26, 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
27, Report:
#430977
Posted Date:
Mar 23 2009
SMC Specialty Merchandise Corporation As Seen On TV - Tom Bosley Spokesperson - Advertising Definate Bad Repore And Dishonest Van Nuys California
This is definately a no brainer of a rip off. during the Advertisment i called the number ,and was on hold for quite awhile,while waiting ran them on ripoff.com.LOL
when the represenative so charming and knowledgable came on,asked my name,what state i lived,and was i ready to o...
Entity
SMC Specialty Merchandise Corporation
Categories: TV Advertisements
28, Report:
#427662
Posted Date:
Mar 10 2009
SMC Specialty Merchandise Corporation, SMC Specialty Merchandise Corporation-e-merchant Club Have upgraded to more expensive site and after 3 years NO SALES-Little Hits Simi Valley California
I signed with SMC over 3 years ago, with first using the gift card site..never realizing that a person had to actually have a gift card ONLY to order from me, and over 7 months of having that site it did not work properly, I dumped them and came back after a year of trying something...
Entity
SMC Specialty Merchandise Corporation-e-merchant Club
Categories: Internet Marketing Companies
29, Report:
#429217
Posted Date:
Feb 27 2009
Smc/specialty Merchandise Corporation Is not money back guarntee Simivalley California
I joined smc on the 17th or so of Febuary. My understanding was if I werent happy with it I could cancell. When my buisness coach called all he was doing was trying to sell an addiditional web-site for over $5000. When I told him I thought I was already getting one he said well no....
Entity
Smc/specialty Merchandise Corporation
Categories: On-Line Business
30, Report:
#401961
Posted Date:
Feb 22 2009
SMC Specialty Merchandise Corporation Money was taken out of my account without my knowledge. Simi Valley California
On Oct.21st or around then i opted in to a trial membership with SMC Corp. to try their business to make another income for myself because i am on a fixed income which is disability. On nov 26 the first initial payment of 39.95 was taken out of my bank account which is the monthly c...
Entity
SMC Specialty Merchandise Corporation
Categories: Infomercial Rip-offs
31, Report:
#391252
Posted Date:
Nov 21 2008
SMC Specialty Merchandise Corporation BAIT AND SWITCH Simi Valley California
The SMC company is a total ripoff. I looked a thier comercials for over 3 yrs and finally fell for it and got the gold package and thought I open up a website
to my money making days. HAHA jokes on me. I paid $325.00 for something that never existed. Then they want to charge you $2...
Entity
SMC Specialty Merchandise Corporation
Categories: Bait-and-Switch
32, Report:
#387667
Posted Date:
Nov 18 2008
SMC - Specialty Merchandise Corporation - 100% RIP OFF AND FRAUD I requested the starter kit and cancelled within the first 30 days per their instructions. I have contacted th ecompany twice to get my membership cancelled and they say they will but have not. My last call the agent said my card would be credited and my membership cancelled. She LIED! She is now telling me that I signed a contract to cancel at any time with no refund. Simi Valley California
SMC Corp is ripping me off and I can't seem to stop them. I have followed all their guidelines to get my money back and cancel my membership. I have contacted them twice and been promised a refund and to have my membership cancelled. They continue to change their story in a seeming...
Entity
SMC
Categories: Miscellaneous Companies
33, Report:
#382539
Posted Date:
Oct 18 2008
SMC - Specialty Merchandise Corporation DO NOT WORK FOR THIS COMPANY OR BUY ANYTHING FROM THEM! BIG SCAM! Phoenix Arizona
I'm not surprised by what I'm reading here. I used to work for this company and had to leave because of their unethical sales practices and overall lack of ethics and respect for the public at large. First off, the merchandise is all bought and/or made in China. There are NO name br...
Entity
SMC - Specialty Merchandise Corporation
Categories: Sales People
34, Report:
#372926
Posted Date:
Sep 15 2008
SMC Specialty Merchandise Corporation I has been fooll Simi Valley California
I star this buissnes in a comercial from TV. and has spend more than $3,000.0 dollars. The couching staff has call me to do diferents upgrade. I have not make a penny in the buissnes.
At this point I made an upgrade of a web page and at this moment when I tray to access it ,the w...
Entity
SMC Specialty Merchandise Corporation
Categories: Airline Companies
35, 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
36, Report:
#357089
Posted Date:
Jul 29 2008
SMC - Specialty Merchandise Corporation Violated their membership rules, charged a reactivation fee, and refuse to fix their mistake! Simi Valley California
For the most part, I pretty much knew what I was getting into when I decided to become a member of SMC. I chose the monthly payment option for my initial membership fee and became a member in August 2005. I chose not to participate in anything that they offered outside of what was...
Entity
SMC - Specialty Merchandise Corporation
Categories: Home Based Business
37, Report:
#354640
Posted Date:
Jul 23 2008
SMC Specialty Merchandise Corporation dishonist, liars, scam Simi Valley California
Signed up for life time membership of $315.00, with agreement to not take payment out of acct. till 3rd of the following mounth, they took the payment 7 days early causeing us $60.00 in overdraft fees. Called and was told that they would review tape of agreement and fix mistake. Cal...
Entity
SMC Specialty Merchandise Corporation
Categories: Infomercial Rip-offs
38, Report:
#352201
Posted Date:
Jul 18 2008
SMC; Specialty Merchandise Corporation How Can They Get Away With This? 996 Flower Glen St. Simi Valley, California
I have seen infomercials by this company on TV for years and years. How is it possible that such an obvious ripoff, with so many negative reports, is still in business?
Cburg
Christiansburg, VirginiaU.S.A.
Entity
SMC; Specialty Merchandise Corporation
Categories: TV Advertisements
39, Report:
#350894
Posted Date:
Jul 14 2008
SMC - SPECIALTY MERCHANDISE CORPORATION I WANT TO CANCEL - THEY WON'T LET ME - MIGHT BE STARTING A CLASS ACTION SUIT Simmi Valley California
Well I am fed up too! I wanted to cancel my smc and they will not accept my cancellation. They are still charging my account - I have not utilized my account in months - I have over 15 Gift Cards that I cannot even give a way!! My merchant website sits there dormant. These people ar...
Entity
SMC - SPECIALTY MERCHANDISE CORPORATION
Categories: Specialty Stores
40, Report:
#349826
Posted Date:
Jul 11 2008
SMC - Specialty Merchandise Corporation Fraudulent misleading company Will not allow cancelation Simi Valley California
I don't know what you want me to say. The title of the report should be enough
Andrew
Derry, New HampshireU.S.A.
Entity
SMC
Categories: BBB Better Business Bureau
41, Report:
#244055
Posted Date:
Jun 27 2008
SMC specialty Merchandise Corporation Fraudenlent charges to my credit card. Keep billing me even after cancelling withinn my 30 day free trial and my cancelling. Simi Valley California
I ordered this hoping to help me. I live on disablity. They wanted more and more money. I cancelled within my 30 day FREE trial period. I had to send two different letters to two different addresses. I verified they recieved my kit. But yet they are still billing me for the kit and ...
Entity
SMC specialty Merchandise Corporation
Categories: Corrupt Companies
42, Report:
#340117
Posted Date:
Jun 14 2008
SMC Specialty Merchandise Corporation Swindled Abused and humiliated Simi Valley California
SMC really took me for a lot. I went into the business believing it was on the up and up as it was sponsored by a highly recognized Actor. Without hestiation I purchased their web-Site Gift Card Redemtion Center. Which includes $10, $25 and $50.00 gift cards to customers to get them...
Entity
SMC - Specialty Merchandise Corporation
Categories: Work at Home Business
43, Report:
#336744
Posted Date:
Jun 03 2008
SMC - Specialty Merchandise Corporation Proiducts are cheap junk Freight charges are a rip-off Internet
i , too, joined SMC thinking it would be a great way to make extra money. It took two months to get my kit which made my 30 day trial rather null and void. My first coaching session was useless and did not suggest anything I already didn't know to do. My second coaching session was ...
Entity
SMC = Specialty Merchandise Corporation
Categories: Miscellaneous Companies
44, Report:
#308913
Posted Date:
Feb 14 2008
SMC-Specialty Merchandise CorporationSMC-Specialty Merchandise Corporation Cancellation process is phony...there is no such thing as cancellation. Fontana California
A couple of years ago, I saw the ad with Tom Bosley about SMC. I am a single parent and always looking for ways to increase my income to support my family. And who wouldn't trust Dad from Happy Day's?
SMC offered a money back guarantee to try their program, so I thought...how c...
Entity
SMC-Specialty Merchandise Corporation
Categories: TV Advertisements
45, Report:
#297360
Posted Date:
Jan 05 2008
SMC - Specialty Merchandise Corporation Thanks Rip off Report! Simi Valley California
I contacted SMC for information on their product because of Tom Bosley. I received a phone call, and spoke with a man who used very poor English. As we were talking I went to ripoff report to enter their name. I said to the guy, did you know that your company has over 200 complaints...
Entity
SMC - Specialty Merchandise Corporation
Categories: Infomercial Rip-offs
46, Report:
#290039
Posted Date:
Dec 29 2007
smcorp -specailty Merchandise Corporation violated there own contract,suppose to be charged 1 a month,didn't recieve package until I had to call in for it after 16 days, I was suppose to pay 39.95 for each month on the 8 so they kept charging me 2 or 3 times amonth. Simi Valley California
First I called SMCORP a man sounded very friendly but to friendly. He asked me if I had a bank account I had replied no I don't. He asked me does anyone have a bank account I said yes, my mother does. So he asked me a few more questions. And he told me that I would have to wait for ...
Entity
Smc - Specialty Merchandise Corporation
Categories: Home Based Business
47, Report:
#291767
Posted Date:
Dec 15 2007
SMC Specialty Merchandise Corporation Scam artist of the Century Internet
SMC is a company that sounds good to others by stating that they will help you build a business using the internet to sale their murchandise under your website and they will hold the cost of warehousing the merchandise. all you have to do is start a website then advertise their prod...
Entity
SMC - Specialty Merchandise Corporation
Categories: Corrupt Companies
48, Report:
#284116
Posted Date:
Nov 26 2007
SMC - Specialty Merchandise Corporation RIPOFF PROS Simi Valley California
In July 2006 I decided that I wanted to check this out. I made the mistake of ordering the the packet to check it out. I got it , checked it out, decided I didn't want it and sent it back within 1 week of recieving it. I have a small post office by my house that I always use, anyway...
Entity
SMC - Specialty Merchandise Corporation
Categories: Corrupt Companies
49, Report:
#286761
Posted Date:
Nov 26 2007
SMC - SPECIALTY MERCHANDISE CORPORATION, SMC took money out of my account WITHOUT authorization! I am on disability and cannot afford to JUST GIVE THEM MY MONEY! Will not refund either! Simi Valley California
When I first spoke to one of the Reps. from SMC, I was told SMC had a special going on at that time and I could join for one (1) month for only $29.00. This guy had me on the phone for a very long time and since I knew our conversation was being recorded (according to the announceme...
Entity
SMC - SPECIALTY MERCHANDISE CORPORATION
Categories: Home Based Business
50, 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