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> m Wrote:
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> > Businesses that use Groupon do so because they
> > want to find new customers and hope they come
> > back. Treating these new customers poorly is
> bad
> > business, and wastes the effort (duh).
> >
> > However, many businesses get bitten by offering
> > too generous deals with no limit on how many
> > coupons can be sold, losing much more money
> than
> > they had imagined. From what I understand by
> > reading the news, it is possible to limit the
> > number of coupons that can be sold, but this is
> > discouraged by Groupon. And many, maybe even
> most,
> > Groupon buyers seem to be cheapskates who never
> > meant to come back at all but will swarm to
> > whatever next fantastic deal comes along. Once
> the
> > business owner finds this out, no wonder they
> are
> > sore. So, the rude lady's behavior is at least
> > explainable, though not excusable.
>
> The poster's attitude is inexcusable as well. You
> don't buy an economy class ticket, which
> effectively is what he did, then expect first
> class service. Cripes, what a maroon.

What services do you pay for that you expect and accept sub par service?