5521, Report:
#5653
Posted Date:
Jul 06 2001
Poetry.com nearly ripped me off as well.
January 2001 - I spent many hours working on a poem and came across poetry.com. Not knowing what I now know about this unethical company, I submitted my poem to enter their sweepstakes. After several weeks, I was notified by mail that I was a semi-finalist and much closer to receiv...
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Categories: Internet
5522, Report:
#5209
Posted Date:
May 21 2001
MyFamily.com & Ancestry.com--BEWARE billing practices & customer service
BEWARE: DO NOT JUST TELL A PERSON WHO CALLS YOU THAT YOU DO NOT WISH TO RENEW---YOU WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY RENEWED. THEY WILL BE GLAD TO CANCEL YOUR SUBSCRIPTION WHEN YOU CALL TO SAY YOU WANT IT CANCELLED, BUT THEY WILL NOT REFUND ANY MONEY THEY TOOK FROM YOUR CREDIT CARD FOR THIS A...
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Categories: Internet Services
5523, Report:
#4897
Posted Date:
Apr 11 2001
Spotlight Studios, Inc., hasn't delivered photographs
My wife had my daughter's senior pictures done at the Spotlight Studios, Inc., in Highland, In; in October, 2000. She selected the poses from the proofs and paid the bill in full November 7, 2000. They have cashed both of our checks from the first and second visit to them (the fir...
Entity
Categories: Photography
5524, Report:
#4507
Posted Date:
Feb 20 2001
VCstore - Video Computer Store scam
There are many complaints filed here concerning VCstore. VCstore is a computer reseller that advertises heavily on cable systems around the country during the weekends. Their infomercials are slick, and filled with lies. VCstore has a pattern of delay, they charge people immediate...
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Categories: Computer Stores
5525, Report:
#3245
Posted Date:
Sep 08 2000
YAM Racing, Selangor, Malaysia ..they refuse to pay
They asked me to work as a Media Exec, a racing team called YAM Racing, for the Merdeka Millenium 12-Hour Endurance Race. At first I was asked to write a press release, that they will be participating in the race.
I asked for a fee of USD$80 but the Director, Faizal Hakimi Jaafa...
Entity
Categories: News Media
5526, Report:
#2676
Posted Date:
Jul 16 2000
Nightmare Wedding Pictures and Video.
My wife and I have Paid $1,560.00 to Robert and Patrica Palmero of His and Hers Studios for wedding photos(including four album's ) and a wedding video.
Our wedding was on September 11, 1999( over 10 months ago), but to date we have received our very bad wedding pictures and a lou...
Entity
Categories: Photography
5527, Report:
#2066
Posted Date:
Apr 14 2000
Hierloom Studios Bad Photography
Hi my name is Ella Howell I am the mother of a disabled daughter and I say that only to emphasize that I do live on a limited income. It is rare that I can splurge for anything that is not a necessity! Last year around August or July of 1999 I had a friend call and ask me if I woul...
Entity
Categories: Photography
5528, Report:
#1745
Posted Date:
Mar 28 2000
Glamour Shots Rip-Off
My daughter arranged to celebrate her 14th birthday party with a few of her friends at Glamour Shots, a photography studio, in the Crabtree Valley Mall, Raleigh, NC. Glamour Shots provided hair styling, make-up, and costume changes for this occaision and the girls selected photos fr...
Entity
Categories: Photography
5529, Report:
#1455
Posted Date:
Mar 02 2000
Wedding Photographer From Hell
My wife and I have paid $3039 to Creative Images for wedding photos
(including an album) and a wedding video. Our wedding was on May 1,
1999 (over 10 months ago), but to date we have received only proofs of
the photos, a few extra prints we ordered, and our blank parents'
a...
Entity
Categories: Photography
5530, Report:
#854
Posted Date:
Dec 01 1999
Baby Pictures Fraud
When my baby was born the past month of June, I received several calls at home from photo studios offering a ten dollar picture taken at home. After hearing some offers, I accepted a photographer to take my babys pictures. They take several pictures, you pay for the film (ten dollar...
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Categories: Photography