Mrs tangle went through a brief phase of signing up for various Groupon shite
It soon became apparent that there was usually a catch and, as WP points out up there, the person you hand your voucher to can barely disguise their contempt for you.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 25 Jun 2013, 16:14, 1 reply, 12 years ago)

yeah,
if it's an in house offer, at least we understand why it's there, but invariably the groupon ones especially just appear to be purely for the marketing with no profit in it, and as no manager really gives a shit about anything but the bottom line of their own site, then you and your voucher can take a fucking hike.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Tue 25 Jun 2013, 16:22, Reply)

also it depends what it's for
something like laser hair removal i wouldn't trust - they'll just set the machine on a really low frequency so it doesn't work for long, but you'll be seduced into going back and paying for MOAR sessions

and teeth whitening? bitch please. you only got one set of teeth, don't trust them to a random cheap deal.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 25 Jun 2013, 16:25, Reply)

Just how hairy are you?

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 25 Jun 2013, 16:26, Reply)

end of day slighhtl;y manic office lool

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 25 Jun 2013, 16:26, Reply)

Tree-bound primate level, so I hear.
possibly popular canine pet level.
( Kroney, Tue 25 Jun 2013, 16:28, Reply)

somewhere between a gibbon and a monk's gleaming pate

( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 25 Jun 2013, 16:28, Reply)

Farmhouse or Brussels?

(Pookie Bear had some very shiny foez, Tue 25 Jun 2013, 16:39, Reply)

Mushroom.

(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Tue 25 Jun 2013, 16:45, Reply)

It's a bit of a squeeze actually.

(Pookie Bear had some very shiny foez, Tue 25 Jun 2013, 16:46, Reply)

They're often a symptom of an already failing business.
The parent company takes on these things because there is no fucker coming through the door and they're desperate.
Probably too late by then though.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 25 Jun 2013, 16:25, Reply)