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Deal-lovers who bought everything from tooth whitening treatments to digital cameras on DealFind.com and TeamBuy.ca are angry about getting burned along with some merchants after the cut-rate online coupon sites’ insolvency filing in Canada.
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- 'I’m Beyond Angry'
- Dealfind Ultimately Responsible, Expert Says
Dealfind’s business model, like many of its competitors, involves getting businesses to offer discounted products or services with the promise of attracting lots of new customers. It’s a popular concept; a Marketplacesurvey found 71 per cent of Canadians are familiar with group-buying websites like Groupon, Wagjag and Dealfind. Of those, 49 per cen...
Dealfind CEO Ghassan Halazon says those deep discounts can happen for many reasons, and that the company isn’t misleading anyone. "There are different mechanisms as to why [businesses] are looking to give out these types of deals," he argues. "Whether it's to bring in more customers, whether it's to off-load inventory, whether it's to get rid of ol...
Cotte was incredulous at their stories. "I think it's amazing [Dealfind] is still in business," she said. "There's no question that that is unfounded and unethical business practice." Halazon argues the businesses are often to blame in cases like Moniz’s spa treatment. He says some merchants are too greedy or don’t plan well enough, then find they ...
Sep 17, 2014 · Some customers who use promotional coupon sites TeamBuy.ca and DealFind.com say their coupons aren’t being honoured. Couch Commerce, the company that owns the websites, is in bankruptcy ...
Nov 18, 2010 · It's a new way to shop that is spreading like wildfire through the Internet. They're called group buying sites -- and they're the latest consumer craze for bargain hunters. Pat Foran explains.
Sep 18, 2014 · Some customers who use promotional coupon sites TeamBuy.ca and DealFind.com say their coupons aren’t being honoured.
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Apr 12, 2013 · Liann Potts estimates she does 90 per cent of her shopping online, for one main reason.
