Tom: Yeah, it may have been an advertiser, but if that's the case I hold them responsible for that, for not protecting their customers better. I do have all the hard catalogs from the companies that still have them and that I shop with, like Jann's and Hook and Hackle, but the companies are all saving money by not printing the hard catalogs. Either way, I'm just glad I caught it, cause right now, $9.95 a month is a LOT of money to me.. I can't wait to see what their reply to my message is, because like I said, it made me just as much sad, as it did mad, cause I have always had such great service from them. Oh, and that's how whoever it was got around ppl reading the fine print. As soon as you clicked in the "code" a timer pops up and starts winding down the clock, starting at 90 seconds I think, saying something like "hurry, you only have 90 seconds before that promo code expires", cause they didn't want you to have time to read the fine print. That should have tipped me off right there. Live and learn I guess. Chuck
----- Original Message ----- From: Tom Swahn Jr. To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2013 3:54 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] Jann's Netcraft That's good you got it figured out before the final clicks, Chuck! Quite possible it was just some advertiser on their site..Too many folks just go and click away without reading the "fine print"..I always get the hard copy catalogs from companies (if they still have them.) .. Take Care! Tom in VT ><)))))*> -----Original Message----- From: Chuck Alexander <[email protected]> To: vfb-mail <[email protected]>; fly fishing for panfish <[email protected]> Sent: Sat, Jan 12, 2013 12:55 am Subject: [VFB] Jann's Netcraft Folks: I ALMOST fell for the oldest trick in the book by a site that has treated me VERY WELL in the past, but they are now pulling the old "bait and switch". I'm talking about Jann's Netcraft. I went there to price some materials, and an ad said "take our 30 second ad and win $100". Well, that does sound too good to be true, but I do know that some companies do these surveys to try and get different demographics etc in order to try and target more customers, thus, coming out ahead in the long run. Well, I took the survey, and yes, it asks questions about my purchase history, whether I would refer Netcraft to friends, what type products I bought, my age group etc. Then, at the end of the survey, it asked for my name, email addy, and a cell phone number. Fine. It said that a text file would be sent to my phone with a code to use to "redeem" my $100. I got the code, typed it in on their site like it told me too, and BANG, the bait and switch happened. It was just about to charge my cell phone acct $9.95 a month for some "credits" of some sort (I guess that is where the $100 came in, but it was SUPPOSED to be FREE (or in exchange for taking the survey). Luckily, I read the "fine print" and hit the right button to "decline" the $9.95 a month authorization. If you go to their site, BEWARE of this "scheme". You can bet I fired them off an email (as live chat had already closed for the day) that will make the email reader's ears BURN LOL... I told them though, that not only mad, but I was sad, as I might expect this from some eBay seller or "fly by night" seller, but not from a site like Netcraft that has been in business a long time, and has treated me well for at least 7 years now. Chuck In the immortal words of Gomer Pyle "Fool me once, shame on YOU, fool me twice, shame on YOU", and you can bet I won't get fooled like that TWICE...... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.2890 / Virus Database: 2638/6026 - Release Date: 01/11/13 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com
