THE LIVINGSOCIAL STANDARD
Know the offer. Keep the choice.
A logo cannot tell you whether an experience is right for you. Useful facts, accountable actions and a clear route to help can.
- Discoverablestable IDs · search without an account (REST)Every offer has a stable ID and can be found without an account.LIVE
- Clearprice re-checked at cart; fine print, merchant and expiry on offers (added 7 Oct); unknown listPrices are re-checked before checkout. Fine print, merchant and expiry come with offers. What we don't know is marked unknown.LIVE
- BuyablebuyUrl → Groupon checkoutBuyable today through a cart and Groupon's checkout. A purchase doesn't reserve a date or time.LIVE · no time slot neededCOMING SOON · bookable, with time slots
- Trustedthe person confirms and pays on Groupon's checkoutNothing is bought without your OK. Today you pay on Groupon's checkout; agents don't take payment here.LIVEPLANNED · agent pays, with your approvalPLANNED · reviews
- SupportedGroupon's support and refund policy; dated status; dated changelogGroupon's support and refund policy. A dated status page and a dated changelog.LIVE
What's next for each promise
| Promise | What you can inspect today | Status | Next |
|---|---|---|---|
Discoverable | stable IDs; search without an account (REST reads) | LIVE | city and category pages |
Clear | price re-checked at cart; fine print, merchant and expiry on offers (added 7 Oct); unknown list | LIVE | all-in totals before checkout |
Buyable | buyUrl → cart → Groupon checkout; a purchase doesn't reserve a date or time | LIVE(no time slot needed) | bookable with time slots COMING SOON |
Trusted | the person confirms and pays on Groupon's checkout; agents don't take payment here | LIVE | agents that pay for you, with your approval PLANNEDreview source, rating and count PLANNED |
Supported | Groupon's support and refund policy; dated status; dated changelog | LIVE | named support owner per offer PLANNED |
How we hold ourselves to it
We re-run real journeys through assistants and date the results. If something on this page stops being true, it comes off the page.
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