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Fly Fisher
December 25, 2010
Complete Rip Off
DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THIS UNETHICAL COMPANY !!!
Ordered six berries for my mother-in-law and a Santa's Workshop live Christmas tree for my mother last week. My mother lives in a suburb of Phoenix, AZ and my mother-in-law lives in the same city as I do, Elko, NV.. Both products were on special for $19.99 and the freight was listed as $9.99 for each order. Seemed like a fair price for the tree and little steep on the berries, but what the heck it's part of their Christmas. As you proceed through the order process, near the end I noticed that there was an additional freight charge of $9.99 on each order. The charge was listed as a "rural" delivery fee. That makes each order $19.99 for the product and an additional charge of $19.99 for shipping! Neither location is "rural", both are located on a major interstate highway and have full facilities of all the major delivery companies, UPS, Fed Ex etc. I order frequently from dozens of companies and I have NEVER been charged a additional fee for freight. As I started to cancel the order a box pops up and says that I will receive up to a $15.00 rebate AFTER I place the order. O.K., now a freight charge of $4.99 seems more than reasonable, so I place the order.
Here's where the scam kicks in. To receive the "rebate" you have to subscribe for services with another company that offers you a 30 day free trial and then bills the credit card info you have to provide $30.00 per month. Oh, and the rebate is on a FUTURE order! They will not cancel the order once it is placed, which is why they have the rebate available after the order is placed. I chose not to be manipulated into signing up for a service I did not want. It seemed better to just eat the outrageous charges and never do business with such a unethical company. But no, they weren't done. I received e-mail after e-mail from the company offering the rebate telling me I still had time to take advantage of their incredible offer. I even received a e-mail at work.
The tree I sent to my mother was as advertised and delighted my mom. It actually came from ProFlowers.com.
Sharie's Berries is actually part of a multicompany corporation consisting of Pro Flowers, Pro Flowers International, Sharie's Berries, Red Envelope and Cherry Hill Farms. Beware of the business practices of all these companies.
The berries to my mother-in-law were terrible. The size was small to medium and the berries were overripe.
$20.00 for six of these pathetic berries.
I put a review on their website and they didn't print it. They do have hundreds and hundreds of rave, 5 star reviews, but none that are negative or mention the shipping scam! Funny how that works.
I've gone out of my way to warn friends and coworkers about these companies and will continue to drive business away from these unethical crooks.
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