My story is not unlike any other complaints on this company. They lure you in telling you how adorable your child is. "I'm sure you get a lot of compliments, and those people don't compliment every child they see." Must be true! They told us that "they can't gurarantee work, but they would be suprised if Ethan didn't get work." Well, suprise. Can't work if you don't return phone calls!
Maybe my story differs a little. I called to complain about the picture they posted and the category he was in. They wouldn't let me speak to the person who interviewed us but assured us they would take care of it. Nothing. I called back also asking when we could expect some auditions. They sent us on one. There were about 100 kids there for one print ad seeing only the baby's bottom.in our interview, we were told that Kids.com has such a great relationship with these agencies, there would normally be no more than 20 kids at an audition, unlike the normal "cattle call."
These people operate out of New York, New Jersey, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Minneapolis. Minneapolis based WCCO is doing stories on them now. We need to get this out nationwide. We went to the NJ office, and WCCO reported that one lady in NJ got her money back after calling attorney generals and filing complaints.
Like the other lady said, don't be embarrassed to come forward. You think the world of your child and would like everyone else to see that. Where's the embarrassment in that? What we need to do is make sure that other parents aren't taken advantage of. Read the 2 reports from WCCO. Here's the website - http://wcco.com/iteam/local_story_047162841.html
Here's a quote from the WCCO report - "While ownership has changed, the I-TEAM found out that Kids.com is connected to a company the Federal Trade Commission put out of business in 1999, National Talent Associates. The FTC accused National Talent Associates of misrepresenting potential earnings, connections and job prospects." This isn't new for this company!
If you have been scammed by this company, first call the Attorney General. Then, post on this site. We can work together and get the word out. If we can get our money back, great. We really need to get the word out. Check Ebay - mistyrs is me. Together, we can put an end to this.
Also, if you worked with Kids.com and had a good experience, please post that as well. I would love to see some sort of "success" story.
Thank you
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