Have daily deals sites had their day?

1 April 2013

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Sites such as Groupon, LivingSocial and KGB Deals appeared like a rash a couple of years ago, with super-hot loss-leading deals. Yet do you now feel they’re just lukewarm? Which of these is closest to your view?

Sites such as Groupon, LivingSocial and KGB Deals appeared like a rash a couple of years ago, with super-hot loss-leading deals. Yet do you now feel they’re just lukewarm?

Which of these is closest to your view?

Results

Don’t bother now, and never did		1,873 votes (22 %)
Get the emails but never look, as they overload you		1,795 votes (21 %)
I’ve given up, never bother at all now		1,544 votes (18 %)
Love daily deals sites, check most days, always have		672 votes (8 %)
Use occasionally, same as always		894 votes (10 %)
Using less often, but do take up the occasional deal		1,615 votes (19 %)
Using more often than I used to, they've grown on me		302 votes (3 %)

                   8,695 votes received.

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