3531, Report:
#37923
Posted Date:
Feb 04 2003
Specialty Merchandise Corporation (SMC) Manipulation by high powered sales people, instead of Instructors Chatsworth California
I was taken in by Tom Bosley's Oh so honest presentation. I thought I had found a business that I could build on and finally allow me the freedom I wanted, with an affordable investment. This investment was to be less than $25.00 per month (remember?) I have invested almost $500.0...
Entity
Specialty Merchandise Corporation (SMC)
Categories: TV Advertisements
3532, Report:
#43623
Posted Date:
Jan 31 2003
Beach Club Tanning (Beverly Hills Tan) rip-off Beverly Hills California
I was ripped off by a man who claimed to have the best deals on tanning in the area. I bought in to his lie and bought a package for 100 dollars.
I tanned once and when I returned a week later, the building was empty with a note on the door stating the location had changed. It al...
Entity
Beach Club Tanning (Beverly Hills Tan)
Categories: Tanning Salons
3533, Report:
#43093
Posted Date:
Jan 31 2003
Verizon Wireless Rip-off False Credit Reporting Dumb Business Practices Relies Only on Boilerplate Fairfax Virginia
I've read with interest the various reports on Verizon Wireless. No matter how much employees of Verizon want to believe that they work for a good company, the sad truth is that Verizon does not understand business, and they really do not care about their customers at all.
I sig...
Entity
Verizon Wireless
Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
3534, Report:
#42768
Posted Date:
Jan 26 2003
Palmetto Marketing ripoff swindlers Coral Springs Florida
I was out of work, when a young man came to my door on 10-08-02. He represented himself as a student, and barged his way into my home.
He gave me a story about trying to win a contest to further his education. Since I was out of work, I purchased only one magazine for the cost o...
Entity
Palmetto Marketing, Inc
Categories: Sales People
3535, Report:
#42551
Posted Date:
Jan 23 2003
Visa & Digital Century Bait & switch kept goods charged anyway rip-off business Souix Falls Hong Kong
Was in Hong Kong buying a Digital Camera. The company, Digital Century, agreed to a price and went to retreive the camera as I completed the charge paperwork for Visa. While I was waiting, a salesman, Anthony, advised me that I could get a better camera with many additional featur...
Entity
Visa & Digital Century
Categories: VCR Repair
3536, Report:
#40012
Posted Date:
Jan 04 2003
u-haul ripoff Miami Florida
I rented a storage unit from U-Haul on October 4, 2002 through October 20, 2002. I payed for with my check card. On December 29 I realized that they had been automatically billing me $140.00 every month since October. I spoke to the manager on Dec. 30 and he said that they were not...
Entity
u-haul
Categories: Storage & Self Storage
3537, Report:
#39478
Posted Date:
Jan 03 2003
RAMAMDA PLAZA RESORTS ripoff Ft. Lauderdale Florida *Consumer Suggestion ..You CAN get your money back!
In October 2002, I received a little flyer in the mail from Ramada Plaza Resorts offering a great trip, a trip of a lifetime. I was curious but my husband said If it sounds to good to be true...... I have a terminal illness and I have always wanted to go on a cruise, so I called the...
Entity
RAMAMDA PLAZA RESORTS
Categories: Hotel
3538, Report:
#38293
Posted Date:
Jan 02 2003
Sears Product unshipped, refund refused, complaints ignored Hoffman Estates Illinois *UPDATE ..Run-Around Continues
On November 5, 2002, I ordered $493.60 worth of tools from Sears.com. When my package arrived, one item was not inside of the box, an 8-ton hydraulic jack. I pulled the packing slip from the box and scanned it to see if it mentioned the jack coming in another shipment. I found th...
Entity
Sears
Categories: Department & Outlet Stores
3539, Report:
#39423
Posted Date:
Dec 30 2002
Advanced Marketing Systems false claims to market products, but does not deliver $7,000 for nothing! ripoff Nixa Missouri
We have a great product and have been marketing it on our own. In May we were contacted by Advanced Marketing Systems and convinced that they could market our product faster and better then we could, we sent them $7,000.
They were to send media kits to catalogs that would be l...
Entity
Advanced Marketing Systems, Inc.
Categories: Advertising Agencies
3540, Report:
#25750
Posted Date:
Dec 10 2002
Off The Grill is a ripoff that abuses & mistreats consumers. Auburn, Alabama
I was dissatisfied with my $7.00 box of lettuce that was supposed to be a Caesar salad. When I called to complain, the manager, Jessica Lindsey, offered me a refund. I agreed and then I continued to explain why I was dissatisfied. The Manager told me she didn't like my attitude and ...
Entity
Off The Grill
Categories: Restaurants