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  • Report:  #622222

Complaint Review: Claire's Bowtique - Amiee McCarty Sima - Allegen Michigan

Reported By:
Leighanna - Abilene, Texas, United States of America
Submitted:
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Claire's Bowtique - Amiee McCarty Sima
352 Monroe St. Allegen, 49010 Michigan, United States of America
Phone:
269-308-1072
Web:
www.claire'sbowtique.com
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I believe I am one of many women who will finally find their way to this site and discover what a scam Amiee McCarty Sima truly is. I was also scammed by her with her facebook page "Claire's Bowtique". I won a Custom Tutu Dress, 15.00 from one of her many and daily "comment contests". I emailed her asking the size and she told me to measure my daughter and she would make it to fit. My daughter was so happy, she is 4 years old so she understood someone was making her a princess dress. My daughter said she wanted a pink dress, which I also stated to Amiee in the same email. The only response I ever got from Amiee via Claire's Bowtique is as follows: (Her exact words copied from email)
Hi! You can measure under her armpits around and i will size it to her :) You can choose any colors you would like as many as you would like. This also comes with a matching flower clip! If you give me your paypal address I will invoice you via paypal! Thank you:)

I sent her the measurements, color choice and paid the invoice on May 29,2010. I never heard another word from her. I waited, like many ladies, and just kept checking the mail with my daughter in hopes that today was going to be the day her dress would arrive.

June 15, 2010 and July 1,2010 I emailed her asking about the status of the dress. All of my emails to her have been very polite. I never received a response to any of my emails. I did not want to be pushy because I know as a business owner myself you can not get anyone with anyone being ugly. But I also know it is not good customer service to ignore your customers. A simple "I am behind and need more time" would have been great, but instead she simply ignored me. She claims she answers all emails and yet I kept checking my inbox to find nothing. On July 1st I emailed her and waited, she did not respond to me but had time to go back and forth with another upset buyer via emails for over 30 minutes. I do not find this acceptable at all.

I posted on her facebook page asking her to please respond to my emails and she deleted my comments every time...and never responded.

She posted a rant on her page about all the people coming at her and asking about their packages, deleting all comments made claiming they too have not received their packages. I commented on the thread and was deleted many times, but one person seen my comment before it was deleted and came to her defense by attacking me and calling me a coward, that comment she did not delete and left for strangers to read, defacing me when I simply wanted to know the status of my package. As a buyer I have a right to know the status when you, with open hands, took my money!

After learning in the evening of the spat going back and forth with the other lady I realized she was simply going to ignore me, and for what reason I had no idea....until I read the many messages I got from other ladies stating she did the same thing to them...or worse. I then decided to just file with paypal and get my money back on July 1st only. On July 7th "Claire's Bowtique-Claire Sima" responded with a bogus tracking number (Number not valid) to paypal, in return buying her more time to keep putting me off. I now get notice from paypal they will contact me on July 27th if they need more information, in the mean time I stand in line with the other ladies, like cattle, waiting for my money back.

It is simple, Amiee McCarty Sima, send out what you sell...or give people their money back. I don't see why you continue to rip people off, taking their money and running ALL IN THE NAME OF YOUR PRECIOUS BABY GIRL!!

I had to tell my 4 year old daughter that her dress was not coming, can you imagine. Amiee, I told you my daughter was thrilled, I shared her excitement with you....and yet you knew all along you were going to break her heart! As a mother you should know what it feels like to let down your child (but again since you are a thief and a cheat I bet you would not even care!!) you made me a liar to my child, I won't accept that.

I may only be out 15.00 but it is MY 15.00, Not yours! From reading your responses to these other ladies, who are simply stating their heartfelt sorrow for being ripped off by you and warning others, I can only imagine what kind of person you truly are....and it is not the same person you betray yourself to be on Facebook!

I strongly believe in Karma, and trust me, you will see it come full circle young lady! Go to Disney Land, take pictures and enjoy yourself, make those great memories for your children....because who knows what tomorrow can bring. The police in your town have been notified of your scams and the ball will continue to roll your way once all these ladies do the same. (and I have encouraged them to do so:))

To anyone who is reading this, go to paypal and get your money back, even if it is only 20-30 days....avoid being scammed!




8 Updates & Rebuttals

TPJC09

Allegan,
Michigan,
United States of America
Tracking Slip

#2REBUTTAL Owner of company

Sat, July 17, 2010

This is my last message to you I talked to paypal and there was no hold on your refund you claim takes so many days to process that is how a paypal claim works! You were going to get your dress that is why I uplaoded tracking. The claim closed before I got to do that. Here is a photo of the REAL LIVE tracking slip I filled out for you when I uploaded that tracking number oh look it matches ITS NOT FAKE what a surprise! You are mean and seneseless and WRONG


Leighanna Singh

Abilene,
Texas,
United States of America
Just stop lying Amiee, Save yourself now...

#3Author of original report

Fri, July 16, 2010

This is going to be my last response to this report as I have stated everything truthfully and 100% honest!

I did not call paypal and give them YOUR information, I gave them MINE, and I inquired about the claim I had filed against YOUR account, I inquired for further information from what I got from them via email stating there was no funds to approve refund at that time and they were extending the time. They did not open YOUR account and give me YOUR information, he opened MY CLAIM and told me what the status was and he read Insufficient funds, account FROZEN due to multiple claims. You keep making up stories to cover yourself, Amiee, but when you think about it....people would not even find this site and these reports unless you have done them as you have done so many of us! If you want to clear your name....STOP LYING!! We are not a pack of high school girls out to make you look bad, I am my own person and I am just here speaking my truths!! You are just mad because I called you out on your lies....like you stating if I didnt file a claim I would have had my dress shipped this week, yet you gave PAYPAL a tracking number TWO WEEKS AGO that was an fake number!! (I ship daily and have never printed a tracking number that says it is not a valid number!!) You need to slow your role because the more you talk on here the more lies you are exposing on YOURSELF!!!


TPJC09

Allegan,
Michigan,
United States of America
Privacy2

#4REBUTTAL Owner of company

Fri, July 16, 2010

Just talked to paypal 11am est 7/16/10 they AGAIN confirmed you have NO access or privalage to know ANY of my account information. You can find more about paypals privacy policies by going to www.paypal.com then at the bottom click privacy.


TPJC09

Allegan,
Michigan,
United States of America
PRIVACY LAWS

#5REBUTTAL Owner of company

Fri, July 16, 2010

I am not defending myself to you anymore I owe you nothing. You must be mistaken because I am protected under PRIVACY laws and paypal cannot share my account information with you! Any person that has any sense about people personal finances KNOWS this! I cannot call paypal and ask your balance or your bank that is ludicrous! I am done speaking to you I again OWE YOU NOTHING


Leighanna Singh

Abilene,
Texas,
United States of America
Who is the liar?

#6Author of original report

Thu, July 15, 2010

Amiee, don't come on here calling me a liar, that is one thing I am not...maybe you should go look in the mirror! I DID CALL PAYPAL, I GAVE THEM ALL THE INFORMATION ON MY ACCOUNT, WHICH SHOWS A PENDING REFUND FROM YOU...I CALLED TO FIND OUT WHEN I CAN EXPECT MY MONEY BACK, THE GUY I TALKED TO LOOKED AT YOUR ACCOUNT AND SAID IT IS FROZZZZEEEEENNNNNN!!! (HE CAN ACCESS YOUR ACCOUNT WITHOUT YOUR PERMISSION WHEN IT IS OWING ME MONEY AND THERE IS A CLAIM FILED) He said there is no money in that paypal account...AND THERE ARE MORE THEN ONE PENDING REFUND REQUEST FILED....and that is the reason for the wait time. I asked what would happen if you didn't get money in the account to cover this and he said Paypal would cover it because THEY HAVE BUYER PROTECTION!!!! Call them before calling me a liar next time! I am not a liar! You think you can private message people threatening them because they call you out for what you are? You have cheated so many people. I filed when I did because 30 days had went by with NO CONTACT FROM YOU! I would message you, and yes I have them all, and you never responded. I am not stupid and caught on and filed before my money was gone like all these other ladies! You claim all this nonsense about your wait time, you didnt have a POSTED wait time when I ordered from you!! You added that later when other ladies started questioning their order status....and you did it after another lady told you where you could go and copy-paste from another site!! (I know because I read it!!) Plus I have the messages from you where you admit you added it AFTER I ordered, so go on and keep telling lies, Amiee. Trust me, the lies will come back to you....they always do!


TPJC09

Allegan,
Michigan,
United States of America
Real reports people come on

#7REBUTTAL Owner of company

Thu, July 15, 2010

Sorry Leighanna nice try but paypal does not give any one any one elses paypal information so good story. You were told my wait time was 4-6 weeks and you couldnt wait that so you filed a claim and you got a refund end of story. That is NOT a scam. I am not even going to respond to Angie she knows where I stand with her.


Leighanna Singh

Abilene,
Texas,
United States of America
Update

#8Author of original report

Thu, July 15, 2010

I just wanted to update my report because I did get my refund from Claire's Bowtique...THANKS TO PAYPAL!!!! Insufficient funds kept me from getting my refund earlier, as I filed on July 1st for my refund...today is the 13th. I called paypal and was informed her paypal account was frozen due to so many refund requests at once, but they would cover the amount as I have buyer protection. SO THANK YOU PAYPAL FOR MY REFUND!! PayPal Rocks, Claire's Bowtique does not!!


Angie

Twin Lake,
Michigan,
United States of America
suggestion

#9Consumer Comment

Mon, July 12, 2010

Hi Leighanna.  I am sure I am gonna hear some horrible comments for reaching out to you right now, but my name is Angie and I own 4inspiration on facebook.  You will find nothing but 100% happy customers.  I also filed a ripoff report regarding Amiee and so she likes to tell customers that I am just jealous and trying to steal her customers.  This is not true at all.  I was a loyal customer of Amiee's that spent TONS of money.  Had she sent me my items as promised (only received SOME of my items)...I would have continued being a loyal customer and a BIG buyer.  However, to make a long story short...Amiee scamming me was a blessing in disguise.  I learned how not to treat customers and what not to do.  I started my business and was off to a wonderful start.  A store owner in my hometown picked up my line and I sell my items out of the store in Muskegon Michigan named All Things Girly.  Because I understand the pain of promising a child something and waiting and waiting and waiting on Amiee and it never coming......it breaks my heart to hear these other stories.  One woman told me of how Amiee had promised a friend of hers little girl who was going to Disney with make a wish foundation, a minnie tutu set.  The set never came.  :(  Call me gullible or naive, but I still believe that Amiee didn't set out to scam anybody, but the money coming in was good and soon she was in over her head and she spent all our money before she sent the items...I don't know...maybe she did set out to scam.  Anyways, if your daughter has not received her dress, please contact me on facebook under my storepage which is 4inspiration.  Or you can email me at [email protected] and I would like to make this right for your daughter. 

Angie

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