Feedback: Group Buying Sites (Thread II)

[khayzee]

omg! grabe naman

[PinKisH_23]

I used to purchase a lot of vouchera from different group buying sites. mostly food and services. ok naman so far. Since good naman yung experience I decided to purchase a videocam from groupon, girlteki ang merchant. for pickup lang sya so we went to MOA. only to find out na di alam ng girlteki yung promo and we were asked to come back kinabukasan pa. naku super bad experience. pero nakuha naman namin. next item i got was the shoe rack from deal amigos. if i base it there super prompt sila sa delivery. tapos i saw this set of bowls sa groupon binili ko for delivery. mag two months na di pa sya nadeliver without providing any feedback kung asan naba. good thing hubby purchased shisha na ni pick up nya sa groupon office sinabay nya na ang bowls ko. I also tried metrodeal pero food and massage lang. sa ngayon stop muna ako sa pagpurchase ng deals nakakadala kasi what happened to cleverbuy. buti nalang at di ako nattempt bumili dun.

[bloodymaria]

thinking of buying Manila Ocean Park deal at Metrodeal. okay kaya tong package na to mga sis?

[mameejhy]

^Pareho tayo! Gusto ko rin bumili nyan kasi 3 ang kids ko hehe malaking tipid, if ever.

[mishyewarians]

i only buy sa famous 3. ensogo,cash cash pinoy and metrodeal. nagka problem lang ako sa ensogo before but i was able to get my refund after 2 mos nga lang.pero i was warned na never akong mag buy ng mga travel tours.kaya mostly mga diamond peelings and other promos sa restaurants etc.

[harlet]

hayz, ako ata walang kaswerte swerte sa ganito....ngayon naman yung sa groupon, di pa rin nadedeliver yung organizer na binili ko P575.00 din yun....followed it up directly dun na sa merchant, sumagot naman pero yung groupon office, wala, dedma....

so far tumigil muna ko pagbili...nakakadala talaga, naiwan na lang sa aking coupon yung sa zong at saka sa hecky's lechon meal....i wish maganda maging experience ko.....after the brouhaha sa barrio fiesta...at saka sa derma spa skin & slimming center for 6 sessions of diamond feel with photo rejuvenation etc.

[msals2007]

what happened to the barrio fiesta deal? muntik na kong bumili nun

[harlet]

^hi sis, i posted my experience sa barrio fiesta din.....yung shanghai rice nila buo buo....ang meat ng kare-kare at lechon kawali matigas....good for 4 to 6 persons daw pero sobrang konti ng serving nila....hayz feeling kawawa.....so i ordered another viand na lang para kahit paano ma-enjoy.....

[msals2007]

sad naman yan. sa totoo lang kasi sobrang liit talaga ng mark up ng merchants under group deals. kaya dapat yung mga merchants if they cannot provide the usual quality of their services or products under group deals, wag na lang silang magpafeature kasi instead na makaboost sa sales and name nila, mas makakasira pa. My sister was offered by one groupdeal site as a merchant, grabeng baba ng proposal nila. parang not worth the effort. pero sobrang kinulit siya at nag adjust din ng konti sa price kaya tinanggap na din ng kapatid ko.

[harlet]

^i agree sis, ok na rin ako kung konti or dun nila i-adjust sa servings, pero wag naman yung quality ng food or services nila.......

eto, ayoko na atang ituloy ang hawak kong voucher sa derma spa skin & slimming center for 6 sessions of diamond peel with photo rejuvenation whitening therapy and 1 free ultra sonic anti aging eye treatment and 24k gold eye gel mask, valued at P22,000 pero they are offering it for P1,774, nagbayad lang ako online ng P100. parang gusto ko munang tawagan kung anong difference ng services nila sa voucher holder saka sa regular na nagbabayad.....

[harlet]

finally, nag enjoy naman ako sa isang deal from hecky's lechon....hindi basta basta ang meat na ibinigay.....ni wlang buto na isinama...they did not compromise sa promo ng food nila.....and accommodating pa ang staff....

one to go, zong rest.......

[cynique]

just used 3 vouchers of ace water spa from cash cash pinoy for father's day. although free pala ang daddies nun pag 3 kayo, ok pa rin kasi discounted naman. no issues experienced at all. was able to enjoy 4 hours of water therapy the same way like when you pay in full.

my advice to our sisses:
>call the merchant for details first before buying any deal
>do not give in to impulse buying
>do not hoard
>avoid buying gadgets with delivery, as well as travel packages
 
feel free to add more tips! 

[shenggay]

Walang ka-hassle hassle yung deal ng ace water spa through cashcash. I purchased 17 voucers, so far, 6 na yung nagagamit namin

[cynique]

just bought 3 vouchers from metrodeal yesterday. bakit ganon na payment policy nila ngayon, kailangan ng mg-provide ng soft copy of credit card billing statement, complete with full name, address & credit card number...hindi ba unsafe un?

[dimplesgon]

if you see discounted accommodation, contact the hotel/resort directly to inquire about their rack rates or kahit check nyo ang published rates nila sa mga websites nila.

Ilang times na kasi na nakikita ko claiming ang mga vouchers ay 50%-70% off pero hindi naman pala.
minsan mas mababa pa if directly sa hotel/resort ka na lang magbook.

or sometimes misleading sasabihin na (for example 70%) daw pero if you compute based sa actual rates sa website eh 40% off lang - although mas mababa pa rin - pero hindi pa rin honest, kasi sinasabi na 70% off when in fact it is not.

kaya always double check!

[mameejhy]

Maganda ba sa Metrodeal? Gusto ko kasi yun Zoobic Safari nila.

[loball]

finally, nag enjoy naman ako sa isang deal from hecky's lechon....hindi basta basta ang meat na ibinigay.....ni wlang buto na isinama...they did not compromise sa promo ng food nila.....and accommodating pa ang staff....

Yup, enjoy din ako sa Hecky's Lechon deal sis

[harlet]

^sarap sis, no? kaya lang mas gusto ko pa rin ang lechon sauce or mang tomas ang sawsawan......

[maiandra]

Feedback on Metrodeal's japanese straight promo. They offered several branches that I have to choose from upon buying the voucher. The branch I seleceted was apparently not yet even open (BF Homes Paranque). I kept calling the reservation # and nobody answers or else always busy. I'll try o go to another branch and insist they honor the voucher there or else...

Will update you mga sis..

[maiandra]

^ I visited another Japanese Straight branch, this time in Las Pinas, and to my horror there was a guy working in the salon with a black eye. Only one person was working, but I saw a lot of Metrodeal vouchers. I shuddered at the thought of having my hair rebonded by a guy with a black eye na mukhang yagit. Next time pipili ako ng salon na kilala ko talaga. Charge ko na lang yung 1k to experience.