Jacqueline
Hammond,#2Consumer Suggestion
Sat, August 30, 2003
Every time Reservation Rewards gets an account through 1-800-flowers, the flower people collect a fee. The flower people literally give out your personal bank or credit card account information. The process occured when you purchased the flowers, not when you blocked the pop-up. I'm just trying to tell you, because this could happen over and over again. The whole process takes place in your html mark-up. You won't see it happening. There are many other sites like this on the Internet. They can get away with it, because they inform the customer in their privacy policy. Whenever you hear phrases like: "We will customize your shopping experience". This means they will automatically hook you up, with their 2nd or 3rd party merchant. It's sounds like you have it under control, but for peace of mind, I would change all of my account numbers. Really the best way to shop on the Internet is through your credit card, because they have a dispute department, that is familiar with this kind of rip off. If you were ever to become a member of Classmates.com, you will go throught the exact same thing again. They are also linked to WLI-reservation-rewards. If you run across any others out there, please let us know. Thank you. Consumer Advocate Volunteer