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TLC Pet Transport (Gale Lang) "Bait & Switch" tactics used on vunerable family traveling cross country Internet
My family and I are still emotionally shaken by the blatant bait and switch tactics used by this business. My wife and I have been in sales for a combined 50+ yrs and have seen a lot of things done, but I think it is a crime to make money off of selling a certain service, getting you to commit and then at the last moment changing gears after collecting a deposit and keeping it after the customer is clearly not satisfied and or fulfilled.
My job relocated me from Virginia Beach, Va. to Orange County, Ca. last Nov. 2011. My wife and I researched transportation options for our beloved 2 dogs and decided to give TLC a try. The owner Gale Lang was "as sweet as pie" stating she would be very accommodating to our needs providing 2 drivers and a private van since our dogs are 100lbs each and are aggressive towards other animals. Gale continuously stated this would be no problem providing we give her 30 days notice. I stated to her that we would give her as much time as we could as this was a corporate relo and involved the selling of a home on one coast and acquiring a home on the other.
I made that initial call to Gale in Feb 2012, and as we got closer to the move happening I periodically called to state we were still interested and I could be more accurate when we sold our property and set dates with the movers. As we got within the 30 days I called Gale to book and at that time she told me she could only provide 1 driver who would be a new female she just hired, and thats the best she could do. I felt taken at the time and expressed my concern to Gale, so she said "I will see what I can do" but will need a $100 deposit to book the drivers. I sent in $100 as we felt we were to far in to change plans. Once we locked dates with movers we had our dogs in a kennel trying to coordinate a date with Gale that would work with our flying back out west and getting our dogs their new home. Gale could not accommodate a date that worked so we ended up flying back east to pick up our dogs and personally driving 3000 miles in a rented minivan ourselves as we were out of options and dogs had been in a kennel over 3 weeks. This cost us countless money over-budget, and lost time at work to accommodate kennel and unexpected trip across the country. Gale not only did not provide a service but was completely "inconsiderate" of our needs at a very stressful time in our lives. What some companies will do for $100!!
2 Updates & Rebuttals
dolphin19
San Juan Capistrano,California,
I'm Embarassed
#3Author of original report
Fri, May 24, 2013
I am truly embarassed that a company "TLC Transport" Gail Lang owner would go out of her way to dispute a customers experience and disatisfaction!! Instead of apologizing and servicing her customers Gail continually takes a "The owner is always right" stance. I feel sorry for the other families in the USA who will be subjected to this type of service in America. I know this is not indicative of most companies and only wish Gail has learned from her mistakes. I will end my responses by saying we forgive her and "God Bless You"!!
Tlc pet transport, inc.
Crittenden,Kentucky,
This is just not the truth!
#3REBUTTAL Owner of company
Fri, May 24, 2013
Mr. Churchill first contacted us on May 20th, 2012. He was sent a quote on May 21, 2012 on our TLC letterhead. The quote contained the cost and detailed information about the transport. He accepted. And after many telephone conversations, decided on a transport date of August 23rd, 2012