8501, Report:
#2104
Posted Date:
Apr 19 2000
Better Business Bureau BBB on Long Island No help just giving us BS about Bell Atlantic rip-off
I contacted the BBB on Long Island (New York) about unsubstantial charges and insufficient refunds from phone bills with Bell Atlantic. They forwarded the complaint to the BBB in White Plains (Westchester County, NY), stating that Bell Atlantic was their responsibility, since the Be...
Entity
Better Business Bureau BBB & Bell Atlantic
Categories: Better Business Bureau
8502, Report:
#1980
Posted Date:
Apr 06 2000
Pep Boys are Pepless
I recently had my 4 cylinder, VW Jetta taken in for repairs. It was having difficulty starting and was told by a good friend that I needed a tune up, fuel filter and injection cleaning and maybe wires. It was late in the evning and shops were closed so I brought it to Pep Boys. This...
Entity
Pep Boys Auto Center
Categories: Auto Repair Service
8503, Report:
#1886
Posted Date:
Mar 30 2000
Village Laundry and Tailor
In the summer of 1999 I brought four pair of trousers to the Village Tailor. Three pair were marked by a woman to have the waist taken in and the fourth to be hemmed. I returned one week later and brought the trousers home and tried them on, the hemmed pair was fine, but the other t...
Entity
Village Laundry and Tailor
Categories: Laundry Services
8504, Report:
#1869
Posted Date:
Mar 29 2000
VACATION NIGHTMARE AT DAYS INN
It all started on 2/8/2000, when I found the Days Inn, Singer Island, Florida on the internet. I called to make a reservation for two and spoke with Myrlene. I had asked for a non-smoking room because my partner has asthma and alergies. I was told that when I arrive, I would be give...
Entity
Days Inn
Categories: Lodging
8505, Report:
#1411
Posted Date:
Feb 27 2000
Cicuit City in New York got me too!
On1/29/00 i purchased a Visioneer 6100usb scanner from Circuit City in Staten Island New york. I took it home, hooked it up to my computer and it did'nt work. Since I am a new pc user, I thought I did something wrong.
I then went through the materials packaged with my scanne...
Entity
Circuit City
Categories: Miscellaneous Electronics
8506, Report:
#1304
Posted Date:
Feb 21 2000
Another Time Share Con
My wife and I purchased a time share with Orange Lakes of Kissimmee, Fl and stayed there for 3 days while on vacation. We were approached by Star Island Resorts to look at their resort and they told us they could give us a better deal. Star Island, Thomas Marchetta and Hank Fernande...
Entity
Star Island Resort
Categories: Builders & Contractors
8507, 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
Capital Allianc Group, Inc.
Categories: Con Artists
8508, Report:
#965
Posted Date:
Dec 06 1999
Restaurant of Bacteria
The other night on a local news channel there was a story about how there is a tremendous amount of bacteria in many of the restaurants that serve buffets. There is a particular restaurant called the HARVEST BUFFET located in Great Neck Long Island that was cited on the program as h...
Entity
Harvest Buffet
Categories: Restaurants
8509, Report:
#966
Posted Date:
Dec 06 1999
Bacterial Restaurat
The other night on a local news channel a restaurant in Great Neck Long Island called the Harvest Buffet was cited as having a tremendous amount of bacteria in their food. Scientists were called in to examine the food and the findings were just awful. This restaurant should be conde...
Entity
Harvest Buffet
Categories: Restaurants
8510, Report:
#864
Posted Date:
Dec 01 1999
Mugged by Mr. Goodwrench Hustedt Chevrolet, Inc. Nassau - Suffolk New York
Mugged by Mr. Goodwrench
Well, last month I got mugged by Mr. Goodwrench. Got the car back after unsuccessfully having warranty work done only to notice that my 2-way, permanently mounted radios were gone!!!
Of course, dealer denies everything. Sent letters to several key peo...
Entity
Hustedt Chevrolet, Inc.
Categories: Auto Dealers
