Groupon is an American global e-commerce marketplace connecting subscribers with local merchants by offering activities, travel, goods, and services in 13 countries. Based in Chicago, Groupon was launched there in November 2008, launching soon after in Boston, New York City, and Toronto. By October 2010, Groupon was available in 150 cities in North America and 100 cities in Europe, Asia, and South America, and had 35 million registered users. By the end of March 2015, Groupon served more than 500 cities worldwide, had nearly 48.1 million active customers, and featured more than 425,000 active deals globally in 48 countries. The idea for Groupon was created by former CEO and Pittsburgh native Andrew Mason. The idea gained the attention of his former employer, Eric Lefkofsky, who provided $1 million in seed money to develop the idea. In April 2010, the company was valued at $1.35 billion. According to a December 2010 report conducted by Groupon’s marketing association and reported in Forbes magazine and the Wall Street Journal, Groupon was projecting that the company is on pace to make $1 billion in sales faster than any other business, ever. The idea that would eventually become Groupon was born out of founder Andrew Mason’s frustration trying to cancel a mobile phone contract in 2006. Mason thought that there must be some way to leverage a large number of people’s collective bargaining power. In 2007 Mason launched The Point, a web platform based on the tipping point principle that would utilize social media to get people together to accomplish a goal. The Point was intended to organize people around some sort of cause or goal. It gained only modest traction in Chicago until a group of users decided their cause would be saving money. They wanted to round up people to buy the same product in order to receive a group discount. Founder Eric Lefkofsky wanted the company to pivot in order to focus entirely on group buying. Born from The Point, Groupon was launched in November 2008. The name for the E-Commerce platform, Groupon is a portmanteau of group and coupon. Groupon’s first deal was a two-pizzas-for-the-price-of-one offer at Motel Bar, a restaurant on the first floor of its building in Chicago. The decision to focus on group buying proved wise. In just a year and a half, Groupon grew from a staff of a few dozen to over 350. Revenue and Booking also grew swiftly and the company was valued at over $1 billion after just 16 months in business, the fastest company ever to reach this milestone.
Groupon Select is a subscription membership service offered by Groupon that provides access to additional discounts, exclusive deals, and more for $4.99 each month. Groupon Select members enjoy additional discounts that are automatically applied during checkout with no coupons or promo codes required. Some of the perks of joining Groupon Select are 25% off local deals such as restaurants, massages, auto maintenance, family activities, and more, 15% off goods such as health & wellness essentials, games, home items, and more, 10% off travel such as flight-inclusive vacations, tour packages, resorts, and hotels,
10% off event tickets such as improv shows, concerts, plays, etc. You can even sometimes get even more than 25% off local deals. The Groupon Select discounts can be applied to only one product or service per transaction, but there’s no limit on how many orders you can place each day. If you are purchasing eligible products, you will get free shipping anyway, so you will want to note that splitting up your orders is the best way to save with this service. Groupon also offers the Groupon Select Student Program for current students, which offers up to $20 off every time you shop for local deals, according to the website. To sign up for the student program, visit https://www.groupon.com/programs/student and click get started. After filling out your information, Groupon Select will verify your student status through a third-party service.
Groupon’s customer service can be contacted by phone, email, via a contact form, or via live chat. To contact Groupon by phone, just call (888) 375-5777. You will need to provide your first name, last name, email address, phone number, and billing address. To contact Groupon by email, just send an email to [email protected]. You will need to provide your first name, last name, email address, phone number, and billing address. To contact Groupon via a contact form, just visit https://www.groupon.com/faq and click on Email Us. You will need to provide your first name, last name, email address, phone number, and billing address. To contact Groupon via live chat, just visit https://www.groupon.com/faq and click on Live Chat. You will need to provide your first name, last name, email address, phone number, and billing address.
groupon CANCEL GUIDES
Get together the following account information:
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