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  • Submitted: Sunday, February 12, 2012
  • Last Posting: Thursday, March 22, 2012
  • Reported By: Gerald — Parma Ohio United States of America
DreamCo Design
657 South 8th Street West Dundee Illinois 60118 United States of America

DreamCo Design They designed an indescribably-bad website for me---then requested more money to do it as I suggested. West Dundee, Illinois

*REBUTTAL Owner of company: Stay Thin Bracelet - Rip Off Statement


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I found the DreamCo Design website on the net. They gave me glowing accounts of the high quality, "professional" websites they design. I paid them one-half ($434.00) of the agree-upon price "up front" to design my new website (www.weight-loss-bracelet.com).

After two months they sent me what they call a "development link," showing their conception of how my new website would look. It was an amateurish and incoherent excuse-for-a-website that looked as if it had been slapped together in one or two hours...

Because:

Their version of my new site did not include much of the copy I had originally sent them. Most of the photos were on one page and had no relation to copy. Much of the copy on their "development link" was (don't laugh) in Latin. The site included "before and after photos" of their own invention, which I did not request or authorize because they were not true "before and after" client photos.

So, I sent them a complete layout, including copy and photos, showing DreamCo Design exactly how my new website should look. One of DreamCo Design's principals, Zack McBride, said it would not be a problem to use the material I had sent him---but it would cost me more than the agreed-upon price because I had sent this material to him too late.

Consider Mr. McBride's logic:  Here I was, sending him a vastly improved version of my new website ---and he had the temerity to tell me it would cost me more money to use my layout in place of the poorly-designed-excuse-for-a-website DreamCo Design was trying to foist off as "professional"
website design.

Nevertheless,  DreamCo Design used the credit card number I had given them to pay the "up front" fee to start designing my website to charge me for the second and last payment of $434.00 we had originally agree upon---despite the obvious fact the website he had "professionally designed" for me, as shown in their "development link" preview, was garbage.

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Stay Thin Bracelet - Rip Off Statement

AUTHOR: Dreamco design - West Dundee (U.S.A.)

Unfortunately many of the statements posted by the client are incorrect.

- The client did in fact purchase a website from our company.

- During the consultation process a great amount of time went into specifically stating what the website would have in terms of pages and functionality. Furthermore, the design direction was also spelled out.

- The client (reporter above) struggled to provide our firm with content for the website and did not reply to emails nor did he have much dialog with us over the phone when we called requesting items. Content and "replies to emails" were sent by MAIL.

- Upon obtaining the required material we proceeded into the development phase and developed the website exactly as it was requested by the client and outlined in the client's proposal. We tested each and every aspect of it to make sure it was exactly what the client had asked for prior to providing the client with the "development link".

- Upon sending the client the development link we charged the balance, as agreed in his signed contract, and entered into the revisions phase with him.

- During the revisions phase the client became frustrated, desiring "new pages and functionality" that were not at all discussed or described in the signed contract. We were extremely reasonable with trying to help the client out with making sure they were 100% satisfied however the client refused to proceed into the revisions process and in turn filed complaints on multiple boards such as these.

This case is currently under review on a REAL review board (the better business bureau) and is scheduled to be administratively closed based on all of our supporting, fact-based documentation.

We have an (A) with the Better Business Bureau and a superior track record in regards to our work and customer service in all true venues in which complaints are managed.

We are still wanting and willing to work with the client on his "stay thin bracelet" project so that we can help him create his perfect website and sell his bracelets to people wanting motivation on losing weight however this requires him interacting with us which he refuses to do.

A "venting" of information by the client should not serve as any true testimony to the contractual relationship had between both parties. We suggest anyone considering this as legitimate look at the BBB case in which both arguments are heard, reviewed, and then administratively decided upon.
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