[clarkson]

 hi
 well they have struck in Leicester, 29.00 for three bedrooms. lost 2 jobs already.

 worst is its one of my main competitors. only hope is he gets to busy with them and leaves me more customers.

 john

[robert meldrum]

What's really worrying about Groupon is.............they are now getting greedy and marketing directly over the internet,  plus and this could be worse................they are placing adverts on Local Services Type web sites.

They are really presenting a major threat now and you ain't gonna stop them by claiming to be better trained or use better machinery because they have people in ALL categories using them.

[fitz2kleen]

john

can you give me a call please mate

Marc

[garry22]

There's another danger here.

They are setting a price point in peoples' minds of £ 29.00

[robert meldrum]

I'm afraid it's a case of BLANKET MARKETING can make people act spontaneously..............a bit like the SMART marketers in all walks of life.

Grab their attention and give them a reason to call right away........Ain't rocket science and one of the regular posters on here has done it for years with success.

[clinton]

Thats a big yes with the price mindset and for people that have never had cleaning done before..

[Gary Humphreys]

This Groupon thing will settle down eventually because in every town there are only so many carpet cleaners and the ones that try  Groupon will either be put out of business by it or be put off by working their nuts off for no profit.
Yes it may put a price in some peoples mind of £29 for 2 carpets but FFS how many people will actually believe that a professional tradesman will only charge £29 for their services.
And dont start thinking that because you didnt get a couple of telephone enquiries that its because of Groupon.

[Doug Holloway]

Hi Guys

John, look on the brightside, when this guy is fully booked working for nothing, your bargaining position is strenthened.

Cheers

Doug

[derek west]

don't see the problem really, most of my customers want it done yesterday. good luck getting it done in that time scale with a groupon deal.

[Steve Gunn]

Not cc related but the wife and her mates booked some Microdermabrasion through groupon normal price £360 down to £100 for 6 sessions, anyway picked her up and asked shop owner if it had worked for her.Her response was it was great she had spent a lot on advertising to get people through the door with little success groupon  been fantastic as lots of customers was a little taken back when I asked about how much groupon take she did not know as far as she is aware they don't get anything :

[garry22]

No wonder she has had no success with her marketing. That's scary.

[John Kelly]

Whats that saying, theres one born every day. I think its a lot more than one.

[Neil Williams]

when I asked about how much groupon take she did not know as far as she is aware they don't get anything :

OMG
Does she seriously not realise that what she thought was £100 will actually be nearer £40 after deducting vat and 50% sharing.......and it's normally £360

[Steve Gunn]

when I asked about how much groupon take she did not know as far as she is aware they don't get anything :

OMG
Does she seriously not realise that what she thought was £100 will actually be nearer £40 after deducting vat and 50% sharing.......and it's normally £360

yep didn't have a clue

[John Kelly]

did you elighten her?

[derek west]

wonder how much britney will get

[Shaun_Ashmore]

I guess it depeds on what success she'd had with advertising, if she's spent £500 on advertising and got no response then that's worse than groupon.

Shaun

[Simon Gerrard]

   
I wouldn't worry about it. In Southampton both companies that have done groupon have ended up going bust, so it's all good for their competitors. Groupon is the kiss of death for most.

Simon

[Steve Rothwell]

Only 1 Simon

I still here only went bust for groupon not real customers. 

 

[Simon Gerrard]

Hector,
You'd best check your website, someone's been telling your customers porkies.

Simon