Is Groupon an effective lead generation and marketing tool for restaurants?

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Marc D. Wicks

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Whiskey Six BBQ
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Answered on December 13th, 2017

I couldn't agree more with Pat. I have joined the Entertainment Coupon Book program for my restaurant and I deeply regret it. It has attracted nothing but customers who only drink water and do not tip my servers properly on the original amount. If these programs brought back regular customers I would be 100% for Groupon, etc. but it is damaging to those who work very hard to buy, prep, cook, serve and manage/own.

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Business from Virginia Beach, VA
Apr 24th, 2018

I'm very sorry to hear that Marc. Wouldn't it be great to exclude those water drinking no tip leavers from seeing your offers and only send them to the people that are coming for the actual experience? There are ways that don't include those platforms taking a huge chunk of your profits. What are you using now?

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