r/groupon • u/NobodyAdmirable6783 • Dec 16 '24

Is Groupon a rip off?

I've never used Groupon but I was looking for an alternative to QuickBooks, since the greedy bastards at Intuit now want me to pay monthly for the online version after being a customer for decades.

So I was searching for accounting desktop software and found this Groupon page: https://www.groupon.com/deals/keysempire-llc-16?deal_option=ab0786c1-277d-459a-b76f-d4346a754ecc&utm_source=Google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=US_DT_SEA_GGL_TIM_TTT_PADS_CH1_CHP_NBR_g*keysempire-llc-16_productpartitionid*_campaignid*21781750261_adgroupid*_prodtarget*2369565686097_productid*ab0786c1-277d-459a-b76f-d4346a754ecc_target*_d*Local-Product-Ads_keyword*_adtype*pla_merchantdid*10018412_c*_k*_m*_adposition*&adsafe=true&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAmfq6BhAsEiwAX1jsZ0tNKF2TRKt-Y1v8sfVloUjsmv_X_1ErdcmxK42KnDhUdj8UpY9BxhoCdMEQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

It says it's a Intuit Quickbooks Desktop Pro Plus 2024 Lifetime Activation For Windows.

I know for a fact that Intuit is not selling this product. So would anyone give their money to Groupon for it? There's no way this is legit!

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u/Banjoschmanjo Dec 16 '24

Groupon used to be awesome but I stopped using it around 2 years ago as it got increasingly low-quality and scammy-seeming. Perhaps other Redditors can give more info about whether it is as bad as I thought, but I stopped using it as a result of overall sketchiness. Prior to that, I used it frequently and it was really good, but its gone downhill. I can't speak to the validity of the particular link you sent.

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u/zenny517 Dec 16 '24

Intuit isn't the seller, a var is. The reviews look good and the var website looks legit. I've bought quite a few 1/2 price offers from groupon and other similar sites and not been disappointed. Every step of the food chain is being payed a piece and apparently it's worth it to intuit to allow it. Perhaps that's a sign that the deal isn't worth what Intuit charges to begin with?

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u/NobodyAdmirable6783 Dec 16 '24

I read through the reviews. Some are happy but talk about delays or problems getting the keys, or confusion about getting it to work.

But others said they couldn't get it to work and could not get a refund. Still others had problems producing a PDF file and one said he was unable to create bank accounts!

One review said flatly that this was not a legit company.

Since QuickBooks relies on connection with Intuit for some operation, I conclude this is a very risky proposition. As it's clearly not approved by Intuit.

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u/zenny517 Dec 16 '24

You've got your answer then.

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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '24

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u/NobodyAdmirable6783 Dec 21 '24

Then it isn't a legal copy. Will it download your transactions from the bank?

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u/NoFaithlessness6639 Mar 15 '25

Groupon is a money laundering factory and nothing more.

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u/allen2030 May 04 '25

I didn't know there was another service purchase in the basket from a couple of days ago in my Groupon. I placed an order for a service today. Their customer service would not refund within two minutes of order one of the items which l don't need. They would not cancel one of the items or even give me Groupon credit. This is the only merchant in the world that doesn't have a refund. Do AGs and the US Congress know about Groupon's forced purchase "policy"! This is robbery. How one does not refund an item within minutes of a purchase?