After contacting my bank for info regarding 3 overpriced, unwanted, never requested magazine subscritions (the bank will follow up as needed), I contacted the magazine publishers subscriptions departments, then the company that actually processed them, and THEN finally learned that BizRate was the “outfit” that had sent me complimentary subscriptions for answering a survey; these subscriptions expired, and thenBizRate had authorized automatic renewal at the FULL PRICE for another year for all 3, without notifying me that the subscription was due for renewal. According to the subscription processing company (Synapsse.inc [protected]) BizRate claims that the “customer” has to cancel the free subscriptions or they will be automatically be renewed & billed. The “billing company: has agreed to cancel all 3 and refund the monies debited from my account (over $100.00); I have cinfirmation #s and names; will check with my ban on Monday, and also share these details. Bottom Line here: BIZRATE is a ripoff internet website; cannot be trusted, uses very sneaky methods to scam or con people into replying to what appear to be helpful surveys, “rewarding” them and then setting them up to be “fleeced”. I have heard negatives about BizRate previously; i will now make sure I NEVER do anything with anyone connected to BizRate again, and will make sure eveeryone i know, or do business with is also warned.–the “bizness” is disgraceful. Am trying to contact someone with the company directly, but am not holding my breath…people using online services need to be VERY AWARE of scams like BizRate attempt to run…
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Bizrate baited me by saying I would get $100.00 if I filled out their survey. After I filled out this survey, I was switched to an offer to subscribe to four magazines “for free.” But they weren”t free. They were $2.00 each. And THEY WERE AUTOMATICALLY RENEWING, (at much higher prices.) I know from past experience that it is almost impossible to get this type of arrangement cancelled. Bizrate is highly unethical and I will think several times before I buy through them again.
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Given a phone #[protected]. That they say “has been disconnected temporarily” or “all circuits are busy, please try again later” But of course, no one is EVER available. Cannot cancel the “continuous service” and we are charging you MORE MONEY now. BAD BAD BAD …they say I can get a refund, but how do I do it if they never pick up their phone????
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I (and i am not alone, google it) finished a purchase at UGGAustralia.com and when i completed my transaction a popup came up (very professional looking, not a bad advertisement) claiming it was doing a survey for ugg”s website. it stated that if i completed the online survey i would be rewarded with $100 worth of magazine subscriptions, free if i just paid $8 for the shipping fees. there was no fine print to read because i read it all. no where did it say you would be charged full price for these magazines. i completed my magazine selections and by the next day i had been charged the $8 shipping fee AS WELL AS a $100 magazine charge. this was complete false advertising and according to other message boards bizrate has several pending lawsuits over this particular scam.
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I fell for their free magazine offer “up to 6 free magazines just pay $2 shipping fee” . I called last September & told them to cancel the subscription, they sent me another bill this week. I called again & told them to cancel the subscriptions I don’t want any thing & I’m not paying anything. They tried to convince me to keep getting them for another $2 & I told them again NO. Supposedly they have cancelled all of them but considering that’s what I was told last year I have my doubts.
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I have attempted to reach hairthirst.com since I placed my order on Dec. 14. The funds were removed from my acct. On Dec 15. I never received a confirmation email, an email that my item was being processed, or any shipping confirmation. They have my email address as I have attempted contacting them several times at the email they provide on their website and FB page. I also messaged on fb…NO REPLY… they have at least 3 different emails, 2 of them are invalid. Any time I call customer service the number is busy. They say they will respond to emails within 24 hours. It has been 2 WEEKS and still no reply. I just want to know the status of my order. Is this A SCAM? Is this how you run a business and how you treat your customers? SO WHERE IS THE PROOF THAT MY ORDER HAS BEEN PROCESSED?
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I made a purchase from Absolute Bird Control, Inc on 6 Apr 2010; at the end of my purchase was this : ” Please take a moment to rate your shopping experience at Absolute Bird Control and you”ll receive a Special Thank You valued at $100, just $2 for processing . I thought something might be suspicious here so I began to back track to undo the questions I had answered and terminate the survey, but when I tried, it took me back to page one of the survey and the page was different than the one I statred on. The top read ” Please review your responses on this page. One or more questions require further input. Please choose when you expect your items to be delivered. Please choose Personal?Leisure or Business use. Please fill out your email address. Under that was this : ” Please take a moment to rate your shopping experience at Absolute Bird Control and you”ll receive a Special Thank You (exclusively for US residents) valued at up to $100 – up to 4 of your favorite magazines are already paid for. Just $2 processing . Plus, enter to win Bizrate”s $25 Daily Cash Giveaway, 20 winners daily (See Bizrate”s Daily Cash Giveaway Official rules ). Did not have vaguist idea how to contact Bizrate, of course I think that is their hope. I will be challenging any charges on my credit card by Bizrate or any magazine companies. I don”t know what your powers are in situations like this, but would appreciate letting me know, if anything. I”m madder than a hornet right now and will be telling all my friends to be cautious about dealing with these people.
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I ordered a chair from you and it arrived with a broken part. What ensued was e-mails sometimes answered after a few days, sometimes not. After more than a month the situation seems resolved. Most of my correspondence was with Andre Bernard, some w. chat. I don’t know if Andre is overworked, incompetent, in need of training or what, but an e-mail or two telling me what was going on would have shortened or eliminated my annoyance. I am a long time satisfied customer with Sierra Trading Post, and perhaps they could help. But I am unlikely to ever become your customer again.
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I ordered a tablecloth from Wayfair, and paid extra to get expedited shipping. They gave me a delivery date of Nov. 16. On Nov. 17, I called to tell them it hadn’t come. They said they would get it out on the following Monday, Nov. 19, they would call to confirm, and it would be delivered Nov. 20. On Nov. 20, I called again and asked them where the tablecloth was. Then they said it would be shipped out that day and I would get it Nov. 21, and they would email me. No email, no tablecloth, so I l called and cancelled the order. THAT email confirmation I got! I’ll never order from them again.
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I placed an order online (nothing unusual). A pop up came up for me to complete a survey and receive a gift. So, I did! After completing the survey, (Wow!) I could choose up to four magazines for $1 each. Upon checking my credit card statements, I was charged for August and September. “David” at customer service states it’s $1 per month per magazine! That information was not disclosed when I placed the order. I did note that I would have to reach out to cancel in one year and wrote the website address and telephone number down. Thankfully… “David” states he has cancelled my order and I will be refunded for the magazines that I have not received. I know I’ve received 2, maybe a 3rd one but not 8! I’ll be watching my credit card statement. This is a scam.
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I tried to order online from Apex a motorcycle battery. BizRate popped a window up at the very beginning with a survey asking how I felt about Apex. How would I know? I had never dealt (and never will again) with Apex. I couldn’t get past the survey to order until I filled out their worthless survey. Apex lies about shipping the next day. It’s been three weeks now and I’m told it will be another month. I asked for my money back and all they will do is give me a credit on my account. I’ll never deal with these idiots again. What good is a credit?