I went in today after having bought a Groupon about a month ago. \n\nThe Groupon said: \n\nChoose Between Two Options\n*$11 for one shellac gel fingernail polish (a $25 value)\n*$30 for three Groupons, each good for a shellac gel fingernail polish (a $75 total value)\nTechs trim nails, file,buffs and apply choice of polish, Shellac, OPI or Gelish maintains chip-free for up to 14 days.\nThe Fine Print\nExpires Jan 23rd, 2014. Limit 1 per person. Limit 1 per visit. Valid only for option purchased. Appointment recommended. Merchant is solely responsible to purchasers for the care and quality of the advertised goods and services. See the rules that apply to all deals. \n\nI just purchased one and am glad that I did not purchase more because they did not honor the Groupon deal as expected.  After the manicure, the lady asked to see my coupon, so I pulled up the Groupon voucher.  She then told  me it would be $10.   (When I first walked in, I specifically told her that I had a Groupon and she did not ask me if I wanted a \"$10 upgrade\" to a manicure - she just jumped right in to do the manicure.) \n\nIn any case, I didn't feel like arguing over the $10 so I just paid it and left and also gave her a tip.\n\nAfter I got home and inspected my nails, I was totally disappointed in that she had screwed up 2 of my fingernails. I think the tip was way too generous given that she did a terrible job. I usually get 2 gel manicures per month, and I have to say compared to my normal manicures, this is the worst I have ever had. \n\nI will definitely not be going back to this salon.\n\nAlso, someone else wrote in their review that the Groupon was for polish only - if this was the case why did it specifically say \"Techs trim nails, file,buffs and apply choice of polish, Shellac, OPI or Gelish maintains chip-free for up to 14 days.\"  (To me that describes a manicure, not a simple application of polish.)  IF if didn't say this, I could see someone arguing that the deal was for application of polish only. (But in any case,  if that was their intent, they should have stated very clearly that the Groupon was for Gel Polish Application Only. They should have listed in the terms or fine print that a full manicure was not included and that you would be charged an additional $10 for the manicure.) \n\nBut either way, it seems to me the nail salon is trying to boost business and get new customers by running a Groupon deal.  However, if they make new customers unhappy because of some technicality in the wording of the Groupon, then they are just hurting their business instead of helping it.   \n\nI for one spend a lot of $ on nail services (Both gel manis and pedis) and in the future I won't be spending it at this salon based on my experience today.  There are way too many other shops in the Ballantyne area that do a better job.