8301, Report:
#1947
Posted Date:
Apr 03 2000
Mail Box Etc. rip-off franchisees ....Sweet Deal Between USPS and Mail Boxes Etc. Not So Sweet for Some Store Owners
Mail Box Etc. rip-off franchisees
.... Sweet Deal Between USPS and Mail Boxes Etc.
Not So Sweet for Some Store Owners
Mail Boxes Etc. (MBE) franchised store operators began to receive their U.S. Postal Service Authorized Retail Outlet contract packages from the Postal Service...
Entity
Categories: Franchisors
8302, Report:
#1746
Posted Date:
Apr 03 2000
J Peterman clothing stores rip-off
I made a purchase at a J. Peterman store which was then returned in exchange for a gift certificate in the amount of $152.29. Sometime later, I returned to the store to redeem the certificate, only to be told that J. Peterman has filed for bankruptcy and is no longer honoring their...
Entity
Categories: Clothing Stores
8303, Report:
#1883
Posted Date:
Mar 30 2000
bad four wheeler
I would like tell you people that I bought a new Polaris four wheeler in sept. Since then I have had nothing but trouble with it. it has been in the repair shop twice before for the same thing. now it is back in there now for a different problem. they told me that parts were a four ...
Entity
Categories: Motorcycles
8304, Report:
#1829
Posted Date:
Mar 28 2000
Bait and Switch
On October 24, 1999 My wife and I stopped to look at a 1999 ford expedition located on the lot of Diamond Motors. They offered us to take it for a test drive which we did only to find the fuel was below empty so we didn't go very far down the road. Not getting a true feeling of the ...
Entity
Categories: Auto Dealers
8305, Report:
#1245
Posted Date:
Feb 10 2000
Rip-off Rare coin dealer, Mike Sands, President-Capital Alliance Group
I collect rare coins. I received a call from Mike Sands, President-Capital Alliance Group. He offered me a special deal. He said he was going to send me this coin and he just got and give me a second coin for free.
He claimed the main coin was in MS-64 condition(near perfe...
Entity
Categories: Con Artists
8306, Report:
#1170
Posted Date:
Jan 24 2000
www.countrystore2000.com
Hi,
I ordered a water filter and other items (to the tune of $471.42) from www.countrystore2000 on Nov, 9th in anticipation of Y2K. I started to get worried by the beginning of Dec. because it was to have been shipped immediately. Payment was made by I-check (which is a paperless...
Entity
Categories: On-Line Stores
8307, Report:
#1171
Posted Date:
Jan 24 2000
www.countrystore2000.com
Hi,
I ordered a water filter and other items (to the tune of $471.42) from www.countrystore2000 on Nov, 9th in anticipation of Y2K. I started to get worried by the beginning of Dec. because it was to have been shipped immediately. Payment was made by I-check (which is a paperless...
Entity
Categories: On-Line Stores
8308, Report:
#553
Posted Date:
Dec 03 1999
Pinnacle Nissan - Lemon Drop!
I went to the same dealership I have gone to for the last year
because the Inifiniti side had always treated me very well.
However the Nissan side where I bought a second vechicle has been nothing but a nightmare. About two months ago I bought a '94 Nissan Pathfinder off their...
Entity
Categories: Auto Dealers
8309, Report:
#868
Posted Date:
Dec 01 1999
Montgomery Ward / Mgr. Mark Smith Rip-Off
10-20-99 Here is a little story about how a big retailer is cheating one of its customers out of $105.99.
On 10-17-99 I purchased a Uniden phone from this Montgomery Ward store in Bradenton, Florida (S. of Tampa).
After reading the instruction book and finding it was not what ...
Entity
Categories: Department & Outlet Stores