Groupon cashback and shopping guide.

What is Groupon?

Groupon is an American online marketplace for local experiences, goods, and travel founded in 2008 by Andrew Mason in Chicago, Illinois, where it remains headquartered. The site sells discounted vouchers for local services such as restaurants, spas, and activities, alongside product deals and travel getaways.

Groupon connects consumers with local and national merchants, taking a share of each voucher sold rather than holding most inventory itself. Groupon trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker GRPN. As of August 2026, the marketplace operates across the United States and internationally, organized around local deals, goods, and getaways.

What is Groupon known for?

Groupon is known for discounted vouchers on local experiences, plus product and travel deals sold through its marketplace. The range covers dining, beauty and spa services, activities and events, home services, attraction tickets, and getaways, with deals from local businesses and national brands.

• Local dining and restaurant vouchers
• Beauty, spa, and wellness services
• Activities, classes, and event tickets
• Attraction and theme-park admissions
• Home and auto services
• Discounted retail goods
• Travel getaways and hotel packages

What is the Groupon cashback rate on ShopBack?

Up-to percentage back on eligible Groupon deals; see the live rate on ShopBack

Live rate: see the current Groupon rate on ShopBack. A checked rate appears here once the hourly rate check has fresh data; the binding rate is always the one on the Groupon page on shopback.com.

Groupon cashback on ShopBack is an up-to percentage of the eligible deal value. A list of named merchants and partners is excluded, along with any gift card, voucher, or store credit purchase and any order paid with a redeemed gift card or voucher. For attractions and cruises, cashback is available only for eligible bookings with specific participating partners listed in the terms. Taxes, service charges, shipping, and delivery are excluded. The live rate is on the ShopBack Groupon page.

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How do you save money at Groupon?

Start every Groupon order from the Groupon page on ShopBack, because eligible deals earn an up-to percentage back on top of the already-discounted voucher price. Activation costs nothing and takes one click before you buy, and cashback is calculated on the eligible pre-tax deal value.

Check the exclusion list before you commit, because Groupon excludes several named merchants and partners from cashback and limits attractions and cruises to specific participating partners. Buying an eligible local deal keeps the percentage back, while promo codes not featured on ShopBack can void the cashback for that order.

Time bigger bookings to Groupon's sitewide promo events, when Groupon layers an extra percentage off local deals on top of the listed discount. Watch the terms for gift-card exclusions, and use the sales calendar below to plan the recurring events worth timing.

Groupon promo codes and coupons: what stacks with cashback?

ShopBack lists any active Groupon promo codes on its Groupon page, right next to the cashback rate, and codes featured there stack with cashback. This page does not publish a Groupon coupon list of its own: codes change too often for a static list to stay honest, so the live ShopBack Groupon page is the single source.

The deal math is simple: a featured code lowers the price at checkout, and cashback then pays a percentage of what you actually spend. The code to avoid is one from a third-party coupon site, since the Groupon terms let a code not featured on ShopBack void the cashback for the entire order.

See current Groupon codes and cashback on ShopBack

Groupon deals, discounts and sales: what stacks with cashback?

The strongest Groupon deals are usually not codes at all: a Groupon sale or sitewide discount stacks with cashback automatically, because cashback is calculated on the discounted price you actually pay, and an upsized cashback rate works like an extra sitewide discount on top.

To see today's Groupon deals in one place, open the Groupon page on ShopBack: the current cashback rate, any featured discount codes, and upsized offers are listed together there. This page does not maintain its own Groupon sales list, because offers change too fast for a static page to stay honest.

How do you earn cashback at Groupon?

1. 1

   Start at ShopBack

   Open the merchant page on ShopBack (site, app, or browser extension) and click through to the merchant.

2. 2

   Shop in the same session

   Complete the purchase on the merchant site without visiting other coupon or deal sites in between, so the order tracks to your ShopBack account.

3. 3

   Wait for tracking

   Cashback appears as pending in your ShopBack account, usually within 2 days of the order.

4. 4

   Withdraw your cashback

   Once the merchant confirms the order (after the return window closes), the cashback becomes withdrawable to a bank account or PayPal.

When are the best times to buy at Groupon?

How does Groupon compare with alternatives?

Groupon, Viator, and Klook all sell experiences and activities online, and each has a distinct strength. The table compares what each does best, so you can pick the right platform for a given booking.

Is Groupon legit and safe to shop at?

Groupon is an established online marketplace, founded in 2008 and publicly traded on the Nasdaq under the ticker GRPN. As of August 2026, the company operates across the United States and internationally, working with local and national merchants on discounted vouchers, goods, and travel.

Purchases on groupon.com use standard purchase safeguards: encrypted checkout, order tracking, and a Groupon Promise that lets buyers request a refund on many local deals if the voucher goes unused within stated limits or the experience does not go ahead as described. Vouchers carry printed expiration and redemption terms.

Cashback on Groupon orders through ShopBack adds no risk to the purchase itself. The order is placed on groupon.com at Groupon prices; ShopBack is paid a referral commission by the merchant and shares it with the member, the same mechanic used across all ShopBack partner merchants. Gift cards and several named merchants are excluded.

What are Groupon shipping, returns, and payment options?

Fulfillment

Groupon delivers most local and activity deals as digital vouchers available immediately in your Groupon account, while Groupon Goods ship physical products to your address. As of August 2026, vouchers carry printed redemption and expiration terms, and shipping charges on goods are excluded from ShopBack cashback.

Returns and refunds

Groupon offers refunds on many local deals under the Groupon Promise if the voucher is unused and within the stated window, while final-sale and event deals may be non-refundable. Rejected, cancelled, refunded, or returned orders lose ShopBack cashback eligibility, and partial returns are prorated.

Payments

Groupon accepts major credit and debit cards, PayPal, and Groupon Bucks account credit at checkout. Note that gift card, voucher, and store credit purchases, and orders paid with redeemed gift cards or vouchers, do not earn ShopBack cashback.

Which Groupon purchases are excluded from cashback?

• A list of named merchants and partners is excluded, including certain restaurant brands, a car wash chain, and a lifetime language-learning subscription.
• Gift card, voucher, and store credit purchases do not earn cashback, and orders paid with redeemed gift cards or vouchers are excluded.
• For attractions and cruises, only bookings with specific participating partners named in the terms are eligible.
• Purchases made with vouchers or promo codes not featured on ShopBack do not earn cashback.
• Taxes, service charges, shipping, and delivery are excluded from the cashback calculation.
• Rejected, cancelled, refunded, exchanged, or returned orders are not eligible; partial returns are prorated as an adjustment.

The full, current terms live on the Groupon page on www.shopback.com .

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Terms used on this page

• Groupon Promise. Groupon's buyer protection policy that allows refunds on many local deals if the voucher is unused within the stated window or the experience does not take place as described.
• Groupon Bucks. Account credit issued by Groupon through refunds and promotions that can be applied toward future Groupon purchases.

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This page is editorial reference material, not an offer. Rates, terms, and merchant policies change; the binding versions live on shopback.com and the merchant's own site. Read how this page is researched and maintained.