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3. Most of the people redeeming Groupons will come at peak hours, so you still have excess capacity at slow hours. If Groupon Now (or something similar) catches
by pemulis 15y ago
3. Most of the people redeeming Groupons will come at peak hours, so you still have excess capacity at slow hours. If Groupon Now (or something similar) catches on, that might solve the problem of excess capacity, but Groupon Classic does not.
- justin_vanw 15y agoThis isn't true of all things, for example you have to make an appointment to get a haircut most places, and for things like rafting trips or overnight stays you always do.
- macnulty 15y agoCall me a redneck but I've never made an appointment to get a haircut in my life, and "rafting trips or overnight stays" are a pretty selective subset in my opinion. Speaking from personal experience, the GP is correct. At my local climbing gym, the groupon special just brings in 30 extra new faces to the already crowded gym during peak hours. The slow times are just as slow as always. They are now under-staffed during the peak hours (which get busier every time they offer a special) which means that the general state of the gym declines and the new customers just accept it because hey, they got a deal right? It's a race to the bottom and I can see customers turning to businesses that focus on offering a great experience every day. Those businesses don't use groupon.