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24 Oct, 2011

Sponsored post: Win a €50 Groupon restaurant voucher

Posted by: peter in: Competitions | Sponsored Posts

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Daily deals websites are changing the way we eat. The concept is simple and there’s no catch: Groupon.ie offers cheap deals on restaurants, hotels, leisure activities, and beauty treatments.

Here’s a selection of recent Groupon deals. They’re quite phenomenal, and would make you feel like a bit of a chump for ever paying full-price again:

  • €110 instead of €370 for a getaway for two in a deluxe room, plus each either a round of golf or back, neck, shoulder, massage at Knightsbrook Hotel (save 70 per cent)
  • €3.20 instead of €8 worth of any burritos, tacos, or quesadillas to have in or take away from Burritos and Blues (save 60 per cent)
  • €25 for a €69 meal for two including mains and sides plus two glasses of Prosecco at Riva Restaurant (save 64 per cent)

Photo: facebook.com/groupon.dublin

The more you spread the word, the more you save: by recommeding Groupon to your friends, you receive €6 credit to spend on the next deal.

Groupon makes use of our collective buying power: the more customers that sign up to buy a particular service, the cheaper it can be delivered. The deals brings a whole new set of customers to retailers, and are emerging as a popular alternative to advertising.

To Win

To be in with a chance of winning a €50 voucher to spend on a deal of your choice, simply pop a comment in the box below and let us know what you think of Groupon.ie. Do you use bargain sites? What do you like or dislike about them? As usual,there’s no right or wrong answer, and the winner will be drawn at random.

Terms

  • Don’t email in your answer. Leave a comment on this post using the form below. Emailed answers will not be included in the draw.
  • Please make sure you leave a working email address with your comment (email addresses will not be publicly displayed or used for any mailing lists) so we can contact you for your details.
  • This offer is only open to readers in the Republic of Ireland.
  • Please do not comment more than once, if we see more than one comment from the same address we will delete all your comments and you will no longer be eligible for the competition. If you have questions about the competition, use our contact form.
  • The competition will close at 1pm on Friday October 28, and the winner will be announced the following week: be sure to check your email to see if you have won.
  • There is no cash alternative for this prize.








86 Responses to "Sponsored post: Win a €50 Groupon restaurant voucher"

1 | Deirdre Durr

October 24th, 2011 at 8:39 am

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The deals are great. Easy to use. One email a day would be better.

2 | Nadia

October 24th, 2011 at 8:46 am

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Hi there. Have heard of Groupon, but had no idea it was such a value!! I’m checking it straight away. Thank you for this eye-opening post!

3 | j

October 24th, 2011 at 9:16 am

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I get the messages every morning, but I haven’t acquired the habit of buying yet. Great value, though!

4 | fergal

October 24th, 2011 at 9:22 am

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Good offers but groupon need to do more research into the companies it does deals with.
Two deals I have bought have been refunded due to the retailer going under.

5 | David

October 24th, 2011 at 9:37 am

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I use deal sites all the time. Hard to see a downside … except maybe having to trawl through lots of “beauty” offers to get to the food ones.

6 | Mom

October 24th, 2011 at 9:40 am

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I think Groupon is absolutely fantastic. I get their emails every morning and have managed to snag some wonderful deals and am currently using them as Xmas gifts.

My only gripe is the woeful writing. Just tell me what the deal is, I don’t need a gimmicky spiel that takes three paragraphs to tell me what I could learn in a sentence or two! ;)

7 | PETER W

October 24th, 2011 at 9:49 am

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Whats the big deal about? Groupon

8 | Evin

October 24th, 2011 at 9:53 am

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Its a great website with some great offers, highly recommended!
Though I’m getting overloaded with the amount of emails I get. Is there a way to tailor them maybe?

9 | Paulg

October 24th, 2011 at 11:08 am

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Groupon have good offers but it takes time to separate out the chaff and with so many me-too sites out there you can easily get death by email.

10 | emer

October 24th, 2011 at 11:23 am

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Hi there, I like getting the emails from Groupon. The only deals i have bought are the ones for free cups of coffee and free juices from juice bars. I’d like to see more of these ones. The offers are great but even still i haven’t got the spare money to spend. It’s definitely a great idea and well worth getting the emails but i’ve yet to make a proper purchase…i’m sure i will soon though, i’ve been very tempted by a few of them!

11 | Joan

October 24th, 2011 at 11:24 am

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I must admit that I get the e-mails but haven’t bought anything yet – a 50 euro voucher would be a great incentive to start!

12 | Steve

October 24th, 2011 at 11:32 am

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Great deals, a lot of them concentrate on body de-fuzzing and the like though. More family oriented ones would be welcome.

13 | Stephen

October 24th, 2011 at 11:35 am

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I think the deals are great. Love the food ones. Some of the stuff is clearly not marketted at guys tho and have to skim over those offers. I’m not really interested in facials or laser hair removal….though I could probably benefit from both :-)

14 | Ursula

October 24th, 2011 at 11:46 am

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I’ve used it a few times. One time I got a wash, cut and blowdry at a central Dublin salon for €28. I thought that was a great deal considering I have very long hair! Always on the lookout for restaurant deals also, being a student.

15 | Aidan

October 24th, 2011 at 11:48 am

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I get the emails but find there’s an awful lot of filtering to be done before I find something I actually want. That said, if something useful does come up they’re good value.

16 | Aideen

October 24th, 2011 at 11:59 am

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I registered recently & have bought two deals for birthday presents so far, it’s definitely the way to go – I wonder about the business side of it though, wonder does the hit they take pay off in the long run?

17 | Louise

October 24th, 2011 at 12:22 pm

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Love these deals. The best ones are the restaurant and the hotel ones. Great savings to be made and perfect for those essential winter pick-me-up treats!

18 | شات

October 24th, 2011 at 12:35 pm

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nice man to post comments

19 | Linda

October 24th, 2011 at 12:47 pm

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I get the emails every day, have yet to buy a deal but think it’s a great idea and some real bargains on it!

20 | Beck

October 24th, 2011 at 12:48 pm

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I purchased a deal for Vaughan’s Terenure recently – 26 euro for 2 starters, 2 mains and 2 glasses of prosecco. Looking forward to going.

21 | Kathleen

October 24th, 2011 at 12:50 pm

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I’ve always thought the deals look great – but, as with many other offers, they’re very heavily biased towards Dublin residents – rarely see much of interest to someone in rural Ireland! I do understand why, of course, – so many more people there than in smaller centres!

A €50 voucher might give me the incentive to brave the journey to Dublin, though!

22 | Nuala

October 24th, 2011 at 1:15 pm

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They’re great if it coincides with your tastes or needs – I recently got one for the Wax Museum when I was planning a family outing that very week!

23 | Gareth M

October 24th, 2011 at 1:55 pm

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Groupon has some terrific bargains!

24 | Stuart JP

October 24th, 2011 at 2:26 pm

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Pretty good deals, but why do they all seem to come with Prosecco? I’d prefer a Wrasslers or Dungarvan.

25 | Annmarie

October 24th, 2011 at 2:28 pm

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Hurray for Groupon, currently saving for a round the world trip and without Groupon we would not be able to eat out as we are saving so much each month. We normally buy one groupon offer each month for a restaurant.

26 | Melanie

October 24th, 2011 at 2:50 pm

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Groupon have become completely part of my life. As you say Peter, finding it hard to pay full price in restaurants now!

27 | Rose Ponsonby

October 24th, 2011 at 3:33 pm

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Interesting deals, can be a bit hit and miss.

28 | Dorota

October 24th, 2011 at 4:06 pm

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Signed up to all bargain sites already! Unbelievable deals.

29 | Michelle

October 24th, 2011 at 4:09 pm

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I love coupon sites like Groupon. Having become recently unemployed, they’re the only way I ca afford to eat out these days. It’s nice to be able to participate and pay my way.

30 | James

October 24th, 2011 at 4:38 pm

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Great site, use it often.

31 | Catherine J

October 24th, 2011 at 5:28 pm

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Have yet to purchase a deal as don’t live in Dublin and they seem to be city focussed. Makes sense I suppose to access the biggest markets but would be great if they could expand to other areas.

32 | Ash

October 24th, 2011 at 7:26 pm

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I love these sites especially love the hair and beauty treaments as they are rarely on offer outside of these sites!

33 | Ciara

October 24th, 2011 at 8:08 pm

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Groupon is good, However, I prefer dealpage.ie, it has more deals to choose from!

34 | Simon

October 24th, 2011 at 8:12 pm

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There’s always great savings to be made on Groupon, it’s a great site.

36 | Sarah

October 24th, 2011 at 9:04 pm

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I think the deals can be great if they are for a good restaurant. I’ve had both good & more mediocre experiences.

37 | Catherine

October 24th, 2011 at 9:13 pm

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A lot of offers are repeated and there are some offers you’d never bother with but there are good deals sometimes. Well done to businesses trying to get new markets.

38 | Chloe

October 24th, 2011 at 11:31 pm

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I receive Groupon emails and have to date bought about four of them. Gigs and restaurant deals interest me most. I find the endless beauty deals uninteresting- could there be a way to filter these out? Also, I agree with another comment above- why is Prosecco always included in the meal deals?? It’s not something I would drink with dinner. Overall I think it’s a good idea but I would buy much more if I could filter them to my interests.

39 | Niamh

October 25th, 2011 at 7:43 am

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I love these sites, I have developed a habit of having a quick check every day to see whats new on offer, I recently bought a fairly good tablet pc for half price.
I prefer to use dealpage.ie though, it gathers the info from all the deal sites, and there are several, and delivers it on one web page or email, this way saves getting tons of e-mails every day!!

40 | Kat

October 25th, 2011 at 10:36 am

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Love groupon its a great way of sampling food that you have been thinking about doing for a while but never got round to it

41 | Beatrice

October 25th, 2011 at 10:47 am

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I like it a lot, have seen some good deals there. Would like to see a bigger variety though – more tickets to events, days out etc and less offers for beauty treatments.

42 | patricia

October 25th, 2011 at 12:19 pm

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have been getting the emails , but have not used any yet

43 | LyndaM

October 25th, 2011 at 2:14 pm

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Getting the emails-just need a babysitter to get out and enjoy the meal deals!!

44 | Paul Smyth

October 25th, 2011 at 3:35 pm

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I get the Groupon mails and have even purchased but I find the range of offers a bit limited.

45 | nicola

October 25th, 2011 at 8:27 pm

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absolutely love them!!!! i buy at least one a week if not more!!!!

46 | Ruth Hegarty

October 25th, 2011 at 8:55 pm

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Use Groupon a lot. Pick me, random picker…

47 | Denise

October 25th, 2011 at 9:31 pm

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The emails can get annoying but very good deals.

48 | Nora

October 25th, 2011 at 9:48 pm

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I love these sites but top be honest the 2/3 emails a day crowd up the inbox and some of the deals-companies are unknown and therefore you don’t really know about service etc. But I got some great deals on them like Beauty, dinner so i’ll definately keep using them.

49 | Caroline

October 25th, 2011 at 10:50 pm

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I didn’t use them much before but lately they have become a lot more local specific so two days ago I got a great deal for 50% off dry cleaning. At the place I use in Cork, Very handy.

50 | Lucinda

October 26th, 2011 at 12:43 am

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Hope to try one of the deals soon, would like to see more places in Cork.

51 | Maura

October 26th, 2011 at 9:32 am

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Love the deals.

52 | deek

October 26th, 2011 at 12:08 pm

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Great prize, hope I win …..

53 | Stephen

October 26th, 2011 at 1:50 pm

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I get the groupon emails daily, I have purchsed many of their offers and I think it is a great idea.

54 | Betty

October 26th, 2011 at 1:58 pm

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I am going to sign up to get emails it sounds really good

55 | John

October 26th, 2011 at 3:06 pm

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I get the mails everyday, they are great.
also try Sift.ie which groups all offers in one mail

56 | Shane

October 26th, 2011 at 3:57 pm

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Some great deals and all, but in many cases, what’s on offer is downgraded from whats usually on offer. Watered down cocktails, limited choice menus etc.

Also, there’s no doubt that it can harm unsuspecting restaurants, and other deal sites take a lot less of a slice.

The market is oversaturated, which is not Groupon’s fault, but perhaps they could look at giving better value to restaurants in particular. It’s not so much an issue with service providers.

I probably won’t win for being honest, but hey!

57 | David

October 26th, 2011 at 5:01 pm

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Looks like Ive lost out on some great deals

58 | jane

October 26th, 2011 at 7:27 pm

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It’s a great idea. Would like to see more hotel offers for families…

59 | Martin

October 26th, 2011 at 9:01 pm

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Too many of them but sites such as dealpage.ie make it easier to see all of them at once. Not sure how many facials/massages one person could ever need though! Much prefer the ones for decent food :)

60 | Belles

October 26th, 2011 at 9:22 pm

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I’ve got some great deals, I now eat out more now than i did in the so called “boom times”.

61 | Claire Ryan

October 26th, 2011 at 10:31 pm

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I use deal sites, including Groupon, all the time! I especially love the restaurant vouchers, it’s a great way to try out new places.

62 | Richard

October 27th, 2011 at 12:09 am

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Hope I get a few vouchers for Christmas, would make a lovely present.

63 | angela

October 27th, 2011 at 12:53 am

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like groupon – food value for money – when I have it

64 | Deirdre

October 27th, 2011 at 3:51 am

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I really like them, but the meals are always romantic meals for two! Not fair on us poor singletons :P

65 | Alison Noone

October 27th, 2011 at 8:48 am

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I use Groupon and other discount sites regularly. I think they’re great value – you just have to remember to use them before they expire! I’ve been bitten. ;)

66 | Helen

October 27th, 2011 at 9:14 am

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Every morning I take a look at the greats deals on offer.

67 | Briane

October 27th, 2011 at 9:44 am

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Groupon is great, I’ve gotten some great bargains for hotels and massages from it.

68 | cbb

October 27th, 2011 at 9:48 am

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Great for hotel breaks, hairdressing & beauty treats!

69 | Amanda R

October 27th, 2011 at 9:50 am

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It’s great for deals that you may have never got the chance to avail of because of the cost involved!

70 | Bill

October 27th, 2011 at 10:21 am

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Looking forward to trying a meal voucher.

71 | Amanda

October 27th, 2011 at 11:32 am

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Love these sites, got some great value restaurant vouchers. I would not have had a chance to go to a lot of these places without using the vouchers, great way of trying out new places too.

72 | Niamh

October 27th, 2011 at 12:20 pm

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Love Groupon but would be better to get one email a day from them instead of a few. Still, great deals though :)

73 | orl

October 27th, 2011 at 1:42 pm

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I am suffering a bit from dealsite overload to be honest.

74 | Jenny

October 27th, 2011 at 1:59 pm

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Haven’t tried Groupon yet but may be tempted to soon!

75 | Gearoid

October 27th, 2011 at 2:00 pm

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Great deals but too many emails!

76 | paul

October 27th, 2011 at 2:13 pm

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Wasn’t aware of this site.Will check it out

77 | Mike

October 27th, 2011 at 3:33 pm

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These coupons are a great idea in the current climate

78 | Joan

October 27th, 2011 at 3:35 pm

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My kids have used the coupons and find them great

79 | Cathal

October 27th, 2011 at 3:36 pm

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Great idea

80 | Katie

October 27th, 2011 at 3:36 pm

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The coupons make it great value to eat out

81 | Kathy

October 27th, 2011 at 8:30 pm

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First time I’ve heard of groupon, but may try it.

82 | mary

October 27th, 2011 at 8:49 pm

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I love groupon – encourages us to spend a bit which we get do because we feel we get good value for our money which has reduced in recent times !

83 | Linda

October 27th, 2011 at 10:14 pm

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A meal voucher would brighten up a cold dark evening

84 | Mary

October 27th, 2011 at 11:33 pm

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Great value, but nothing ever in Kilkenny!

85 | Laine

October 28th, 2011 at 10:29 am

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I love this site. Its changed my world and how I do things. I no longer feel ripped off going out for meals withs my hair, nails and waxing all done at a reasonable rate. And if I get good service I will always return.

86 | stephen

October 28th, 2011 at 12:20 pm

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Love the site, but scarce of cash, please let it be me this time

 

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