Hi Karen, Have they already signed the contract?
Shawn Wilson www.ExquisiteNailBoutique.com 312-263-0330 On Oct 18, 2011 11:16 PM, "Nicole Cormier" <gefj...@gmail.com> wrote: > I was thinking of doing it so I helped out a girlfriend at the spa she > manages when her Groupon clients overwhelmed the staff. Here is my 2 cents: > > 1. They operate on appts so the groupon people dominated the schedule at > the expense of regular clients. Each staff person is about 70% booked on > average so it was difficult fitting clients. > > 2. The grouponers were very price minded and almost all of them did not > react well to being upsold. They were there for the cheap pedi and detox > special and that was that. > > 3. None of the clients became regulars or used other services. Like I said, > they were there for the cheap pedi and that was that. > > 4. It was a gamble the spa lost out on, in wages and other operating costs > vs money brought in by the groupon crowd. Their client base floated what > would have been a big loss. It would be like paying a full staff complement > to do overtime when no one was booked. > > 4. I don't know what it is about sales and gift certificates but they seem > to attract the pickiest people ever. Expecting good service is one thing, > but they always seem to want to squeeze even more out of you for free. It > gets crass, quickly. > > I have listened to groupon salons here in Winnipeg talk about their > experiences as well as my own in helping Corinne. A lot of my industry peers > here said publicly it was great but in private that they would never do it > again. It seems like groupon and groupon clones are passing like a fad > through Winnipeg anyway. At first, the specials would sell out like crazy > and now I see the same salon had been running the same special for ages and > no one else has one out. > > I decided it was not for me. > > Nicole > On 2011-10-18 10:28 PM, "Karen" <keyzka...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > > > > Hey guys...those of you who have done these....I need some REAL > information...not what the salesman told the owners of the salon I'm working > in! > > > > 1. Do you feel you get a mix of "real" customers versus "bargain > hunters" > > > > 2. Any idea of the conversion-to-regular-client rate? > > > > 3. Did you feel you made money? Broke even? Took a hosing? > > > > 4. If you thought of doing it again, what would you do differently? > > > > 5. How long was your deal available to purchase? Was that long enough? > Too long? > > > > 6. As time goes by....what percentage do you feel are never redeemed, if > any? > > > > 7. How does Groupon stack up against others like Living Social, Travel > Zoo, etc...?? > > > > Really need my posse to help me out here..... > > > > > > Karen Hodges > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NailTech" group. > > To post to this group, send email to nailtech@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nailtech+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NailTech" group. > To post to this group, send email to nailtech@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nailtech+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NailTech" group. To post to this group, send email to nailtech@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nailtech+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en.
