7911, Report:
#4275
Posted Date:
Jan 23 2001
Paging America / Digital Wireless false advertisement rip-off
Advertising through E-mail free 2-way Motorola Pager. Price of Securit Deposit, Set up Fee and Shipping totaled $49.55 to be charged to credit or debit card.
Pager is not MOTOROLA and my credit card was billed $78.60. No one seems to know what the added charged were and I was g...
Entity
Paging America
Categories: Paging Companies
7912, Report:
#3145
Posted Date:
Jan 15 2001
Budget Blinds Don't care about their reputation and sell to unscrupulous franchisers
On September 9,1999 I ordered $4909.00 worth of blinds From Mr. V. Lombardi of Budget blinds. I charged half of it to my Master card and it was processed on 9/11/99. I was told that it would take about 6 weeks. I didn't worry that it would take six weeks it seemed resonable.
My ...
Entity
Budget Blinds, inc
Categories: Builders & Contractors
7913, Report:
#3808
Posted Date:
Nov 08 2000
Office Depot Johnson City, Tn. Bogus sales advertisements
Office Depot in Johnson City , Tennessee is developing a trend of advertising great deals on computer packages........ only catch is, they don't have the product. Having dealt with a similar goose chase with them before, I thought perhaps that was just a one time fluke. Not so! A fi...
Entity
Office Depot
Categories: Audio & Electronic Retail Stores
7914, Report:
#3374
Posted Date:
Sep 18 2000
eMachines Digital ripoff Nightmare inadequate technical support. shoddy, substandard equipment Virginia
In August of 1999 I purchased the eMachines eOne 500 PC, and it has been the biggest mistake of my entire life. In October of 1999, the PC broke so I was forced to backup all my files and send it back to them (which cost me $50).
In march of 2000, the new machine broke. I called...
Entity
eMachines
Categories: Computer Manufaturers
7915, Report:
#3050
Posted Date:
Aug 25 2000
VC Store a Big Rip-Off
My wife and I thought we were getting a great deal on a computer system through the Video Computer Store in Pipersville, PA. BOY, WERE WE WRONG!!! We placed an order for the system on June 25, 2000. After about 2 weeks we received the monitor by UPS, no problem. Approximately, 2...
Entity
Video Computer Store
Categories: Computer Dealers
7916, Report:
#2982
Posted Date:
Aug 19 2000
TheBigStore.com = TheBigScam.com
Here are my experiences from beginning to end: April, 2000 tried to buy an Agfa Ephoto 780c digital camera; listed as In Stock. After waiting a month for it, I checked the website. Still said In Stock.
Called customer service and cancelled. May 2000, tried the same with a MS Int...
Entity
TheBigStore.com
Categories: Internet Marketing Companies
7917, Report:
#2380
Posted Date:
Jun 04 2000
Circuit City ripped me off !
I received a Rio500 portable mp3 player for Christmas and have been trying to make it work with a Windows NT operating system. When my wife purchased it, the package had ink marker writing on it and it was missing the instruction manual-- which obviously indicated it was used merch...
Entity
Circuit City
Categories: Audio & Electronics Shops
7918, Report:
#2325
Posted Date:
May 25 2000
Pool Depot: BE VERY CAREFUL
We were lucky enough to get out of our contract but i definently do not recommend looking for a pool through them. Their contract is very ungiving and the small print is where the worst is at. If i would have read over that more carefully i would have never started ever doing buis...
Entity
POOL DEPOT of Texas
Categories: Pools & Saunas
7919, Report:
#2293
Posted Date:
May 20 2000
AERIAL DIGITAL PHONE SERVICE RIP-OFF
When you terminate month-to-month no contract digital service with Aerial, they fail to turn it off and continue billing you for service for two or three months after, even when you cant use the phone.
They give you the runaround, sending the account to different collection agen...
Entity
AERIAL DIGITAL PHONE SERVICE
Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
7920, Report:
#1031106
Posted Date:
May 17 2000
The Pool Depot uses BAIT and SWITCH to scam $7,000 from honest people
The following happend to me during the summer of 1997. To date, the Pool Depot still has not refunded my deposit. My experience happened in San Antonio, Texas, but this company does business nation wide by advertising on local television stations.
The Bait:
We can install a pool...
Entity
The Pool Depot
Categories: Pools & Saunas