126, Report:
#458092
Posted Date:
Jun 03 2009
Seattle Direct Coffee / Metro Coffee Fraudulent Unauthorized Charges and Poor Business Practices Evanston Illinois
Copied from my BBB complaint against this company:
On 05/09/2009 I followed a link to the website of Seattle Coffee Direct to purchase a promotional item. Per the promotion, I was to have received 2 lbs of coffee, 2 coffee mugs and 2 travel mugs. The order was placed using a Vi...
Entity
Seattle Coffee Direct / Metro Coffee Direct
Categories: Internet Fraud
127, Report:
#451021
Posted Date:
May 12 2009
Seattle Coffee Direct Over a Month to REFUND MY MONEY??? Evanston Illinois
I'll be the first to admit making a mistake and boy did I make one w/this company. As a matter of act, they don't deserve to be referred to as a company ... more like con artists, sham, thieves.
Ordered what I thought to be a sample run and NO I didn't read the small print (m...
Entity
Seattle Coffee Direct
Categories: BBB Better Business Bureau
128, Report:
#447864
Posted Date:
May 01 2009
Seattle Coffee Direct This company is a total ripoff Evanston Illinois
Seattle Coffee Direct is one of the most unethical business I have come across. They have misleading promotions and they lie about own their terms and conditions of their so called club.
My wife thought she was getting a good deal when she purchased two travel mugs, two regular ...
Entity
Seattle Coffee Direct
Categories: Internet Fraud
129, Report:
#447208
Posted Date:
Apr 28 2009
Seattle Coffee Direct, Bellezza Coffee And Tea Promised Refund Not In Sight!!! Evanston Illinois
Like Everyone Else, I signed up through a survey for coffee, 2 mugs/2 travel mugs. $5 sign up fee.
Before I even received my coffee and I was charged $38.95 on my credit card plus the $5 fee for them shipping the package. I immediately took out my free mugs and sent the coffee back...
Entity
Seattle Coffee Direct, Bellezza Coffee And Tea
Categories: Miscellaneous Companies
130, Report:
#444794
Posted Date:
Apr 18 2009
Seattle Coffee Direct Coffee, Free Offer, subscription, Evanston Illinois
I ordered the introductory package from Seattle Direct Coffee and received the package (2 ceramic mucs, 2 travel cups, and 2 12-oz packets of coffee on the 15th (Wed). I hade not even had a chance to sample it when I received 2 more packets of coffee on Fri., the 17th (yesterday). A...
Entity
Seattle Coffee Direct
Categories: Miscellaneous Companies
131, Report:
#444706
Posted Date:
Apr 18 2009
Seattle Coffee Direct Thieves and Villains Evanston Illinois
Followed a link off of the Tagged web site's Mafia Wars game, Offered 2 packetss of coffee 2 mugs and a travel mug for $5.00. filled out the form seeing nothing about any further costs or charges. checked account the next day and found a charge for $25.00, I thought, OK maybe $5...
Entity
Seattle Coffee Direct
Categories: Gourmet stores
132, Report:
#443497
Posted Date:
Apr 14 2009
SEattle Coffee Direct CHARGED MY CARD AND GAVE ME A SEX LINE PHONE NUMBER Illinois
i thought it was $5 first off, then they ended charging my card for $25.00.. Callthe number nad it is a phone sex line.. i got ripped off
Kerri
Metairie, LouisianaU.S.A.
Entity
SEattle Coffee Direct
Categories: Restaurant Delivery Services
133, Report:
#441719
Posted Date:
Apr 12 2009
Seattle Coffee Direct Five for Five EACH Internet
I wish I read these reports before I foolishly took up the offer. I am one of the crowd who thought it was 5 bucks for 5 items. It was very deceptive as they don't show the bottom line anywhere in the offer. I read all the fine print and nowhere do they give you a total of what you ...
Entity
Seattle Coffee Direct
Categories: Miscellaneous Companies
134, Report:
#442716
Posted Date:
Apr 11 2009
Seattle Coffee Direct, Seattle Coffee Direct ships high priced coffee as they please,and then fails to refund money after product is returned and membership cancelled. Evanston Illinois
In mid December 2008, we signed up online for shipments of coffee through Seattle Coffee Direct. The promo offer included 2 pounds of coffee, 2 travel mugs (one arrived with a broken handle), and 2 ceramic mugs. All for $5.00 to which we provided our debit card number.
The firs...
Entity
Seattle Coffee Direct
Categories: Specialty Stores
135, Report:
#442421
Posted Date:
Apr 10 2009
Seattle Coffee Direct - Metro Coffee Direct Most expensive ripoff coffee on the market. Evanston Illinois
I learned of this Rip Off company, Seattle Coffee Direct while filling out an online advertisment for the coffee. I was supposed to get 2 mugs, 2 travel mugs, and 2 bags of coffee for 25.00.
To my shock and surprise I received the above mentioned products about a week later. The...
Entity
Seattle Coffee Direct
Categories: Bait-and-Switch
136, Report:
#440480
Posted Date:
Apr 03 2009
Seattle Coffee Direct make sure you read total package information about order Internet
I thought i was getting a great deal 4 coffee mug and 2 bags of coffee for 5.00.
They turned around sighed me up for and auto club which bills my account directly and charged me 38.oo and send out every month 2 bags of coffee and charges your account. when you recieve the package i...
Entity
Seattle Coffee Direct
Categories: Websites
137, Report:
#439745
Posted Date:
Apr 01 2009
Seattle Coffee Direct - Bellezza Coffee Over zealous internet coffee company TOO quick to steal money from account after MISLEADING 5 for 5$ ad. Evanston Illinois
I was cruising through a few ads and decided to order a make up sample, then looked at a teeth whitener, but decided against it. I stumbled onto the Seattle Direct Coffee site and it seemed O.K. I swear, I must've read the ad, with it's disclaimer, privacy policy, explanations about...
Entity
Seattle Coffee Direct - Bellezza Coffee
Categories: Credit Card Fraud
138, Report:
#437902
Posted Date:
Mar 26 2009
Bellessa/Seattle Coffee Company RIPOFF SCAM Charged in advance for shipment prior to end of 30-day free trial Evanston Illinois
This was supposed to have been a 30-day free trial, but the company charged me $38.95 for the next shipment before I had even received the trial offer items. I called them and was told they had charged me in advance just in case I wanted to continue the program in the future... I ...
Entity
Bellessa/Seattle Coffee Company
Categories: Miscellaneous Companies
139, Report:
#437689
Posted Date:
Mar 26 2009
Bellezza - Seattle Coffee Company Fraudulant Scam! Evanston Illinois
My husband signed up on the internet for a coffee trial that he was lead to belive was without obligation and at only a cost of $5. Instead we were charged $25 on 3/3. Then beginning on 3/5, and consecutively on 3/9, 3/12, 3/17, & 3/20 our account was charged $38.95 each date for a...
Entity
Bellezza - Seattle Coffee Company
Categories: Bait-and-Switch
140, Report:
#437361
Posted Date:
Mar 25 2009
Bellezza Coffee - Seattle Coffee Direct Illicit wrongful charge without consent Evanston Illinois
Hello!
I had the same problem with Bellezza Coffee charging me $25, and then $38 something after I subscribed to a $5 or $6 trial for Seattle Coffee Direct. I do not know if they are affiliated, but I do know that these charges happened after I signed up for Seattle Coffee Direct...
Entity
Bellezza Coffee
Categories: On-Line Business
141, Report:
#433937
Posted Date:
Mar 13 2009
Seattle Coffee Direct - Bellezza Coffee - Metro Coffee Roaster Mail Order Coffee Scam Evanston Illinois
I signed up for a no obligation trial for two packs of coffee. I thought the deal was $5 for the coffee, 2 travel tumblers and a set of 2 ceramic mugs. It turned out to be $25 (5 itmes @ $5 ea). There was no invoice in the package so I did not realize this until I got my credit ca...
Entity
Seattle Coffee Direct - Bellezza Coffee - Metro Coffee Roaster
Categories: Miscellaneous Companies
142, Report:
#433786
Posted Date:
Mar 13 2009
Seattle Coffee Direct NO REFUND FOR RETURNED COFFEE Evanston Illinois
I was sent 6 packs of coffee in 8 days. I returned it all, but was only credited (after 2 months of calling) for 4 packs, they have cheated my out of one shipment.
Mra
Elizabeth City, North CarolinaU.S.A.
Entity
Seattle Coffee Direct
Categories: Food Stores
143, Report:
#430829
Posted Date:
Mar 04 2009
Seattle Coffee And Bellezza Coffee And Tea false adverstment and over charge Evanston Illinois
I ordered the five dollor set and when i submitted my billing infomation it said it could not go through so i wasnt going to mess with it and they charged us anyway but they charged us 25.95 and not the 5.00 they over charged
Cassie
boaz, KentuckyU.S.A.
Entity
Seattle Coffee And Bellezza Coffee And Tea
Categories: Bait-and-Switch
144, Report:
#429930
Posted Date:
Mar 02 2009
Seattle Coffee Direct, Bellezza Coffee And Tea Illegal Charges on Card Evanston Illinois
I signed up through a survey for coffee, 2 mugs/2travel mugs. $5 sign up fee. I hadn't even received my coffee and I was charged $25, on 2/21/09 and then another charge of $38.95 on 2/24/09. I received a call from my bank card of suspicious activity on my card. I closed my card ...
Entity
SeattleCoffee Direct.Com And Bellezza Coffee And Tea
Categories: Buying Clubs
145, Report:
#429516
Posted Date:
Mar 01 2009
Seattle Coffee Direct - Coffeeroasterdirect.com Name is misleading as company is not in Seattle, but Illinois and ad is set up to make you think you're getting 5 things for $5 Evanston Illinois
I answered the ad showing two bags of coffee, 2 stainless steel coffee carriers, and two ceramic mugs. Ad set up like you're getting 5 for $5, but it's $5 each.
I thought the company was in Seattle because of the name, but I only found out that it was a grocery store in Illinois...
Entity
Seattle Coffee Direct - Coffeeroasterdirect.com
Categories: Bait-and-Switch
146, Report:
#428744
Posted Date:
Feb 26 2009
Metro Coffee Roasters, Seattle Coffee Direct, Bellezza Unscrupulous operation Internet
This is without a doubt the most unscrupulous company I have ever had the misfortune of dealing with. They were presented as a choice of venders to solicit to obtain a free version of a software program. The teaser was that they offered a 5 for 5 deal which included coffee, two mugs...
Entity
Metro Coffee Roasters, Seattle Coffee Direct, Bellezza
Categories: Coffee Shops & Tea Rooms
147, Report:
#427436
Posted Date:
Feb 23 2009
Seattle Coffee Direct - Belleza Cofee Ripped Me Off--Charged My Card Multiple TImes Evanston Illinois
I , too, received an email about an introductory offer of coffee from Seattle Coffee Direct for $5.00. I was to receivd 2 travel mugs, 2 coffee mugs, and pound of cofee. I signed up and authorized the $5.00.
WHen I reviewed my account, Seattle Coffee charged me $25.00 on 2/15/0...
Entity
Seattle Coffee Direct - Belleza Cofee
Categories: Miscellaneous Companies
148, Report:
#424762
Posted Date:
Feb 16 2009
Seattle Coffee Company ,Bellezza Coffee Tea unauthorized transactions.it was suppose to be $25.00. they got that. Then got $38.95 twice without my permission. Evanston Illinois
My wife ordered 2 pounds of coffee 2 coffee mugs and 2 Stainless mugs from seattle coffee company for $25.00 flat fee.The next thing we knew they hit our bank account again without our consent 2 days later for $38.95.Then another company called Bellezza coffee&tea hit our account th...
Entity
Seattle Coffee Company ,Bellezza Coffee Tea
Categories: Mail Order Services
149, Report:
#424253
Posted Date:
Feb 15 2009
SeattleCoffee Company Direct tHEY KEEP SENDING ME COFFEE I DID NOT ORDER AND BILLING MY CREDIT CARD EVANSTON ILLINOIS
I am receiving coffee that I did not order. In one week alone I have now received 4 packages. I now find out that this is happening to many people and so this company needs to be immediately stopped. I have contacted my credit card company and hopefully they are not going to acce...
Entity
SeattleCoffee Company Direct
Categories: Kitchens
150, Report:
#422710
Posted Date:
Feb 11 2009
Seattle Coffee Direct still have not received money after i returned their product! Been 1 month Evanston Illinois
My husband saw an add on the internet for seattle coffee direct, 2 mugs, 2cups, and 2 12oz bags of coffee for $25 so he purchased it just after christmas and scheduled it to come and be withdrawn out of our account just before my birthday, which is in mid march.
They withdrew the...
Entity
Seattle Coffee Direct
Categories: Bait-and-Switch