Martha
Allentown,#2Author of original report
Thu, March 25, 2004
Was it a miracle or was it the pressure? I'm voting for the pressure because I finally got my rebate check! Here's what I did: First, I started calling Columbia Telecommunications every couple of weeks and then every couple of days, accusing them of fraud. I also called Fry's Outpost.com and got my name on a list of complainents, which Outpost.com sends to CT every week. I also filed a complaint with the State Attorney General's Office of Consumer Protection, which sent CT a letter, saying that they were being investigated for fraud. Then, in a moment of pure brilliance, I got the idea to grab a screenshot of the Ripoff Report Website, showing how many complaints were listed against CT, and I faxed it to them on 3/19/04. Four days later, I had my check, even though the last time I had talked to them, on 3/19/04, they told me it would be another 3 weeks til my check would go out. My advice is to keep calling CT every week. Tell them that this kind of delay is completely unacceptable and is clearly an indication that they are guilty of fraud. File complaints here with RipoffReport.com as well as your congressperson, the Better Business Bureau, the State Attorney General's Office of Consumer Protection, and the retailer where you bought the walkie-talkies, and make sure you tell CT about every complaint you have filed. Bombard them with letters and faxes and phone calls. Don't give up!