51, Report:
#1052167
Posted Date:
May 20 2013
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Rhino Distributing-Trevor Jackson, Derek Plummer, Daniella Boles-Breneman Hired my disabled son to sell Kirby vacuums, didn't pay his wages, and stole his guitar. Kirkland, WA, Lynnwood, WA Washington
My son answered a misleading Craigslist ad for a carpet cleaner. The interviewer went on to tell him the job was actually a product representative demonstrating Kirby vacuum cleaners. He promised him $1800.00 dollars a month if he did 60 demos a month, which the company would ...
Entity
Categories: Employees
52, Report:
#1049762
Posted Date:
May 10 2013
K&G Distributing ... Greg Featherston, Kaysi Featherston, Jacob Featherston Draw you in and take advantage Chatham Illinois
K & G Distributing (out of Chatham Illinois) is a Kirby Vacuum sales operation. It has been 3 years since I left them and was a bit angry when I did. Greg Featherston was the supposed owner, but when he moved the company from it's original location (don't remember what that City...
Entity
Categories: Employees
53, Report:
#517522
Posted Date:
May 02 2013
Kirby Company ONE Industries Brainwashing desperate people Muncie, Indiana
I was 19, living at home after dropping out of college and looking for work. I was trying to achieve some sort of independence and my job of delivering pizzas wasn't paying enough. I was looking through the paper when I saw an ad for $500 a week plus bonuses. I was...
Entity
Categories: Sales People
54, Report:
#1046895
Posted Date:
Apr 29 2013
G C Distribution of Southington Ct April 17th 2013. I Was hired by Rob Boil of G C Distribution of southington CT. I was asked to begin work Friday April 19th 2013. I was hired as a customer service representative answering phones and Hired as a customer representative to take appointments, forced into doing sales,sent home because I expressed my discomfort and didnt get paid for days I showed up! left many messages.No calls were r Southington, Connecticut
On Wednesday April 17th 2013, I answered an ad that was placed in the Record Journal. The ad that was posted said grand openings All departments hiring in southington and office in Meriden. The ad said that there was full company training and that there was a full time and part time...
Entity
Categories: Bait-and-Switch
55, Report:
#1044606
Posted Date:
Apr 19 2013
Kirby cleaning systems Kirby Vacuum Distributors...Solicitors...Liars...scam artist Solicitors...Liars...scam artists Roswell, Georgia
I was sitting outside playing with my daughter when a lady pulled up in a pick up truck, came up to us saying who she worked for and that they were doing a drawing for a free carpet cleaning or a $65 gas gift card for those who participate in a small su...
Entity
Categories: Cleaning Services
56, Report:
#1042612
Posted Date:
Apr 12 2013
Inet Team Bill Delanoy Bill Delanoy with Inet Team is a JOKE Internet
Bill Delanoy at INET Team is a joke.
I tried working with Inet Team. They promised excellent training and support. What a joke! The owner Bill Delanoy cant stop talking about his days with Kirby vacuum cleaner and some old Spa company. The quality of the training w...
Entity
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
57, Report:
#1040330
Posted Date:
Apr 03 2013
Kirby W. A. Associates ***SCAM ALERT*** LIES, FALSE ADVERTISING, DECEPTIVE PRACTICES Trenton, New Jersey
Like a lot of reports on here that i have read about Kirby and its many fronts, i have had the unfortunate luck of almost getting sucked into being a demonstrator (door to door salesman).
My wife and I had answered a ad in the local news paper that read something similar to...
Entity
Categories: Employment Services
58, Report:
#856342
Posted Date:
Mar 04 2013
Carvel Inc. John Carvel INCONSIDERATE LIAR Rochester, New York
I responded to an ad in the paper titled rug shampooers needed. It promised $350 or more a week and opportunities for bonuses. I called an she said (Michele Madrid) to come in for an interview. I took my friend with me because it was in Rochester and I wasn't too familiar with The a...
Entity
Categories: Cleaning Services
59, Report:
#1018960
Posted Date:
Feb 23 2013
A & D Development Wally Bialczak Bad tactis to to sell vacuums and they tell lies about how much or if they even pay employee's for work! Blaine, Minnesota
They post ads on craiglist that all employees will have a base pay of 600$ to 800$ per week. Once u arrive at their office they tell you something completely different. They explain a bogus way of how to go in people's home to solicit for Kirby Vacuum sales. They have you work for 2...
Entity
Categories: Employment Services
60, Report:
#1018078
Posted Date:
Feb 21 2013
Superior Systems Inc Kirby Vacuum Cleaners deception, and thievery Arvada, Colorado
They came to my home, in Midland, Texas offering to clean a room in my home, in order to demonstrate a Kirby vacuum cleaner.
A young man, by the name of Paul Cardona stayed to clean the room and to demonstrate the Kirby vacuum. He demonstrated the vacuum, and all of i...
Entity
Categories: Door to Door Sales
61, Report:
#315125
Posted Date:
Feb 19 2013
Kirby Vacuum Operating Under Superior Systems Scam! Kirby Vacuum working under Aliases in Arvada Colorado
I went for an interview yesterday afternoon for a company that I had never heard of, Superior Solutions. The man was extremely personable, and promised the universe. The company apparently needed a few hard working individuals to demonstrate how household appliances they sell wor...
Entity
Categories: Employment Services
62, Report:
#1012940
Posted Date:
Feb 12 2013
PTA Enterprises Kirby Vacuum Exploitation of consumers. Pomona, California
A representative asked for a free carpet cleaning appointment to be done at 8 p.m. so they could get points for their employment with the company. I agreed to the appointment. When the carpet cleaner came it was actually a demonstrator for the Kirby vacuum. He did ...
Entity
Categories: Appliances
63, Report:
#1009129
Posted Date:
Feb 05 2013
Carvel Distribution Inc. Kirby Vacuum Cleaners/ Shampooers told me NOT TO MESS with the Carvel Distribution Inc Company, they had been in business for 25 years. And that McDonalds was looking for me. Rochester, New York
SCAM...Cardinal Distributions Inc, promises you all of the Bonuses. They state they give you a team leader to drive the van, you go in do the demonstration, then the team leader goes in and makes the sales pitch. Wrong, you do it all while the team leader sits in the van, and HE get...
Entity
Categories: Specialty Stores
64, Report:
#1004141
Posted Date:
Feb 02 2013
Rhino Distributing LLC Kirby vacuum distribution Rip-off, Stole my money and my vacuum, terrible customer service kirkland, Washington
On 1/3/13 a man named Bill came knocking on my door offering to clean my carpets. You know the story from there. Sales pitch, they don't leave, yada yada yada. Anyway, through some lapse in my judgement I agreed to pay $1200.00 for the Kirby Sentria, and I gave my Dyson DC 28 and Bi...
Entity
Categories: Appliances
65, Report:
#1005974
Posted Date:
Jan 30 2013
Preferred Credit WARNING - Their Payoff quotes are only good for a couple of days Internet, Minnesota
I offer my experience with Preferred Credit as a warning to others. I am very careful about paying off credit debt to insure that I don't incur interest, but this company's accrual practices left me holding the bag of additional interest to pay. I know that finance companies count o...
Entity
Categories: Financial Services
66, Report:
#1004650
Posted Date:
Jan 28 2013
Home Acceptance celebrity foods Dishonest, fraudulent transactions Anaheim, California
In 2009 I purchased cookware in order to receive discounts on future purchases of meat, dry goods,and frozen foods. At the same time I purchased a Kirby vacuum for $2500.00, monthly pymt same as HAC. In Oct 2012, Kirby was paid in full.Thinking that HAC should also be close to being...
Entity
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
67, Report:
#1000559
Posted Date:
Jan 21 2013
K and R Distributing fraud deceptive practices kirby vacuum elder abuse Lewiston, Idaho
K and R Distributing ripped off my 80 year old mother. Sold her a Kirby Vacuum for thousands of dollars. Vacuum does not work, they won't take it. She couldn't use the heavy clunky defective machine even if it did work, and even if she could assemble it. They did not honor thei...
Entity
Categories: Door to Door Sales
68, Report:
#996946
Posted Date:
Jan 15 2013
filtropure TVA113 I was given falsified information, thinking I was getting a high quality vaccume, when after using it for 6 months, I've come to the realization that it is cheap made and not worth the Money I paid for Fort Collins, Colorado
After being called on the phone by a Fitropure representative and being told we would receive a Hotel pkg in a location of our choice I accepted to allow a trainee employee to come out to our house and show us their product. He was a smooth talker and told us what a great prod...
Entity
Categories: Door to Door Sales
69, Report:
#957730
Posted Date:
Dec 28 2012
Rhino distributing=KIRBY VACUUM Rhino distributing=Kirby vacuum scam... Do not waste your time with employment or as a customer. Everett, Washington
So who to worn first employees who may make the sad mistake of wasting even one minute with Kirby people, or the customers who think you are actually here to help them withWell if this company can't find people to work for them they can't stay in business, this they know hints while...
Entity
Categories: Expert Witnesses
70, Report:
#846650
Posted Date:
Dec 12 2012
Joe Castro DBA Sentria Valley Wide LLC Joe Castro, Sentria, Valley Wide LLC; Central Valley; Central Valley Electric Deceptive Business Practices, Mis Quotes of Pricing, Credits/Trade-In's, Deductions, Refusal to Reimburse Visalia, California
Mr. Joe Castro (Owner) of several businesses (according to him) in the Visalia area. Sentria/KIRBY Vacuum is the one in which was presented to my personal home address. I speak English, a Spanish Sales Receipt was used (I do speak some Spanish, enough to see the 3 Day Cooling Period...
Entity
Categories: Miscellaneous Electronics
71, Report:
#421025
Posted Date:
Nov 02 2012
Sentria Company - Kirby Vacuums Deceptive ways to get into your home -BE AWARE St. Cloud Minnesota
Please be advised not to respond to anyone calling from the Sentria (pronounced 'century') company. Upon calling, they say that they will clean one carpeted room in your home for free and that you were referred from a specific family member or friend. They seem very professional a...
Entity
Categories: Sales People
72, Report:
#239142
Posted Date:
Oct 08 2012
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Hygienitech deceptive ripoff i was told that they would help me w/ advertising but didnt Doug Florida
hi, my name is vincent. about 2 years ago i was doing some research in magazines for home-based businesses. well, i came across this company and did some research on it before buying into their business. anyhow, i was very short on money so i borrowed it from my sister. she actually...
Entity
Categories: Home Based Business
73, Report:
#649415
Posted Date:
Oct 04 2012
Shy Enterpriese, Inc. Larry Shy Kirby vacuum distributor, consumer fraud alert, kirby sales, door to door sales Ann Arbor , Michigan
CONSUMER SCAM ALERT !!!!
In my opinion this co. is dangerous and fraudulent in way too many of ways!!!!!!
Kirby Sales Distributor attempting to rip off the unsuspecting consumer. Issues go way beyond a high priced vacuum sale.
Check out Inside Edition & ABC News f...
Entity
Categories: Miscellaneous Companies
74, Report:
#37030
Posted Date:
Sep 26 2012
All Generations Kirby Vacuum Sales Mistreated and ripped off Belittled & refused to exchange for a working vacuum Phoenix Arizona
On October 20,2002 I purchased a Kirby vacuum from All Generations. It came with a video tape on how to use. After 1 1/2 weeks, I called to advise my VCR didn't work and I had trouble with the machine. I left a message for someone to help me. Got no response. I called again after an...
Entity
Categories: Door to Door Sales
75, Report:
#933102
Posted Date:
Aug 27 2012
Cheyenne Distributing, Inc. I believe we were scamed and we have been trying for four weeks to get our vacum cleaner returned fo, but for some reason the company doesn't know where it is. Cheyenne, Wyoming
On July 28 a young man came to our door and asked if I use Kleenex tissues and handed me a small package of tissues. He said, Today is save your sleeve day. He told me he was doing a survey and his boss would pay him $30 if I answer another question for hi...
Entity
Categories: Appliances