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  • Report:  #566582

Complaint Review: Megagoods.com

Megagoods.com megagoods, MegaGoods, Inc Milks Shipping Charges Los Angles, California

  • Reported By:
    bob — San Mateo California United States of America
  • Submitted:
    Tue, February 09, 2010
  • Updated:
    Tue, February 09, 2010
  • Megagoods.com
    2741 South Alameda Street
    Los Angles, California
    United States of America
  • Phone:
    800) 788-7618
  • Web:
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I used Megagoods for a while because I didn't know any better.... Even fell for their "elite membership" fee which the company presents as non-refundable but I will probably challenge. The problem with megagoods is that they absolutely milk the shipping. Packages that weigh less than a pound when shipped by any other retailer, shows up as 2 or 3 pound weights. They also ONLY ship w/FedEx which can get costly, even on their ground service. They also make it clear that unless you request a signature (for an additional $3.00 per shipping) you can't claim a loss. I suppose that is kindda fair but there is also a $1.50 drop-shipping fee - where they are charging you $14.95/mo for exactly that - drop shipping.

By the time all the shipping charges were added, it was cheaper in most instances to walk into my local Wal-Mart, buy the darned thing at retail, pay the state tax and ship it my way.

All in all, in my experience the only ripoff is the shipping costs. If you can live with that, their pricing is OK - not nearly good mind you, but workable. It's the shipping charges that they'll skin you with and hang you out to dry. So my advice as someone who has experienced them first hand: Stay away unless you can stick your customer with all the shipping charges they stick you with.

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