There was a report by a gentleman in Nevada a while back that was ripped off by Great Expectations (GE) and he never used the service once! The company, of course, refused to repay his money but he took them to court and WON! He won on a principle called "Forfeiture", where one party gets thousands of dollars and the other party gets none! That is not a "meeting of the minds" and some states are recognizing this! I am attempting a similar endeavor with a dating organization called The Post Club in Newton Massachusetts!
The principles are the same as the gentleman from Nevada had and I am going to see if Massachusetts is a state that does not recognize "forfeiture" in a contractual agreement! I got nothing out of the organization, and I got a bunch of "run around" when I asked for a refund... Stuff like "I can sell my membership, and that I should advertise in the Boston Magazine"! The problem is that the minimum ad in that mag costs $140 minimum! So I have tried other ways but to no avail! I asked the president of this company to simply sell the membership to a candidate that is not willing to pay the standard fee of $1600, for something like $900, (I initially paid $1200) and that way I get some of my money back and they get a new member and a dues paying participant (that was some $28/month back when I had started)! So we both win, but he would not have any part of that! Nope... They are a business first and that is where it stops! They got my money and they want yours!
But..., if "forfeiture" is decided in this court case, then that should be great knowledge that these places can't necessarily get away with their scams, and then they can go on notice that just because the internet is taking the business away from them, that's no reason to scam people in to get that contract signed and not deliver anything, particularly when they "wake up" and find out they were deluded by their selling tactics that run the gamut of things we usually only thought were in the arsenal of door to door sales people!
So I am doing this "rip-off" notice as precursor to another one that will be done when I do the court thing, which will be started in the September time frame, and I will then do another after the findings for everyone's edification on this principle! Stay tuned, but in the meantime stay away from this place, unless you want to just give your money away! Remember they are just a business and don't give a rats about you! He looks out for the business first and foremost, and as much as everyone needs to make a living... Luring people in with one time deals of reduced payment if one signs right away, and fake stats about the demographics of the membership, and just an overall superficial imposed enthusiasm designed to get you to sign, is not a way to make a living, but I suppose for some it is! Just be forewarned and stay tuned for the results from the court findings! And if you want to buy a membership... Then email me! (Though I doubt he'd go for it now, but wouldn't it be hoot to find out!)!
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