LivingSocial
Skip
Confidence: Medium
Only consider it for a cheap local deal you can redeem immediately and afford to lose if something goes wrong.
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Comparison
LivingSocial vs Retailmenot
LivingSocial lands on Skip, and Retailmenot lands on Depends.
Retailmenot
Depends
Confidence: Low
Shoppers can use it free as a coupon aggregator; businesses should not treat it as a procurement decision.
| Compare | LivingSocial | Retailmenot |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Skip | Depends |
| Best for | Cheap, redeem-immediately local deals | Everyday online shoppers (Guess:) |
| Who it's not for | Anyone who can't afford a lost order | Anyone shopping for business or team software |
| Privacy | Major 2013 breach exposed 50M+ accounts; no newer incidents found in reviewed sources.² | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.13 |
| Support quality | Complaints about unreachable support and unrefunded orders. | No support evidence in reviewed sources. |
| Public sentiment | User sentiment is strongly negative, centered on undelivered orders, voucher redemption problems, and questions about the site's legitimacy.⁴ | No user reviews were found in the sources reviewed. |
| Biggest gotcha | Vouchers expire; merchants and Groupon posts tell buyers to redeem before expiration.14 | No security or transparency page published; data handling practices unclear.13 |
Pick LivingSocial when
- Cheap, redeem-immediately local deals
- Risk-tolerant bargain hunters
- Merchants testing discount promos
When LivingSocial is not a fit
- Anyone who can't afford a lost order
- Big-ticket purchases like travel or furniture
- Merchants wanting dependable deal support
- Privacy-conscious shoppers
Pick Retailmenot when
- Everyday online shoppers (Guess:)
- Hunters comparing promo codes before checkout (Guess:)
- Merchants wanting coupon-site exposure (Guess:)
When Retailmenot is not a fit
- Anyone shopping for business or team software
- Buyers who require security documentation before adopting a tool
- Teams expecting SLAs, contracts, or vendor support
- Anyone needing verified, current deals with accountability
Sources
- LivingSocial: Deals Up to 80% Offlivingsocial.comofficial
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- LivingSocial Reviews & Complaintsconsumeraffairs.comreview
- Living Social USA Reviewstrustpilot.comreview
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- Groupon buys LivingSocialmashable.comnews
- RIP LivingSocial: The fast rise and slow demise of a daily deals companywashingtonpost.comnews
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- LivingSocial Complaints (UK & Ireland)help.wowcher.co.ukofficial
- Pilates Studio's Successful LivingSocial Campaignstreetfightmag.comnews
- Security pageretailmenot.comsecurity
- facebook.comfacebook.comreview