Best online Group buying site in the Philippines

Sale, discounts… Shopping! Admit it you’re a shopaholic. And what’s the new trend? Online Group Buying --- a hassle free way of shopping with great deals and discounts. Without a doubt, group buying websites have plagued the Philippines. Group buying is getting deals and discounts through the power of bulk buying. It’s really a fine way of getting big online discount with deals going up as high as 90% off the original price. In most cases, too, these deals are exclusively offered through the sites. Anywhere else, these group discounts are not available — not even in the stores themselves.

So here it is Ink|Rush gives you 8 of the most popular site among Filipino Netizens. Read on and get the lowdown on this Group Buying Site that gives you a convenient way of finding discounted deals.

• Beeconomic  

www.beeconomic.com/philippines

Beeconomic is the local version of the original Groupon site. Groupon is the pioneer in terms of innovative group buying and they are the ones that have started this huge innovative business. With Groupon being one of the pioneers of group buying in the world, Beeconomic not only operates in our country but also in Singapore and Malaysia. Their association with Groupon and the exclusivity of their offers (for example, Hexagon Lounge at the RCBC Tower and wagyu steak at Melo’s) are some of the reasons why Beeconomic are on our list .Deals are usually focus on the food, health, beauty and wellness function.

• Buyanihan 

www.buyanihan.com

Averring to be the first in the country, Buyanihan is one of the few group buying sites that has an active non-Manila counterpart. Aside from the Manila deals, Buyanihan also has a simultaneous offer for the city of Cebu. Like most group buying sites, their offers are in the food, health, beauty and wellness arenas. Buyanihan also has some unique product offerings like the summer deals that they have launched to cater to those who would want to save money on their summer vacations.

• Deal Grocer

 www.dealgrocer.com

Deal Grocer is a private sale group buying site wherein they want you first to be part of their membership club before you can actually see their complete products offerings. Despite of this fact, Deal Grocer stands out from the rest of the group buying sites because they focus on the premium line of products and services. Deal Grocer is clearly positioning itself as the site that offers “a taste of the good life”. Check out, for instance, some of their offers: a private helicopter ride for P15,600 (orig. price: P25,000) and a P4,950 weekend stay at The Farm at San Benito (orig. price: P8,540). And dissimilar to other group buying sites, there is no minimum number of buyers required. Instead, they use a voucher system wherein the deal goes on as soon as the voucher is bought.

• eBay Kuponan

http://kuponan.ebaysocialapps.com

Kuponan is a service provided by Ebay, the world number one auction site. eBay Philippines’ Kuponan is emerging to be a top contender in the local group buying market. Kuponan undoubtedly was a strategic move by eBay to further settle their hold on the local online buyers’ market. Like the other sites, they require a minimum number of buyers before a deal goes on. With eBay behind the site and the thousands of eBay users as potential sellers, Kuponan will surely rank among the top group buying sites in the country.

• Ensogo

 www.ensogo.com.ph

When you say Group Buying Site, one of the names you’ll hear is Ensogo. Why? Because they  provides a number of deals to can save you up to 90%. The beauty about ensogo is its simplicity in terms buying a deal. You can pay through Paypal or thru any local banks like BPI and BDO. They have really marketed their websites to reach a mainstream audience and have made it a point to provide the kind of service that you expect.

• CashCashPinoy

http://www.cashcashpinoy.com

CashCashPinoy provides a number of deals for its market that can help them get discounts up to 90%. They features not just one but a dozen offers from various trusted merchants. The thing about CashCashPinoy is that they continue to innovate and improve their product offerings and their website.

• MetroDeal

www.metrodeal.com

MetroDeal has a huge Facebook following, amounting to more than half a million followers to their advantage. The main concern that I have is that it would be pretty hard to get a reservation on weekends if you have more than a thousand people coming to a merchant in less than a year. You have to consider if the merchant can handle their bulk buyers especially on service industry.

•  Pakyaw

www.pakyaw.com.ph

The reason why you have to check out Pakyaw is that you have to check out because they can offer incredible deals that you simply have to purchase or you end up waiting for another season for you to purchase if ever they will make it available. Though they really have amazing deals but their disadvantage compare to other Group Buying sites is that they don’t have a Paypal buttom for you to pay for their deals.