala ng vouchers 1k plus so redeem ko na agad today before magkaproblema pa later sa redemption. tumawag naman ako, okay naman daw punta lang daw. sabi kasi sa voucher to call for reservation. but the one who answered the phone did not even get my voucher number. hindi na daw kelangan sana di kami magmukhang second class citizens.

[shenggay]

I just bought the bellarocca deal from cleverbuy. And then, after an hour, may denouncement ang bellarocca na they are not connected with cleverbuy and even sa travel agency na nagse-sell nung deal. I don't know what to do =(

[crystalcornerstone]

^ Oh no sis shenggay, I hope you're able to resolve that issue. I also just booked a Bohol tour with Cleverbuy and J2 Travel and Tours, but after reading all the horrible reviews I want to back out. Buti lang I opted for the over the counter payment method and havnt paid yet, if you don't pay within 48 hours magiging invalid daw yung booking, hassle pala yung Cleverbuy travel promos

[khayzee]

good thing may ganitong reviews.. minsan na te tempt ako sa mga travel tour na yan e.. i had avail some deal ok naman, wag ko na lang siguro i try ang travel 

[brattinella]

before buying, make sure to call the travel agency as well as the concerned resort... never never buy on an impulse     just my two cents

re: bellaroca, they usually have a deal at deal grocer & nothing else (as far as i know)

[cristyles]

I heard some negative reviews or comments about J2 Travel and Tours .

Agree with sis brattinella, we should be more cautious and make call those travel agency before purchasing deals.

[appleberry9]

Used my last voucher from cookbook kitchen (metrodeal), better service now than the previous visit.   Food's good, tried the pasta adobo and it was surprisingly good