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Complaint Review: Elite Foods - Tampa Florida
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Elite Foods
501 Falkenburg Road, D-16 Tampa, 33619 Florida, U.S.A.
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Elite Foods No Ethics No Morals Tampa Florida
It started the day before my sons 3rd birthday November 7th 2008, 2 salesmen came to my door asking my husband and I to buy their steaks and chicken.
It was a really great deal but we asked them to come back next week when my husband got paid again because we explained that we were throwing my son a birthday party on Saturday November 8th.
They said that they wouldnt be able to come back to write them a check and they would not deposit it until Thursday the 13th of November. My husband and I explained to them that if this check were to be cashed before hand it would cost us enormously.
The 2 salesmen reassured us that they wouldn't cash that check before the date we agreed upon. We tried to post date the check but they wouldn't accept it. The 2 salesmen made a phone call and gave us their word that it would not be cashed.
Well as you can imagine 2 days later they cashed the check causing us to go into the negative in our account by $350.00 and NSF fees of $210.00.
I have been trying to call them and I never get an answer or it rings busy.
We had a verbal agreement with this company and it was broken so I guess that just shows that this compnay has no set of company ethics or morals.
This set back in our budget has taken up all of our christmas savings...but I guess we learned a valuable lesson that people cannot be trusted...
Stephanie
Lakeland, Florida
U.S.A.
It was a really great deal but we asked them to come back next week when my husband got paid again because we explained that we were throwing my son a birthday party on Saturday November 8th.
They said that they wouldnt be able to come back to write them a check and they would not deposit it until Thursday the 13th of November. My husband and I explained to them that if this check were to be cashed before hand it would cost us enormously.
The 2 salesmen reassured us that they wouldn't cash that check before the date we agreed upon. We tried to post date the check but they wouldn't accept it. The 2 salesmen made a phone call and gave us their word that it would not be cashed.
Well as you can imagine 2 days later they cashed the check causing us to go into the negative in our account by $350.00 and NSF fees of $210.00.
I have been trying to call them and I never get an answer or it rings busy.
We had a verbal agreement with this company and it was broken so I guess that just shows that this compnay has no set of company ethics or morals.
This set back in our budget has taken up all of our christmas savings...but I guess we learned a valuable lesson that people cannot be trusted...
Stephanie
Lakeland, Florida
U.S.A.
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Dkb
Tampa,Florida,
U.S.A.
GM - Response
#2UPDATE Employee
Tue, December 02, 2008
First, Please allow me to apologize for any problems that may have arisen out of this situation. However first and foremost the common sense of having a bank account, If you don't have the money then don't write a check. IT IS ILLEGAL for any person to write a check that cannot be cashed or deposited at the time of you writing it, but that does not mean what the guys did us moral. As well let it be noted that all salesman are Independent Contractors and unfortunately are held at very low standards, morals, and ethics. No company accepts a hold check for liability and security reasons. If they claim they do chances are they are shady and will probably rip you off. Secondly when a Salesman takes a check from a customer they are required to call it in to Telecheck who then verifies that the account holder is not a Bad check writer and guarantees the check against any negligence on the customers behalf. If the check is good there is never a issue with them, However if your check is returned for non sufficient funds they will continue to try and contact you and re-deposit the check till it clears. As far as a verbal contact with ANY salesman... Get it in WRITING, salesmen lie and there is no lie to that. A verbal contact has to be proven or both side state that they did have a verbal contract. Yet again I am sorry for what these men have done to you and your family.
