1, Report:
#23723
Posted Date:
Feb 01 2014
SMC, Specialty Merchandise Corporation ripoff false promises, tricked and lied to us Van Nuys California
When a person first signs up with SMC, the company tries to get you Pumped Up. To enroll they will charge you a fee somewhere in the ballpark of 325.00 - 350.00 dollars. They will let you pay the fee off by month.
When you get everything you need to make your first sell, the...
Entity
SMC, Specialty Merchandise Corporation
Categories: TV Advertisements
2, Report:
#384213
Posted Date:
Aug 21 2012
SMC Specialty Merchandise Corporation As Seen On TV - Tom Bosley Spokesperson - Advertising to start your own business with a company that's decades old Van Neys, California
I clicked online the submit button for SMC to send me information about the company. It's been around a long while, and Tom Bosley has been the spokesperson for years. I think the average person would take it in good faith of having followed Tom Bosley's having been spokeperson for ...
Entity
SMC ,Specialty Merchandise Corporation
Categories: On-Line Business
3, Report:
#3224
Posted Date:
Feb 03 2012
Specialty Merchandise Corporation SMC hidden cost rip-off *REBUTTAL
If Your thinking of getting involved with the company think again. SMC states on there infomercial that you can start your business for as less as $25.00. Not true, what they dont tell you is that they charge you $299.95 for a membership with them and all the hidden cost's that it w...
Entity
Specialty Merchandise Corporation
Categories: Mail Order Services
4, Report:
#126233
Posted Date:
Feb 02 2012
SMC SPECIALTY Merchandise Corp SMC Fraud Alert Update SMCorp Is So Deceptive It Has Placed Itself On Its Own Fraud Alert Prescribed Merchant List RIPOFF Chatsworth California
I have never seen anything like this before in my life
Have You?
They have placed themselves on their own Fraud Alert list.
I said email 10 of your friends, I take that back Email 100 people before they are a victim of this scam.I just copied this page off of their corporate...
Entity
SMC SPECIALTY Merchandise
Categories: TV Advertisements
6, Report:
#457060
Posted Date:
Jun 12 2009
Specialty Merchandise Corp SMC website is MIA! Simi Valley California
Ok, like many people out there, we signed up with SMC. But we never planned to use their lame marketing plan, we just wanted to use them as a wholesaler and drop shipper. And like many people, we also decided that is was far more time effective to pay the money for the website throu...
Entity
Specialty Merchandise Corp
Categories: TV Advertisements
7, Report:
#410148
Posted Date:
Mar 23 2009
SMC - Specialty Merchandise Corporation Lost Over $18,000.00 Doing Business With SMC/Emerchant Club Simi Valley California
My impression of SMC. I realize that what I am writing may be considered a novel, however, do yourself a big favor and read EVERY WORD. I have lost over $18,000.00 during my SMC experience (In a years time, I have not made one penny on this enterprise, nor have I made one sale). ...
Entity
SMC - Specialty Merchandise Corporation
Categories: Bait-and-Switch
8, Report:
#410630
Posted Date:
Jan 11 2009
SMC Corporation And Emerchant Club - Deceptive Advertising and Bait and Switch Chatsworth California
Please follow this link to view the Federal Trade Commissions Guidelines on Truth in Advertising FAQ:
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http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/business/adv/bus35.shtm
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Please send an email to [email protected] if you have questions, comments or information that you feel is rele...
Entity
SMC Corporation And Emerchant Club
Categories: Bait-and-Switch
9, Report:
#406788
Posted Date:
Dec 31 2008
SMC - Specialty Merchandise Corp Tried to rip me off and then get my money...but charge it back and won!!! Simi Valley California
I've signed up with SMC starting with their special introductory rate of $114.45 a year membership which includes a Big Value Website. When I got my membership and called my business coach Joan Miller, I was told about a full e-commerce website which cost me $2795 and includes cata...
Entity
SMC - Specialty Merchandise Corp
Categories: Bait-and-Switch
10, Report:
#404374
Posted Date:
Dec 23 2008
SMC Promotions - E-Commerce - E-Merchant Club Warning!! An alarming increase in complaints! Simi Valley California
WARNING!!!!!!!!!!!
Business Recovery Services has seen an alarming rise in the rate of clients who are requesting Do-It-Yourself Business Recovery Kits involving SMC Promotions, E-Commerce, and E-Merchant Club. Over the last three months, over seventy (70) clients have requested...
Entity
SMC Promotions - E-Commerce - E-Merchant Club
Categories: Internet Marketing Companies
11, Report:
#364776
Posted Date:
Aug 20 2008
SMC - Specialty Merchandise Corporation false claims, liars, extortion of fees, no refund for cancellation, rip-off, fraud Simi Valley California
I called SMC after viewing a late-night infomercial featuring Tom Bosley. Even though I am fully aware that if it looks too good to be true, it probably is, I was still intrigued by the opportunity and called for more information. The high pressure sales technique that they used o...
Entity
SMC - Specialty Merchandise Corporation
Categories: BBB Better Business Bureau
12, Report:
#362197
Posted Date:
Aug 13 2008
SMC - Speciality Merchandise Corporation Misleading - Do not live upto what they promise - VERY BIG SCAM they make money not you Simi Valley California
I was called on July 22, 2008 by a sales representative from SMC. Of course, she was very chipper, upbeat and positive. Wow, she talked a good game. She explained to me all the wonderfull benifits of becoming a seller of SMC products. All I had to do was join for $49.95. For this...
Entity
SMC - Speciality Merchandise Corporation
Categories: TV Advertisements
13, Report:
#270803
Posted Date:
Apr 04 2008
Specialty Merchandise Corp SMC Steals Money from Consumers Simi Valley California
A company called SMC was trying to Steal Money from Customers for Products they do not want
and never receive.
i disputed the charges and won and canceled the Credit card and Now they have placed my name in a collections
agency for $439.45.I NEVER got a thing from them! I fo...
Entity
Specialty Merchandise Corp
Categories: Home Based Business
14, Report:
#307576
Posted Date:
Feb 09 2008
Specialty Merchandise Corp., SMC Requested info only,never bought a thing, receiving threats from CPS Security to collect Simi Valley California
I requested information from SMC, and received a box of catalogs along with some business opportunity outlines two years ago. After reading their information and browsing their merchandise catalogs, I decided that this home based business opportunity was less than something that I ...
Entity
Specialty Merchandise Corp., SMC
Categories: Home Based Business
15, Report:
#307536
Posted Date:
Feb 09 2008
S.M.C. deceipt, dishonest, unhelpful, unresponsive Simi Valley California
This is a copy of the last e-mail I sent S.M.C.
Member Date : 12/04/07
This is my second attempt at reaching you with this information! This is a long letter, but is as short as I could make it. I am very upset with S.M.C.s way of dealing with its affiliates!!!
I, as many, ha...
Entity
S.M.C.
Categories: Home Based Business
16, Report:
#295489
Posted Date:
Dec 30 2007
Specialty Merchandise Corp - SMC Collection Agency - CPS Security - Check Plus Systems Improper Activites by SMC and its Collection Agency San Antonio Texas
I also cancelled the SMC membership within the 30 day period. I did not receive the refund promptly so I filed a dispute via my credit card company. The credit card company resolved the dispute and I received the refund. About 4 months after receiving the refund I received a collect...
Entity
Specialty Merchandise Corp - SMC - Collection Agency - CPS Security - Check Plus Systems
Categories: Clubs & Organizations
17, Report:
#283095
Posted Date:
Nov 13 2007
SMC (Specialty Merchandise Corporation) You don't get what they say. It went wrong pretty fast. Simi Valley California
I had been thinking of working from home for a long time. I saw the SMC commercial on TV several times before I logged on to their website and requested information by mail. I received it a few days later. The plans were expensive, $414.95 for Gold, $479.40 for Silver, so I put ever...
Entity
SMC (Specialty Merchandise Corporation)
Categories: Corrupt Companies
18, Report:
#274412
Posted Date:
Nov 06 2007
Specialty Merchandise Corporation - SMC All I can say, they are CON-MAN. (Bad-People) Internet
First, I do not know how they manage to get my numbers and call me with their offer. They (SMC workers) talked to me with all the good things (bad things hidden), trying their very best to convince me (like trying hard to get their commission from it).
Oh you DO NOT NEED to do an...
Entity
Specialty Merchandise Corporation - SMC
Categories: Corrupt Companies
19, Report:
#247662
Posted Date:
Oct 04 2007
Smc And Emerchantclub I tried to cancel the same day and they said they couldnt do that. now they have debited my account three times after I was told I was cancelled Simi California *EDitor's Suggestions on how to get your money back into your bank account!
I called SMC to join and immediately wanted to cancel. I called to cancel my account and they claimed I was not in the computer yet and to try back in a few days.
I called again and was told that the membership kit was mailed to me by Rick Macias(Supervisor of member services) I ...
Entity
Smc - Emerchantclub
Categories: Corrupt Companies
20, Report:
#275948
Posted Date:
Sep 25 2007
EMerchantClub, EMC,Specialty Merchandise Corp, SMC Paid For Service Not Received Cancelled Membership Within 30 Business Days No Refund Was Issued Simi Valley California
I had purchased an upgraded smc website through eMerchant Club. Cost was $501.00. Service was cancelled within the next business day following the transaction. I never received any service from this company and never received a refund either. eMerchant Club denied me a refund for m...
Entity
EMerchantClub , EMC, Specialty Merchandise Corp, SMC
Categories: Home Based Business
21, Report:
#272274
Posted Date:
Sep 13 2007
Specialty Merchandise Corporation Bait & Switch Simi Valley California
As an ex-employee of SMC I sorry to say how bad I feel for the people I have ripped off through SMC's deceptive bait and switch web site business program. Everyone should know that from the moment they contact SMC everything the representative says is scripted. Their legal departmen...
Entity
Specialty Merchandise Corporation
Categories: Home Based Business
22, Report:
#273773
Posted Date:
Sep 11 2007
Speciality Merchandising Made unapporved charges to Credit Card Chatsworth California *EDitor's Suggestions on how to get your money back into your bank account!
Great bunch of total jerks and liars at SMC.
I ordered the info package for $39.95 and read through it.
I was not impressed but my wife mis placed the package thinking it was just junk mail.
It was junk but $40.00 worth of junk.
I was called by Chris my so called appoint...
Entity
Speciality Merchandising
Categories: Corrupt Companies
23, Report:
#265356
Posted Date:
Aug 05 2007
S.M.C. Corporation, Specialty Merchandise Corp, Smc Taking money from account for something that they were not permitted to do Ripoff Simi Valley California
They have been chargeing me $9.95 a month for over a year after I told them I didn't need their onlien store, becuase I did my own web site, and also They told I had to pay $69.95 to renew my membership becuase it had exspired with out sending notice to when my membeship was up for ...
Entity
S.M.C. Corporation
Categories: Corrupt Companies
24, Report:
#257906
Posted Date:
Jun 30 2007
Specialty Merchandise Corporation company will not abide to 30 day return policy they claim to cancel membership Simi Valley California
I joined SMC with the 30 return policy if I did not like the product or service. I was told I would have a business coach to help me right away, and get things started.
About 5 days before my 30 days were up, and after phoning for coach appointments at least 5-6 times, only to h...
Entity
Specialty Merchandise Corporation
Categories: Home Based Business
25, Report:
#255922
Posted Date:
Jun 21 2007
Specialty Merchandise Corporation Misleading and false advertising - took unauthorized funds from my account, failed to advise that there would be monthly charges for the SMC restricted Web Site for which they charged $895.00. Fontana California
I saw an ad on TV for SMC which ended, Where else could you start up a business of your own at a cost of only $25.00? (Not exact wording, but the $25.00 is correct and starting your own business is correct.)
I called and ended up actually buying a Gold Membership so as to be abl...
Entity
Specialty Merchandise Corporation SMC
Categories: TV Advertisements