Jason
San Francisco,#2Consumer Comment
Mon, June 07, 2004
I want to thank all of you for speaking up and spreading the word. My girlfriend recently graduated college and responded to an advertisement for "TAG" a/k/a "The Advertising Group". She had her preliminary interview two days ago and tomorrow was scheduled to go on her day long interview. After hearing about the company and her experience, we became suspicious. Some things just didn't add up. So we began to search the web. We looked for any information about "TAG", the "the Advertising Group", or Jaime Hepp. That eventually led us here, to Ripoff Reports and the DS-MAX stories. Together we read all of your reports. Each one told the same story. Your reports are the ONLY source of information about this "Company". We wanted to write to all of you and thank you for your information. It seems that you may have saved my girlfriend from psychological abuse, saved our relationship, and saved our apartment and savings. Hopefullly there are many others that will read this forum and not be suckered into this scam and "Tagcor.com". Thank you all.
Lee Lee
Las Vegas,#3UPDATE EX-employee responds
Thu, October 16, 2003
I have to thank all of you that wrote in on this!! My boyfriend was recently "suckered " into this crap.. After the boss didn't want to give him his money he got suspicious.... And looked here! Thanks for the info.. The guy that came to the defense of this company is obviously an idiot because he doesn't have proper grammar or spelling for that matter! So I say f*k the Juice and let's all go grab a real drink of reality!!! Thanks again, A very relieved Girlfriend
Liz
Surrey,#4REBUTTAL Individual responds
Tue, October 14, 2003
I can't believe that this comapny is still around and that someone like Jaime Hepp is still in it. I stayed for six weeks it was six weeks too long. I filed a complaint against Jaime Hepp with the head office for sexual harassment and the person that offered to help me with the complaint later sold TAG to him. Big surprise I never got any feedback or an apology or an explanation. I was new to Vancouver and did not know anyone and Jaime took advantage of that by coming to my hotel without an invitation or my telling where I was staying he got my address off my resume. When I went to question him about it.........I was given lies like he did not own a jeep.......well tell how many other people would have a California license plate in British Columbia that says LA Max.
Todd
Pomona,#5UPDATE EX-employee responds
Fri, September 12, 2003
Everything Mason said is correct! This cultish MLM is scamming people the same way Mamason was scammed all over the world! If anyone deserves some "juice" here it is Mason for telling it like it is. But he wouldn't want Maxer juice right now because he woke and now he is sick to his stomach about how he was taken in and by what he did to people when he was convinced it was a good opportunity.
Mason
Baltimore,#6UPDATE EX-employee responds
Thu, September 11, 2003
Wow, to tell me I wasn't on my game? I rang the most bells or horns or whatever the hell we could come up with, more than any other in my office. I was told I was opening up my own deal. But nothing ever happened of course. We were LIED to on a daily basis about new merchandise coming in and fake bonuses. Not only was this happening in my office but others as well. One of my co-employees at the time had been in the business for 8 years, and got promoted to assistant manager, only for 2 days until my boss (on smack) made him a distributor. 8 years and he has to start over, all of his team went to someone else. I always find it interesting when todays owners and employees of DS SMACKS fill out a rebutal supporting the company. If everything with DS SMACKS is the greatest thing ever, then why did you come to this website? You must know in the back of your mind that something isn't right or you wouldn't even come here. How many people did you have to lie to on a daily basis to get where you are? You must be usin the 5's & 8's well. Those are great steps, but I prefer the 20 step method. Thats 20 steps up to my own office. I am making more money now out of the business then I ever could make at DS SMACKS. Your rebutal sounds just like your in the field, or like your in a cult, which is what DS SMACKS is. One day you will realize that honor, integrity, and being a human being helps in today's society. When I went to the leaders meeting in Atlantic City, I must confess, I have never seen so many losers in my entire life. Chanting, immaturity, fake gold everywhere. My manager spent about $10,000 gambling and I wonder where my security went. After the trip some people asked for some money out of their security accounts, well guess what. He didn't have any money left. I actually went out in the feild with my manager a few times. I'll never forget it. He made me drive down to a bad, bad part of Baltimore to do what? I found out later that he was picking up herion. Nice, juice by that. We finally got into the field by 4 pm, and left the field at 5pm. He didn't feel like working. Juice by that. Its to bad that you brainwashed idiots don't see that light. Well I have. When you finally realize what they hell you are doing to yourself, your family, your friends, and you co-workers, you can come work for me. And I won't take you for a day of O. Please wake up. Maybe since you are doing so well, (or something) you can give me the money that I got screwed out of. What's $2,800 to you? Isn't that just in a days work? Do you physically abuse your co-workers? Isnt that nice music that they play in the morning and night just delightful. How immature. I'm so happy that I'm a regular human being, unlike yourself. Juice by you!......Juice...Join us in creating tax evasion.
Roach
Hamilton,#7UPDATE Employee
Thu, September 11, 2003
For all the Granton haters out there....Juice by you. All it tells me is that you weren't on your game. I myself did not believe the hype when I started, but I just say this guy that I was out with on a day of "O" make cash money in front of my own eyes. This is a business...and of course in a big business anywhere in the world your going to find a few bad business men. Me on the other hand, I've worked with some rock soild guys. The support is off the wall, and I have gotten so much personial growth from the business. Made my cash in the feild and I'm making more now in my own deal. They don't drop a wheel-barrel of cash on your door step when you get to management. It's your own business, so you have to work harder anyone and develop your people to manage themselves and not the sales. You could teach a moron to do sales(as you know by reading all the hate mail). When I was in high school,I would dream of the day that would have $100 of spending cash a day....well hows $400 now! It's nice to go out to eat and not have to look at the right side of the menu anymore. In any business if you work hard, YOU will win. JUICE BY THAT!!!!!!!