1281, Report:
#3232
Posted Date:
Dec 26 2009
BAD BUSINESS: The Pool Depot *REBUTTAL
Last June, my husband and I decided to buy a pool. Of course, we saw on ad on TV about an entire pool package including decking for only $395. Out of curiosity, I called the toll free number to get additional information and a few days later a representative arrived at my home wit...
Entity
The Pool Depot, Atlanta, Georgia, 1
Categories: Pools & Saunas
1282, Report:
#3188
Posted Date:
Sep 05 2000
pondless
I paid for a pond and waterfall kit on 5-5 00 it was supposed to be delivered on 5-22-00 and it wasn't and I have been getting the runaround ever since. The number is now disconnected and the owners personal phone number is too.
Entity
pond & waterfall co., mesa, Arizona, 1
Categories: Pools & Saunas
1283, Report:
#2940
Posted Date:
Oct 08 2005
wholesale pool supplies - bad business practices
Contacted wholesale pool supplies by phone. Pump was in stock and would be shipped that day. Ordered pump.
Two weeks later, no pump. Called to find out pump was a special order and had not arrived at their facility. When I told them that I should have been contacted, I was told...
Entity
Wholesale Pool Supplies - SWIMMING POOLS ETC, Carson, Nevada, 1
Categories: Pools & Saunas
1284, Report:
#2749
Posted Date:
Jul 25 2000
Blue Dolphin/Marlin Pools builds unsafe pool - resfuses repair or settlement payment
Hired Blue Dolphin Pools of Savannah, GA. Owned by Phil Smith. Came and installed a pool for me which is unsafe and not up to code as they did not conform to the sidewall support plan filed with the county inspections department's building permit. Filter size too small for pool s...
Entity
Phillip Smith, Savannah, Georgia, 1
Categories: Pools & Saunas
1285, Report:
#2648
Posted Date:
Jul 13 2000
Carefree Pool Corp., Phila., PA - Sleezy Business Practices
We contracted with Carefree Pool Corp. to build an inground pool. In their contract, they are very explicit about what amounts of money must be paid when, but as to what they will provide there are a few very vague items.
We had to hire our own engineer and submit all of the pa...
Entity
Carefree Pool Corp., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1
Categories: Pools & Saunas
1286, Report:
#1032767
Posted Date:
Jul 05 2000
Another Pool Town Rip Off/Shabby Workmanship w/noncompliance of warranty
I purchased a pool from Pool Town of San Antonio in July of 1999, which is a subsidiary of the Houston Pool Town. I spent $10,000 with this store by purchasing a spa, a gazebo for the spa, a deck, and an above ground pool.
The pool bottom is very rocky (I was assured that it w...
Entity
Pool Town of San Antonio/Houston, San Atnonio, Nationwide, 1
Categories: Pools & Saunas
1287, Report:
#2325
Posted Date:
May 25 2000
Pool Depot: BE VERY CAREFUL
We were lucky enough to get out of our contract but i definently do not recommend looking for a pool through them. Their contract is very ungiving and the small print is where the worst is at. If i would have read over that more carefully i would have never started ever doing buis...
Entity
POOL DEPOT of Texas, Nationwide, 1
Categories: Pools & Saunas
1288, Report:
#1031103
Posted Date:
May 17 2000
The Pool Depot uses BAIT and SWITCH to scam $7,000 from honest people
The following happend to me during the summer of 1997. To date, the Pool Depot still has not refunded my deposit. My experience happened in San Antonio, Texas, but this company does business nation wide by advertising on local television stations.
The Bait:
We can install a pool...
Entity
The Pool Depot, Atlanta, Georgia, 1
Categories: Pools & Saunas
1289, Report:
#1031104
Posted Date:
May 17 2000
The Pool Depot uses BAIT and SWITCH to scam $7,000 from honest people
The following happend to me during the summer of 1997. To date, the Pool Depot still has not refunded my deposit. My experience happened in San Antonio, Texas, but this company does business nation wide by advertising on local television stations.
The Bait:
We can install a pool...
Entity
The Pool Depot, Atlanta, Georgia, 1
Categories: Pools & Saunas
1290, Report:
#1031105
Posted Date:
May 17 2000
The Pool Depot uses BAIT and SWITCH to scam $7,000 from honest people
The following happend to me during the summer of 1997. To date, the Pool Depot still has not refunded my deposit. My experience happened in San Antonio, Texas, but this company does business nation wide by advertising on local television stations.
The Bait:
We can install a pool...
Entity
The Pool Depot, Atlanta, Georgia, 1
Categories: Pools & Saunas