1, Report:
#498596
Posted Date:
Feb 09 2011
Global Tea Direct, Tea Francais DECEPTIVE CHARGE PRACTICE / LITTLE PRODUCT / SCAM TO THE TEA!!! Evanston, Illinois
This company will charge your account as much as it can as often as it can. They state in the intial purchase of a TRAIL-OFFER that would would be sent TWO poackage of tea and then on a MONTHLY BASIS theyw ill charge you card for additional offers (sound fair enough). Af...
Entity
Global Tea Direct
Categories: On-Line Business
2, Report:
#547726
Posted Date:
Dec 31 2009
Global Tea Direct, Tea Francais ordered trial for $2.00.Called and cancelled. Received 4 more shipments at $38.95 each. Returned items but no credit received. Evanston, Illinois
I ordered the $2.00 trial bag of tea on August 05,09 Tried it and hated the tea. Called 1-866-794-2030 and cancelled. Received four more shipments at a charge of $38.95 each within the next 4 weeks. Dates posted were: 08/07, 08/10, 08/13, and 08/16,09. I received t...
Entity
Global Tea Direct, Tea Francais
Categories: Bait-and-Switch
3, Report:
#537906
Posted Date:
Dec 11 2009
Peel, Inc. Shopdani.com, Posterpass.com, Seattlecoffe.com, Homeartsdirect.com SeattleCoffeeDirect.com Fraud and deceptice trade practices Evanston, Illinois
I thought I had resolved my problems with SHOPDANI.com in October 2008. Imagine my surprise when I find an $89.00 charge to my credit card from SHOPDANI.com. I filed a grievance with my credit card company and with the Consumer Protection Division of the Illinois Attorne...
Entity
Peel, Inc. Shopdani.com, Posterpass.com, Seattlecoffe.com, Homeartsdirect.com
Categories: Questionable Activities
4, Report:
#530965
Posted Date:
Nov 30 2009
Tea Francais Used my credit card number to steal money from my account Internet
In late summer I became one of millions of Facebook users that joined Zynga's Farmville, a gaming app. I clicked on earn points and found a list of stuff you could do to earn points, like taking surveys etc. Billed as free points.I completed a few, and in order to get my point...
Entity
Tea Francais
Categories: Internet Fraud
5, Report:
#521708
Posted Date:
Nov 10 2009
Tea Francais Seattle Direct Coffee's Over billing Internet
Link to the BBB in Chicago: http://www.bbb.org/chicago/business-reviews/posters/peel-in-evanston-il-36000239Yesterday while checking my account balance, I discovered two charges that I was not expecting and asked my wife about them. She was not sure Seattle Coffee ...
Entity
Tea Francais
Categories: Mail Order Services
6, Report:
#519918
Posted Date:
Nov 05 2009
Global Tea Direct, Tea Francais sent for free sample, got charged for more evanston, Illinois
my story is the same as all the other stories on this site. I sent away for the free sample and was charged the $2.00 fee. Before I even received my sample order I noticed I was charged $38.50 for the next month of packets that I did not even want. I tried to contact the company to ...
Entity
Global Tea Direct, Tea Francais
Categories: BBB Better Business Bureau
7, Report:
#517373
Posted Date:
Oct 30 2009
Tea Francais I ENTER TO WIN A DELL LAPTOP HAD TO ACCEPT 2 OFFERS CANCELED ORDER THE FOLLOWING DAY THIS COMPANY CONTINUED TO CHARGED MY CREDI CARD I CAN NO LONGER FIND CONTACT THEY CHARGED$116.85 TO MY CARD evanston, Illinois
i entered a survey that required me to accept 2 offers i canceled the next day the company assured me i was canceled.they continued to charge my account i have not been able to cntact them.they charged my account $116.85 i have none of their teas.
Entity
Tea Francais
Categories: Customer
8, Report:
#513862
Posted Date:
Oct 23 2009
Seattle Coffe Direct tea francais, cafe saporito TOTAL SCAM, PLS. BEWARE. THEY WILL CHARGE YOU FOR THE COFFEE AND TEA THAT YOU DID NOT REQUEST. THEY WILL SAY THAT THEY WILL NOT CHARGE YOU FOR THE WRONG SHIPMENT BUT THEY WILL STILL CHARGE A LOT. Evanston, Illinois
AFTER I RECEIVED MY INITIAL ORDER FROM COFFEE DIRECT I CALLED THEM TO REPORT THAT THEY SENT ME THE FLAVORS THAT I DID NOT ORDER SO I'VE ASKED HOW CAN I SENT IT BACK? THE REP TOLD ME THAT I CAN KEEP IT IF I WANT TO. AND I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WON'T BE ANY CHARGE AT ALL AND...
Entity
Seattle Coffe Direct
Categories: Specialty Stores, Employees
9, Report:
#510257
Posted Date:
Oct 16 2009
Tea Francais Rip Off: False Refund Promises and The Run Around. Evanston, Illinois
On the evening of August 6th, I was on Facebook and came across an ad for Tea Francais. It was my understanding that I could order 2, 3 oz bags of tea, for $2, without any further commitment on my part. I decided to go ahead and order the two packages of tea.On August 7t...
Entity
Tea Francais
Categories: Gourmet stores
10, Report:
#507375
Posted Date:
Oct 10 2009
tea hiti tea francias, RIPOFF/Scammers/DO NOT ORDER FROM TEA HITI/TEA FRANCAIS Evanston, Illinois
I was browsing one day (9/27/2009) on Facebook when i saw these ads to earn free points for the various applications that are available there.I came across an add for Tea Hiti/Tea francais for a $2.00 Trial offer of free tea. I thought what the heck seems like a good deal. I read al...
Entity
tea hiti
Categories: Bait-and-Switch
11, Report:
#502961
Posted Date:
Oct 02 2009
Global Tea Direct, Seattle Coffee Direct, Tea Source Expressm, Operated and owned by Peel, Inc. Unauthorized charges to credit card Evanston , Illinois
On September 16, 2009 I ordered trial shipment of the tea form the Tea Francais. I paid $2 and I was to have 2 weeks to decide whether I want to continue. I canceled the service on Sept 29, 2009, but in the meantime the company charged my credit card for 4 shipments of the tea $39.9...
Entity
Global Tea Direct
Categories: Coffee Shops & Tea Rooms
12, Report:
#500937
Posted Date:
Sep 27 2009
Teahiti tea Tea Francais and Seattle Coffee $2 trial fee. 2 Unauthorized charges of $39.76 in 2 days of offer from my acct caused ISF funds for scheduled bill payments. I was charged $58 in OD fees Recd 2mugs 2teas 1infuser 2 days after withdrw Evanston, Illinois
$2.00 trial fee ok'd. 2 days later, 2 unauthorized charges of $39.76 from my acct. Due to prescheduled bill payments, this caused $58.00 in overdraft fees. Yesterday, I received a pkg. from Tea Francais containing 2 mugs, 2 teas and 1 infuser- the free ...
Entity
Teahiti tea
Categories: Food Vendors
13, Report:
#496142
Posted Date:
Sep 17 2009
Global Tea Direct, Tea Francais I got the trail $2.00 pkg. And within 2 days I received another pkg with 2 more 3oz bags of tea.I called them told them to cancel mymembership They nailed my credit card for 8 pkgs at $39.95 Got the 1st pkg w/2-3.0z bags, tryed it. IT WAS AWFULL.Called told them NOT to send any more.I got moreon Evenston , Illinois
I got suckered in by an e-mail Your Free Dell Laptop is waiting for you, We need a shipping address. My Grand daughter needs a laptop for school . So then you have to except at least 4 of the adds.
One of them was TEA FRANCAIS, FREE a trail offer. $2....
Entity
Global Tea Direct, Tea Francais
Categories: Websites
14, Report:
#495491
Posted Date:
Sep 16 2009
Tea Francais got the $2.00 deal they offered an received 2 more pkg's,then canceled as it is not worth what they charge.this is a twice a month deal,well they got me for $280 in a 3 week course.rude to me . only got 3 packs,got charged for 7even after canceling evanstonInternet, Illinois
i signed up for their $2.00 deal...it is a twice a month deal,got me for 7 in 3 weeks a total of $280...which i only received 3 of the 7,i canceled but not soon enough as they still took my money. they were rude...
Entity
Tea Francais
Categories: Miscellaneous Companies
15, Report:
#491812
Posted Date:
Sep 08 2009
Global Tea Direct - Tea Francais - World Royalty Tea - Seattles Best Coffee company Major Fraud and rip-off scam, charged my account initial $2.00, then fraudulantly charged $38.95 over the 4 times over the next ten days Evanston Illinois
Fraud Alert: Tea Francais,
I recieved a email offer for a trail of tea francais teas for a fee of $2.00, the offer said to allow 10 business days to recive your samples and cancel at any time with no further obligation. This order was placed on Aug 27, 2009. It then went on to expl...
Entity
Global Tea Direct, Tea Francais
Categories: Credit Card Fraud
16, Report:
#491691
Posted Date:
Sep 08 2009
Tea Francais Tea Francais The vanishing emails evanston, Illinois
This scam presented itself under the guise of a JCPenneys Survey. A company I've always trusted. So I ordered the trial offer for tea, and agreed to pay 12.95 for shipping and handling on the one-time trial offer, then have the option to cancel. That very day they sent TWO charges, ...
Entity
Tea Francais
Categories: Bait-and-Switch
17, Report:
#480375
Posted Date:
Aug 15 2009
Tea Francais Seattle Coffee Direct, Metro Tea Direct ripoff artists! Will steal you blind. Cedaredge, Colorado
While on Facebook one night I signed up for a trial offer of tea samples from this company for $2.00. On 7/28/2009 they charged me the anticipated $2.00. Several days later, I recieved the package they had promised. The tea was AWFUL and I planned to contact them t...
Entity
Tea Francais
Categories: Gourmet stores
18, Report:
#480302
Posted Date:
Aug 15 2009
Global Tea Direct, Tea Francais tea francais charged $2.00 on 8-10, 38.95 on 8-11 and 38.95 on 8-15, unauthorized, i have filed fraud with my bank and hot carded my check card.... cushing, Oklahoma
World Tea Direct aka TeaFrancais either bought or stole my check card number, charged my account 2 dollars on one day, 38.95 on the next, throwing my account in the negative, i checked my account this morning, and they have taken another 38.95 out of my account. i now have an extra ...
Entity
Global Tea Direct, Tea Francais
Categories: Telemarketers
19, Report:
#479797
Posted Date:
Aug 14 2009
Tea Francais Tea Francais The Big Rip Off Company Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota
I ordered TRIAL tea sample for $2.00. I did'nt even receive the shipment and I was sent 3 more orders and charged $38.95 ea. I had no idea the=is is there practice to get you suckered in! This is a poor way to get & keep customers!
I was told to mark the packages re...
Entity
Tea Francais
Categories: Attorney Generals, Miscellaneous Companies
20, Report:
#477401
Posted Date:
Aug 07 2009
Tea Francais I Signed up for samples of tea for $2 - Have been charged $38.95 four times since! Evanston Illinois
I was on Facebook and this company was shown as a way to earn points. I ordered the tea samples for $2.00. I received the samples one week and the following week have received 2 more shippments and 2 more are in transit.
I have never seen a company that slams you with shippments ...
Entity
Tea Francais
Categories: BBB Better Business Bureau
21, Report:
#476843
Posted Date:
Aug 06 2009
Global Tea Direct,Global Tea Direct, Tea Francais Signed up for samples of tea for $2 - Have been charged $38.95 four times since!! Evanston Illinois
I ordered a sample of tea from Global Tea Direct (which I fund out later was the same as Seattle Coffee Direct, which ripped me off a month or so ago) agreeing to pay $2.00 for two 'sample' bags of tea, two tea mugs and a 'free gift' of a tea infuser. The program I agreed to was a s...
Entity
Global Tea Direct, Tea Francais
Categories: Bait-and-Switch