Eric
RV,#2Author of original report
Sat, February 03, 2007
IF you need help JUST FOLLOW ME The Florida Attorney General's Office is in receipt of your email regarding your concerns with The Discount Warehouse. Attorney General McCollum asked that we respond. This office uses complaints such as yours to develop information about patterns of business activity which might indicate the need for formal investigation or legal action by our office. We will keep your correspondence for future reference. If we discover a pattern, what originated as a private dispute between buyer and seller may become a matter of broad public interest and thus warrant the Attorney General's intervention under the state's consumer protection laws. However, please be aware that this office does not mediate "individual" consumer complaints. ( but they do for a Group) At the state level, Florida's Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Consumer Services (DACS), is the clearinghouse for consumer complaints and has a voluntary mediation program to assist individual consumers. You may contact DACS online at: 800helpfla com Or by mail at 2 0 0 5 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, Florida 3 2 3 9 9 The telephone number is (850) 488-2221 or toll-free from within Florida (800)435-7352. The following information from The Florida Bar's website regarding civil procedures and contract issues may prove helpful to you: Florida's Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act provides individuals with a private remedy to bring an action for damages, attorney's fees and court costs. You may wish to consider consulting a private attorney for any legal guidance you may need. If you need help finding a lawyer, The Florida Bar offers a Lawyer Referral Service which you may contact toll-free at (800) 342-8060. In addition, the following is a list of agencies which you may wish to contact as you seek to resolve your individual complaint. BBB of Southeast Florida (serving Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, West Palm Beach areas) Phone: (561) 842-1918 County Consumer Protection Offices Broward County - Phone: (954) 357-5350 Thank you for contacting Attorney General McCollum's Office. We hope this proves helpful. SO they are helping me lets all do the same thing and take out bad guy!!