6391, Report:
#1288
Posted Date:
Feb 21 2000
Returned Auto Parts: Did not get money or parts back
I phoned in an order to Ultraperformance Parts in Tucson AZ for a part for my car. After 1 1/2 weeks, no part. I called them back up and they told me that they did not have the part in the color that I wanted and that they would have to order it directly from the manufacturer. I ask...
Entity
Ultraperformance
Categories: Auto Parts
6392, Report:
#1157
Posted Date:
Jan 21 2000
HOMEBUILDER RIPOFF
Bought newly constructed home in March 97. Had air conditioning problems from beginning. We were told by a/c subcontractor that we had a freon leak. They came out and refilled it two years in a row. Homebuilder was aware of this problem, but told us to work directly through a/c ...
Entity
SEQUOIA HOMES
Categories: Builders & Contractors
6393, Report:
#1151
Posted Date:
Jan 17 2000
Blind Buyers Beware of American Blind & Wallpaper Rip-off
Watch out for American Blind and Wallpaper Factory, we ordered a blind last year, and rather than let us know that the blind we wanted had been discontinued, they sent us the wrong blind.
There customer service number is NOT toll free, and it was very frustrating to get them t...
Entity
American Blind & Wallpaper
Categories: Carpet & Tile Stores
6394, Report:
#1142
Posted Date:
Jan 15 2000
go-kart engine
We bought an HPV 100 engine from Kart World in Lemon Grove, Ca owner Ron Borges. We were told it was a test engine only that it was brand new we paid $1,300. It was bought a few days before Christmas. Since we are new to go-karting we do not know much and believed him. He did not h...
Entity
Ron Borges
Categories: RV Dealers
6395, Report:
#1072
Posted Date:
Jan 04 2000
The Popcorn Factory Holiday Disappointment
This past holiday season, I like many others decided to use the online service to order some holiday gifts. One of the company's I chose to order from was the PopCorn Factory. I placed an order with them in the early afternoon (about 1:00pm) for a gift basket to be sent to my supe...
Entity
The Popcorn Factory
Categories: Gift Shops
6396, Report:
#1016
Posted Date:
Dec 19 1999
Bello Transmission Repair Service in Louisiana unresponsive to damages.
Larry or Sharon
Email - [email protected]
Larry is a Riverboat worker. He was working on a boat on the Mississippi and was living in New Roads, LA during the first half of this year. He drives a 1993 Nissan Pathfinder. We have historically maintained good preventive service....
Entity
Bello Transmission Service
Categories: Auto Repair Service
6397, Report:
#947
Posted Date:
Dec 15 1999
Add on Extended Warrenties
I was looking through the Rip off page and came across some reports of add on warranties.
I also would like to warn the consumer to not let the dealer sell you the add on warrenty. My wife and I bought two autos from (Don Whilhelm chevrolet) within a years time and took out extende...
Entity
DON WHILHELM CHEVROLET
Categories: Auto Dealer Repairs
6398, Report:
#573
Posted Date:
Nov 22 1999
Money for nothing Scam
I visited a computer exposition at the local state
fairgrounds in Nashville, Tennessee. After looking at several
tempting offerings for computer systems I stopped at the booth for Factory Direct Computers. I asked a few questions and purchased a 400Mhz system with scanner,print...
Entity
Factory Direct Computers
Categories: Computer Dealers
6399, Report:
#632
Posted Date:
Nov 15 1999
Lemon T.V. purchase at Thomson Consumer Electronics Indianapolis, IN
Dear Rip Off Report, I purchased a 36 proscan T.V. manufactured by Thomson Consumer Electronics maker of R.C.A televisions.
Several days after delivery my wife noticed the screen was all blocthy when in the off mode. After the holidays i called T.C.E to have the set replaced.
...
Entity
Thomson Consumer Electronics - Review Board
Categories: TVs & VCRs
6400, Report:
#919
Posted Date:
Nov 12 1999
MARTY INSIDETHE MOTOR CAR
A friend recomended Marty to fix my cars suspension problem. I had already taken it to Sears and Marty said that he could beat there price. I dropped my car off with him and left for work(after listening to him bad mouth the friend who refered him to me and the mechanics at Sears). ...
Entity
Marty's insidethe motor car
Categories: Auto Mechanics