Why Groupon is Evil and Unsustainable

So, to summarize:

"Groupon is evil and unsustainable because we think restaurant businesses don't have much to gain from using groupon". -- Grubwithus, competitor to Groupon, claiming to offer a better service for restaurant businesses.

The people who are upset with Groupon don't research what they are doing or don't ask the questions that they should ask. Owners need to hold themselves responsible for not doing their research.

If a business wants to create value from Groupon they should limit the number of groups, increase the time to redeem coupons, provide first-class service to Groupon customers, and take the 75% marketing expense instead of 100%. Think of it as paying less than 100% for a marketing task.

"Evil" is overstating it I think. Murder is evil. Cutting into a business's margins for promotional reasons is just business. And it is totally voluntary for the restaurants-- no one forces them to promote with groupon.

This is link bait intended for all of the "I hate groupon" sites, so that grub with us gets some attention from restaurant owners.

The market will decide what's evil, not you.