Office of Fair Trading launches Groupon probe - GoFuckYourself.com

DVTimes · 12-03-2011, 12:22 PM

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/n...pon-probe.html

Groupon could be taken to court as a result of the probe, and potentially face both criminal and civil charges.

The Advertising Standards Authority revealed today that it has referred Groupon to the OFT, after ?repeated breaches? by the online business sparked ?serious concerns? about its approach to UK advertising regulation. The OFT has secretly been undertaking its own investigation into Groupon, which it started in June but only admitted to today.

It is only the second time that the ASA has referred a company to the OFT ? the last being Ryanair in 2008.

?We are taking this approach because, given Groupon?s track record, we have serious concerns about its ability to adhere to the Advertising Code,? the ASA said.

Groupon, which floated on the New York stock exchange with a £8bn value earlier this year, has become very popular in Britain, with hundreds of thousands of consumers signing up to discounts on spa days, cosmetics, trips to the theatre and restaurant meals.

Paul Markham · 12-03-2011, 12:27 PM

How long before dating sites get the same treatment?

I live in hope.

DVTimes · 12-03-2011, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Paul Markham

I live in hope.

have you moved? i thought you lived in the check republic.

i thank you.

borked · 12-03-2011, 12:30 PM

Good, cos they are scum. Frikken impossible to get your money back after being scammed by one of their "advertisers"
pffft

btw, it was only €16 I was scammed for, but it's the principal of being able to get refunded after a scam.... I was out €16, but that scammer got over €10k

-edit
and yeah I know oft is only UK, but the more bad shit send over to groupon, the more they may be forced to change things.
In any case, I will never use them again.
And on another rant, opt-out of email from them is *impossible*!!!

Paul Markham · 12-03-2011, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by DVTimes

have you moved? i thought you lived in the check republic.

i thank you.

Didn't you read the thread about me getting a new second house?

Must post pics soon.

12-03-2011, 12:22 PM	#1
DVTimes xxx Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: UK Posts: 31,544	Office of Fair Trading launches Groupon probe http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/n...pon-probe.html Groupon could be taken to court as a result of the probe, and potentially face both criminal and civil charges. The Advertising Standards Authority revealed today that it has referred Groupon to the OFT, after ?repeated breaches? by the online business sparked ?serious concerns? about its approach to UK advertising regulation. The OFT has secretly been undertaking its own investigation into Groupon, which it started in June but only admitted to today. It is only the second time that the ASA has referred a company to the OFT ? the last being Ryanair in 2008. ?We are taking this approach because, given Groupon?s track record, we have serious concerns about its ability to adhere to the Advertising Code,? the ASA said. Groupon, which floated on the New York stock exchange with a £8bn value earlier this year, has become very popular in Britain, with hundreds of thousands of consumers signing up to discounts on spa days, cosmetics, trips to the theatre and restaurant meals. __________________ The Affiliate Program

12-03-2011, 12:27 PM	#2
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12-03-2011, 12:30 PM	#4
borked Totally Borked Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 6,284	Good, cos they are scum. Frikken impossible to get your money back after being scammed by one of their "advertisers" pffft btw, it was only €16 I was scammed for, but it's the principal of being able to get refunded after a scam.... I was out €16, but that scammer got over €10k -edit and yeah I know oft is only UK, but the more bad shit send over to groupon, the more they may be forced to change things. In any case, I will never use them again. And on another rant, opt-out of email from them is impossible!!! __________________ For coding work - hit me up on andy // borkedcoder // com (consider figuring out the email as test #1) All models are wrong, but some are useful. George E.P. Box. p202 Last edited by borked; 12-03-2011 at 12:32 PM..