1976, Report:
#18146
Posted Date:
Apr 03 2002
members choice warranty ripoff,dishonest, deceptive company chicago Illinois
i purchased the plan on friday.the truck broke down on friday. the drive shaft broke. the u joint broke.first the guy told me they could not cover was becouse that was a pre existing problem.i told him i could not be becouse you can not super glue that back together and make it go. ...
Entity
members choice warranty
Categories: Auto Warranty
1977, Report:
#1033177
Posted Date:
Mar 29 2002
SMK Internet Components sent me two DOA chips consumer rip-off fraud Some city in California Internet
I ordered a Motherboard/CPU/Heatsink combo from these guys in California, and when the parts finally came, I was really psyched. I had just gotten a GeForce 4 and an extra 128 MB SDRAM DIMM to beef up from a 500mhz K6 (wimpy). So, I install everything properly, and...nothing. Wou...
Entity
SMK Internet Components
Categories: Corrupt Companies
1978, Report:
#16463
Posted Date:
Mar 11 2002
lowes home center, ripoff false promises ripoff artists fraud Poughkeepsie New York
My husband purchsed a formica flooring from lowes it was said to be guarrenteed not to chip crack and was impact resistetant,now after almost $3,000 of materials and laboe my floor is chipping,on the top
gloria
hopewell junction, New York
Entity
lowes,formica flooring
Categories: TV Advertisements
1979, Report:
#15026
Posted Date:
Feb 25 2002
palm harbor homes did not deliver quality promised.
we were told that the countertops were solid color all the way through, they are not, they are approximately 1/16 thick. we were told the white sink is upgraded and would not stain or chip, it has chipped and is stained in the chip. we requested vinyl windows, we got aluminum. we...
Entity
palm harbor homes
Categories: Sales People
1980, Report:
#13477
Posted Date:
Feb 06 2002
CAPITAL CHOICE CONSUMER CREDIT PUSSYS!!!!
Thank you all for the information regarding this company before i fell for the $5,000 credit line with the dream rewards program. They wanted me to send in a one time $39 membership fee for the platinum card. And may use my card immediately upon receipt exclusively for all purchases...
Entity
CAPITAL CHOICE CONSUMER CREDIT
Categories: Credit Card Fraud
1981, Report:
#11579
Posted Date:
Jan 15 2002
Best Buy Sucks....Ripoff
I had bought a PNY's 256MB memory (RAM) chipset from Bestbuy on Golf Road in Schaumburg, IL. I went to return the memory as I was planning to upgrade my computer and install RDRAM instead of SDRAM.
Tim (Best buy's Tech supervisor) told me that they would not take it back as t...
Entity
Best Buy
Categories: Audio & Electronic Retail Stores
1982, Report:
#3720
Posted Date:
Jan 07 2002
TracFone Prepaid Services ripoff at Wal Mart *Another Victim
MartI am NE of Dallas, TX and purchased from Wal Mart a $39.95 Nokia Prepaid Phone which is connected by TracPhone. Sounds like a great deal right? Wrong. Even though Nokia is a great liitle cell phone the Prepaid service - TracFone is a rip off.
This particular phone has a ...
Entity
TracFone
Categories: Telephones
1983, Report:
#10618
Posted Date:
Jan 04 2002
PROVIDIAN SMART CHIP-RIP OFF STORY
I HAVE VISA SMART CHIP FROM PROVIDIAN. I REALIZED TODAY THEY WERE BASICALLY RIPPING ME OFF. MY DUE DATE USE TO BE ON THE TENTH OF EVERY MONTH. THEY HAVE CHANGED IT WITH OUT ME KNOWING TO THE 30TH OF EVERY MONTH WHICH HAS PUT ME $147.00 OVER MY BALANCE. I HOPE SOMEONE CAN HELP. PLEAS...
Entity
PROVIDIAN
Categories: Corrupt Companies
1984, Report:
#6868
Posted Date:
Jan 04 2002
Ripped off by Direct Tv Direct Tv will charge you for movies consumer rip-off *UPDATE ..ex-employee: endless calls from customer complaints
Direct Tv will charge you for movies you wanted to watch but the Ripped off by Direct Tv:
We just got off the phone with Direct Tv where a supervisor told us they could charge us for movies we never saw. On certain days we attempted to order movies when the phone was not plugged ...
Entity
Direct Tv
Categories: Cable TV
1985, Report:
#4322
Posted Date:
Dec 13 2001
Circuit City BUYER BEWARE!! *UPDATE
The following is a copy of an e-mail I sent to every department at the Circuit City Web site. At the time of this writing I still have not heard anything from Circuit City
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am writing this message as a very unsatisfied, angry, supposed, customer. My situatio...
Entity
Circuit City
Categories: Audio & Electronic Retail Stores
1986, Report:
#9109
Posted Date:
Dec 12 2001
My Horrible GM experience - Got no help from the court or the BBB - Still paying for a car I can't drive
On January 4, 1999 I leased a brand new 1999 Chevy Cavalier because I needed a reliable way to get to and from work and school.
Two weeks after leasing the car I took it in to the dealership complaining of transmission problem, namely the grinding sound as you shifted into reve...
Entity
General Motors
Categories: Auto manufactures
1987, Report:
#6518
Posted Date:
Dec 02 2001
Verizon FRAUD Lawsuit!
Please post this link or the entire website information below it for all to see? Thanks, Angela http://members.tripod.com/wewillwinsurely/ Reference: Northpoint vs Verizon- Superior Court Case # 317249, Amended 7/12/2001 We are members of what is believed to be the second largest sh...
Entity
Verizon
Categories: Internet Services
1988, Report:
#7196
Posted Date:
Oct 17 2001
321 electronics www.bestcompdeals.com memory ripoff
orderd a 512mb pc133 memory chip off www.bestcompdeals.com paid for it but have never recived it and the phone # that they gave does not answer.it has been 20 days and no chip.
Entity
321 electronics www.bestcompdeals.com
Categories: Miscellaneous Electronics
1989, Report:
#6776
Posted Date:
Sep 25 2001
Auto Glass Plus, Masters of Deception! Rip-off!
Lost Rip-off Reports:::::
NOTICE: This is one of over 100 Rip-off Reports that was originally lost during the week of September 5th through the 12th. We have been UPDATING the original Reports from another data base 10 reports a day. This cannot and will not happen again.
Sub...
Entity
Auto Glass Plus
Categories: Auto Repair Service
1990, Report:
#6362
Posted Date:
Aug 27 2001
Verizon Communications - NorthPoint Communications ..anti trust and monopolization violations
Below is an email complaint to the Dept of Justice handling the Northpoint vz Verizon legal matters. Reference: Northpoint vs Verizon- Superior Court Case # 317249, Amended 7/12/2001 Dear Department of Justice Trustee:
I am a member of what is believed to be the second largest s...
Entity
Verizon Communications - NorthPoint Communications
Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
1991, Report:
#6002
Posted Date:
Aug 02 2001
Merchant Services Inc., Fraud? Credit Card Processing equipment fraud. Merchant beware! misrepresentation Rip-off. Business owners, Don't be taken advantage of on your credit card processing.
There are many companies that market bankcard processing services nationwide. Most of these companies are reputable, but there are a few who apparently misrepresent the facts.
Does this sound familiar? Mr. K has three stores in the West Valley of Phoenix, Arizona. A representativ...
Entity
Merchant Services Inc
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
1992, Report:
#5821
Posted Date:
Jul 20 2001
Ripped off and beaten up! by Covenant Technology, Computers, Networking & Web Page Disign
I brought 2 computers to look at to this company. First needed installation of a new operation system. The second did not work. The owner asked $125 for the 1st computer and for the 2nd (from which I removed not working hard drive) another $65. I agreed to a service for the first co...
Entity
Covenant Technology, Computers, Networking & Web Page Disign
Categories: Computer Service & Repair
1993, Report:
#5149
Posted Date:
May 14 2001
Overstock.com sells inferior merchandise & has a poor return policy
I ordered a bedspread & small table & chair set from Overstock.com. I sent the bedspread back due to a color conflict. It cost $8.00, but I figured it was better than keeping it. The chairs arrived before the table. They were small, flimsy & looked dangerous for a large person (over...
Entity
Overstock.com
Categories: On-Line Stores
1994, Report:
#5136
Posted Date:
May 13 2001
Fish and Chips anyone? food portions rip-off
More and more nowadays, here in the North West of England, I am constantly being ripped off, over the size of fish portions. On a visit to Sunderland (North East) one portion of fish and chips was too much for 2 people let alone one. However thats where the value for money ends! Out...
Entity
North Western outlets
Categories: Fast Food Restaurants
1995, Report:
#3951
Posted Date:
Feb 10 2001
Pizza Hut owner / manager coerces employees to sign statements, Surveillance Tape does not lie, More employee victims Rip-off Reports
As part of an ongoing investigation, badbusinessbureau.com placed display classified advertisements in several publications looking for employees who were victimized over the years by the Apache Junction Pizza Hut and one of its owners/manager Betty Carter and family members. We ha...
Entity
Pizza Hut
Categories: Pizza & Take Out
1996, Report:
#4343
Posted Date:
Feb 01 2001
E4ME - E-mchaines Customer Dis-Service unprofessional rip off comapny
Even better, I submitted a machine (500ix) for a waranty replacement of a hard disk in Dec 2000, after the 7-10 working days I checked where it was, they said oops its gone over our perfrmance targets. They then said they would expidite it. 10 working days passed and it still did no...
Entity
E4ME
Categories: TV Advertisements
1997, Report:
#2360
Posted Date:
Sep 24 2000
Gateway Customer Support? Not unless you pay for it! * Rebuttal ..don't blame Gateway
I have had a Gateway computer for about a year and a half now. I've been wanting to upgrade my memory for some time and that time has come. Being a fairly easy operation, I went to Comp USA to buy a memory module that fit Gateways specifications. The first one didn't work at all,...
Entity
Gateway Computers
Categories: Computer Dealers
1998, Report:
#3213
Posted Date:
Sep 07 2000
WWW,MOTOROLA.CO-INC.NET OR WWW.MOTOROLA.CO-LTD,NET SEE WHY DEFECTIVE MOTOROLA CHPS PUT YOPUR LIFE AT RISK EVERYDAY!
SEE WHY DEFECTIVE MOTOROLA CHIP PUT YUR LIFE AT RISK EVERYDAY!
Entity
MOTOROLA INC.
Categories: Auto manufactures
1999, Report:
#1032959
Posted Date:
Aug 03 2000
PC Plus, Austin, Texas Computer Idiots
Feb 2000, had bad Video Card. Took my Computer to PC Plus for repair and upgrade.
Computer was returned within two week time frame. The replaced parts were not returned, which one item was a motherboard and celeron 333 chip.
Had several problems with the operation of my comput...
Entity
PC Plus
Categories: Computer Service & Repair
2000, Report:
#2002
Posted Date:
Apr 07 2000
Internet Service Provider
My ISP ( Bayside Surfcity ) 3822 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Fredericksburg, Va. has problems. It has told customers it has an agreement with another provider and we will get service from the other provider but only 50% of the service we have paid old provider.
I have filed a compaint w...
Entity
Bayside Surfcity
Categories: Consumer Services