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Reviewed Nov. 3, 2015
Absolute fantastic service. Very pleased with this service.
T S, thank you for being a loyal visitor. We hope ConsumerAffairs can continue helping you make the best purchase decisions as well as resolving any issues you may encounter during your purchase journey.
-The ConsumerAffairs Team

Reviewed Nov. 3, 2015
The ConsumerAffairs platform assisted me with resolving an issue with MoneyGram when the Better Business Bureau failed to do so. ConsumerAffairs verifies the accuracy of the information submitted and makes the complaint public which is viewable by the opposing companies. A company has the opportunity to investigate the issue and choose to retrain a representative or take other actions for resolution. In the end it results in improving service to clients. I thank the ConsumerAffairs team for great service.
-The ConsumerAffairs Team
Reviewed Oct. 29, 2015
I had a less-than-stellar experience with an unnamed alarm monitoring company, so I got on the internet and found that persons who submitted poor reviews on the Consumer Affairs website seemed to have a much higher percentage of resolution with the offending company than posting poor reviews elsewhere. Apparently CA holds some clout in the business world. Once I had posted my review, the day it posted (after moderation), unnamed company contacted me to try and offer a semblance of resolution, which I accepted. Without the reputation of Consumer Affairs I would have been barking into the wind and my distaste would have fallen on mostly deaf ears. But with them in my corner, I had more clout than I realized, and a resolution was swift and acceptable. So thank you, Consumer Affairs, for helping to keep companies in check!
I am very excited to hear about your success story! At ConsumerAffairs, we've got your back!
Remember us in the future!
-Heidi
Reviewed Oct. 28, 2015
ConsumerAffairs.com not only gave me forum to discuss my dissatisfaction with a particular company, but it also finally put me in contact with one of the higher ups of that company to resolve my issue. I'm still very unhappy that I had to go through this many hoops and take this many steps to find resolution, but this website was incredibly helpful as it put my issue in front of someone high enough in the company to finally realize their mistake and make correction on their end rather than continually trying to charge me for services that were never rendered.
Mark, we're always happy to hear that ConsumerAffairs was able to help our visitors resolve issues in a satisfactory way. Thank you for choosing ConsumerAffairs and we hope to continue to be your go-to platform for both reviews & issue resolution.
-The ConsumerAffairs Team
Reviewed Oct. 27, 2015
After ConsumerAffairs contacted Monitronics on my behalf, I did receive a phone call resolving the issue at hand. Thank you.
Monica, thank you for sharing your success story with us! One of the major goals at ConsumerAffairs is to act as a bridge between consumers and brands to help create better customer service for everyone! We love to hear that we were able to help resolve the situation at hand. -The ConsumerAffairs Team
Reviewed Oct. 26, 2015
Wasn't too sure of the office but was pleasantly surprised by its efficiency and prompt handling of my case. The office put me in contact with the right person and my case was resolved very quickly. Impressed! Thank you.
Stephan, thank you for sharing your experience with us. We are always pleased to hear a brand has resolved the situation quickly and to the client's satisfaction. We hope to continue being your go-to for reviews and issue resolutions.
-The ConsumerAffairs Team
Reviewed Oct. 24, 2015
It was only after involving ConsumerAffairs.com that we received responses from the company we filed a complaint against. If they had not been publicly involved we feel we would have never resolved our issue.
Charles, we are glad our platform was able to connect you with the brand & resolve your complaint. We hope to continue being your go-to for reviews and conflict resolution.
-The ConsumerAffairs Team
Reviewed Oct. 23, 2015
ConsumerAffairs helped me get my rebate problem resolved!
Robert, thank you for sharing your good news. We love hearing success stories from our visitors. We hope to continue being your platform of choice for reviews & issue resolution.
-The ConsumerAffairs Team
Reviewed Oct. 23, 2015
I am very appreciative of companies like ConsumerAffairs.com. I like having the power to be able to review companies you have dealings with. I think it causes those companies to think twice about their customer service when they know that a consumer can go on a website like this one and rate the service they received. I feel that their review process is very fair and they really try to make sure that the experiences that were reviewed are honest and true. I like that you can add pictures or receipts to prove what you received and the price you paid for it. I have found this very helpful, especially when leaving a complaint on the website about a business because you can prove to them that you paid what you said you paid.
There is no room for the business to say you're not telling the truth because you have your receipts. Some people may feel it to be a waste of time to review companies that prove excellent or poor service but I feel it puts the power into the hands of the consumer, which is where it belongs. I also feel that ConsumerAffairs is a name people know and trust. So when they are looking to do business with a company, many times they will look for reviews on that company first. I like knowing that I have the opportunity to provide other members of the public with accurate reviews of my experiences at local businesses so they can avoid the pitfalls of dealing with businesses that provide poor customer service. It makes me feel like I have a real impact in the eyes of businesses and consumers.
We hope to continue being your platform of choice for both reviews & issue resolution.
-The ConsumerAffairs Team
Reviewed Oct. 23, 2015
I had an issue with 39dollarglasses.com and wrote a review describing my previous experience with 39dollarglasses (excellent) and the situation I was in the middle of (disappointing). Around the time my glasses were finally shipped I got an email from 39dollarglasses saying that they were giving me a credit toward a future purchase. I've ordered a spare pair of glasses, and this time they were finished very promptly. Through it all consumeraffairs.com was in contact with me several times and seemed to be trying to make sure things stayed fair and reasonable.
We hope to continue being your chosen platform for consumer resources and issue resolution.
-The ConsumerAffairs Team
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2015
I had an issue with a large company, none would set up a conversation with decision maker, just got the, "Sorry, my supervisor and I can't help". Wrote a complaint boom! 3 calls came in, issue resolved!
Earl, we are always happy to hear we were able to connect consumers to the brands they are dealing with. We hope to continue being your go-to platform for reviews, resources and issue resolution.
-The ConsumerAffairs Team
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2015
I would read the consumer reports! Except the webpage consumer affairs will not tell the actual happenings and the information needed to keep others from having the same thing happen. You can bet your ass they won't print it if the information only happens to one person. It reminds me of the towns in USA. There is more than one that have bad and dangerous intersections. However up to 20 people have to die before they install a $10,000.00 light. Why carry $50,000.00 life insurance if you aren't worth $10,000.00. That is the way this website is. Keep you stupid so you can get ripped off. Who are you working for, the lawyers?
Our Buyers Guides are based on the volume of reviews received and we strive to keep up with demand, continually adding new categories to benefit as many consumers as possible.
We do hope you will consider our many options to educate the consumer and perhaps become a loyal visitor.
-The ConsumerAffairs Team
Reviewed Oct. 20, 2015
You Consumer Affairs do not allow someone to respond to the retailer. I have brought up an honest problem and once the retailer responded I was not able to do the same. You allow them to get in the last word in and that is what your viewers get to see. I came to your site numerous times to get honest reviews but now wonder how many times you stifle reviewers. I am sure this too will go to review and then be denied as have my other request.
What is really upsetting is I have asked numerous times to explain why my other reviews have not been published but NOTHING! I really do not care whether you post or not but you have indeed lost a consumer and I will no longer use your site or media to make decision on products or services as I believe you do not tell the entire story. And now I will go to other forums to express my disappointment in your ability to allow the CONSUMER to be heard. After all that is what you are here for or at least that is what you want the CONSUMER to believe. Have a good day.
FAQ: https://www.consumeraffairs.com/about/faq/#how-we-handle-reviews
-The ConsumerAffairs Team
Reviewed Oct. 13, 2015
Fair and accurate review. Since I couldn't find anywhere else to write you I'm going to write this review. I can't tell you how many times I have tried to click on links to get to articles only to find them broken. Today I looked up "Dealers join consumers in suing VW over "dirty diesel" scandal" only to be met with the page "FORBIDDEN". Really, don't you check your links???
Also, when third-party sites share our stories, they may not have not entered the correct address.
We apologize for the inconvenience & hope you continue to be a loyal reader while we do our best to insure every link works each time.
-The ConsumerAffairs Team
Reviewed Sept. 28, 2015
I went to ConsumerAffairs website for information about Sleep Number beds. The customers who filed complaints were explicit in their description of specific problems, however none of the answers they received addressed a specific reply. They were advised to call a number and/or to visit a store. Why ConsumerAffairs even bothered to post anything was a waste of everyone's time and the consumer seeking to find out if a company is selling a good product with good support is left in the dark.
Reviewed Sept. 26, 2015
I'm certainly accurate and fair in everything I do. I reviewed Lifemates and was prompted to look at my "review" with a huge # of views. Turns out it's bogus, all bogus at Consumer Reviews. I was approached by an executive at Lifemates and now my review is completely BLANKED out with some message about facts not being verified - well just who are you talking to that said that my review was not factual? Probably Lifemates who are SO DESPERATE to get good reviews that they INTIMIDATE the reviewers! In fact the man that contacted ME by TELEPHONE stated "we did not have your phone #". Well if that is the case how was he managing to talk with me! This was a cell phone that was not listed in Canada 411... jokes on Consumer Affairs and Lifemates.
After looking at your original review we at ConsumerAffairs feel that the Lifemates representative explained in detail the reasons for which your review was disputed. We feel that no further action is required in this matter.
Best Luck,
-The ConsumerAffairs Team
Reviewed Sept. 22, 2015
Recently I wrote a review on a company that I did business with. It wasn't a positive review but I expected ConsumerAffairs to post it as it was my opinion of the company based on my experience. What I received instead of the clear posting was a grayed out posting with a line drawn through and a stamp to the right saying "factual basis uncertain". When I contacted ConsumerAffairs about this I was told that the company took exception to what I was saying and ConsumerAffairs asked me if I could prove what I said. REALLY? How does one prove bad service? How does one prove a bad experience. Does ConsumerAffiars REALLY think the company being reviewed is going to admit to anything. OF COURSE they are going to challenge or deny such a thing.
By graying out and crossing out a review and stamping it "Factual basis uncertain", ConsumerAffairs is taking sides in what is the opinion and experience of the consumer is about... and that side is the side of the business being reviewed. Businesses can certainly respond to a post if they want but they really don't have to. ConsumerAffairs does a wonderful job of censorship for businesses. A person doesn't write a review if they don't feel strongly about who they are writing about... good or bad.
The real insult is that I received an email from ConsumerAffairs that over 5000 people read it and 0 people found it useful. I was actually congratulated. The reality is very few people will find a review useful if it is grayed out, lined out and stamped with a remark that literally challenges the credibility of the reviewer. I have lost faith in ConsumerAffairs. They are not an impartial entity. As I said, reviews ARE opinions based on personal experiences of the consumer. Nothing short of bad language should be censored, tampered with or disputed in any way by ConsumerAffairs. That's the business' role if they don't like what they are seeing.
Thank you for sharing your feedback with us! I want to clarify that ConsumerAffairs does not dispute reviews, but rather we allow accredited companies to dispute reviews. Rather than removing these reviews from our site entirely, we choose to grey them out so that others can still read them.
I do apologize for the poor wording in the email you received from us. It was not intended as an insult, I assure you. That email was part of a campaign to update people on the status of their review. Alerting us to this problem has helped us to avoid this in the future.
I do wish you all the best.
-The ConsumerAffairs Team
Updated review: Oct. 9, 2015
Yes, I found it.
Original Review: Sept. 14, 2015
I wrote a review about Instant Checkmate and I don't know if other people can see it or not (I want them to) because as I was reading their response I clicked to view on site but didn't my review. It appeared, I couldn't move forward until I responded to them so I did but still I don't know if my comments are visible to others. When I click 'your reviews' it still shows 1, and I refreshed the page and I even logged out and logged back in and still reads the same. Because my comment shows as 'resolved' will my review NOT be posted on the website for others to read? Why can't I click on each star so I can read just the 1*'s, 2*'s, etc.? Or at least have a drop down option so people can see the worst/best comments first, or the the newest comments, etc. Really being able to select each star is better because then you don't have to click on several pages just to read the reviews with 3*'s.
We greatly appreciate your feedback! I am sorry you have had a hard time viewing your review on our site. It has been published for others to read! Allowing brands and consumers (reviewers) communicate on our site is something that sets us apart and helps to resolve problems.
We hope that you will use ConsumerAffairs to share your experiences with other companies in the future as well!
-The ConsumerAffairs Team
Reviewed Sept. 5, 2015
Whereas you stamp as UNCERTIFIED and low light a bad review, I am hoping that you CAN EXPLAIN HOW YOU CERTIFIED GOOD REVIEWS OR are they also uncertified but without comment? Honesty is the last policy?
FAQ: https://www.consumeraffairs.com/about/faq/#how-we-handle-reviews
Reviewed Aug. 15, 2015
My complaint was showing as not resolved on 8/14/2015, then on 8/15/2015 without notice as I had received before, it shows RESOLVED. It should have been closed as UN-Resolved since I got no help from Vonage. So, let the public decide this rating. It is all unresolved to my knowledge since Vonage never worked with me, Vonage would not provide the information I asked for on my account only Vonage has access to. I WISH I KNEW OF AN ATTORNEY THAT COULD HELP ME WITH MY CASES.
Reviewed Aug. 14, 2015
Can you please make it so that I can delete a review which is no longer relevant because the company has resolved the situation so well. I am now horrified that people can still see the negative review I had posted. All that I can tell when I view as the public sees it is that the star rating changed. My new comments of resolution are not seen and the negative review still sits to be viewed by the public and it is unfair to Havertys because they DID a "reselect" for us where they are going to take back everything that we are unhappy with and give us the original cost of those pieces of furniture to select new furniture, lights, rugs. They are even giving us a discount on the new furniture we are purchasing with the reselect money. They have been great and I wish to delete my previous negative posts. The resolution comments of mine should be before the negative post if the negative post remains. The one which is still not posted can be deleted.
It would be like all other websites of this kind to be able to edit our own posts at any time! I'LL say it again: It would be like all other websites of this kind to be able to edit our own posts at any time. I was back here to give them total credit for giving us more than we even asked them to do and was expecting assuredly to be able to edit the old posts. Of course I know you would have to re-evaluate them for 5-7 days which we all understand but I was looking all over the website for about an hour now trying to figure out how to edit the old negative posts. Please excuse the caps, no disrespect intended. It is now embarrassing to me to be dealing with Havertys people who are giving us everything we wanted and more and yet still have my old negative post come up from a Google search. Really???
Per our terms of use, we do not delete reviews. However, you may update your review and star rating to let people know the company has resolved the issue. We appreciate your feedback on the reviewing process, and will certainly take this into consideration as we work to improve our site for consumers.
Kind Regards,Danica J.
Reviewed Aug. 7, 2015
I have never reviewed any company prior to reviewing Sprint. I was very upset about ridiculous charges. Sprint replied right away and was able to resolve the issue. I think that ConsumerAffairs is a good bridge for company and customers. I tried several times prior to using ConsumerAffairs, to get through to Sprint. This was the most effective! My voice was finally heard. Thanks again!
Roberta, we love to hear success stories. We hope you continue to use ConsumerAffairs as your preferred platform for research, reviews & issue resolution.
-The ConsumerAffairs Team
Reviewed Aug. 6, 2015
If you allow partner companies to dispute reviews--essentially blocking the review in its entirety--certainly you expect that company to provide a response to the reviewer outlining its facts that clearly contradict the review, right? Or do you allow them to block unfavorable reviews simply because they designate it as 'disputed'? I can't speak for the many FAHB reviews seemingly blocked recently apparently under the premise of 'disputed', but I can state that my review(s) as regards FAHBs handling of my double-oven repair as accurate. FAHB should be required to respond directly to ME in an effort to substantiate that company's claim that my review warrants a disputed designation before my reviews are essentially blocked from other inquiring consumers.
Hi Carl,
I did some research into your review and sent you some details on why the dispute was approved. If you have additional questions, please let me know how our team can be of assistance. Thank you for your feedback.
Kind regards,Danica J.
ConsumerAffairs
Reviewed Aug. 3, 2015
I have requested to receive a copy of a response by Re-Bath in regards to my complaint. You sent an email telling me what to do to read their response. I did what your email suggested but couldn't get it. I sent you two emails saying that I could not get their response and they were ignored. This is my third request which will probably be ignored as well but I don't know what else to do. I bet if I ordered your magazine I would get a response to that. Please let me know what Re-Bath said.
Hi Carol,
Apologies for the delay in response. Someone from our team will assist you with your request and contact you right away.
- Danica J.
Reviewed July 31, 2015
I had an issue with a company that went unresolved for almost 10 years. After posting it here it was resolved within 2 weeks. Thanks Team!
Edgar, that is a great success story! Thank you for sharing. We look forward to being your preferred platform for reviews, research & conflict resolution.
-The ConsumerAffairs Team
Reviewed July 29, 2015
I have no use for a sponsored site that benefits the sponsors with the "top" reviews. This is a waste of time, just like dealing with Nationstar Mortgage.
Reviewed July 29, 2015
A company that I was purchasing from was not answering their phones, at least not in a timely manner (over 30 minutes). Once ConsumerAffairs posted my complaint I was contacted by the company's VP. I appreciate the assistance in resolving this issue.
Reviewed July 28, 2015
You write a negative review of a company like I did Select Home Warranty. It was 100% factual and since they get paid by Select Home Warranty it now says DISPUTED and my review is lined out!! Who disputed what!!! Total Scam.
Thank you for inquiring about your review. We found it necessary to mark this review due to the use of the words, "scam" and "fraudulent."
If a review on our website uses these words to describe a company who has not legally been convicted of committing fraud, it's in the best interest of ConsumerAffairs.com to label these reviews as, "Factual basis uncertain," to protect both our site (the publisher) and you (the author) from facing possible legal accusations of defamation about the company.
Instead of completely removing the review, we strikeout the text so that others can still read your review, which helps us address this issue while still holding true to our standard of never removing reviews from our website.Thank you again for your request for more information -- We value you as a consumer and appreciate the opportunity to address this issue directly with you.
-The ConsumerAffairs Team
Reviewed July 26, 2015
Thanks to your organization, I was able to print my complaint regarding Wells Fargo Mortgage. They emailed me, called me AND sent me a letter resolving the entire issue! Thank you and thanks to Wells Fargo Mortgage for responding so quickly to resolve the issue. Kudos all around.
Reviewed July 23, 2015
I put the wrong city in my review and now I can't edit it? And all I get in terms of help is you saying over and over how you "own my review now." You sound like the devil. I will not post another review on your site unless maybe you let me edit the one I did.
Thank you for sharing your feedback with us. We understand that not being able to edit your review can be frustrating. We are currently working on creating a system for users to be able to do that. In the meantime, I am going to reach out to you privately and see if I can help you out.
-Heidi Tindle
Reviewed July 23, 2015
This company is established by a veteran journalist. Does it not bother you when you see ONLY or majority of only positive reviews of a company listed on your site? That would alarm any consumer. For years everyone complained about Yelp and how they had shady business practices where companies were alarmed about bad reviews, offered a package to advertise with them, and then the bad review would disappear. Their practices faced tons of law suites and we hope they got the message.
If you read other review sites, now you would see the name of your site as one that sounds very shady. I am sure that you want to make your site as reliable as possible for consumers to come to, and not a shady site where your reputation is tarnished only by publishing only positive feedbacks which most likely is either written by the company's staff or paid staff in China!! Look at Select Home Warranty remarks on your site and other sites and you will see what I am talking about. Thanks for publishing my remarks!
Hi Sandy,
Thank you for reaching out to us. Our goal is to offer a place where consumers can share their feedback, regardless of whether the experience is a positive, negative or neutral one. Our reviews come from verified reviewers who are customers of the brands reviewed at our site. Our team takes authentic reviews very seriously, so verifying our reviewers helps us protect consumers from the fake reviews often found on other sites. We do not work with brands who use dishonest review collection practices, and all authorized brands agree to our Business Code of Conduct to participate in the authorized partner program.
We use your feedback to improve our site and your experience, so we thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts with our team.
- Danica J.
Reviewed July 22, 2015
I absolutely love this website. It was my first time using ConsumerAffairs and with the first complaint I had about a separate company they (ConsumerAffairs) made sure I was taken care of. Would recommend this site to anyone having issues with a company.
Thank you Delance for sharing your story. We hope to continue being your favorite resource for reviews & issue resolution.
-The ConsumerAffairs Team
Reviewed July 16, 2015
A great place to be "heard". After months of frustration, and phone calls that lead nowhere, the company offered an acceptable resolution. My issues have been resolved now. Thank you, ConsumerAffairs, for allowing me to be heard.
Reviewed July 15, 2015
We had an issue with gratuities which were paid for in advance but we were billed for more by the cruise line. VTG at first did nothing about our complaint but after posting comments on ConsumerAffairs and the Houston BB, our issue was resolved to our satisfaction by VTG.
Reviewed July 14, 2015
I put my comment out to warn others of poor service. It did get the attention of Protection One but my issue had already been resolved, thankfully. Thanks Consumer Affairs for getting the message out there.
Thank you for sharing your experience! Your review will serve as a valuable resource for other consumers as they will be able to read about your initial issue and how it was resolved!
-The ConsumerAffairs Team
Reviewed July 14, 2015
I've been a member of this website for years now and I just discovered that they are taking my email address and selling for spammers. I just received a spam email from a auto insurance seller in Oklahoma. I don't live in Oklahoma. I'm really grateful that I didn't provide any other accurate information about myself other than my email address because this website would have sold that information itself. This website is less about being a consumer affairs site than its actual purpose of collecting your personal information then selling it!
I want to let you know that we do not sell or share personal information. Sometimes, a person may be directed to a third-party website, in which case they should refer to that site's terms of use and privacy policy regarding personal information. Apologies for the confusion.
-The ConsumerAffairs Team
Reviewed July 2, 2015
They force companies and businesses to pay at least $1,000 per month for a good rating. You simply can't get a good rating without paying them. Toshiba, AND Dell both get a horrible rating, even though Dell is one of the best computer companies. And then look at iYogi, they pay the fee and they good a good rating, even when on almost every other site, they get a bad rating.
I would like to let you know that we do not require Brands to pay anything to use our site. We offer free starter accounts to any brand that wants to sign up!
Reviewed July 2, 2015
I was in the clutches of Hansen Security, which had tricked me into signing a 5-year contract. When I posted my problem here, an officer of Monitronics, the parent company, responded immediately and told Hansen to leave me alone. ConsumerAffairs was a great help to me.
I am so glad that we were able to be a part of your winning team! We hope we will be able to assist many more consumers in distress in the future!
-The ConsumerAffairs Team
Reviewed July 2, 2015
Thanks for all your help, my issue has been resolved. This is the second time I have used this site and both times, I got results.
You are welcome, of course! 2 for 2 is pretty good!
-The ConsumerAffairs Team
Reviewed July 2, 2015
After multiple conversations with my home warranty company I decided to write a complaint on Consumer Affairs website. After 2 days my warranty company was calling me. I could not believe how well it worked. I am not the kind of person to normally write complaints, but this one I could not let go. Not saying that it is needed every time, but it definitely helped here. Thank you so much.
Thank you so much for using ConsumerAffairs.com as a resource to help amplify your voice! I am so glad to hear that you were able to get some resolution to your problem. Thank you for the positive feedback and sharing your experience with others.
-The ConsumerAffairs Team
Reviewed June 25, 2015
I'm glad that you have this site to keep people informed on positives & negatives of businesses with information from real consumers. I only wish I had found your site sooner so that I could have made a better purchase choice!
Thank you so much for leaving us the positive feedback. We are so glad to hear when our site is able to help consumers and brands! Tell your friends and check back often for helpful insight on future purchases!
-The ConsumerAffairs Team
Reviewed June 25, 2015
Complaint did draw interest. I'm very happy with ConsumerAffairs and will post a review again.
Feel free to go review happy with us!
-The ConsumerAffairs Team
Reviewed June 22, 2015
I got sick, lost my job and CDL, and had AFLAC disability coverage. AFLAC would not pay because I still could take care of myself -- all the regular ADLs -- so they closed my claim. I wrote a review on the Consumer Affairs website and got a response from AFLAC and they reviewed my claim and started paying me.
I am pleased to read that sharing your experience on ConsumerAffairs.com helped you with AFLAC. We hope that others can have such a positive outcome as a result of our site as well!
-The ConsumerAffairs Team
Reviewed June 22, 2015
I was charged for a room I had cancelled. I did so verbally and in writing a week before the intended stay. My credit card was charged and when I called HotelPlanner.com they seemed to have no record of my call or email and would not refund my money. Fortunately I had saved the email and contacted ConsumerAffairs.com. Once the review was posted I was contacted by HotelPlanner.com within a couple of days. Shortly after that my credit card was credited for the incorrect charge. Thank you!!!
We are so glad to hear that posting a review on our site was able to help you get your refund! One of our major goals is to act as a bridge between consumers and brands to help create better customer service for everyone! We are always happy to hear that it's working.
-The ConsumerAffairs Team
Reviewed June 18, 2015
I'm very satisfied thus far with ConsumerAffairs.com. No problems with the review/complaint process. Get informative newsletters weekly. And if there is a problem with a company when going through the reviews and complaints you will probably find it on their site. Pleased with ConsumerAffairs.com.
I am glad to hear that you are using our website in multiple ways! We hope we can be a great, multi-faceted resource for consumers like you!
-The ConsumerAffairs Team
Reviewed June 13, 2015
My initial review at ConsumerAffairs.com for my Sleep Number bed was a 1-star because of the concave nature of my dual air chamber mattress. This might be because I sleep alone, but I never read those complaints before I purchased the bed. I had emailed the Sleep Number company with no response. I was on the verge of tossing it and getting a conventional mattress again when I posted my review on ConsumerAffairs.com. Within a couple days the company contacted me via this website and shipped a new single chamber mattress at no cost.
That is fantastic! We love to hear about brands creating "wow moments" for customers, just like this! Sleep well, my friend!
-The ConsumerAffairs Team
Updated review: Dec. 22, 2016
I already wrote a response and it has been public since 5/25/15. So, I'm not sure why this case was on hold and waiting for my response.
Original Review: May 25, 2015
My first experience with ConsumerAffairs.com was, to say the least, tedious and frustrating. The company I wrote the review about kept trying to get me to change my opinion yet they continued to practice, in my opinion, deceptive advertising. So I would not change my opinion. They issued me a refund even though I told them I was not interested in one and they did everything they could short of changing their practices to convince me that I should withdraw my review but I told them that the only thing that would make me do that would be if I saw a modification in their advertising practices which I did not.
During this time ConsumerAffairs.com was holding my review from being published and continued to prompt me to consider my situation with this company "resolved." I kept telling them that it was NOT resolved and finally they published my review almost a month after it was written. However, when they published it, they labeled the so called "resolution" with the company as "PENDING." I told them that it was pending, but it that it would be "pending" until this company changed their practices. It was NOT pending as far as I was concerned and I felt that this label next to my review was quite misleading.
So I decided to write a review about ConsumerAffairs.com with this information and it's been almost a month now since I wrote that. I gave them 2 stars and basically just told the story as I have here and said that I was frustrated about the time it was taking to publish my review because it still had not been published at that time. I now have come to find out that my review about CA.com is "ON HOLD" and that it "does not meet the guidelines for publishing." So I'll end with this and leave all conclusions from here on in to the reader. That is IF this review meets the guidelines for publishing. Somehow though, I have a feeling you may not be reading this review anytime soon...
Reviewed May 21, 2015
I wrote my complaint about an hour ago, which I thought I was complaining to rush card. I'm actually very upset with them and not you. I needed to make that clear to you. I will give you, Consumer Affairs 5 star rating. Thank you for listening.
I totally understand the confusion! These things happen. I am going to send you a request for a new star-rating from here, which should walk you right through the process of giving us the 5 star rating you wish!
Thank you for using ConsumerAffairs! If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to email us at contact.us@consumeraffairs.com
-The ConsumerAffairs Team
Updated review: Dec. 22, 2016
I already wrote a response and it has been public since 5/25/15. So I'm not sure why this case was on hold and waiting for my response.
Original Review: May 18, 2015
In all fairness, what happened and what the consequences were have not fully come to fruition yet. However, I can say that far too much time has gone by from the time I wrote my review about InstantCheckmate.com on 4/26 until now and my review has still not been published. So I'm confused and not sure why it taking so long to publish my review? I keep getting messages from ConsumerAffairs.com asking me to reply to the company I reviewed and I've responded to all of them yet my review still has not been published. My most recent message from CA.com was asking me to respond to InstantCheckmate.com but there was NOTHING for me to respond to. It's as if CA.com is delaying publishing my review until I change it and make it more favorable for ICM.com. Unfortunately, I'm not going to do that because ICM.com has not changed their practices.
I can appreciate allowing a business the chance to make something right in the face of a poor review and Instant Checkmate has gone as far as refunding my membership fees which I told them was NOT the reason I wrote the review but they still issued me a refund. Unfortunately they have not changed their marketing strategy which is still, for all intents and purposes, deceptive. So my review, refund aside, still needs to be published yet it has not been.
It would be discouraging to think that Consumer Affairs was in cahoots with businesses. Giving them the opportunity to right a wrong is one thing, but if they don't change what's the point? Let's get these reviews published folks. It's been over a month and my review could have saved a lot of consumers the hassle that I had to go through!
Reviewed May 1, 2015
I wrote a review on Lending Tree and their sick antics to obtain information and solicit people into identity theft and scams. I'm glad to have been able to inform others on this scam. They tried to contact me but the damage has been done. Thank you Consumer Affairs.
Reviewed April 26, 2015
Consumer affairs is a great channel to get work done. I got refund for my bed after I narrated my experience at Consumer affairs. The store got back to me and resolved the situation.
Reviewed April 13, 2015
Use Consumer Affairs to post a review about another company. The company gave me a refund because they saw my complaint on ConsumerAffairs.com. I recommend!
Thank you so much for sharing your experience! We are so glad that you were able to resolve your problem with the help of our website. One of our goals is to be a bridge between consumers and companies, helping to create a better relationship between them. We love hearing stories about how our site helped consumers!
-The ConsumerAffairs Team
Reviewed April 8, 2015
I didn't receive my 1098 from Nationstar. Called them several times. They said they could mail only however never received. Sent my concern to consumer affairs and got a response immediate! Thank you so much for the assistance.
We are so glad that ConsumerAffairs.com provided you with the amplification your voice needed! Resolving problems is why we do what we do!
Thanks for sharing your experience with us and for the positive review!
-The ConsumerAffairs Team
Reviewed April 8, 2015
I reviewed Target regarding a recent visit/return question; process was easy. Good resource for consumers.
Reviewed April 8, 2015
I posted a complaint on here and in a few days the company responded and we came to a resolution. Thank you for your assistance.
We are so glad that you were able to get the help you needed. At ConsumerAffairs, we've got your back. It's always nice to know when we have been able to help a consumer and a brand reach some common ground.
Thanks for your post and we hope you will continue to use ConsumerAffairs.com
-The ConsumerAffairs Team
Reviewed April 2, 2015
I'm so grateful I found this site. I wrote a review about a company that solicited my business for online advertising and to my regret was a waste of money. I tried resolving the issue myself by talking with several different departments in the company including a manager, all who told me there was nothing they could do. I was so frustrated because I was going to end up with a bill of $1200 and had nothing to show for it. Then I started looking for reviews about the company online and found ConsumerAffairs. I posted a complaint about the company, and within a few days, they contacted me wanting to resolve my problem. Someone from the company called me, who actually could help me, and he agreed to cancel my account and adjust my bill to my satisfaction. It's too bad it took writing a negative review to get a response from the company, but I'm glad that they finally took me seriously!
Reviewed March 31, 2015
Consumer Affairs had given me the right to voice my opinion and served as a better mediator than the BBB. I personally received a phone call from a representative of the business I had dealt with, and was able to come to terms with my issue. I would recommend Consumer Affairs to anyone who has a dispute and would like for it to be solved in a timely fashion.
Reviewed March 25, 2015
Reviewed March 24, 2015
I like ConsumerAffairs.com. It got results. It got a response from the company.
Reviewed March 24, 2015
I received a much more cordial email from the company than they had sent when un-monitored. It's good to know that Consumer Affairs is here to help.
You're welcome, Robert!
Thanks for using our site to share your experiences with others. We are very glad to hear when a consumer and a brand can have a positive experience because of our site.
We've got your back!
-The ConsumerAffairs Team
Reviewed March 18, 2015
I am pleased to say that I was able to achieve a satisfactory result when I reviewed Bay Alarm Medical. I was surprised that the company which provided such excellent customer service would not allow me to request a refund under the circumstances that we found ourselves in. I turned to Consumer Affairs and I was quickly contacted by the company, who read my review. I did not expect this. They were compassionate and kind. I am quite satisfied. Thank you for the providing the opportunity.
We love hearing about these kinds of positive experiences! It makes us so happy to be able to help consumers and companies reach a positive outcome.
This is why we do what we do!
Thank you so much for using ConsumerAffairs as your sounding board. Keep on posting those reviews!
-The ConsumerAffairs Team
Reviewed March 11, 2015
I really recommend the Consumer Affairs Website. This is a very important service to the consumers and I really appreciate the service. I got my refund only after to get the support of this Website. I recommend.
Reviewed March 10, 2015
I submitted a complaint to Consumer Affairs regarding a billing issue with Verizon. Within 2 weeks a Verizon Representative called me. He said they had seen my complaints and resolved the issue while I was on the phone by removing the disputed billing charges. Yea Consumer Affairs!!!
Reviewed March 9, 2015
I had a couple of issues with the medical alarm company I signed my mom up for. Thanks to Consumer Affairs and the visibility from the posting, I received a quick response to the issues I was having from the medical alarm company. The issue has been resolved thanks to Consumer Affairs!
Reviewed March 3, 2015
I have a issue with refund from VOIP carrier because of some customer care employee, I logged a request on consumer affairs and boom. I got a very quick response and issue got resolved very quickly.
Reviewed March 2, 2015
Posted complaint about Nikon warranty on this site. Nikon was not motivated to resolve the issue until I complained to the Better Business Bureau. I do not believe posting to this site had any effect in addressing the issue.
Thank you so much for sharing your experience with Nikon on ConsumerAffairs! We are glad that you were able to meet a resolution to your problem with Nikon, even if it was not through us.
Best wishes,-The ConsumerAffairs Team
Reviewed March 2, 2015
Do you realize how many pets lives could have been saved if you guys didn't take so dang long to publish our 'Reviews'?
We here at ConsumerAffairs value consumer feedback above all else. Our goal is to offer a platform for people to share their experiences, both good and bad. It is unfortunate that some reviews take longer than anticipated to go through our moderation process, but it is that very moderation process that sets us apart from other consumer resources. It helps to ensure that reviews are made by real people, with real experiences.
Most of us here at ConsumerAffairs are pet owners, and we sure do love our animals. We understand that the health of your furry family members is of utmost importance and have sincere sympathy for anyone who loses a pet. However, it is important to remember that the service we provide here is an outlet for people to share their experiences. We have in no way whatsoever intentionally withheld information from the public, in fact, we published more than one article on our news page regarding class action lawsuits and recalls of pet food.
We appreciate your feedback and apologize if a delay has caused any heartache. Let us know if you have any other questions.
-The ConsumerAffairs Team
Reviewed March 1, 2015
The customer service representative from the company I purchased my product contacted me and made the exchange I requested. I am very happy with my final product. Thank you.
Reviewed Feb. 27, 2015
I had a negative experience with a company and out of frustration wrote a review on this site hoping to at least help other people. Within a couple days, the company responded and we were able to work out a resolution. I will definitely use ConsumerAffairs.com in the future.
Reviewed Feb. 27, 2015
After I supplied a brief but (mildly) negative review of a service, it was published on the "Consumer Affairs" website along with a lengthy response from the service I had criticized, along with numerous excuses and some further false information. When I tried to supply evidence to support my complaint about this vendor, "Consumer Affairs" blocked my messages and canceled my account. I created this new account to complain about "Consumer Affairs" (and their attempts to suppress criticism about some of their cronies, such as the particular vendor I had criticized). However, I am quite sure that "Consumer Affairs" will again block my complaints and cancel my account. Rather than giving up on my criticisms of both companies, I will record these exchanges and publicize them elsewhere.
We have looked into your situation further and read your original review. There are two reasons for the confusion here. It appears that you attempted to post multiple reviews for the same company. When one user attempts to write multiple reviews for the same company, the new reviews are flagged and not published. Instead, you are able to update your original review, through posting a resolution, which is published on our site, here: https://www.consumeraffairs.com/rhttps://www.consumeraffairs.com/retail/instantcheckmatecom.html?review=925017#review-925017
Once a resolution is posted by a consumer, the review is considered closed and cannot be updated further.
We also looked at your account information, and your original account is still active. We do not delete consumer accounts unless they explicitly ask us to do so.
We are sorry for any difficulties that you have experienced and appreciate your honest feedback.
-The ConsumerAffairs Team
Reviewed Feb. 26, 2015
A great online community that provides opportunities for consumers to express their experience towards products or service which can be very helpful for other consumers. It is also an effective forum to gain attention and attempt in solving issues by product or service provider.
Reviewed Feb. 23, 2015
I have had a number bad experiences with Consumer Affairs. I have many reviews of Wells Fargo "on hold" for the following reason: our moderation team has determined this review does not meet our guidelines for publishing. I've reviewed the guidelines over and over. I've modified my reviews and still they are placed on hold. I've submitted requests, asking for reasons only to get ignored. It seems that the moderators are inconsistent on how the guidelines are applied upon reviewing other persons' reviews that are accepted. Therefore I rate my experience with Consumer Affairs as a one-star.
Reviewed Feb. 13, 2015
After registering my complaint on ConsumerAffairs.com, I did get a response from Cigna that led to further discussions. In all honestly, I have little to no hope that my issues will be resolved without legal action on my part and I certainly do not believe that Cigna is operating in good faith. However, I am very impressed with how quickly I did get a response using this website as a conduit and I would not hesitate to use it again to resolve another issue.
Karen,
We're so glad you received a response from the company after using our site. It's our ultimate goal to connect consumers with brands across the world, so hearing your story makes us very happy!
Thank you for sharing your experience with us. We hope your issue with Cigna is resolved, and we appreciate you taking the time to write your review about using ConsumerAffairs!
The ConsumerAffairs Team
Reviewed Feb. 13, 2015
After owning two La-Z-Boy recliners for two years, the leather was worn around the headrests. We reported it to Consumer Affairs and the La-Z-Boy company responded within a few days. After corresponding with them, they agreed to replace the backs of both chairs. I believe Consumer Affairs to be an excellent tool to resolve consumer issue, and La-Z-Boy to be a great company.
David,
That's awesome news! We're so glad your issue with La-Z-Boy were resolved.
Thank you for taking the time to tell us about your experience using ConsumerAffairs. We've got your back!
The ConsumerAffairs Team
Reviewed Feb. 12, 2015
Thank you Consumer Affairs!!
Bonnie,
We're so happy to hear your issues were resolved! Thank YOU for being an important part of the ConsumerAffairs community.
The ConsumerAffairs Team
Reviewed Feb. 8, 2015
I think there is a place for this website; however, there should be an option where a reviewer can totally retract/delete their review. As it is, you have to wait until it is published, which takes quite awhile, and then you can "post" a retraction but that is not the same. Don't like this method at all. I will not post reviews on here again.
Sifa,
We understand how our policy for not removing reviews could be frustrating, but it's an important factor that sets ConsumerAffairs apart from other online forums.
Because of our policy, companies aren't encouraged to threaten (or bribe) consumers to take down their reviews. If a company does resolve your issues, your original review is still very relevant for other consumers who use our site.
We're glad the issues in your original review about Neiman Marcus were resolved. Reading about your initial experience AND reading your resolution update show other consumers that they, too, can get help in a similar situation.
We hope you'll use ConsumerAffairs again in the future because your voice is important and sharing your experiences helps educate other consumers.
Thank you for sharing feedback about using our site!
The ConsumerAffairs Team
Reviewed Feb. 6, 2015
Consumer Affairs was very helpful in getting my issue resolved with the company that I was very disappointed in. I appreciate the resources used by Consumer Affairs to help resolve the problem. Thanks to them I will receive a full refund for services that were not acceptable. Thanks.
Reviewed Feb. 6, 2015
When I had an issue with my car at the dealership I searched for a way to deal with the situation. Consumer Affairs provided me with an open forum to leave an honest review, so that was good. Unfortunately it took almost two weeks for the review to get published, so the effect I desired could not be achieved. The situation was then resolved and I wanted to update the review, before it was published, but the system as designed does not allow me to do this. I e-mailed customer service and received a response the next day. The response was very detailed with screenshots however it was not accurate. The response was based upon the assumption that the review had been published, but it hadn't been.
I sent back a reply including screenshots myself as an attempt to clarify however my reply was ignored as I received no subsequent instructions. After two weeks when the review had been published, I was able to follow the instructions given to resolve it. In the end I was allowed a forum to vent my frustration, but due to the timeline and lack of follow up by customer service the effect I was hoping for could not be achieved.
James,
We are very sorry it took 2 weeks to publish your review – that isn't normal for us. Simply put, we had a brief issue with receiving more reviews than we could process in 5-7 business days (due to an influx of reviews during the holidays). However, we are addressing this issue by creating new alerts and priority statuses for our Moderation Team to ensure reviews like yours don't get trapped in our system and remain unpublished for weeks at a time.
Additionally, we are also working to allow consumers to both submit updates to their reviews before they are published and edit their reviews before they are moderated. We're currently designing the best way to implement this new feature that will make it easy for consumers to use and understand.
We value your feedback, and we're sorry for the headache we've caused. Hearing about your experience allows us to create a better product for consumers, and we appreciate any chance we get to improve our site.
We hope you will continue to submit reviews about your experiences – consumers rely on people like you to help educate and inform them about companies across the world. Thank you for reaching out to us and being an important member of the ConsumerAffairs community.
The ConsumerAffairs Team
Reviewed Feb. 4, 2015
I wrote a review about a concern I had with an online vendor. The review generated a follow up from the vendor inquiring as to how to resolve any issues I might have. The end result is that despite the suspect condition of the packaging the vendor will honor the lifetime warranty of the item. ConsumerAffairs.com was an effective go between that allowed constructive discourse between the vendor and I.
It is absolutely wonderful to read about your negative turned positive experience! Being "an effective go between that allow[s] constructive discourse" between vendors and consumers is one of our biggest goals and purposes. Thank you so much for using ConsumerAffairs.com and we hope that you will continue to do so.
-The ConsumerAffairs Team
Reviewed Feb. 2, 2015
Through the Consumers Affairs forum and within one month only I was able to resolve my dispute with Cheapoair and to receive full refund of Cheapoair's unexplained charges charged to my credit card. Thanks again to Consumers Affairs.
We are so glad that you were able to receive a refund and that our web site was a key factor in helping you! Thank you so much for utilizing ConsumerAffairs.com!
-The ConsumerAffairs Team
Reviewed Jan. 27, 2015
I had a problem with Nationstar that I could not resolve with phone calls or emails. I contacted Consumer Affairs online and they forwarded information to Nationstar. Nationstar fixed the problem and did what they had originally agreed to.
I am so glad that we were able to assist you in resolving your issue with Nationstar! We here at ConsumerAffairs strive to bring issues to resolution to the best of our ability, so it is always great to hear about success and satisfaction!
Thanks,Heidi T
Reviewed Jan. 26, 2015
This was my first experience utilizing Consumer Affairs. It was an easy and informative road to a satisfactory result. I will never understand the power of the pen but I do know that it works and I am grateful to have this freedom.
We are so glad that your first experience with us was easy and satisfactory! We hope that you will continue to use our site in the future and continue to give us feedback! The pen is mightier than the sword, indeed!
-Heidi T
Reviewed Jan. 23, 2015
I had an issue where I had been signed up to INSTANT CHECKMATE for a couple of years and been paying for it with my credit card and did not know it. In retrospect, legally I probably wouldn't have a leg to stand on and had "let it go". I did a Google on reviews and ended up here and wrote what had happened and within a couple of days a refund for the entire amount has been issued.
First of all, I would like to thank you for using our service and sharing your positive experience with us and the rest of the public. I am so glad that your issue was able to be resolved! This is why we do what we do here at ConsumerAffairs!
-Heidi T.
Tom updated their star rating from a 5 stars to a 4 stars after speaking with the company outside of the ConsumerAffairs platform.
I don't recommend using the service for just one search unless you cancel immediately after doing it; but if you plan to do many searches it is probably a really good product
Reviewed Jan. 17, 2015
Consumer Affairs operates an important and useful website which can provide useful feedback for those visiting the site. It would have been a little easier to use the site had there been directions to use a PC instead of my iPad because there were many unnecessary obstacles in trying to navigate the site using an iPhone or an iPad. The important information did eventually reach its destination and helped me to resolve my issue with the business in question.
Thank you for your feedback, Robert. Our web developers are constantly working to improve our site and make it easy to navigate for anyone who wishes to do so. I will be certain they are aware of your concern!
-Heidi T
Reviewed Jan. 15, 2015
Thanks to ConsumerAffairs my issue was resolved. I've been heard!!! I wish everyone to have the same happy ending.
We are pleased to know that we have helped to amplify your voice and to give you great results! Thanks for sharing!
-Heidi T
Reviewed Jan. 15, 2015
Thank you very much to everyone at ConsumerAffairs for all your help in resolving what could have been a horrendous experience. THANK YOU!!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!! THANK YOU!!!! I can't thank you enough.
Thank YOU for using our site to share your experience. We're thrilled you were able to reach a positive outcome with the company you shared your experience about and we hope you'll continue to use our site in the future to help other consumers like you make smarter decisions.
Take Care,Danica J.
Reviewed Jan. 13, 2015
I successfully resolved 2 issues with the help of Consumer Affairs. I filed complaints to multiple review sites, so not sure which resource helped more, but I believe Consumer Affairs did their part successfully. I definitely suggest using the site for resolving consumer issues.
Thanks for the positive feedback! We here at ConsumerAffairs are glad to know that we are making a positive impact in the lives of consumers! We hope you will continue to use our site in the future and continue to give us feedback!
-Heidi T
Reviewed Jan. 9, 2015
We had tried numerous times to get a car dealer to make warranty repairs to our Volvo. After posting on this site, we got immediate attention! Thanks for this site. Wish more people used it.
We thank you for using our site as a tool to resolve issues between yourself and the car dealer! Please tell your friends about us so we can help more people!
-Heidi T
K. S. updated their star rating from a 5 stars to a 4 stars after speaking with the company outside of the ConsumerAffairs platform.
Situation resolved due to using this site!!!!
Reviewed Jan. 8, 2015
ConsumerAffairs.com did an excellent job in giving me the tools necessary to go toe to toe with this huge credit card company. Ultimately the credit card company backed down and removed the fraud alert today 1/7/2015. When I had a question about my complaint, Consumer Affairs immediately responded with an answer.
Thank you for sharing your experience! We strive to give consumers and brands the tools they need to properly communicate about both positive and negative experiences and to come to a resolution when necessary and possible. Please continue to use our site as a helpful tool!
-Heidi T
Reviewed Jan. 7, 2015
I had an awful experience with Xoom and after writing a review with all the details, Xoom cancelled the order and returned the money. Thank you!
Hi Rosana,
I'm so happy you were able to reach a positive resolution with Xoom by using our site! I hope you'll continue to share your stories on ConsumerAffairs.com in the future to help others make smart decisions. Happy new year!
Kind Regards,Danica J.
Marketing Manager
Reviewed Jan. 6, 2015
Consumer Affairs was the communication channel that I needed to resolve a repair issue with a Nationally known company. After setting up an account, I wrote my review as professionally as I could. I received a response the next day stating that the Company's Customer Care office would review my problem. Because of the Consumer Affairs communication Link the issue was resolved very quickly.
I am glad that we were able to help resolve your issue in such a timely fashion! Here at ConsumerAffairs we pride ourselves on being an outstanding intermediary to provide both consumers and businesses with the ability to communicate and resolve problems. We appreciate you utilizing our site and hope you will continue to consider us first with any future problems!
-Heidi T
Reviewed Jan. 5, 2015
Posting a serious complaint got attention and prompt action. Consumeraffairs.com amplified my voice! I got an immediate response from the vendor and a full refund of my money, reversing the sale. I also got a note of apology for inconvenience from the vendor. I am impressed. My attitude about the vendor is also much improved.
We work hard here at ConsumerAffairs to be a mediator between consumers and vendors. I am so glad that you had a positive experience using our site and that we were able to help make your voice heard! It is wonderful that your complaint was resolved and that we were able to help you! Remember, we've got your back!
-Heidi T
Reviewed Dec. 31, 2014
I had a major billing issue with a company charging me erroneously. They were threatening me with collection proceedings. I could get nowhere with this company and they were not returning my calls to resolve this issue. Two days after filing a complaint with Consumer Affairs, I received a phone call from this company. They apologized and reversed the erroneous charges. I would have gotten nowhere fast without them. I am forever thankful for them.
Hi Denise,
I'm so happy to hear you were able to get a positive outcome by sharing your story on ConsumerAffairs.com! I hope you will continue to use our site as a resource in the future and wish you a happy new year.
Kind Regards,
Danica J.
Reviewed Dec. 31, 2014
I had an issue with a security company and my issue had been addressed and resolved within 24 hours of reporting through Consumer Affairs. Thank you!
Hi Sheila!
I'm excited to hear you got a resolution by using ConsumerAffairs. This is exactly why we do what we do. Thank you for letting us know about the positive outcome and I hope you'll continue to use our site in the future.
Happy new year,
Danica J.
Reviewed Dec. 30, 2014
I am having a horrible time with service from AT&T, and went to your site to see that there are over 700 really angry people, who have filed grievances with Consumer Affairs. Still the problems remain, I filed with another website today, and all this has just reminded me of how useless the Better Business Bureau was when I got screwed by a business, reported them and nothing happened. From the looks of it, Consumer Affairs probably is about as helpful as BBB or AT&T for that matter.
Hi Matt,
First, let me say how sorry I am to hear that AT&T has not reached out to you. Few experiences are more frustrating than feeling ignored by a company you do business with.
Regarding your question about what ConsumerAffairs does, we are a third-party review website and consumer news resource where consumers like you can share their stories to help other people make smarter decisions when they shop. Your story will help inform countless other visitors who use our site to research products and services, and your story has an impact on what people purchase.
As we are not a government organization but rather a third-party review site, companies are not required to respond to customer complaints, although many do choose to monitor the site and respond to assist their customers. Unfortunately, AT&T is not one of those companies at this time. We do our best to bridge the gap between customers and the businesses they purchase from, and I apologize that your complaint isn't being heard by AT&T. We appreciate you taking the time to share your story with others so people can make more informed decisions when they shop. I hope you will continue to see the site as a resource for researching future purchases and that you will share your stories with us in the future. If you have additional questions, I'd be happy to assist you.
Kind Regards,Danica J.
Marketing Manager, ConsumerAffairs for Brands
Reviewed Dec. 29, 2014
I am totally satisfied with the resolution. The money offered was enough to buy another dishwasher.
It is great that your issue was resolved and you were able to purchase a new dishwasher. We here at ConsumerAffairs hope to be a positive service to you in the future!
-Heidi T
Reviewed Dec. 25, 2014
Consumer Affairs struck me as legitimate, not a biased site full of baloney. I wrote my complaint, it was reviewed and later posted. I'm satisfied because my complaint was resolved, but even if it hadn't been, I still view the site as a place to turn when companies let the consumer down.
Steve, thank you for the positive review. I really value the fact that you recognize the purpose of our site. We aim to give the consumer a fair and balanced point of view and post both positive and negative reviews as they come to us. We do what we do here because we've got your back. It is great to hear that you will continue to use our site as a source of helpful information in the future!
-Heidi T
Reviewed Dec. 22, 2014
I will be using Consumer Affairs to as my primary research for services. Please check companies' reviews on here before making a purchase. I wish I had known about this site before dealing with some certain companies. Every review on those companies were exactly the issues I was dealing to the T. Even had one of the issues resolved through consumer affairs. Great job.
Thank you so much for saying such positive things about our services! We strive to give consumers all of the information necessary to make informed and smart decisions about the services and companies that they choose and I am very glad to hear that you were able to resolve an issue as a result of our site. Keep on keepin' on!
-Heidi T
Reviewed Dec. 16, 2014
Nice. You send an invalid email verification to my email so that YOU can publish my review of Express Scripts.
Hi Robert,
I'm sorry to hear this! I'll let our developers know so we can address the issue right away. Thank you for taking time to let us know!
Kind Regards,Danica J.
Marketing Manager
Reviewed Dec. 11, 2014
When signing up to register with Consumer Affairs there was an option to be added to certain mailing lists. I appreciate the fact that the 2 options offered were not pre-checked. Thank you for being legit on the side of the consumer!
Hi Marvina!
Thank you for sharing your feedback with our team. We appreciate hearing from you and I'm glad the options gave you a chance to pick what's most relevant for you! Your trust is important to us. Thanks for using ConsumerAffairs and have a happy holiday season.
Kind Regards,Danica J.
Marketing Manager
Reviewed Dec. 8, 2014
I posted a review of bad customer service received from Vonage and it got their attention. I'm glad this forum exists for people to use. Thank you ConsumerAffairs.com.
Hi Mark!
Thank you for sharing your experience with us! I'm so happy to hear you were able to get your complaint resolved with Vonage. We're excited to see so many brands eager to work with their customers, and hope you'll continue to use the site to share feedback with your fellow consumers in the future.
Have a great holiday season,
Danica J.
Reviewed Dec. 5, 2014
I request a reply.
Hi Paul,
Thank you for taking time to share your thoughts at our site. It looks like your review is still in the moderation queue - a process that takes a few days, since our reviews pass by a team of live moderators before going live. I can understand the frustration in wanting your review published quickly, and we work as fast as we can to make that happen while maintaining the quality of our moderation process. You should receive an email soon letting you know when your review has gone live. If you do not within the next week, please contact me and let me know so I can personally assist you.
Thank you again for taking time to share your experience!
Respectfully,
Danica J.
Reviewed Dec. 4, 2014
Wrote first review in October on American Home Shield...no response from them or Consumer Affairs.com. Wrote last review on 11/29/2014, no response from American Home Shield or Consumer Affairs.com. This is the third review. Do you even care? Are you going to respond?
Hi John,
I'm sorry our team did not respond to you sooner! It looks like your review just published on Sunday, and we work as quickly as possible to respond. My apologies. Looking at the review you posted for American Home Shield, they responded on Oct. 7, 2014 with the following message:
"Hi John, I apologize for your experience with the vendor and would like an opportunity to assist you if you're still in need of help."
Were you able to respond to them to get your complaint addressed? I hope so. We work hard to connect customers with the brands they purchase from, and it looks like they were trying to reply to you to help. We care about your feedback, and apologize again for not responding to you sooner. I'm happy to help you with any other concerns you may have about your experience and appreciate you trusting ConsumerAffairs with your feedback. Let me know if we can be of further assistance.
Kind Regards,
Danica J.ConsumerAffairs for Brands

Reviewed Dec. 4, 2014
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Reviewed Dec. 2, 2014
Fast, efficient, helpful. Got RIGHT back to me with answer to my question.
Reviewed Dec. 2, 2014
I had a problem contacting CarTrawler. I entered my experience in ConsumerAffairs and received an almost immediate response. In short order my complaint had been satisfactorily dealt with.
Reviewed Nov. 29, 2014
I wrote a review on 10/06/2014 about American Home Shield. Consumer Affairs said they would work with me to resole the issues. It is now almost 2 months and no response. This is ridiculous. If you don't want to help just say so.
Reviewed Nov. 29, 2014
This is the place to come and find out about the stores, retailers, etc. and how their company rates with consumers like you. Consumer Affairs is great and I love how easy it is to get around and search out the retailers I'm considering doing business with.
Reviewed Nov. 27, 2014
I detailed an experience with Orbitz in which a "free" cancellation resulted in a $13.98 service fee. The next day I received a refund of the fee and an e-mail from Orbitz along with a goodwill future travel voucher for $25. It doesn't get any better than that. Thanks, ConsumerAffairs!
Reviewed Nov. 24, 2014
ConsumerAffairs.com works! The company I reviewed actually saw the review on ConsumerAffairs.com and contacted me to try to resolve my issue.
Reviewed Nov. 22, 2014
No complaints, although I don't quite appreciate having to fill out this complaint/review form in order to sign-up and activate an account in order to become a Consumer Affairs member/user. Oh well. At least they'll know I'm not a bot! I'd probably still be trying to input the current CAPTCHA if they had that instead, so no real biggie.
Hi Anna!
Thank you for sharing your experience with our team. We appreciate hearing from consumers, as your feedback helps us shape the improvements we make on the site. Our sign up process is meant to maintain the quality and authenticity of reviews, and I thank you for taking the time to sign up and share your experience even though it may be frustrating to sign up for an account instead of just being able to post. We are grateful that you trust ConsumerAffairs to be a safe place to share your experiences with other consumers.
If you have any additional questions or feedback for our team, we'd love to hear back from you! Feel free to reach out any time.
Thank you again,
Danica J.
Reviewed Nov. 18, 2014
Consumer Affairs told me I have a company response for my review of their product. However, there is no way to view the response. The Consumer Affairs website is quite confusing.
Hi Glenn,
I'm sorry to hear you had a confusing experience on our site. Please let me know how I can help. I would like to hear from you about the features you found confusing so that our design team can take that feedback into consideration.
We're here to help!
Kind Regards,Danica J.
Reviewed Nov. 12, 2014
After Cheapoair emailed that my flights had been canceled and messed with they gave me 24-48 hours to call me back after I had to decline their alternative flights to help me reschedule. They never called and one week later I still hadn't heard from them. I had initiated 5-6 calls (they claim they have record of 1). They put me on hold endlessly to come back and say, "Our team will get back to you...." After having them actually set up specific times to call and hearing nothing from them I got proactive and publicly complained with Consumer Affairs. A day or two later I received a public acknowledgement and alas! a phone call. Only hours earlier I opted to call the airline directly which I will do in the future, but CA helped me get someone to acknowledge that I was a living, breathing, feeling (much anxiety) human being. Thank you Consumer Affairs. It's unfortunate we need you but we do. Very grateful.
I'm so happy to hear this! Thank you for taking the time to share your outcome with us. I hope you'll continue to use us as a resource in the future and appreciate you putting your trust in our site to reach out.
Kind Regards,Danica J.
Reviewed Nov. 4, 2014
Greendot.com put a block on my pre-paid card while waiting on my new bank card to arrive. After being embarrassed getting my card declined at a restaurant, I contacted customer service only for them to tell me it would take ten business days for them to even review that documents (driver's license, social security) I needed to fax in order for them to unblock my card. Frustrated and humiliated, I left a review on ConsumerAffairs.com finding many other complaints against the company. Within 24 hours upon posting my review, Greendot.com unblocked my card and I was able to finally use the money I deposited. Thank you very much ConsumerAffairs.com I appreciate you looking out for us when we would otherwise be treated like a number. I needed that pre-paid card to pay off any miscellaneous small bills I owed and to get food. If it wasn't for you guys, I wouldn't have money for food. I also thank Greendot for their prompt response and have upgraded my star rating.
Christina,
I'm so glad to hear you were able to use ConsumerAffairs.com to receive a quick response from Greendot.com. It always makes me smile when I hear stories from consumers that were able to get their issues resolved quickly and with a positive outcome. I hope you'll continue to use the site as a resource in the future and we appreciate your feedback! Keep sharing your voice, and thank you for trusting ConsumerAffairs.
Thank you,
Danica J.
Reviewed Oct. 30, 2014
As soon as I posted my complaint, I got a response from the company. Social media works!!! I actually was quite surprised when American Home Shield responded so quickly after my posting.
E,
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your experience with us! Social media does indeed work, and I'm glad consumers like you are using ConsumerAffairs to share their voices with brands. Thank you for using our site as a resource.
Best,
Danica J.
Reviewed Oct. 30, 2014
I lodged a complaint against Instant Checkmate and requested a refund. Thanks to the quick action of Consumer Affairs, I received an immediate response, apology and refund from Instant Checkmate. Thank you, ConsumerAffairs.com!
Dena,
Thank you for using ConsumerAffairs.com to share your experience with others. I'm glad you received a positive outcome! Nothing makes us happier than hearing from consumers who are able to use our site to get a quick resolution with a company.
Kind Regards,
Danica J.
Reviewed Oct. 28, 2014
I recently had an experience with a business wherein I was not satisfied with the product. After contacting the company through email, I used the Consumer Affairs as a mediator of sorts between myself and the company. Thankfully we were able to come to a resolution within the case, and everything has been righted.
Reviewed Oct. 28, 2014
I wrote a review about an experience with a company. After a short time, the company called to resolve the issue. I am grateful that I had a voice through Consumer Affairs. I recommend this to everyone.
Reviewed Oct. 23, 2014
Thanks so much for being my sounding board. Without y'all I don't know what I would have done. Thanks sooooo much, success to your company. They exchanged the furniture from Conn's. The judgment is all ways out with them but thank you consumer affairs for your help.
Reviewed Oct. 16, 2014
I found this when I had a customer/merchandise issue with Conn’s. I liked the fact that the company can respond, and that you can read other reviews and how they are resolved. I will definitely be using this more often.
Thank you for sharing your experience, Christian! Our team appreciates the feedback and we look forward to hearing from you in the future.
Best,Danica J.
Reviewed Oct. 14, 2014
Alamo car rental company overcharged us for bogus car upgrade and the navigation device we did not have, and even after dozens of emails and complaints we did not receive the refund. After 6 months of endless complaints and emails I wrote the complaint to Consumer Affairs pages and after that the miracle happened and we were fully refunded! Consumer Affairs pages are great. Without Consumer Affairs pages I would most probably be still writing the complaints and demanding my money back.
Reviewed Oct. 12, 2014
I submitted a review of the services provided by InstantCheckmate.com to a consumer affairs website that I thought was an impartial website to allow customers to provide honest feedback on companies. I submitted a review, it was review by the publishers at ConsumerAffairs.com and I received a follow-up email notifying me that my review had been published. Funny thing was that it was nowhere to be found on the first few pages of reviews that went back to October 5, even though mine was submitted on October 11. It appears that the two websites are one in the same, which is really disappointing!
Hi John,
I just reviewed our site to make sure your InstantCheckmate review was indeed published. It does look like it's up, but it could be that your browser cache needed to be cleared to view the updated content on the site. My apologies if this caused any inconvenience. I appreciate you taking the time to share your experience - I am most certain your feedback will help inform other consumers! Please let me know if you have any other difficulties or questions about ConsumerAffairs.com and the brands on our site.
Kind Regards,Danica J.
Reviewed Oct. 9, 2014
I had an unsatisfactory experience with an accommodation booking website (booking.com). The hotelier demanded we pay an additional amount to the price on our confirmation and the website blew off my complaint and supported the hotelier. This is down right poor business practice and possibly not even legal. Booking.com stopped communication with me until I wrote a review on ConsumerAffairs. ConsumerAffairs was the only way I could resolve my situation.
Reviewed Oct. 9, 2014
After submitting my complaint over some business practices that I felt were unfair, the company I reviewed got in contact with me to make things right. In my case it worked and I know that ConsumerAffairs.com helped with that.
Reviewed Oct. 8, 2014
I like what I see and it seems like a good source of information and good way to see others sharing their experience and knowledge!
Reviewed Oct. 5, 2014
I just took my time to submit a complaint concerning a problem that I am currently experiencing. The response page congratulating me on a successful submission also informed me that it may or may not be published. OK- why bother?
Hi Ivan,
The reason for this is that we carefully moderate reviews to make sure the reviews are authentic and do not contain any language that could put the reviewer in legal jeopardy (i.e., saying words like "scam" or "fraud"). We also use a proprietary filter to help sift out any spam, fake reviews, or reviews coming from the company itself. This gives our audience better information about the brands they are researching. I apologize if that led to any frustrations during your experience, but wanted to reach out and let you know that your review was published, and will help other consumers make better choices. Our team appreciates that you took the time to share, and I hope you know it will make a positive impact on others as they make purchasing decisions.
Thank you, and please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any other concerns.
Danica J.Marketing Manager, ConsumerAffairs for Brands
Reviewed Sept. 30, 2014
I recommend this site highly! It brings results - at least it did for me! My complaints are being checked out by Mediacom administration. They said they would pull my phone calls and they reviewed the calls that were logged on my account (customer service didn't log all of them). I was assured that my complaints would reviewed and the practices or lack thereof customer service would be looked at closely. They even assured me the manager of our Mediacom Office would be contacted about the experience I had at the local office. Hopefully significant changes will be made in their customer service now. But we all know this will take time. Since still have their cable, I trust it won't take too long to get customer service up to speed.
Reviewed Sept. 29, 2014
I like to thank you for being the voice of consumers on the internet. Some people don't have a computer because they can not afford one. I am fortunate that I do, but sometime we do not have access to a computer to check out companies when we need it. I appreciate being able to help others when I make a mistake so that it can help them know what to look out for. Thanks for your service.
Frank,
Thank you so much for the kind words. Our team appreciates hearing from you and this kind of feedback lets us know we're helping consumers make better choices. Your voice is an important part of our online consumer community and we thank you for sharing on ConsumerAffairs.com.
Kind Regards,Danica J.
Marketing Manager
Reviewed Sept. 26, 2014
Consumer Reviews provides a public forum for consumers to submit feedback about companies, positive and negative. I had an unfavorable experience with a company and when I put a review on Consumer Affairs the company suddenly responded to my complaint.
Reviewed Sept. 25, 2014
Just wanted you to know that I enjoy this site. It let me see other consumers that have issues with businesses. I will visit this site again in the future.
Reviewed Sept. 25, 2014
Coming to this site got communications started with Wells Fargo. Although WF is not able to help me at this time, this site is a great place to see issues that other consumers have with various businesses. I will come back to this site in the future.
Beverly,
I am so glad to hear you were able to connect with Wells Fargo by reaching out on ConsumerAffairs.com! Thank you for the great feedback and thank you for being a part of our online community.
Kind Regards,Danica J.
Marketing Manager
Reviewed Sept. 22, 2014
I open a complaint against Brinkman Corporation and never received a response. I just wrote an update to the lack of response and your website came back with "Complaint Resolved". Well, it's not and your web site had no direction as to how to get back to company. Seems your website is a hoax and there was never a chance of getting this resolved.
Hi Robert,
I'm sorry to hear you had a bad experience using our site. We're currently working on modifying the language used to indicate a review has been updated. Our team appreciates your feedback tremendously so that we can figure out the best solution to make updating reviews easy to understand.
Regarding how to contact the company...Unfortunately not all companies featured on our site are interested in reading and responding to consumer reviews. While this is frustrating, I do want to encourage you to continue sharing your experiences, as your stories WILL help other consumers make smarter choices and has a huge impact on how people purchase products or services. I hope the company you reached out to will see your review soon and respond quickly. Please feel free to reach out to me personally here if you have additional questions.
Kind Regards,Danica J.
Marketing Manager
Reviewed Sept. 21, 2014
I used your web page to write a review of a travel agencies I had a bad experience with. It required my phone number. I saw no place to enter my email address. It gives the appearance that you only do business with those who use telephones.
Reviewed Sept. 20, 2014
Thank you ConsumerAffairs.com for being there for the consumers. It is because of you that all consumers can help be protected from companies trying to take advantage of them. We truly appreciate you helping the consumer be treated fairly. Thank you.
Reviewed Sept. 19, 2014
Bradford Exchange double charged me for checks and refused to reverse the extra charge unless I jumped through a long string of unnecessary hoops. Despite my complaints to them and many other consumer organizations, the minute they heard from Consumer Affairs they reversed the double-charge - no questions asked! Thanks Consumer Affairs.
Reviewed Sept. 18, 2014
Great site.. Got the attention of the proper people.
Reviewed Sept. 16, 2014
With Consumer Affairs help with intervention, issue was resolved within days. Sleepy's management team, Corporate Manager and District Manager were professional, quickly resolving my mattress issue. Within days a Sleepy's truck came to pick up mattress. Thank You.
Reviewed Sept. 15, 2014
After exhausting all the 'normal' ways of trying to resolve a problem with a vendor I posted a negative review on Consumer Affairs web site. Within days I was contacted by the company in question and offered a partial refund. Ultimately, I was able to return the merchandise for a full refund. This absolutely would not have happened had I not been able to post a review. Thanks for giving us a forum to air our grievances!
Reviewed Sept. 11, 2014
I had a bad experience with Green Dot prepaid visa and with the use of ConsumerAffairs was able to get a resolution within a reasonable time frame. This is an excellent website for letting people get their complaints noticed by the involved parties and hopefully a satisfactory conclusion!! Highly recommended.
Reviewed Sept. 11, 2014
I paid a fee to InstantCheckmate.com. I was completely unhappy with their search results. Terrible actually. For me it was nothing better than a whitepages search. I immediately canceled (same day, maybe within an hr of payment). I later (next day) contacted customer service and was told they do not issue refunds. The rest is history. Only after I posted on consumer affairs website was I contacted by someone else representing instantcheckmate and they were more than happy to refund full amount. It should not have gone this far. But thank you Consumer Affairs!
Hi Debbie,
I'm so glad to hear that you were able to use our site to connect with InstantCheckmate and resolve your issue. We hope you'll continue to use ConsumerAffairs.com as a consumer resource in the future and thank you for sharing your experiences at our site.
Kind Regards,Danica J.
Reviewed Sept. 10, 2014
I am very pleased that I found Consumer Affairs and was able to resolve my dispute with a company through Consumer Affairs. It is also a very valuable tool for getting information about how a company you are contemplating doing business with treats its customers. But be sure to read all the complaints, as many of them may have been happily resolved, and this really shows the character of a business!
Reviewed Sept. 5, 2014
This was easy to use and the email notice follow ups were great. I would definitely recommend using this site to others and will use it in the future. The first time was for a complaint, but hopefully future use with be for positive feedback!
Reviewed Sept. 4, 2014
Consumer Affairs help resolve my issue. If it wasn't for this company I would of never heard from the company I had an issue with. Thank you and would recommend Consumer Affairs to anyone. They are truly for the CONSUMER!!!
Our goal is to mend the broken relationship between a brand & their consumer.
Remember reviews aren't just for negative experiences, you can leave glowing reviews for brands that have exceeded your expectations too!
We hope to continue to be your go-to resource for news, reviews & resolutions in 2016 & beyond.
-The ConsumerAffairs Team
Reviewed Sept. 4, 2014
I would like to thank Consumer Affairs for their assistance in bringing a resolution to my complaint against Cymax.com. I had been fighting for over a month when I first contacted Consumer Affairs. Once the company received notification from you, I feel that is when I finally began to get results. Thank you for being there to help consumers.
Hi Kimberly,
I'm so happy to hear you were able to get results by sharing your experience on our site! Thank you for taking the time to share your ConsumerAffairs experience with us, and for trusting us as a safe space to share your Cymax experience, as well. We hope you will continue to reach out and share your experiences with brands at our site.
Kind Regards,Danica J.
Reviewed Sept. 3, 2014
I was having a difficult time trying to communicate with a company from whom I had ordered a headboard. It was defective and it was very noticeable. I followed all the instructions to return the item including item number, description, date, cost, etc. I don't know how many times I sent the request for an RMA # but I never received an answer or phone call. I decided to look up the company's BBB rating and I also read all of the complaints and even some compliments on this site.
Finally, I decided to see if I could get their attention with a negative but honest review. It didn't take long before a very polite and helpful gentleman emailed and called me about his company's review. He said he would see what he could do to make things right. I returned the defective piece in the original carton as they instructed and then emailed the tracking number to the gentleman. Today I received an email from my credit card company saying the entire price of the headboard had been refunded. So I am thankful for the help your site provided me. I will use it again when and if I need to!
Hi Nancy,
I am so happy to hear you were able to get a resolution from the company you reached out to. This kind of feedback is exactly what we strive to achieve each day at ConsumerAffairs and I thank you for sharing your experience with our team and with the millions of other consumers just like you who use the reviews and brand responses shared on our site to make smarter decisions each day.
Warm Regards,Danica J.
Reviewed Sept. 3, 2014
Could not get help from branch, corporate customer service, escalation... no calls back, no emails, nothing. Write a negative review on a CA website, and they responded on the website within 12 hours. Wow. Although they have done nothing to help me, it’s now listed as pending resolution. I don't have a lot of hope though.
Hi Ann,
I'm so sorry to hear you're still not seeing any resolution to your complaint even with a reply from the brand. I noticed your second review for BofA did not get published because it was flagged as a duplicate. I'd like for your review to get updated to reflect your experience, so here are some directions to update the original review so you can add the new information:
Log into your ConsumerAffairs accountFind your reviews by clicking on the "Your Reviews" tab
Click on the review title you want to update
Click on the text "Would you like to mark this review as resolved?" - NOTE: This does NOT mean you are agreeing that the review is resolved. It is a way to update the review whether favorable or unfavorable.
Write your experience, update your star rating and hit the button "Resolve This Review"
From here, the brand will receive the updated review. I hope this will help you continue to update the review as new information develops. I also hope that they are able to help address and resolve the issue at hand. I empathize, and invite you reach out any time if you have questions in the future. Please do keep us posted on the outcome of your experience.
Kind Regards,Danica J.
Reviewed Aug. 29, 2014
To write a review or make comment, this site requires one to "rate the experience". To register "Happy" rating, you must select "4-stars", but what I'm happy about is not the product, but that these UNHAPPY consumers took the time to write about their experience. ** Yesterday I fell in love upon seeing a magnificent-looking Elite Quiet Pak washer/dryer pair in my favorite thrift store in brand new condition, priced for a song. The only negative appeared to be some surface damage to the washer door and the pronounced nasty smell in the washer tub and seal.
I was thrilled to pay $1,000 which I put on my credit card. The store manager was very cooperative and offered to credit back my card if the machines failed to operate correctly within the first two weeks after I picked up the machines. ** I came home and looked up the product on line and read these reviews. THANK YOU EVERYONE WHO WROTE. You helped to save me from the not-so-remote possibility of losing $1,000 and time and inconvenience.
Two lessons driven home; on big-ticket items, always always always use your credit card; and if you have a problem with the customer service on some item, you have the credit card company is there to negotiate in your behalf, and No. 2; CHECK OUT THE CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ONLINE. If you still want the item after reading the reviews and can live with the potential negatives, then go for it. But you will have exercised caution and became an informed buyer.
Reviewed Aug. 25, 2014
I found the reviews very useful, and it was easy to write a review. The reviews seem to be moderated which is probably a good thing! In my case, the company I wrote the review about were obviously also watching the site and they responded very quickly to my concerns with the promise (I'm assuming it will happen) of a full refund. So, not only were the reviews useful, but also got me my money back. I would like it to be more obvious on how to update a review though. The only way I could see to do this was to mark the issue as resolved. There may be another way but I couldn't see it, so what if you want to update your review and it hasn't been resolved?? All in all, consumeraffairs.com provides a useful public service!
Hi Edward!
Thank you so much for taking the time to offer your feedback on our site. We do have a review moderation team that ensures only authentic, quality reviews make it onto our site.
I'm thrilled to see that your use of ConsumerAffairs to share your experience is leading to a resolution! That is what we strive for by connecting consumers to the brands they purchase from. Please do keep us posted on the outcome. Here are the directions to post an update to your review:
Log into your ConsumerAffairs accountFind your reviews by clicking on the "Your Reviews" tab
Click on the review title you want to update
Click on the text "Would you like to mark this review as resolved?" (Note: This does NOT mean you have to say the complaint is resolved...it is just a way to update the review whether the outcome is a resolution or a lack of resolution.)
Write your experience, update your star rating and hit the button "Resolve This Review"
If you have difficulty, please feel free to reach out by replying to this response. I'll be happy to assist you in making sure you get your feedback posted.
I'm going to forward your feedback on review updates to our design team to see if we can make some improvements on this feature to help make it easier to understand. I think it will be of tremendous help to other site users. I appreciate your input and thank you for trusting ConsumerAffairs.
Kindly,Danica J.
Reviewed Aug. 23, 2014
I wrote about a miserable experience with CheapOair. CheapOair replied with lies. When I confronted CheapOair about the incorrect info, they simply never responded. After waiting 1 month, I wanted to update my experience but in order to do so, I had to indicate on ConsumerAffairs.com that the matter was resolved. It WAS NOT resolved, but there was no option to indicate that. My only choice was to mark it resolved with 1 satisfaction star. I couldn't even mark it with ZERO stars. I'm sure the only reason CheapOair replied was in an effort to negate my complaint and without ConsumerAffairs.com, CheapOair wouldn't have even given me a forum to warn other travelers. But I would have appreciated the option "not resolved, very dissatisfied" on the ConsumerAffairs.com website.
Reviewed Aug. 18, 2014
I have already written a review on your site. I have also read many others. I would have liked to have commented or replied to some of the other reviews, but I was prevented from doing so every time that I tried and this is why: A sign popped up saying: Caremark RX Inc, and underneath was a red box that said: "I'M WITH THE COMPANY", then under that it says, "We don't currently support customer responses to reviews, but you are welcome to write a review and share your experience." All of this was in a blue box that popped up whenever a person would try to make a reply to someone's story. It felt rather like a gag order and made me feel rather uncomfortable.
Hi Vickie,
Thank you for sharing your feedback. I'm sorry to hear that you feel we have prevented you from feeling like you can speak up about your brand experiences. Free speech is important to our team, as is the privacy and trust of the consumers who use our site to reach out to brands for resolutions. We value your thoughts and I will relay your input about not being able to reply to other consumers to our UI/UX team for consideration. We work regularly to improve on the experience visitors have at ConsumerAffairs.com and input like this helps us improve on what we're able to offer our audience. I appreciate you taking the time to share your ConsumerAffairs experience with our team.
Kind Regards,Danica J.