1051, Report:
#134273
Posted Date:
Mar 09 2005
Tivo Denial of $100 rebate when I was in compliance of all conditions Alviso California
I purchased a Series 2 Tivo box within the specified time frame, activated it witin the specified time frame, snet original UPC, and copy of receipt and denied the advertised offer of the $100 rebate.
Here is the original Tivo Offer-
Offer Information
Offer Number: 0...
Entity
Categories: Television Parts & Services
1052, Report:
#130464
Posted Date:
Feb 07 2005
Milano Collection Milano Collection Fake Armani and Versace leather jackets Milano, Roma, Firenze Nationwide
An individual with Italian accent approaced in front of COSTCO. Showed his Italian passport, tickets and car rental bills. Claimed he was attending an exhibition and on his last day went to casino and lost all his money. He wanted six hundered to pay off his car rental (had recei...
Entity
Categories: Con Artists
1053, Report:
#129804
Posted Date:
Feb 03 2005
Costco Wholesale Receiving employees are rude and condescending to long time customer! Sunnyvale California
I am an over the road truck driver and was unfortunate enough to deliver to this store. In my experience, most Costco employees are friendly and courteous. That was not my experience at the Sunnvale, CA location. To be fair, I did have an unusual favor to ask at this store, and m...
Entity
Categories: Work Place Bullies
1054, Report:
#129784
Posted Date:
Feb 02 2005
Dell Computers ripoff deceived me about support Dallas Texas
I bought a computer through Costco and that is my only saving grace because they will take it back, for up to 6 months, but if I can stop even one person from buying a Dell I will have done the world and that person a big favor.
Dell has ZERO customer service. I called DEll and ...
Entity
Categories: Computer Manufaturers
1055, Report:
#127252
Posted Date:
Jan 14 2005
Earnhardt Dodge Tricks to use on Earnhardts Gilbert Arizona
Several years ago my brother and I were held hostage at Earnhardt Dodge in Gilbert. Since then ANY time we go back to look at a car or truck we are interested in we park in the CostCo parking lot and walk onto the lot. Their (Earnhardts) whole set up depends on you pulling into thei...
Entity
Categories: Auto Dealers
1056, Report:
#126980
Posted Date:
Jan 12 2005
Cardgiver RIPOFF do not sign up with this people, not true with their words!! terrible customer service!! beware!! Beverly Hills California
I signed up w/ cardgiver.com mto get a free $50 giftcard for costco. I completed the requirement, which is completing an offer. So everything was in place and I printed the voucher and sent it in september. I've been emailing them eversince because I haven't received my giftcard ye...
Entity
Categories: Internet
1057, Report:
#123493
Posted Date:
Dec 18 2004
Yourgiftcards Rip-off Non-Responsive Deceptive Crooks Mountain View California
I saw offer for a $50 Costco Gift Card if I joined a free 2 week trial of Blockbuster.com. I went through an extremely long process of rejecting other offers and was finally directed to the Blockbuster website where I joined up. Anyway I went through the trial and I wasn't impres...
Entity
Categories: Corrupt Companies
1058, Report:
#1029166
Posted Date:
Nov 29 2004
American Express Credit Card Rip-off! Ft. Lauderdale Florida
Nov. 28, 2004
To Whom It May concern:
I have an American Express Credit card with limit $2000. And this amount is much lower than my other credit cards' limit. Since the card is tied with Costco membership. So we use it for shopping at costco only, and we didn't purchase big ...
Entity
Categories: Credit Card Processing (ACH) Companies
1059, Report:
#112826
Posted Date:
Nov 14 2004
Sigma Water Systems - Sigma Pool And Water Systems ripoff did not honor warranty product failed Mesa, Tempe, Scottsdale, Phoenix, Glendale Arizona
This is the story of a very unhappy customer who got ripped off by Sigma Water Systems, who are based in Gilbert, Arizona.
Why would we share this with anybody who happens to stumble across it? Well, because $4500 is a great deal of money to spend on a water conditioning product ...
Entity
Categories: Plumbing
1060, Report:
#107804
Posted Date:
Nov 10 2004
Simi Valley Ford sold vehicle for inflated price and did not present documents. Rip-off! Simi Valley California
I was referred to Simi Valley Ford by Costco. I was to purchase the vehicle for $200 over invoice. The sales manager, David Ochoa did not show me the invoice paperwork saying it was misplaced. I went ahead with the sale and then called Costco who informed me that Simi Ford had infla...
Entity
Categories: Auto Dealers
1061, Report:
#113775
Posted Date:
Nov 07 2004
HRS - Household Retail Services relentless billing & late fee ripoff of deceased father refusing to close the account ignoring letters Wilmington Delaware
Dear Sirs:
Household Retail Services is a blind, deaf, billing monster!
My father passed away over 2 years ago, but HRS is still billing him and my mother month after month for some spurious, unknown charge of $39 at COSTCO. I called their service number 1-800-420-5981 last Fe...
Entity
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
1062, Report:
#105153
Posted Date:
Nov 03 2004
Costco rip-off! Boise Idaho
Costco sells (or use to) a boat or vehicle canopy. The warranty states 5 yrs. The framework is good and solid as is the powder coating. The canopy itself looks good and heavy (tarp like material) however the first good wind storm and it rips to shreds. I've seen hundreds of these lo...
Entity
Categories: Outdoor Furniture & Equipment
1063, Report:
#99986
Posted Date:
Jul 22 2004
Kevin ripoff of $140.00 Speakers in Ford Van Sacramento California
I was leaving Costco located on Stockton Blvd in Sacramento, CA when I was approached by a white male who looked to be in his mid to late 30's.
He asked if I would like to buy a speaker system. He told me that his boss ordered some speakers for a convention and he received more t...
Entity
Categories: Miscellaneous Electronics
1064, Report:
#77852
Posted Date:
Jun 01 2004
LTT Gourmet Foods, ripoff Finest in the World gourmet quality food delivery service - NOT! Must have $2000 freezer that is 2 years old. rip-off Chatsworth California
YOU SHOULD CALL THIS COMPANY FOR YOUR OWN IN-HOME PRESENTATION!
LTT sales rep Brad Healy came to our home with his very well planned, canned and high-pressure schpeel, claiming he didn't want to change the way we ate, only make it better! Claimed their prime quality meat was res...
Entity
Categories: Food Vendors
1065, Report:
#78798
Posted Date:
May 27 2004
Ladco - Ladco Leasing ripoff ultimatives lack of pre-information you must sign before getting help Thousand Oaks California
Almost everyone in America uses some sort of card to pay for merchandise. Having merchant service is a must when opening up a business and trying to make a go of it.
Being a floral shop, a lot of our business is over the phone so I was in a hurry to find merchant service. I checke...
Entity
Categories: Credit Card Processing (ACH) Companies
1066, Report:
#92075
Posted Date:
May 19 2004
Yourgiftcard.com ripoff - fraudulent offers Internet
Wow, all the big name companies associated with this! I'm really disappointed...what a scam! To go through all that just for my address. Thank God I didn't give them credit card info, etc. I will be contacting NetFlix and CostCo to see what they will do on their end. Obviously t...
Entity
Categories: Corrupt Companies
1067, Report:
#91367
Posted Date:
May 14 2004
Healthcare Advantage ripoff THE TRUE LIES ABOUT HEALTHCARE ADVANTAGE Plantation Florida
Healthcare Advantage describes themselves as a company that is educating and empowering What their really doing is pocketing and soliciting.
As a growing company, built on telling a customer what they need to hear, collecting their monthly premiums and only when their customers ...
Entity
Categories: Health Insurance
1068, Report:
#89955
Posted Date:
May 03 2004
YourGiftCards.com is a bogus offer! No confirmation email, no free $50 gift coupon! Rip-off! Internet
I chose the $50 Costco gift card at YourGiftCards.com, and joined the Columbia House DVD Club through the YourGiftCards.com website. I completed all the required steps, as instructed by YourGiftCards.com. I have received my DVDs and payment has been made to ColumbiaHouse.com. Howe...
Entity
Categories: Mail Order Services
1069, Report:
#85450
Posted Date:
Mar 26 2004
USA Credit Company Enticed me with Costco $60 certificate to sign up for a credit card. I closed my account to prevent the charge Uniontown, Pennsylvania
The USA Credit Company uses an Internet scam to entice people to sign up for a USA credit card. The web interface is such that even if you decline at the last, you will still be charged $149.95. This message only appears for about a second, so unless you are paying close attention, ...
Entity
Categories: Corrupt Companies
1070, Report:
#81203
Posted Date:
Feb 21 2004
YourGiftCards.com Gift Cards Scam by YourGiftCards.com Mountain View California
YourGiftCard.com promises to give gift cards worth $50, if you get approved for a credit card or sign up for some membership.
I got approved of a credit card offer, used it in order to get a $50 Costco gift card. After approval, I was supposed to login to YourGiftCards.com to ent...
Entity
Categories: Internet Marketing Companies
1071, Report:
#77676
Posted Date:
Jan 28 2004
Bilmes Web Design - Alexbilmes.com ripoff dishonest Ashland Oregon
I contacted Alex Bilmes to have him design a website for a small company I was managing. He put on a good front, made it look like he was the owner of an actual company with a substantial client roster. What I later found out was that he is a kid with a nice website who gets jobs ...
Entity
Categories: Internet Services
1072, Report:
#74593
Posted Date:
Dec 09 2003
Ethan J. Platteborze DBA Cavalier Salvage Update - Ethan J. Platt sentenced to prison Salem Oregon
From: The Oregonian - 12/9/03
Men sent to prison for Internet scam
A judge gives long sentences for a pair passing off junk as overstock from large stores
12/09/03
Two men who used the Internet to peddle junk merchandise they claimed was perfectly good were sentenced...
Entity
Categories: Con Artists
1073, Report:
#71052
Posted Date:
Nov 21 2003
Microsoft ripoff of $20 rebate purchase at Costco rebate denied Rebate Center Clifton New Jersey
I purchased Microsoft Money 2004 Deluxe from Costco. Microsoft web site stated $20 rebate. Mailed all info to rebate center and rebate was denied.
The reason was since I purchased the software at a discount the rebate is not valid. The rebate does not state this and customer ser...
Entity
Categories: Computer Software
1074, Report:
#68050
Posted Date:
Oct 02 2003
HRS USA ripoff:When paid 2 weeks early check posts in 3 days when paid within 7 days check posts late fees charged. City Of Industry California
I have HRS USA for both my BEst Buy and COstco cards, and I have had some serious concerns with these folks. I paid within 7 days more than once, and the check won't clear until after my due date with fees added to my account.
I live in Victorville, and City of Industry is a 2...
Entity
Categories: Financial Services
1075, Report:
#67919
Posted Date:
Sep 30 2003
MCI Prepaid Phone Card ripoff in minutes. I've caught them many times deducting excess minutes! Internet
I purchased a prepaid MCI phone card from price/costco that had 575 minutes. I caught MCI deducting minutes from my balance on many, many occassions when the call was not made, didn't go thru, no connection and using a timer vs what they deducted. They always deduct more minutes t...
Entity
Categories: Telephone Companies