5861, Report:
#3614
Posted Date:
Oct 17 2000
VIP Auto Parts Stores: Fail to honor warrantees!
I took an alternator to the Rockland,Maine VIP outlet,with slip
in hand,for an alternator I purchased 2 years ago.I simply wanted an exact replacement for the very same vehicle I'd originally purchased it for.I was told what I'd brought back was not their unit.In short,they would n...
Entity
VIP Auto Parts Stores
Categories: Auto Parts
5862, Report:
#3453
Posted Date:
Sep 29 2000
Wal-Mart's Code of MisConduct .. Factory Workers cheated ...Maltreatment, cursing, yelling
When you purchase a shirt in Wal-Mart, do you ever imagine young women in Bangladesh forced to work from 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., seven days a week, paid just 9 cents to 20 cents an hour, who are denied health care and maternity leave; screamed at to work faster; with monitored bathr...
Entity
Wal-Mart Mr. David Glass, President & CEO
Categories: Department & Outlet Stores
5863, Report:
#2858
Posted Date:
Aug 07 2000
Sear's Mastercard
I'm not sure if this exactly falls under the category of a rip-off, but here is the story. I have been a Sear's credit card holder since 1976. I have all Sear's Kenmore appliances in my home and have been generally satisfied with them. Most of them were purchased with the Sear's ...
Entity
Sear's Roebuck & Co./ Sear's National Bank
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
5864, Report:
#2774
Posted Date:
Jul 28 2000
Circuit City Tallahassee, FL
I simply want to relate an iccident similar to the report of the man who purchased a refrigerator from Circuit City.
My wife and I wanted to purchase 36 TV and Circuit City had an out of the box RCA for $599.00; and, were led to believe that it was freah out the box two weeks ago...
Entity
Categories: TVs & VCRs
5865, Report:
#2758
Posted Date:
Jul 28 2000
Thinking of buying an appliance at Circuit City? Read this and you'll think again.
May 1999 I purchased a Maytag Refrigerator at Circuit City Carpentersville IL. I was specifically looking for the Refrigerator that was rated Number One by Consumer's Report, and was sold an out of box Maytag MTB2156BEW for a price of about 780 dollars. I was told (twice) by the s...
Entity
Circuit City
Categories: Audio & Electronic Retail Stores
5866, Report:
#2635
Posted Date:
Jul 11 2000
Circuit City ESP is a FRAUD
I paid for an Extended Service Plan when I purchased a camcorder from Circuit City because the salesman said it was no hassles, no fine print, bring it back and we'll fix it guarantee. When I took the camera in to repair a small plastic cover that fell off I was told the warranty di...
Entity
Circuit City
Categories: Audio & Electronics Shops
5867, Report:
#1872
Posted Date:
Jul 08 2000
Don Shemp at Auto-Zone ..Vulgar abrasive store managers after having to refund price of merchandise
I returned a package of defective buffing pads to an Auto Zone store no.0477, the manager refused to refund the cost, I E-Mailed the home office and all hell broke loose.
The manager was instructed to refund the mere $5.29 which he did and gave me a royal cussing and said he did...
Entity
Don Shemp at Auto-Zone
Categories: Auto Parts
5868, Report:
#2534
Posted Date:
Jul 03 2000
RV SERVICE NOT DEPENDABLE
I HAD MY MOTOR HOME REFRIGATOR CHECK OUT AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT WORTH REPAIRING. AT THE COST OF $173.00 INCLUDED IN THE BILL WAS A $34.00 DOLLOR CHARGE FOR CLEANING ABOUT 15 LEAVES THAT HAD DROPPED BEHIND REFRIGATOR. ALSO EVERY APPLIANCE IN MOTOR HOME WORKED.
INCLUDED IN BI...
Entity
DEPENDABLE RV SERVICE
Categories: Mechanics
5869, Report:
#2318
Posted Date:
May 24 2000
Total Maintence Care, NOT
I called Total Maintence Care, Andre, to fix my refridgerator on the second week of May. Andre replaced the compressor that went bad in my fridge. The total for the service came to $230.00 plus a one year warranty on the compressor. About 24 hours later Andre had to come back to t...
Entity
Total Maintence Care
Categories: Home Improvements
5870, Report:
#2294
Posted Date:
May 20 2000
Sanyo authorized service centers do not even stand behind their products
My Sanyo Microwave Oven, which is less than 2 years old and I only use it for heating leftovers and popping popcorn, has started posing a very dangerous situation. The literature that came with the Microwave tells you to never operate the appliance with the door open and tells you...
Entity
Sanyo
Categories: Appliances