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Reunion.com Complaint - Don't sign up for Reunion.com!! - Keeping in touch with classmates

Keeping in touch with classmates - Complaint
Review by mamasu on 2007-05-06
12100 WILSHIRE BLVD. SUITE 150, CALIFORNIA -- You know all of those advertisements that say hey find an old classmate? Well you can do that, however, if you want the premium services like being able to actually email someone from your hometown high school, etc.you will pay dearly and until you actually sign up expecting 3.95 per month taken out our your debit/credit card, it ends up being the entire year, or three years and they also put you on an automatic renewal through your card... I usually read all of this before I sign up for anything, but they got me, it isn't clear, it is fraudulent in my opinion. They also will not give you back your money. I asked for a refund with 10 min of getting my confirmation email and they are saying, well it is in the terms and conditions, no refunds, but you can downgrade to a 3 month subscription-- WHAT???-that is robbery in its most disgusting form, wanting to look for an old friend and this is what happens. True enough I should have read it better BUYER BEWARE, but what reputable company won't give you a refund?
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Posted by Sparticus on 2007-05-06:
These type of sites exist solely because of their hidden terms and conditions that suck more money out of you. Most folks sign-up and go on there to look around for a day or two and then the novelty wears off... and they never go back. Well these sites realize this and that is why you are roped into annual contracts (with no refund option). Any good product or service would not require such tactics... if is unfortunate you sunk your cash into it already... I'm quite sure their small print covers them... and they obviously don't care about return visitors or word of mouth business...
Posted by Anonymous on 2007-05-06:
Sparticus, I agree with you 100%. These "subscription" sites have a terrible renewal percentage. The conversion rate is high from the advertising they do, meaning they can get a high percentage of users up front but do a terrible job of holding them. Which is why they really have to screw you once you sign up, the only way they can survive is by screwing over anybody that does not read the fine print (which are most) and gives them a debit/credit card number.

The nutritional sellers are experts at screwing over their customers. They say you can have a free bottle of some potion or lotion for $6.95 S&H with 14 days to "cancel" any future deliveries. The fine print says by agreeing to take the free bottle you agree to take future monthly delivers at $149.95 per month. Well the fine print reads from the day you sign up not the day you get the delivery. So they deliver after the 14 days and guess what you just agreed to pay $149.95 per month. And the sad part is you will loose on a CC dispute because the show your CC company that you agreed to it! It is called an autoship program and you just agreed to do it!

One of the worst pump and dump scammers out there right now screwing people over is a weight loss scam that changes their name every week operating out of Oklahoma City. If they get your CC number or bank account number your hosed. And the government has found the pills they sell are worth about .10 cents each, nothing but pure caffeine. A one month supply will go as high as $169.95 or about $3.00 per pill!
Posted by David on 2007-05-06:
There are several resources to find old friends:
1. Use (classmates dot com) free account to determine married name, if necessary.
2. Use (www dot people-finders dot ws) free search to discover where they may live and spouse's name.
3. Use a white-pages online phone book to try to find a listed number for the person or their spouse.
4. Use (zabasearch dot com) to get addresses and phone numbers (these may be out of date).
5. If you have narrowed their location to a city, you might be able to search the local public records online to locate them.

It is much easier to find a person's physical address compared to their email address.
Posted by rhondam718732 on 2007-05-07:
I just don't agree with your complaint. You said "True enough I should have read it better BUYER BEWARE, but what reputable company won't give you a refund?"...When you don't read what you sign then you are blindly agreeing to everything you sign. If you feel you have the right to complain later you are mistaken. READ what you sign.











Posted by mamasu on 2007-05-10:
well rhondam71832 I really appreciate your 3 cents, not much worth than that. I just wanted folks to be aware. I stated I made a mistake. The mistake you are making is I have no right to complain. I sure do, I have every right, isn't that what opinions are all about, or is yours the only one that counts?
Posted by imjustasteph on 2007-05-10:
I don't know how old you are or what year you graduated...but this worked for me.

I was to graduate in 2001, and I dropped out for a number of reasons. (Ended up getting my GED in 2002, now taking college courses, back on track, but anyway......)

When I dropped out, I moved eight hours away.
So I had no idea whatsoever about where any of my classmates were going to college, or what jobs they were seeking or ANYTHING.

Recently, I learned that my almost-stepdaughter, age 13, has a Myspace account listing her age as 17....both her parents are computer-illiterate so I figured SOMEBODY better be watching...got myself a myspace and requested to be added as her friend. While I waited for her to respond, I played with the 'search' option.....wow. I have found about half my old class....

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