6951, Report:
#7277
Posted Date:
Oct 23 2001
Don't buy the ADAPTEC ATA-1200a RAID card
This is a bit of information that cost me both time and money. I'd like to share it with my friends in the hope of saving them both. The bottom line is DON'T BUY ADAPTEC! EVER! Of course there's a story behind that statement so if you have the time, read on.
I have a large mus...
Entity
Adaptec Inc.
Categories: Computer Service & Repair
6952, Report:
#7229
Posted Date:
Oct 22 2001
Pacific Marketing Solutions / Stephen Mazziotta Locator rip off *Consumer Suggestion
In late August, 2000 I contracted a California locator company (Pacific Marketing Solutions/Stephen Mazziotta*) to find locations for 25 coin shooter vending game machines. I used his company because it was mentioned in the start up literature received from the coin shooter company ...
Entity
Pacific Marketing Solutions / Stephen Mazziotta
Categories: Vending Machine Companies
6953, Report:
#6391
Posted Date:
Aug 28 2001
Pep Boys auto rip-off repair scam
LOMBARD store # 843
851 E. ROOSEVELT ROAD
(630) 792-1601
Store Hours: Mon-Fri: 8:30-9:00 Sat: 8:00-7:00 Sun: 9:00-6:00
Service Hours: Mon-Fri: 8:00-9:00 Sat: 8:00-7:00 Sun: 9:00-6:00
General Manager - Ken Dieden
Service Manager - Joe Lambert
Service Advisor - Ike Ahmad
...
Entity
Pep Boys
Categories: Auto Repair Service
6954, Report:
#6362
Posted Date:
Aug 27 2001
Verizon Communications - NorthPoint Communications ..anti trust and monopolization violations
Below is an email complaint to the Dept of Justice handling the Northpoint vz Verizon legal matters. Reference: Northpoint vs Verizon- Superior Court Case # 317249, Amended 7/12/2001 Dear Department of Justice Trustee:
I am a member of what is believed to be the second largest s...
Entity
Verizon Communications - NorthPoint Communications
Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
6955, Report:
#6324
Posted Date:
Aug 24 2001
Better Business Bureau BBB rip-off fraud ..income from member businesses ..satisfactory rating of a MEMBER business meaningless
I'm retired from a business I ran for 20 years. The points made in the Rip-off Report (Better Business Bureau or Buyer Better Beware? BBB .Nationwide Alert!.. THE FOX GUARDING THE HEN HOUSE Rip-off Report(#1343) about BBB are certainly valid.
The BBB gives 'member businesses' a ...
Entity
Better Business Bureau BBB
Categories: Better Business Bureau
6956, Report:
#5883
Posted Date:
Aug 20 2001
CENTEX Home Builders deceptive and misleading sales practices, breaking and entering by subcontractors, consumer rip-off *Consumer Suggestion
We purchased a new home from CENTEXHOMES of Tampa, Fla. We have had numerous problem every since we moved in. They have ranged from non performance of repairs, to breaking and entering by subcontractors, to rude unprofessional conduct by numerous employees of the company to finally...
Entity
CENTEX and CENTEX Homes
Categories: Builders & Contractors
6957, Report:
#6114
Posted Date:
Aug 16 2001
CompUSA my experience as an abused employee and a customer ..consumer rip-off, employee abuse, retaliation , illegal activity
My experience with CompUSA as an employee and a customer
The Job...
I started working at CompUSA in November of 1998 as a technician. At first I was happy, surrounded by all the goodies I liked to play with. Reality quickly set in. The service manager had been there 5 years with...
Entity
CompUSA
Categories: Audio & Electronic Retail Stores
6958, Report:
#6096
Posted Date:
Aug 13 2001
Apache Junction and Gold Canyon NEW Pizza Huts drugs and sexual harassment employees bared from neighboring businesses
For a long time now I have been following all these Rip-off Reports on the Pizza Hut. I thought you were all full of it. At first that is. I've even been friends with Betty Carter for years now. She had me fooled too.
So I did some investigating. My son said to me all these repor...
Entity
Pizza Hut
Categories: Pizza & Take Out
6959, Report:
#6129
Posted Date:
Aug 11 2001
Absolute Performance N Promotions, ripoffs Took off with our Money and models.
This Co. and Owner, asked for models to work a promotion for 5 days, amout came to 1386.00, he re'd the money from company he was dealing with and closed shop and took off with $$. has done this with other agents.
Entity
Absolute Performance N Promotions
Categories: Modeling Agencies
6960, Report:
#6097
Posted Date:
Aug 10 2001
Faulty Dell Laptop / Breach of Contract *REBUTTAL
The following is a letter I've sent to Dell.
Laptop: Inspiron I8000
Temp Order Ref Number: 238061
Order Number: 591735956
Customer Number: 15655025
Express Service Code: 13208200849
Service Tag: 62FTL01
To:
Dell Computer Corporation
1 Dell Away
Round Rock, TX 78682
...
Entity
Dell Computer Corporation
Categories: Computer Fraud