Toy Industry Association TIA Organization fails to address its manufacturer, Megatech International, member that voilates its code of conduct. New York New York
This Ripoff Report is about a large toy industry association and its president that brushed off and forgot about a problem a father had brought to its attention regarding a child's birthday and Christmas being ruined. A big problem regarding one of its members. A problem where its member completely goes against the association's code of conduct.
This Ripoff Report is about a simple call for help to an association of toy manufacturers. An association of manufacturers that makes items to make children happy. An organization at the top of the pile, helping their member manufacturers make each child's toy and present special. An organization with major contacts with all its fee paying members.
This Ripoff Report is about a child that has a problem with a toy product. Shoddy products that didn't work, TWICE, and a manufacturer that seems to do everything against living up to its product description, its agreements and simple common sense, even through the BBB, and by ignoring the Ripoff Report.
This Ripoff Report is about taking the child's problem to the right place. A place that should react to this problem based on its code of conduct. A place that can easily check its member directory and talk to the company. It's about an organization that should provide help and should want to help to ensure the quality of its membership is high and the organization of members is well regarded. It's not really about being a "Good Samaritan" as such, as the organization should act based on its codes and simple common sense.
It is a huge Ripoff that this association has not contacted Megatech International regarding this child's problem, letting them know they are flagrantly going against the association codes of conduct.
If it is this easy for the president of a toy association to brush off and forget a child's problem like this, I hate to think what this toy association is assisting these manufactures towards on other important matters.
This association of manufacturers needs to understand that I took this problem directly to the MANUFACTURER. I didn't take it to the retailer. I took the problem to Megatech International, your member, the MANUFACTURER, for what anyone would expect to be apologetic, swift resolution that excels, to show the customer it cares deeply about the customer experience. That it cares about the products it provides its retailers. That it cares about the reputation it generates for a retailer and the reputation it generates at your association level and the toy industry in general.
The details of the terrible problem going on with Megatech International, an RC toy model manufacturer is listed here.
See Ripoff Report: #345723 at this link:
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports
/0/345/RipOff0345723.htm
I had failed to solve the problem with Megatech themselves and failed even worse with the BBB (useless!), so I'm now using Ripoff Report. I decided to contact TIA, the Toy Industry Association, an association of toy manufacturers. I was sure they would solve the problem very quickly, especially when they have Megatech International as a fee paying member and their phone number close at hand. I was sure they would not want to see a child go through the anniversary of their birthday and remain without the prior birthday present all because of their member's extremely bad business practices. I was sure TIA - Toy Industry Association would not want this manufacturer bringing their association of many other members and the entire toy industry into disrepute.
I contacted them (see the letter I list after my complaint to TIA - Toy Industry Association).
They did not reply.
I contacted them a few times.
Finally the President of TIA - Toy Industry Association provided me with 2 sentences containing 20 words. The 20 words indicated TIA - Toy Industry Association would not help my child receive the birthday present.
Megatech is a TIA Toy Industry Association member. Here are their details:
Megatech International Incorporated
8300 Tonnelle Ave
North Bergen, New Jersey, 07047
U.S.A.
Contacts: Owner President Peter Winston, VP. David Deans, John Lodato, Tony Williams
Although TIA - Toy Industry Association is not interested in helping me, its code of conduct conflicts with its lack of action. TIA - Toy Industry Association is in fact supposed to be concerned about the business practices of its members.
TIA - Toy Industry Association has a code of conduct for its members, but it doesn't seem to "require" companies to sign and follow it, although many do.
TIA - Toy Industry Association's code of conduct lists:
1/ Product safety.
2/ Ethical manufacturing.
3/ Intellectual property.
4/ Advertising and Marketing. (To assure that its advertising and marketing, in whatever form, is truthful and conforms with established codes and guidelines).
5/ Environmental protection.
6/ Non discrimination.
7/ Business Practices. (To practice honesty and integrity in all business dealings and be truthful and avoid misrepresentations in all statements.)
This list looks very odd to me. I think TIA - Toy Industry Association has its priorities wrong. If it instead placed 7/ Business Practices and 4/ Advertising and Marketing as the highest priorities, the top 1 and 2, then if the businesses simply followed the honesty and good business practices contained in them, the other code of conduct issues, Product safety, Ethical manufacturing, Intellectual property honesty, Environmental protection and Non discrimination matters would simply fall into place, because they would already be following good business practices.
I think the TIA - Toy Industry Association code of conduct is likely listed in this order because pushing good wholesome business practices properly is not their priority.
No 1. Product Safety, is simply and extension of BAD PRODUCT. There is likely a much greater percentage of bad products produced for every one that creates a safety risk. If my issue was a product safety issue, TIA - Toy Industry Association ears may have perked up. TIA - Toy Industry Association could step in and gain credit / look good for any of the Product safety, Ethical manufacturing, Intellectual property , Environmental protection codes of conduct. Unfortunately, the code of conduct issues it could do the most with, Business practices and Advertising and Marketing are listed low in the code of conduct list, and these are issues that could reduce TIA - Toy Industry Association member fee payments. Members are allowed to become members without signing the TIA - Toy Industry Association code of conduct.
Again, if this was a top of the list code of conduct issue, such as Product safety, TIA - Toy Industry Association ears would likely perk up, but as my issue is just another simple bad product issue from a TIA - Toy Industry Association member using extremely bad business practices, the issue I brought to TIA - Toy Industry Association is not worth their time.
TIA - Toy Industry Association values the effect a Product Safety issue can have on a child, but is not interested in the effect a bad product and bad company practices can have on a child. A child with a birthday present that didn't work, its replacement failed on Christmas day (both duds right out of the box), a 90 day warranty eaten up when the child never even had a working product, compensation promised and then denied and compensation issued again but removed when the child goes through what was expected to be trustworthy mediation via the BBB (but wasn't) and totally ignored when taken for real mediation at Ripoff Report. A young child without a birthday present for 1 full year. Countless hours and thousands of dollars worth of admin to try make the problem right. TIA - Toy Industry Association is not interested in how this, done by their member, affects a child.
Ignoring a customer that showed you a bad product isn't doing anything to increase product safety. Ignoring a customer that showed you very bad business practices and a very bad product by one of your members, Megatech International, isn't doing the industry any good, yourselves any good. It shows that TIA - Toy Industry Association is not really interested in promoting the code of conduct to the industry.
The best TIA - Toy Industry Association can come up with is the statement from Carter Keithley the President of the Toy Association "I regret that the Toy Association is not able to help you. You will need to seek legal counsel to assist you in redress".
Dear President Carter Keithley,
TIA - Toy Industry Association, this is very poor. I had to contact you several times before you eventually fumbled out that statement. I would hope you are supposed to be an organization representing member manufacturers. I would hope the collective manufacturers would all generate "GOOD" in the industry. By defending Megatech International, your member, you bring down the value of your organization and the value of the other member manufacturers in it. By defending your member Megatech International by doing nothing for our dire situation, you are saying dishonesty, lack of integrity, untruthfulness and misrepresentation are acceptable for members of your association of toy manufacturers. This removes any aura of trust in TIA - Toy Industry Association and this in turn lowers our trust in other manufacturer associates of your toy manufacturer association. For you to be a President of a Toy Association, I find it startling you choose to ignore the situation my child is in.
I expect you to revisit my issue, and to do much better than you have done for this situation that we took precious time and effort to outline to you recently in the letter we sent. I expect you to address Megatech International's conduct in this issue.
Here is the letter I sent to TIA - Toy Industry Association:
November 5th, 2008
TIA - Toy Industry Association Inc.
1115 Broadway
New York, NY 10010
Dear President Carter Keithley, Exec Director Elizabeth Borrelli and VP Jean Butler,
Please forward this to the person (immediately available) in your organization that is interested in the quality of the members (or potential members) and has the ability to discuss issues with the highest level staff at those companies.
I have had a problem with a Toy / Hobby manufacturer / retailer for close to a year and I hope you will assist me with the problem.
The company is:
President: Peter Winston.
Megatech International Incorporated
8300 Tonnelle Ave
North Bergen, New Jersey, 07047
U.S.A.
Phone: 888-634 2911
Fax: 201-662 1450
The problem is about a purchase of a helium fill Megatech radio controlled RC Airship 1 and Area 51 Blimp combo as the main birthday present for my child, and the horrific problems with taking the Megatech blimp problems to the manufacturer.
The product failed on my child's mid Nov 2007 birthday. Birthday ruined. Mr. Lodato and I resolved a problem but discovered another. Megatech's Mr. Lodato made an agreement to compensate us. Megatech stalled the replacement shipment process, but I was eventually able to return the product. The process seemed stalled again. When phoned Megatech said it was in service and was not being shipped.
A few days later it arrived on Christmas eve. When opened, it didn't work (it had been sealed double verified as working), and what wasn't working was obvious that it couldn't have worked. In addition to that there was another major problem in it too. Christmas day ruined. To add even more, it wasn't a complete package, and in addition to that they hadn't sent the compensation. Megatech wouldn't reply to us, so I e-mailed again on January 8th 2008.
A head repair person phoned us to say our links with Mr. Lodato were removed, the compensation agreement was being removed and I was to pay shipping myself to return the product. I suggested I would take the matter outside Megatech. The conversation then changed and he went to discuss it with Mr. Lodato. Mr. Lodato phoned later in the day, but announced it was a "recorded" conference with his team present.
Mr. Lodato said the repair head's call was a mistake and Mr. Lodato in a lengthy call made increasing offers even though I had told him at the beginning of the call I didn't want to spend any time talking about it. The offers increased to an almost acceptable level, but the main thing was that I could not trust them. From then on I decided I could only make agreements with Megatech by working through an independent mediator.
I took them to the Trenton, New Jersey BBB for mediation, but Megatech did not work with us the customers. They knew how the BBB worked and bullied their new lesser, un-agreed upon resolution on us. They knew that by simply doing that it would gain them automatic acceptable BBB status. The BBB has to provide it if the manufacturer does anything, even if it doesn't seem right to the BBB assistants.
At this point I had a birthday child that had been without a birthday present for about 1/3 of a year. The child's birthday ruined. The child's Christmas day ruined. I'd been through problems with Megatech. I'd processed all the information through the BBB. All of this, generating something very bad and misleading to other consumers, "a GOOD BBB record" for Megatech. I'd improved how they looked One additional good statistic for them!
Obviously I wasn't pleased. I could give up like many people do after being beaten down by businesses that are members of associations (or not), or I could continue on and right this the best way I could.
After a lot of preparation at the end of June I placed my problem with Megatech on the Ripoff Report at ripoffreport.com
Here's the link to it:
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports
/0/345/RipOff0345723.htm
This report is what you should read to understand the full details of the problem (what I'm writing to you is just a brief list, there is a lot more to it, warranty scam etc). I have tried to contact Megatech several times but they have totally ignored the Ripoff Report.
Ripoff Report is not a nice place to be. Companies should not strive to be there, but Megatech is taking the option to weather it out. To stay put and try to ignore its problems. The Ripoff Report staff warn companies to stay away from Ripoff Report and solve any problems properly and immediately. There will always be those that try to ignore the warnings, but Ripoff Report is the consumer problem reporting service with the biggest impact. Little escapes its wrath.
I understand that your association represents the toy / hobby industry. I expect you do all you can to help toy companies to achieve the best they can for their customers. Your association strives to represent an association with the good toy companies of America. Your association becomes tarnished whenever it becomes associated with the bad businesses in America, and that isn't good, even when bad businesses may be paying you fees.
In the next few weeks it will be the anniversary of my child being without a birthday present.
Whether or not you represent Megatech, you serve the industry they are in. I and my child are in a terrible position because of this company in your industry. It is madness for the company to try to ignore the problem, especially when I have asked for the same general resolution throughout (bar a 1 day attempt to try budge them), but their idiotic attempt to ignore the problem has really impacted myself and my child and has since cost us time and thousands of dollars in administration (working with Megatech, the BBB and the Ripoff Report, and now you).
Once you understand the Ripoff Report it is easy to see that this company is not acting in the best interests of the customer. Their contact information is listed above, and you likely have access to it yourselves including the President's name Mr. Peter Winston. I think it is important for your association to contact Megatech to discuss my problem with regard to their reputation in the industry and their association with yourselves.
I do not want my child to be without a birthday present for an entire year. I'd like your membership association to ensure Megatech does not allow this to happen. I'd like to see something drastically different from Megatech (but still observed by a mediator AND yourselves).
Please reply immediately to let me know who will be handling this.
... and letter closing lines.
Blimp flying models
Kansas City, Missouri
U.S.A.
14 Updates & Rebuttals
Blimp Flying Models
Kansas City,Missouri,
U.S.A.
Megatech International - TIA the Toy Industry Association.
#15Author of original report
Thu, April 09, 2009
I have not received a reply from TIA the Toy Industry Association today. I'll have to recontact them.
Megatech International Ripoff Report Resources:
The problem (and someone else with a double Megatech product failure on the same product) :
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/345/RipOff0345723.htm
Briefly why we are stuck in this situation:
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/345/RipOff0345723.htm#332450
Megatech defends quality like this:
http://www.ripoffreport.com/images/reports/345723-1.jpg
The Megatech warranty ripoff:
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/345/RipOff0345723.htm#337440
Putting misguided faith into Megatech:
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/345/RipOff0345723.htm#339284
Peter Winston, President of Megatech International. Dud right out of the box description:
http://www.ripoffreport.com/images/reports/345723-5.jpg
and
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/345/RipOff0345723.htm#329629
and
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/345/RipOff0345723.htm#348921
Here I am in the same boat as the alleged problem at the State University of New York Cobleskill Equestrian Center where Peter Winston of Megatech has allegedly reneged on a firm handshake agreement, just like Megatech did to me.
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/345/RipOff0345723.htm#368998
Untrustworthy Jon Lodato of Megatech scared to let Ripoff Report listen to their recorded meeting that shows proof of Megatech messing the customer around:
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/345/RipOff0345723.htm#334464
and
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/345/RipOff0345723.htm#341716
Megatech lies and the worthless BBB
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/345/RipOff0345723.htm#333496
Megatech totally rips off a child almost generating a child in need, whilst donating to children in need the same year ?? at TIF the Toy Industry Foundation:
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/345/RipOff0345723.htm#342990
Blimp Flying Models
Kansas City,Missouri,
U.S.A.
Megatech International - TIA the Toy Industry Association.
#15Author of original report
Thu, April 09, 2009
..and Dee that's the big problem in America. People that are not interested beyond the first page. Not important to them, they can just go out an buy another. Unfortunately it's not that way for everyone (just look at the recipients of TIF the Toy Industry Foundation), and it shouldn't be that way for everyone. Companies like Megatech International know that a lot of people in the US simply throw out the toy if it fails. They know the ones that contact the manufacturer are similar, and will give up given enough hassles. Companies like this are really preying on the people of USA. They can cut costs and sling out any old junk from China onto the market when the customers don't (the toy industry doesn't (and the US doesn't)) demand a decent product, warranty and customer service.
TIA the Toy Industry Association by its own actions appears to foster this way of business. Its own rules state the companies should work to the TIA code of conduct, which Megatech International hasn't. TIA, the Toy industry Association hasn't yet addressed the actions of their member at that time, but it has to. It has to facilitate fair play that matches their code of conduct.
I don't want to see TIA the Toy Industry Association promoting and assisting companies that act like Megatech International, do you?
Do you want to see your child Dee, purchasing a product from the group of companies under TIA the Toy Industry Association?
Would you have liked someone to refer to TIA the Toy Industry Association members list as a good reference, buy their old member Megatech International's product and for them to provide it to your child?
Have you not read the problems I and others have had with Megatech International?
Do you prefer they get away with it, as TIA the Toy Industry Association appears to prefer?
You see Dee, what does TIA the Toy Industry Association stand for, what is its purpose, if it allows Megatech International type conduct to associate with it? What does TIA the Toy Industry Association stand for when it does nothing.
Just look at the photo of the Megatech International product.
http://www.ripoffreport.com/images/reports/345723-1.jpg
This is what TIA the Toy Industry Association fostered. They assisted Megatech International's business to provide a TOY like that to be delivered to my child. They allowed Megatech International to work in the ways it did towards me. They fostered these actions. They allow this even when informed by myself / Ripoff Report. They've done nothing to help us (or their association) against this manufacturer in the toy industry.
What do you (or anyone else) stand for Dee when you oppose my work to provide my child with the fall 1997 birthday present I purchased for him, which he still doesn't have?
Why not instead think of ways you could act to improve this situation and the industry as a whole.
Megatech International Ripoff Report Resources:
The problem (and someone else with a double Megatech product failure on the same product) :
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/345/RipOff0345723.htm
Briefly why we are stuck in this situation:
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/345/RipOff0345723.htm#332450
Megatech defends quality like this:
http://www.ripoffreport.com/images/reports/345723-1.jpg
The Megatech warranty ripoff:
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/345/RipOff0345723.htm#337440
Putting misguided faith into Megatech:
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/345/RipOff0345723.htm#339284
Peter Winston, President of Megatech International. Dud right out of the box description:
http://www.ripoffreport.com/images/reports/345723-5.jpg
and
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/345/RipOff0345723.htm#329629
and
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/345/RipOff0345723.htm#348921
Here I am in the same boat as the alleged problem at the State University of New York Cobleskill Equestrian Center where Peter Winston of Megatech has allegedly reneged on a firm handshake agreement, just like Megatech did to me.
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/345/RipOff0345723.htm#368998
Untrustworthy Jon Lodato of Megatech scared to let Ripoff Report listen to their recorded meeting that shows proof of Megatech messing the customer around:
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/345/RipOff0345723.htm#334464
and
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/345/RipOff0345723.htm#341716
Megatech lies and the worthless BBB
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/345/RipOff0345723.htm#333496
Megatech totally rips off a child almost generating a child in need, whilst donating to children in need the same year ?? at TIF the Toy Industry Foundation:
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/345/RipOff0345723.htm#342990
Dee
Florida,Florida,
U.S.A.
ok
#15Consumer Suggestion
Wed, April 08, 2009
You have been going on and on for months... have you not realized yet that you are only talking to yourself? My advice, find something better to do with your time... and NO I only read the 1st report.
Blimp Flying Models
Kansas City,Missouri,
U.S.A.
Megatech International - TIA the Toy Industry Association.
#15Consumer Comment
Wed, April 08, 2009
President Carter Keithley, Exec Director Elizabeth Borrelli and VP Jean Butler of TIA, the Toy Industry Association again have not provided the courtesy of a reply.
Megatech International Ripoff Report Resources:
The problem (and someone else with a double Megatech product failure on the same product) :
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/345/RipOff0345723.htm
Briefly why we are stuck in this situation:
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/345/RipOff0345723.htm#332450
Megatech defends quality like this:
http://www.ripoffreport.com/images/reports/345723-1.jpg
The Megatech warranty ripoff:
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/345/RipOff0345723.htm#337440
Putting misguided faith into Megatech:
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/345/RipOff0345723.htm#339284
Peter Winston, President of Megatech International. Dud right out of the box description:
http://www.ripoffreport.com/images/reports/345723-5.jpg
and
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/345/RipOff0345723.htm#329629
and
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/345/RipOff0345723.htm#348921
Here I am in the same boat as the alleged problem at the State University of New York Cobleskill Equestrian Center where Peter Winston of Megatech has allegedly reneged on a firm handshake agreement, just like Megatech did to me.
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/345/RipOff0345723.htm#368998
Untrustworthy Jon Lodato of Megatech scared to let Ripoff Report listen to their recorded meeting that shows proof of Megatech messing the customer around:
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/345/RipOff0345723.htm#334464
and
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/345/RipOff0345723.htm#341716
Megatech lies and the worthless BBB
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/345/RipOff0345723.htm#333496
Megatech totally rips off a child almost generating a child in need, whilst donating to children in need the same year ?? at TIF the Toy Industry Foundation:
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/345/RipOff0345723.htm#342990
Blimp Flying Models
Kansas City,Missouri,
U.S.A.
Megatech International - TIA the Toy Industry Association.
#15Author of original report
Thu, April 02, 2009
I have contacted President Carter Keithley, Exec Director Elizabeth Borrelli and VP Jean Butler yet again, but have not received the courtesy of a reply.
Megatech International Ripoff Report Resources:
The problem (and someone else with a double Megatech product failure on the same product) :
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/345/RipOff0345723.htm
Briefly why we are stuck in this situation:
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/345/RipOff0345723.htm#332450
Megatech defends quality like this:
http://www.ripoffreport.com/images/reports/345723-1.jpg
The Megatech warranty ripoff:
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/345/RipOff0345723.htm#337440
Putting misguided faith into Megatech:
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/345/RipOff0345723.htm#339284
Peter Winston, President of Megatech International. Dud right out of the box description:
http://www.ripoffreport.com/images/reports/345723-5.jpg
and
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/345/RipOff0345723.htm#329629
and
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/345/RipOff0345723.htm#348921
Here I am in the same boat as the alleged problem at the State University of New York Cobleskill Equestrian Center where Peter Winston of Megatech has allegedly reneged on a firm handshake agreement, just like Megatech did to me.
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/345/RipOff0345723.htm#368998
Untrustworthy Jon Lodato of Megatech scared to let Ripoff Report listen to their recorded meeting that shows proof of Megatech messing the customer around:
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/345/RipOff0345723.htm#334464
and
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/345/RipOff0345723.htm#341716
Megatech lies and the worthless BBB
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/345/RipOff0345723.htm#333496
Megatech totally rips off a child almost generating a child in need, whilst donating to children in need the same year ?? at TIF the Toy Industry Foundation:
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/345/RipOff0345723.htm#342990
Blimp Flying Models
Kansas City,Missouri,
U.S.A.
Megatech International - TIA the Toy Industry Association.
#15Author of original report
Tue, February 24, 2009
Still no reply and assistance from TIA the Toy Industry Association, so I send a note to the organization again. They appear to be ignoring a customer's complaint regarding one of their members, Megatech International.
So I send the following letter to them:
Dear President Carter Keithley, Exec Director Elizabeth Borrelli and VP Jean Butler,
You have not addresses the ripoff report.
Please address it at RipoffReport.com
How is a young child's loss of not 1 birthday, not a birthday and a Christmas, not 2 birthdays, but 2 birthdays and 2 Christmases not worth your time?
Thank you.
Blimp Flying Models
Kansas City,Missouri,
U.S.A.
A working link for the song and lyrics shown a few posts above.
#15Author of original report
Tue, February 24, 2009
A working link for the song and lyrics shown a few posts above.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIu2vVQWWNM
Blimp Flying Models
Kansas City,Missouri,
U.S.A.
TIA the Toy Industry Associaton has done nothing
#15Author of original report
Thu, February 19, 2009
A quarter of a year and TIA the Toy Industry Associaton has done nothing and has not responded to this Ripoff Report.
Blimp Flying Models
Kansas City,Missouri,
U.S.A.
I look forward to your response
#15Author of original report
Mon, December 08, 2008
I read my last post that contained the song lyrics.
Upon reading the last sentence "Now, get to work!" after posting it (apparently I was in a hurry and didn't re-check it), I can say that wasn't what I wanted to post, or it doesn't read the same way as when it was written (which can often be a problem with text). I apologize if you read it the way I now read it, but I hope you understand what my child and I have had to go through because of Megatech International.
Having said that, there was obvious intent to ask you to work on this problem for my child, please, and having said that, I do have a time frame in mind for that tasks completion. I know the task will require some RR study that shouldn't take long, then looking up Megatech on your contacts list, and then dialing the phone number. You will need to talk to Mr. Peter Winston the owner himself, as the VP and below are all involved in the bad business on this Ripoff Report. Mr. Peter Winston will either be in or out, but he will, if he is a modern businessman, be able to call a business of your stature right back within 24 hours.
I look forward to your response.
Blimp Flying Models
Kansas City,Missouri,
U.S.A.
It's Christmas time
#15Author of original report
Sat, December 06, 2008
And to get you in the Christmas spirit for helping.
Here's the song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIu2vVQWWNM&feature=PlayList&p=D7AA929D28A063A8&index=34
and here's the lyrics:
It's Christmas Time.
another year's gone rock and rollin' by
oh how time flies
it's funny but it seems like yesterday
i put the blimp away
it's a time we can all look forward to
i like to feel the festive spirit don't you
when you switch on your lights and say
it's christmas time, it's christmas time
stand up stand up against Megatech
and have a talk to Jon Lodato
well it's christmas time, it's christmas time
wake up wake up shake your member up
and the kids presents will be underneath the christmas tree with me
We wanna see the airship in the sun
it's not much fun, tryin' to get it from a crooked Co.
well it ain't gonna be
i'll be roasting Megatech on Ripoff Report
write a note with a lot of hope
and let it roast all the way to TIA
it's christmas time, it's christmas time
stand up stand up against Megatech
and have a talk to Jon Lodato
well it's christmas time, it's christmas time
wake up wake up shake your member up
and the kids presents will be underneath the christmas tree with me
it's a time we can all look forward to
i'd like to feel the festive spirit of you
when you switch on your lights and say
it's christmas time, it's christmas time
stand up stand up against Megatech
and have a talk to Jon Lodato
well it's christmas time, it's christmas time
wake up wake up shake your member up
and the kids presents will be underneath the christmas tree with me
oh it's christmas time
...
Now, get to work!
Blimp Flying Models
Kansas City,Missouri,
U.S.A.
TIA holds other TIA members to high Code of Conduct whilst letting another member, Megatech, breach it to their advantage.
#15Author of original report
Sat, December 06, 2008
What is more dismaying, disillusioning than the way this toys for children company Megatech International treats its young customers, is the way the association that is over all the toys for children manufacturers in the USA treats this toy customer.
The TIA, Toy Industry Association president and the assistants just brush us off as a waste of their time. Use legal means they say.
Has this organization ever thought about their target customers, children, saving up all their pocket money to hire a lawyer to fight for their $60 birthday present. Is this the picture TIA, the Toy Industry Association's President Carter Keithley, Exec Director Elizabeth Borrelli and VP Jean Butler want to see for the kids of USA?
Have you 3 ever once thought about this? Now do you realize what associating with bad business generates for the young customers you strive to provide for through your association of manufacturers.
Did you ever think you'd tell a young child to save their pocket money for years to afford a lawyer to fight one of your association's members, someone you could contact in a flash? Did you ever think you would do that, or is this situation commonplace and acceptable in your toys for children association?
Is there no spine in TIA, the Toy Industry Association? I brought the situation to TIA, the Toy Industry Association hoping there was someone in the association with a backbone that would take the bully by the horns and make this bad situation right for the child. What did I get? Another Megatech International style bad business response. 20 words and then hide and ignore.
When a company has been taken through the BBB and Attorney General etc., they inherently learn and they have a choice of what to do with the new things they learned in those mediation processes.
A good company learns and changes its ways, so it's unlikely their customers will ever again be treated badly enough to warrant them contacting the BBB etc.
A bad business also learns from the BBB and Attorney General experience, but instead of changing its business ways to stop it happening again, a bad business learns the tricks to beat the system. You could liken it to a cat burglar learning all the techniques to enter and cross a room, avoiding all the various types of alarms to get what he wants.
So in Megatech International's case, they've chosen to try to evade the problem by making an insincere move to save themselves a buck and slip through the cracks in the BBB and Attorney General's problem assistance procedures (they insincerely cater to just enough of the financial issues to slip through cracks, but leave/avoid the huge agreement / trust issues).
Megatech International again thought its experience and knowledge learned with Ripoff Report would enable them to avoid the problem by simply ignoring the Ripoff Reporter.
Fortunately there are few limits at Ripoff Report. A crook that's reported here can do as they wish. The crook may end up looking like a King, or the crook may be revealed as a crook. This is all determined by the global readers viewpoint on Ripoff Report details created by the Ripoff Reporter, the crook and by Ripoff Report readers too.
Megatech International chose to evade the problem instead of improving themselves because of it. Megatech chose to ignore Ripoff Report based on the knowledge it learned. Megatech is now learning Ripoff Report is "open" and it's hard to find any cracks to slip through. It's "open" and there's nowhere to hide. Billions of people are able to watch.
Megatech International's Ripoff Report is about agreement and trust issues.
This TIA, Toy Industry Association Ripoff Report is about core values of the association. Code of conduct. It's about holding other fee paying TIA, Toy Industry Association members to the high Code of Conduct standards whilst letting another member breach it to its advantage. It's also about TIA, Toy Industry Association's conduct when it reads about a young child having their birthday and Christmas destroyed by one of their members, and genuine mediation attempts ignored too. Mediation attempts that TIA, Toy Industry Association approved to pass the anniversary of the child's birthday.
This TIA, Toy Industry Association Ripoff Report is about TIA, Toy Industry Association's bad choice and bad conduct in this matter. Three top people chose to ignore all of this: President Carter Keithley, Exec Director Elizabeth Borrelli and VP Jean Butler.
I contacted TIA, Toy Industry Association to help assure my child wouldn't be without a birthday present for an entire year. TIA, Toy Industry Association unfortunately did allow this to happen, making no direct effort to try to ensure Megatech did not allow this to happen.
I expect TIA, Toy Industry Association to revisit my issue, and to do much better than you have done for this situation that we took precious time and effort to outline to you recently in the letter we sent. I expect you to address Megatech International's conduct in this issue. As the anniversary of the child's birthday is gone, Christmas is the new target. TIA, Toy Industry Association, you can help.
Megatech is a TIA, Toy Industry Association member. Here are their details:
Megatech International Incorporated
8300 Tonnelle Ave
North Bergen, New Jersey, 07047
U.S.A.
Contacts: Owner President Peter Winston, VP. David Deans, Jon Lodato or John Lodato, Tony Williams
Blimp Flying Models
Kansas City,Missouri,
U.S.A.
Still no reply - TIA the Toy Industry Association of toy manufacturers.
#15Author of original report
Tue, December 02, 2008
It is interesting that TIA the Toy Industry Association of toy manufacturers is ignoring a customer of one of its members that is violating its code of conduct.
Is TIA the Toy Industry Association of toy manufacturers indicating to me that this style treatment is acceptable and rampant in the Toy industry, and saying we're no different?
Blimp Flying Models
Kansas City,Missouri,
U.S.A.
I still have not received the courtesy of a reply
#15Author of original report
Thu, November 20, 2008
I still have not received the courtesy of a reply from TIA the Toy Industry Association of toy manufacturers.
Blimp Flying Models
Kansas City,Missouri,
U.S.A.
I have not receive a reply from the TIA Toy Industry Association.
#15Author of original report
Tue, November 18, 2008
I forwarded the report to TIA - Toy Industry Association. I asked them to reply to let me know how they are progressing, or how they plan to progress.
I have not receive a reply from TIA - Toy Industry Association.