3976, Report:
#11955
Posted Date:
Jan 19 2002
Capital Choice Consumer Credit Thanks Rip off Report
Thank you for your reports, I almost submitted my money to these people. Luckily, I decided to look them up on the net, and only found rip-off reports!!!! Hopefully, more people will report them and proper measures will be taken to ensure that people get there money back and that ...
Entity
Categories: Credit Services
3977, Report:
#9043
Posted Date:
Dec 11 2001
WalMart / Bissell Vacuums Bags? There's NO SUCH THING! What a rip off
I purchased a Bissell 'lift-off' vacuum from Walmart almost two years ago. Since my purchase I have only ONCE been able to buy the vacuum bags at WalMart (bissell type 4).
I have called around to every WalMart store in the area to find not one of them carries this bag.
The...
Entity
Categories: Appliances
3978, Report:
#7983
Posted Date:
Nov 20 2001
Sears Home Repair Center poor customer service to say the least. Harvey, Illinois
I called Sears to report my gas range (oven)was not working and it was explained that a service call would be $65.00 regardless of whether I had it repaired or not. I felt since this was a Sears product (Kenmore), they would either have the product or could obtain it within 1-2 days...
Entity
Categories: Builders & Contractors
3979, Report:
#6427
Posted Date:
Aug 30 2001
Sears rip-off tire scam
Dear Sears Representative,
I just returned home after having tires installed at the Port Huron, MI location to find I am victim of dishonesty from Sears.
I called the store and arranged for tire purchase and installation. I requested a set of Michelin's on sale for $98. The s...
Entity
Categories: Department & Outlet Stores
3980, Report:
#6243
Posted Date:
Aug 19 2001
Tourism & Sport Authority Conspires with Legislators to RipOff Arizona Residents
Those of us who voted FOR Proposition 302 expected several things. We expected to get a stadium in a SAFE location. We expected a boon to our economy. Now, even before construction has officially begun we learn that we have only been shown images through smoke and mirrors.
The...
Entity
Categories: State Government
3981, Report:
#3714
Posted Date:
Aug 06 2001
Cavalier Salvage- Ethan J. Platteborze in Portland, Oregon is a con artist! *REBUTTAL ..Cavalier strives to keep customers happy *UPDATE
I was solicited via e-mail by Cavalier Salvage around November 1999....I advised Ethan J. Platteborze I was not interested in what he was offering at the time. I am in the salvage business and he contacted me about a load of Sears Craftsman tools....He contacted me again in January ...
Entity
Categories: Junk Dealers
3982, Report:
#5388
Posted Date:
Jun 10 2001
Sears, annoying & harrassing, satisfaction guanteed bull!
I purchased a Packard Bell computer with a Sears charge card and had nothing but trouble with it the day we brought it home. I didn't even have the computer home 24 hours and it took a dump on me.
I called Sears and they said someone would come to our home to look at it. No o...
Entity
Categories: Department & Outlet Stores
3983, Report:
#5036
Posted Date:
Apr 28 2001
Sear's - Incompetence and terrible customer service - Gas Furnace
In the fall of 1999, I ordered a 90% efficient, 100,000 btu gas furnace from Sears. The installation was shoddy and took over 12 hours for what they claimed would take 6 to 8 hours.
The evening after the furnace was installed, I noticed that the furnace would ignite and then i...
Entity
Categories: Consumer Services
3984, Report:
#4904
Posted Date:
Apr 12 2001
Toyota of Roswell service dept. BEWARE of serv. mgr. operates on a short fuse
My new Tundra truck has a vibration. THE SERV. MGR. SAID TIRES AND REPLACED THEM WITH MICHILIN LT4'S. LT4 means tire manufactured by michilin for sears and other discount centers.
When I challenged him about it, it obviously made him real mad. He talked to me like I was a dog. I...
Entity
Categories: Auto Dealer Repairs
3985, Report:
#4905
Posted Date:
Apr 12 2001
Sears Bad Customer service / Warranty a Joke ..no straight answer
What has happened to Sears? I payed cash for a refridgerator that had to be ordered. I was told that it would be delivered the following Tuesday. When it didnt show up I called.I was told it was on backorder and would come in three weeks. I had already waited 2 weeks and was very up...
Entity
Categories: Department & Outlet Stores
3986, Report:
#4664
Posted Date:
Mar 11 2001
FALSE ADVERTISING AT SEARS
I WENT TO SEARS CROSS COUNTY STORE IN YONKERS NEW YORK TODAY 3/11/2001 WITH A CIRCULAR ADVERTISING PHILIPS MAGNAVOX 4 HEAD VCR FOR $59.99. SO HELP ME I WAS THERE WHEN THE STORE OPENED AND WAS IMMEDIATELY TOLD THAT THE ITEM WAS SOLD OUT THEY THEN TRIED THE SWITCH AND BAIT BUT I SAID ...
Entity
Categories: Corrupt Companies
3987, Report:
#4630
Posted Date:
Mar 07 2001
Lexus of Manhattan Auto Rip-off Dealer *Consumer Advocate responds ..most service advisors are burnt out car salesmen
I took my brother's, Lexus ES 250, for a tune up on Tuesday, February 13th, 2001 to Lexus of Manhattan. I told them that there is also a problem with the leaving the car and the not being able to start it again after a few hours. I mentioned that it could be the battery or the fac...
Entity
Categories: Auto Repair Service
3988, Report:
#4451
Posted Date:
Feb 14 2001
Sears wall oven farce
Last week I tried to order a 30 Whirlpool wall ($1099) oven from Sears on my Visa card over the phone. They refused to take my card, because they aren't allowed to do Visa over the phone. However they DID wanted me to let them order it on a Sears account they would open for me ri...
Entity
Categories: Department & Outlet Stores
3989, Report:
#4161
Posted Date:
Jan 09 2001
NTB Destroys Tire Fixing a Flat, Refuses to pay for SAME DAY problem
I took my 1999 Honda Accord into the NTB at 8002A Research Blvd. at lunchtime on January 3, 2001, to fix two slow leaks in the two rear tires (NTB Invoice Reference # IN4913728.) While I was driving back to work THE SAME DAY the tire went flat. I had NTB come out and pick up the car...
Entity
Categories: Auto Tire shops
3990, Report:
#3023
Posted Date:
Aug 22 2000
Finance Charges by Sears
This is the typical practice of lawyers that do class action suites for the people!! Right
I recieved a letter from Henry Litigation Settlement Administration an attorney that was doing such a suite Class Members in Henry v. Sears, Roebuck and Co., etal.
I called the 800 no. and n...
Entity
Categories: Department & Outlet Stores
3991, Report:
#2935
Posted Date:
Aug 15 2000
Shoddy Sears Roebuck
In April, 1996 I filed bankruptcy and Sear Roebuck & Co. was one of the creditors included in this filing. Sears forgave a portion of my $2073.77 balance that I had with them. They let me keep all most everything that I had bought at Sears but if I wanted to keep the washer/dryer, ...
Entity
Categories: Department & Outlet Stores
3992, Report:
#2920
Posted Date:
Aug 13 2000
Sears cabinet refacing consumer rip-off
Sears cabinet refacing is a rip-off. Sears does not respond when contractor does lousy work. Contractor goes bankrupt and Sears says too bad.
Warranty is up, you're stuck.
[email protected]
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Entity
Categories: Builders & Contractors
3993, Report:
#2858
Posted Date:
Aug 07 2000
Sear's Mastercard
I'm not sure if this exactly falls under the category of a rip-off, but here is the story. I have been a Sear's credit card holder since 1976. I have all Sear's Kenmore appliances in my home and have been generally satisfied with them. Most of them were purchased with the Sear's ...
Entity
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
3994, Report:
#2357
Posted Date:
Jul 23 2000
Circuit City Asst. Mgr refused to refund item never delivered
In May of 1999 I purchased a home and went to Circuit City at I610 and San Felipe in Houston to buy a refrigerator. The salesperson sold me a $1000.00 refrigerator and scheduled delivery. I arranged to take off from work on the day of delivery, but the evening before at 7:30 pm I ...
Entity
Categories: Audio & Electronic Retail Stores
3995, Report:
#2673
Posted Date:
Jul 15 2000
Sears put 4 new tires on backwards
My husband purchased 4 new tires from Sears and after making him wait for hours, we ended up with all 4 tires being put on backwards. I noticed it immediately when I saw the mount this side in statement on the tire! Not too hard to figure out when they are supposed to know what th...
Entity
Categories: Auto Tire shops
3996, Report:
#2466
Posted Date:
Jun 15 2000
Sear Home Cental
I had a mainentance agreement $415.48 cost on Projection TV. TV went blank called for service April 24, 2000. Technician came out twice could not fix the TV. Technican had TV picke up and taken into shop. TV came back still not working. They took it back as of this date I do not ...
Entity
Categories: Warranty Companies
3997, Report:
#2431
Posted Date:
Jun 12 2000
Budget Truck Rental- bad trucks, bad service
I rented a Budget Truck for moving from North Carolina to Washington State. Two hours into the drive it broke down- it started acting funny about an hour into it!!! It was a broken head gasket- I feel that it wasn't examine correctly. We waited an hour and a half for someone to e...
Entity
Categories: Auto & Truck Rental
3998, Report:
#2356
Posted Date:
May 30 2000
Asst. Mgr refused to refund item never delivered
In May of 1999 I purchased a home and went to Circuit City at I610 and San Felipe in Houston to buy a refrigerator. The salesperson sold me a $1000.00 refrigerator and scheduled delivery. I arranged to take off from work on the day of delivery, but the evening before at 7:30 pm I ...
Entity
Categories: Appliances
3999, Report:
#2079
Posted Date:
Apr 16 2000
Sears and Roebuck Co Refrigertor not delivered
I purchase a refrigertor, a range and a dishwasher from Sears on 3/17/00 and to be deliver on 4/9/00. And I get a call on 4/8/00 at 11:45am Telling me my refrigertor can't be deliver because it got damaged.
Now I have gave my old frig away because I'm thinking I'm going to have ...
Entity
Categories: Department & Outlet Stores
4000, Report:
#2011
Posted Date:
Apr 12 2000
NTB Tire dealer rip-off
I bought 4 tires at NTB with the road hazzard warranty. But when I got a staple in the sidewall they would not patch the tire and they said it had too much wear to honor the warranty but they would gladly sell me a new tire.
I requested a refund for the money I wasted on the roa...
Entity
Categories: Auto Tire shops