Comment Re:Groupon needs a staggered approach (Score 1) 611
There already is a simple limit scheme available, but this business owner chose not to use it. Presumably this failure was a combination of lack of due diligence by the business owner and some pressure from Groupon sales staff. Groupon assumes that few businesses will ever offer a deal through them twice, so their strategy seems to be squeezing as many sales out of them as possible, margins and customer quality be damned.
Hopefully stories like this will make more small business owners aware of the risks associated with massive cut-rate promotions through sites like Groupon.