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Article #5258Re: FLOOZ.com is a RIPOFF!!! Boycott this Apathetic Loser
From: Seafood
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 00:00
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 00:00
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The Right Reverend Newbomb Turk wrote in message <395dbb71.1450595@news.nwptn1.va.home.com>... >On Sat, 24 Jun 2000 20:07:17 GMT, "TurboSnail" <martink2@flash.net> >wrote: > >>I decided to try the new online Internet gift certificate company, >>FLOOZ.com. I saw Whoppi on TV. Big Mistake! >> >>I sent $326 to a friend on June 23, 2000, Friday night. The entry screen >>guaranteed delivery in TWO hours. >> >>Saturday morning at noon, I checked out my account. I did not see the >>posting. So, I tried to use their chat. I was told that the transaction >>was pending and that CITIbank was holding authorization. So I call >>CITIbank. No, the $326 had been authorized early in the morning. >> >>I call 877-GO-FLOOZ (notice that their is no Z on the phone?) I speak to >>"Nilsa" who tells me that basically the transaction is "on hold" and there >>is no one in management there that can make any decision. >> >>So I basically dug a hole and put my $326 into it for the weekend. I could >>have sent the money by Western Union and at least had it arrive. Plus the >>fact that there is "no one" there to help really stings. >> >>Boycott this ripoff!!! >> > >Maybe if you slit your wrists you might feel better. > >The Right Reverend Newbomb Turk I believe that a $326 subscription to "Friends of Flamenet' would alleviate his problems....Unlike Inky Dinky (who gives good head...per ~~), we give good advice....after all, look what we have done for ~~'s step kids and wife....
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 11474a,5a1ce57d9706f6e4 X-Google-Attributes: gid11474a,public X-Google-Thread: 1069c7,5a1ce57d9706f6e4 X-Google-Attributes: gid1069c7,public X-Google-Thread: 1062ff,5a1ce57d9706f6e4 X-Google-Attributes: gid1062ff,public X-Google-Thread: 10f73f,5a1ce57d9706f6e4 X-Google-Attributes: gid10f73f,public X-Google-Thread: 107518,5a1ce57d9706f6e4 X-Google-Attributes: gid107518,public From: "Seafood" <navy@sanctum.com> Subject: Re: FLOOZ.com is a RIPOFF!!! Boycott this Apathetic Loser Date: 2000/06/27 Message-ID: <tC165.394$sp1.12726@news-east.usenetserver.com> X-Deja-AN: 639540939 References: <Vx855.2927$oW3.305134@news.flash.net> <395dbb71.1450595@news.nwptn1.va.home.com> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 X-Abuse-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Complaints-To: support@usenetserver.com Organization: WebUseNet Corp http://www.usenetserver.com - Home of the fastest NNTP servers on the Net. NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 09:03:21 EDT Newsgroups: misc.consumers,airnews.flame,alt.flamenet,alt.consumers,alt.consumers.experiences,misc.consumers