Demerits of a Group discount coupon
After covering few Indian group discount sites and their related news i have successfully insulated myself from buying any of the coupon since i am not crazy about discounted items. I buy things, if they have discount well and good but i never buy items just they carry discount.
I bought a coupon (paid Rs. 150 for Rs. 300 bill) for a chinese restaurant which is located close to my office from a bangalore based grouping site. I am a regular customer of this restaurant and i quite like their food. That’s the prime driving factor for me to go for the coupon.
The ordeal starts from the moment i proudly inform the manager that i have a coupon and would like to avail the offer. He gave me a perplexed look since i am his regular customer. He took back the menu from the table and brought a laminated paper which was supposed to be menu for coupon users.
I was surprised seeing laminated paper menu and told him to get the original menu and give a 50% discount on 300/- bill since i wasn’t interested in this menu. He declined and said it doesn’t work that way and you will get food listed in the laminated paper menu. I thought let me try and find out the reality
Demerits of Group Discount Coupons –
- Coupon users have customized menu and food is very different.
- Be ready to eat a very mediocre food.
- Don’t get good treatment and service as if restaurant is doing some charity by offering free food.
- Discount is valid on per user and never on bill, Pay Rs.150 for Rs.300 bill discount -50% is meaning less. Its a ploy to catch attention. My bill comes generally Rs. 130-140 in this chinese restaurant and i come out with satisfied feeling
but after paying Rs.150 i was feeling cheated and served with ordinary food 
