Thursday, November 1, 2012

The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com: Groupon Hurricane Sandy Marketing 'Fail': Company Advertises Staten Island, Lower Manhattan Deals

The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
Groupon Hurricane Sandy Marketing 'Fail': Company Advertises Staten Island, Lower Manhattan Deals
Nov 1st 2012, 17:32

As much of Manhattan coped with Hurricane Sandy power outages, deal-sharing site Groupon shocked many by continuing to market a Midtown deal for a dining-in-the-dark restaurant called Dans le Noir -- a move some New Yorkers living in forced darkness felt was less than amusing.

It was, according to The Atlantic, the "ultimate social media fail."

Groupon moved to correct the dining-in-the-dark gaffe, but it was still offering a two-course Moroccan meal at Rustic L.E.S. on Manhattan's Lower East Side for $34, despite the fact the restaurant seems to be closed.

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