Reid
Aiea,#2Consumer Suggestion
Sun, August 22, 2004
Hey there Everyone, I hope that this rebuttal finds each and every one of you in good spirit and health. If you have conducted a google search and saw a website entitled ripoffreport is a rip off under the sponsored links, disregard it. It is nothing but trash. How the f#ck can a website, that charges zero money to the consumers be cosidered a rippoff? Libel? The truth is an absolute defense against libel. The term libel is overly used nowadays and is well to freely thrown around. Libel is written or printed defamation, so untrue in nature as to intentionally cause harm to ones reputation. Nonsense! What could be ten times more harmful to a business or even fatal, is when a business can't defend itself from the truth, but instead attempts to smear any and all legitimate avenues for consumers to post their grievances. It is not against the law to share ones bad shopping experience, dining experience, movie experience, etc, etc. Never has been, never will! F#CK LIBEL!! It seems to have come to a ridiculous point in time, where fraudulent businesses, that can't prove complaints against them false or to the contrary in some way shape or form, so freely and frivilously use the term "libel" to intimidate consumers. If a business is conducting a legitimate operation and in a sound and ethical manner, it would have absolutely no problem coming into the public eye and addressing and rectifying all consumer related issues. What the BBB? Don't make me laugh! I may very well $h!t my pants! If what is said about Ed Magedson is true, it would be absolutely no different than what the f#ck!ng BBB has been doing to businesses for years, therefore I condone his practice and I'm sure many others do as well. Hypocrites!! Funny how the tide has shifted. I am willing to bet, that it now doesn't feel so good for many fraudulent businesses, to have to pay a fee to an "entity" when it's not to their advantage. One good thing that remains for legitimate businesses however, is that they won't ever have to pay fees to anyone. Actions tend to speak out for ones reputation. The BBB charges businesses a fee (membership) to be "recognized" and or a part of their "entity". This pool of businesses "entity", gives consumers a false impression, by blatantly misleading the public, and causing consumers to believe, that a business or businesses are legitimate or more established than non-members of the BBB. Being a member of the BBB means absolutely didley!Memberships are paid for! How is this beneficial to consumers? The plaques that are issued to their members, are store bought and literally means nothing! The entire business is a sham, that actually does more harm to consumers than good. The BBB's policies and procedures actually protects bad businesses as opposed to consumers, even though for many years, they have lead the public to believe, that their intentions were otherwise. The stipulation that protects the BBB is "we do not endorse the claims of". This stipulation alone, releases them from any and all responsibility, accountability and liability. The fact that such a stipulation even exists, tells me, that the BBB are openly admitting that their entity is literally of zero use. Businesses that are unwilling and unable to do so, and finds this very simple task a problem in any way, would UNDRSTANDABLY also find the good deeds of this website and it's creator a threat to their business. Until next time, take care everyone cause I care, Aloha from the beautiful island of Hawaii and God Bless. P.S. Remember: The rippoff report has never charged a fee to post, therefore can in no way ever be considered a rip off. Always be leary of any and all companies, that find free speech a threat and attempts to impose on everyones right to it.