Groupon to settle class-action lawsuit
Groupon, the biggest seller of so-called daily deals, has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging the expiration dates on its discount coupons are illegal.
Typically, the policy governing daily deals allows for the customer to be able to redeem an expired coupon but at the purchase price as opposed to its face value. Apparently, that's not the way it's supposed to work, according to most provincial laws.
For instance, if you paid $25 for a $40 Daily Deal voucher, then you are still entitled to redeem it after the stated expiry date for the $25 purchase price but not the $15 promotional value, explains the various law firms representing the group.
Think you've been had by the local nail boutique? Then you better get on board.
To make a claim about an unused Daily Deal you'll have to certify that you have an unredeemed and unrefunded Daily Deal voucher that expired prior to March 8, 2013. You must also certify that you either attempted to redeem your voucher at the merchant, or that it's not possible for you to attempt to do so.
A good portion of the settlement money will be going to the legal team, of course -- but you never know.
Good luck.
Gordon Powers, MSN Money
Posted by: lauren | Jun 27, 2021 10:42:46 PM
oooh, u see, we buy, we spend, we our a loyal tax spenders group are we not? again does the stores in mind give redemption to there fans for discounts, fornutanly we buy in world of discount products and or services, the eefect of events to follow for merges of brand name ticket providers of the once argued tales of allways buying cheap, yet again we see the merge of all major chains as there greatest endevour to have the suppliers in the buying circle of giving the peoples what they want, including all the items once seen at other locaes in the past, now... they are on huge land deals closed by officals planning to allow tax breaks for the owners who develop on the closed deals of these mega projects, but for coupons and the items in them as they offer time related sales in race to save the corner store from being gobbled up by a mega one stop shopping route for the entrie famly, oh well.