1, Report:
#125077
Posted Date:
Mar 30 2007
Ron Wattu, Pro-Tech Marketing, Inc., Pro-Tech Vending Services, Inc., Bakers Batch Candle Factory, Ronald J. Wattu, Soldiers Scents, HelpLocalSoldiers.org, BakersBatch.com, FranchiseIncome.com, Express outrageous con artist, fraud, deceptive business opportunity, bait and switch expert, misleading self-employment, ripoff! Orange Massachusetts
I worked for Ron Wattu 15 years ago in Florida )Pro-Tech Polishing Services, Inc), where he ran a bait and switch scam, very similar to the reports I found about ExpresScents/Country Kitchen Candles/Elite Designs. He'd put ads in newspapers around the state for employment as auto d...
Entity
Ron Wattu - Pro-Tech Marketing - Pro-Tech Vending Services - Bakers Batch Candle Factory
Categories: Employers
2, Report:
#136805
Posted Date:
Mar 31 2005
Dannick, Ron Wattu, Ron Wood, Kimberly Rushford Ray Pard Ripoff Back At It Again Cranston Rhode Island
I investigated several candle offers last year but did not purchase. I have read all the reports and sorry to see so many were hurt by ExpressScents and Elite Designs. A word of warning that RON WATTU, formerly of Elite Designs is now going under the name RON WOOD and is working for...
Entity
Dannick, Ron Wattu, Ron Wood, Kimberly Rushford, Ray Pard
Categories: Sales People
3, Report:
#129436
Posted Date:
Jan 30 2005
Anthony Antonelli - Mitch Centricco - Ron Wattu - Country Kitchen Candles - Expresscents - Elite Designs. ripoff Scam artists start new businesses under different names. North Providence Rhode Island
Anthony Antonelli, the president of Country Kitchen Candles, Expresscents, Elite Designs, has started up two new companies, now listed with the Rhode Island Secretary of State's office. Go to the Sec. of State web site-corporations tab-reports-and put his name in and you will see 1...
Entity
Anthony Antonelli - Mitch Centricco - Ron Wattu -Country Kitchen Candles -Expresscents -Elite Design
Categories: Corrupt Companies
4, Report:
#127267
Posted Date:
Jan 19 2005
Country Kitchen Candles, Expresscents, Elite Designs Ripoff False References, SCAM, False Profit Projections, Defective Products North Providence Rhode Island
(1) They claimed that each territory will only have ONE distributor. However, I have met another distributor that was assigned to the same territory. They lied to her that there is no distributor in our state.
(2) They claimed that the candles' burn times are between 40 to 80 ho...
Entity
Country Kitchen Candles, Expresscents, Elite Designs
Categories: Home Based Business
5, Report:
#123501
Posted Date:
Jan 19 2005
ExpresScents AKA Elite Designs AKA Country Kitchen Candles Fraudulent, Deceptive, Sales Tactics to get contract signed and Steal your money! Defective Products, Hidden Costs, Grossly Mistated Income Potential, Lies, Lies, Lies Work at Home RIPOFF North Providence Rhode Island
I've experienced all and more of the situations you've read about in the other reports on this Fraudulent, Deceptive, Corrupt, unscrupulous Home Business Scam. There are at least 25+ others as well. All who have lost personal funds in the amounts of $14,000.00-$17,000.00 at a NO-WIN...
Entity
ExpresScents - Elite Designs - Country Kitchen Candles
Categories: Home Based Business
6, Report:
#126663
Posted Date:
Jan 10 2005
COUNTRY KITCHEN CANDLES, ESPRESSCENTS, ELITE DESIGNS RIPOFF LIED DECEIVED FAILED TO PROVIDE SERVICES STATED DIRECTED TO FRAUDULENT AND THIEVING LOCATORS NORTH PROVIDENCE Rhode Island
First of all, some of the product has proven to be inferior. Some of the scented pie candles, while hanging on the display, actually drip oils onto the product below spoiling the dripping candle for possible sale as well as the dripped-on product. Some of the candles that are suppos...
Entity
COUNTRY KITCHEN CANDLES, ESPRESSCENTS, ELITE DESIGNS
Categories: Gift Shops
7, Report:
#113579
Posted Date:
Jan 09 2005
Country Kitchen Candles, ExpresScents, Elite Designs Fraudlent misleading tactics to get contract signed, defective products, hidden costs, grossly mistated income potential. 17 Thelma Avenue Rhode Island
I experienced a similar situation as the distributor from New York's report. There are at least 20-25 others that have as well. Complaints have been filed with the Attorney General's office in Rhode Island, the BBB, the FTC. Mr. Antonelli has had meetings with the AG's office and...
Entity
Country Kitchen Candles, ExpresScents, Elite Designs
Categories: Home Based Business
8, Report:
#123322
Posted Date:
Dec 29 2004
Express Scents, Designer Scents, Elite Designs Ripoff Deceptive sales Defective product no support Work at home sacm Providence Rhode Island
Dear fellow ripped off people. My wife and I have read your stories and have experienced many if not all of the issues that have already been mentioned:
lousy locators
sub standard products( candle and bracelet)
No contact with company after the sale
Texas reference tha...
Entity
Express Scents
Categories: Home Based Business
9, Report:
#123222
Posted Date:
Dec 16 2004
Elite Designs - Designer Scents - Country Kitchen Candlels - Express Scents ripoff fraudulent scam artists N. Providence Rhode Island
I am glad Sharri finally got some satisfaction. It's about time something happened.
I have not been offered anything. Nobody has contacted me. . . . before today that is. Janet at Designer Scents called to say they are compiling a list of distributors that had a bad experience...
Entity
Elite Designs, Designer Scents, Country Kitchen Candles, Express Scents
Categories: Home Based Business
10, Report:
#119308
Posted Date:
Nov 22 2004
ExpresScents - Country Kitchen Candles - Elite Designs I WAS RIPPED OFF AND STILL WANT MY REFUND MR. ANTONELLI North Providence Rhode Island
I am still waiting for a refund of all the money I invested in ExpresScents candles. I have also filed a formal complaint with the Florida Attorney General's office against the JS Locator Company you recommended in the sales brochure. Essentially I have been misled and ripped off tw...
Entity
ExpresScents - Country Kitchen Candles - Elite Designs
Categories: Small Business Services
11, Report:
#118701
Posted Date:
Nov 18 2004
Elite Designs - Expresscents - Country Kitchen Candles Settlement InformationI have agreed to settle my dispute with Country Kitchen Candles North Providence Rhode Island
I have agreed to settle my dispute with Country Kitchen Candles, Inc., on terms that are satisfactory to me. The terms of the settlement have been approved by the Office of the Attorney General of Rhode Island. I have
been advised by the Attorney General's Office that Country Ki...
Entity
Elite Designs - Expresscents - Country Kitchen Candles
Categories: Home Based Business
12, Report:
#116254
Posted Date:
Nov 05 2004
Expresscents, Designerscents, Elite Designs ripoff N. Providence Rhode Island
I am also a victim of this company-everything Shari and the others have said is an acurate description of what I have gone through as well. My business partner and I purchased a 20 store package in April. We were to sell the pillar candles with dsigner bracelets. After doing much re...
Entity
Expresscents, Designerscents, Elite Designs
Categories: Gift Shops
13, Report:
#109892
Posted Date:
Nov 03 2004
Elite Designs - Expresscents - Designerscents - Country Kitchen Candles Scamming, deceiving, misleading, totally fraudulent and lying company in their advertising and promises to their distributors RIPOFF North Providence Rhode Island
In April I purchased a 20 account candle distributorship from this unscrupulous, underhanded and fraudulent company. Everything that possibly could have gone wrong went wrong once they received their money.
The main reason I purchased this distributorship (for a nice sum, I migh...
Entity
Elite Designs - Expresscents - Designerscents - Country Kitchen Candles
Categories: Con Artists
14, Report:
#115774
Posted Date:
Nov 02 2004
Elite Designs - Expresscents Very Misleading Candle Distributorship Business tied to Ripoff Retail Locators work at home ripoff North Providence Rhode Island
I purchased an Expresscents candle distributorship in September 2003 from Elite Designs, Inc. for more than $17,000 and was made to believe their was much competition in the Mid-Atlantic territory for this business and was hurried into buying the territory before I was ready. The c...
Entity
Elite Designs
Categories: Home Based Business
15, Report:
#115316
Posted Date:
Oct 30 2004
ExpresScent, Inc A Division Of Elite Designs CANDLE DISTRIBUTORSHIP RIPOFF, TALK IN CIRCLES, SMOOTH TALKERS NORTH PROVIDENCE Rhode Island
Due to my dissatisfaction with this company and seemingly unscrupulous dealings, I was researching the web and came across this site. If anyone reading this is making a consideration to purchase - save yourself some trouble.
Since my purchase of the 30 display distributorship in...
Entity
ExpresScent, Inc A Division Of Elite Designs
Categories: Con Artists
16, Report:
#113896
Posted Date:
Oct 21 2004
Designer Scents - Country Candles - Elite Designs - Expresscents ripoff scam North Providence Rhode Island
The others that have written about their experiences with this company are telling the truth. One or two, even three or four people could have misunderstood but there are literally dozens of disgruntled distributors. Here is my story.
I purchased a 20 location distributorship i...
Entity
Designer Scents - Country Candles - Elite Designs - Expresscents
Categories: Corrupt Companies
17, Report:
#113590
Posted Date:
Oct 19 2004
Country Kitchen Candles express Scents, Elite Designs I agree with shari Providence Rhode Island
I was told similiar things as Shari and others. I had an,and the word used by the employee was exclusive territory. Noone else had been sold in my territory.
everyone
syracuse, New YorkU.S.A.
Entity
Country Kitchen Candles - express Scents, Elite Designs
Categories: Corrupt Companies
18, Report:
#113365
Posted Date:
Oct 17 2004
Elite Designs / Expresscents Candles Fraudulant / Scamming / Misleading / Deceptive / rip-off North Providence Rhode Island
Shari - from Liverpool, NY - is right.
In early March of 2004, my wife and I got involved with ExpresScents (candles) with the intention of developing a part-time business for my wife to run as we started down the road toward parenthood, to give her something flexible that she co...
Entity
Elite Designs / Expresscents Candles
Categories: Con Artists