JUST FOR REDHEADS BEAUTY PRODUCTS OWNERS RIPPED ME OFF, OWNERS LIE LIE LIE, OWNERS NOT TO BE TRUSTED RIPOFF SCOTTSDALE Arizona

I was hired at JFR as a customer service representative. I knew something was a little off when during my interview I was asked to do unpaid work. I wrapped makeup for about 30 minutes after handing my application to the manager. I did get hired, and was told the position was 4 hours a day, 16-20 hours a week. I knew it was part time, but I did need to work all the hours I was scheduled. I only got 3 "full" weeks of work. The Abbajay theory of business is that if there are not many orders going out, then we shouldn't come in to work. So he would call us off randomly when he didn't feel like we were "busy enough". I am the kind of worker that can and will find something to do. Stocking, cleaning, wrapping, whatever. Not to mention the fact that their customers were constantly upset at the fact that due to his theory of business, we were not available to assist them on their "Customer Care" line during the hours we are listed to be available in THEIR OWN CATALOG. Duane  had an irritating habit of interrupting us during calls to insert whatever opinion he had about our end of the conversation, leaving the customer hanging on the line. He also has the idea that his employees ought to only speak when necessary, and expected us to work in complete silence unless we were talking about the products in some form. He likes to send what he feels are "motivational quotes" to our private cell phones. In the 2 months I stuck it out there, I never actually met Paula. He ended up basically telling me that "there wasn't enough work" and offered to mail me my check. I didn't trust that he would, so I insisted on picking it up myself. They do not value their manager, who is a good girl, or the rest of their staff. I am amazed that no one has reported them to the labor board. Also, I was always paid straight cash without filling out a W2. But he had the nerve to claim that they are "big time makeup". I bet Max Factor requires W2 forms. Do not work for these people if you actually need the income. You won't be able to depend on it. And Duane is condescending and obnoxious.

Catalano Custom Pools stiffed me for around $1400 on my service to his company. Imagine how what goes around comes around. We agreed to a price and when the job was done and and his hands it took him almost 2 months to send the check and then it was $1400 light.

In about June, 2004, Duane Abbajay and Paula Pennypacker (the Abbajays), who own Just for Redheads Beauty Products, retained Tony, of Catalana Custom Pools and Spas, LLC (Catalana), 7664 E. Softwind Dr., Scottsdale, AZ 85255, to construct a pool, spa and other improvements at their home.

In the Abbajays' opinion, Catalana materially breached the parties' contract by, among other things, (a) failing to complete the project on time; (b) reneging on its agreement to perform certain material aspects of the project; (c) abandoning the project; (d) negligently referring the Abbajays to other contractors; (e) negligently performing the work it did complete; and (f) engaging in business practices the Abbajays felt were inappropriate. The Abbajays believe that they have suffered tens-of-thousands of dollars in damages as a result of their dealings with Catalana. Despite the foregoing, Catalana demanded that the Abbajays pay additional sums to Catalana. (Catalana dropped its demand from approximately $17,000.00 to about $13,000.00.) Although the Abbajays and Catalana each retained counsel regarding the dispute in 2005, the matter never went to court. Thus, Mr. Catalana's posting on the Rip Off Report is baseless.

Equally important, the Abbajays' contract with Catalana related to their personal home; the contract had nothing whatsoever to do with Just for Redheads. Nonetheless, on June 1, 2005, the date that Mr. Catalana posted his notice on the Rip Off Report, Mr. Catalana wrote an e-mail to the Abbajays, which stated, in part, as follows:

EVERY PLACE I CAN PUT THIS STATEMENT I WILL. I WILL EVEN PLACE AN ADD IN THE NEWSPAPER, AND PASS FLIERS OUT ALL OVER TOWN. YOUR NAME WILL SOON BE DIRT.

As Catalana's contract with the Abbajays had nothing whatsoever to do with Just for Redheads, the Abbajays do not feel that Mr. Catalana could have had a legitimate purpose in posting his notice on the Rip Off Report. It is unfortunate that, rather than resolve his dispute with the Abbajays in a legal manner, Mr. Catalana chose to attack their company on the Internet.