Falling for "give-aways" during purchases
Nov 11, 2018 22:41:23 #
ballsafire
Loc: Lafayette, Louisiana
Have you experienced buying things on line where you suddenly discover that someone else is taking advantage of you by having you agree to something you thought was the firm you were dealing with? Like I was in the process of buying a Speedlite Flash when I was asked if I'd like $10 off the purchase price -- I quickly answered "yes" because the mailing was free of charge. Come to find out I was "talking" to someone not having anything to do with the firm I was dealing with and I was to pay a fee after one month until ???. The next day I finally was able to let the firm know I did not want anything to do with them.
Well, I was so angry I wrote this firm an Email saying, "When people are in the midst of purchasing anything - you interfere as though you were the SAME business person I was doing business with. I was dealing with a camera store and I don’t find that you had any business passing your “racket” on (to) me or ANYONE ELSE." The crooked business is called "FreeShipping.com".
Did any of you experience this type of scenario? What to do?
Well, I was so angry I wrote this firm an Email saying, "When people are in the midst of purchasing anything - you interfere as though you were the SAME business person I was doing business with. I was dealing with a camera store and I don’t find that you had any business passing your “racket” on (to) me or ANYONE ELSE." The crooked business is called "FreeShipping.com".
Did any of you experience this type of scenario? What to do?
Nov 11, 2018 23:31:43 #
Common practice nowadays. Never click on something for nothing ads.
Nov 12, 2018 06:01:37 #
ballsafire wrote:
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Keep an eye on your account to make sure they aren’t charging you despite your cancellation.
Nov 12, 2018 06:04:07 #
ballsafire wrote:
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Had this happen to me - was able to cancel any ongoing charges - but I was annoyed when I contacted the principal company to learn that they were aware of this practice and probably got some kind of a kick-back from the imposter company. I blame the main companies concerned for allowing this practice on their websites. Better to follow the maxim " if it looks too good to be true then it probably isn't "
Nov 12, 2018 06:43:51 #
ballsafire wrote:
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You have to be aware of someone trying to "upsell" you regarding anything remotely in tune with your purchase. They are doing their job. You have to do yours. You have to be aware at all times.
Nov 12, 2018 06:58:55 #
ballsafire wrote:
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No, but WOW this would really piss me off as well.
Thx. for the warning.
Nov 12, 2018 07:00:56 #
Yes, I have. Sneaky. I avoid all extras - surveys, discounts, memberships, etc. "Free" can be very deceptive. Yes, one thing will be free, but you'll have to pay for something else. Everyone wants your money, and they'll do whatever they can to get it. I try to deal only with known, reputable sellers.
People sometimes think that complaining to the CC company will get them out of something like that. Maybe not. If you agreed to the terms, even if you didn't actually read them, the CC company cannot void that contract.
People sometimes think that complaining to the CC company will get them out of something like that. Maybe not. If you agreed to the terms, even if you didn't actually read them, the CC company cannot void that contract.
Nov 12, 2018 07:05:36 #
Nov 12, 2018 07:12:57 #
Yep--one has to watch out or he’ll unintentionally sign up for something he never wanted.
Nov 12, 2018 07:24:12 #
Free is the most abused word on the internet. Beware. Beware. Beware. Whenever it it seems 'free'.
Nov 12, 2018 08:28:49 #
ballsafire wrote:
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Yes, most of us have experienced this type of selling. Welcome to Jeff Bezos' wonderful world of multi-level marketing. Buy from Amazon and have absolutely NO idea of with whom you are in business. "FreeShipping? No such thing! I was hauling packages for the U. S. govt. when Fed-Ex and UPS were novelties, shipping anything is an additional expense that can not be passed on. Get rid of your notion that something can be "free", no such thing. There are more fools in life who went broke chasing "free" stuff than we care to realize. Put your blame where it belongs, nobody forced you to take "free" shipping. Knowing how easily e-mail is trashed I would hardly expect any results. After all, e-mail is "free".
Nov 12, 2018 08:49:56 #
Its not just the internet. I recently moved house and had to contact the water and other utilities companies over the phone. After the sign up I was asked to hold and transferred to what turned out to be a cable company ! So this was a public utility company transferring me to a private cable company , without asking or telling me.
Nov 12, 2018 09:10:58 #
The old saying, "Let the buyer be aware" has never been more true that it is today with our internet purchasing.
Nov 12, 2018 09:14:01 #
Nov 12, 2018 09:15:05 #
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