- Report: #99315
Complaint Review: Palmetto Marketing - Coral Springs Florida
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Palmetto Marketing
7522 Wiles Road, Suite 112 Coral Springs, 33067 Florida, U.S.A.
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Palmetto Marketing fraudulent magazine sales Coral Springs Florida
In March of this year I ordered a magazine from a very smooth, very flirtatious young man who came to my door. He, like many others, claimed to be a student trying to win a trip to Jamaica (he even invited me to come with him!). He told me it was two-year subscription which cost $40. I paid by check, which cleared my account quickly. To date (July 17th), I have not received my magazine.
When I contacted the company by telephone, I was told that my subscription was actually a bi-monthly, one year subscription (6 issues). The salesperson, of course, left the "# of issues" box on the receipt blank. An employee named Kristen told me that my subscription would be extended to two years (12 issues) if I sent them a copy of my receipt, which I did.
I then received a postcard stating that I could expect my first issue by September 15th, which is almost 180 days from the order date. After another letter and another phone call, Palmetto has agreed to refund my $40 within 2-3 weeks. We'll see if that happens!
I did some research about this company, which has several complaints filed against it with the BBB of Southeast Florida for failing to provide products purchased and to resolve problems with orders. Also, consumers might be interested to know that, according to news articles I found on the internet, a Palmetto Marketing "independent contractor" salesperson apparently murdered a woman in New York in 2000, for which Palmetto paid a $1 million settlement (http://www.fultondailynews.com/html/8532.asp), and another was accused of raping a 12 year-old girl in Ohio (http://www.newarkadvocate.com/news/stories/20020912/localnews/70394.html).
Susan
Elkridge, Maryland
U.S.A.
When I contacted the company by telephone, I was told that my subscription was actually a bi-monthly, one year subscription (6 issues). The salesperson, of course, left the "# of issues" box on the receipt blank. An employee named Kristen told me that my subscription would be extended to two years (12 issues) if I sent them a copy of my receipt, which I did.
I then received a postcard stating that I could expect my first issue by September 15th, which is almost 180 days from the order date. After another letter and another phone call, Palmetto has agreed to refund my $40 within 2-3 weeks. We'll see if that happens!
I did some research about this company, which has several complaints filed against it with the BBB of Southeast Florida for failing to provide products purchased and to resolve problems with orders. Also, consumers might be interested to know that, according to news articles I found on the internet, a Palmetto Marketing "independent contractor" salesperson apparently murdered a woman in New York in 2000, for which Palmetto paid a $1 million settlement (http://www.fultondailynews.com/html/8532.asp), and another was accused of raping a 12 year-old girl in Ohio (http://www.newarkadvocate.com/news/stories/20020912/localnews/70394.html).
Susan
Elkridge, Maryland
U.S.A.
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Susan
Elkridge,Maryland,
U.S.A.
refund received
#2Author of original report
Fri, July 30, 2004
I FINALLY received a refund from Palmetto Marketing. The ironic thing is, the same day they agreed to refund my money, I received my first copy of the "magazine" I ordered. It was nothing more than a 5" x 7" booklet, for which Palmetto Marketing was charging over $6.00 per issue! I've seen better church bulletins! I returned the magazine to the publisher.
