Poetry.com AKA International Society of Poets rip-off! Scam! Toyed with emotions! Owings Mills Maryland

I am head of loss prevention for my company, I deal with issues like this day in and day out. I could not believe that I fell for their scam. The reason they can get away with it is because 1) they have enough lawyers to cover their asses and 2) they have all the fine print covered. Advertising is all about getting the consumer to part with as much of his/her money as legally as possible without being fraudulent. They make no claims that you can walk into B&N or Walden or any other store and buy their book. They make no claims that they are doing anything but taking your money. The only way they can be nailed is if they do not provide the service they promised AND took your money and did not give it back.

Being that I live and work in Phila, I almost signed up for their confrence, until I looked at their insane prices. And they probably get the people like Florence Henderson to come because they offer them some of the cash they ripped off us and give it to an old actor/actress that could use a few extra bucks. I bet you won't see J-Lo or Brittany Spears on their handout anytime soon.

And unfortunately, people don't read sites like this until AFTER they are burned. Like I notice you stated that you paid for their "fantastic bound coffee table book" for $90. That means you checked this site after you bought it. Just think of how many people paid their $90 for their advanced copy and the bogus "$25 extra for a personal statement" that costs them about $1 to print.

The only thing you can do is get the word out to others. I am personally taking my time and money to find anywhere I can to let people know about these people before someone else is taken advantage of.

Good luck in your writing and if you find a legit poetry publisher, let me know :-)

I am head of loss prevention for my company, I deal with issues like this day in and day out. I could not believe that I fell for their scam. The reason they can get away with it is because 1) they have enough lawyers to cover their asses and 2) they have all the fine print covered. Advertising is all about getting the consumer to part with as much of his/her money as legally as possible without being fraudulent. They make no claims that you can walk into B&N or Walden or any other store and buy their book. They make no claims that they are doing anything but taking your money. The only way they can be nailed is if they do not provide the service they promised AND took your money and did not give it back.

Being that I live and work in Phila, I almost signed up for their confrence, until I looked at their insane prices. And they probably get the people like Florence Henderson to come because they offer them some of the cash they ripped off us and give it to an old actor/actress that could use a few extra bucks. I bet you won't see J-Lo or Brittany Spears on their handout anytime soon.

And unfortunately, people don't read sites like this until AFTER they are burned. Like I notice you stated that you paid for their "fantastic bound coffee table book" for $90. That means you checked this site after you bought it. Just think of how many people paid their $90 for their advanced copy and the bogus "$25 extra for a personal statement" that costs them about $1 to print.

The only thing you can do is get the word out to others. I am personally taking my time and money to find anywhere I can to let people know about these people before someone else is taken advantage of.

Good luck in your writing and if you find a legit poetry publisher, let me know :-)

I am head of loss prevention for my company, I deal with issues like this day in and day out. I could not believe that I fell for their scam. The reason they can get away with it is because 1) they have enough lawyers to cover their asses and 2) they have all the fine print covered. Advertising is all about getting the consumer to part with as much of his/her money as legally as possible without being fraudulent. They make no claims that you can walk into B&N or Walden or any other store and buy their book. They make no claims that they are doing anything but taking your money. The only way they can be nailed is if they do not provide the service they promised AND took your money and did not give it back.

Being that I live and work in Phila, I almost signed up for their confrence, until I looked at their insane prices. And they probably get the people like Florence Henderson to come because they offer them some of the cash they ripped off us and give it to an old actor/actress that could use a few extra bucks. I bet you won't see J-Lo or Brittany Spears on their handout anytime soon.

And unfortunately, people don't read sites like this until AFTER they are burned. Like I notice you stated that you paid for their "fantastic bound coffee table book" for $90. That means you checked this site after you bought it. Just think of how many people paid their $90 for their advanced copy and the bogus "$25 extra for a personal statement" that costs them about $1 to print.

The only thing you can do is get the word out to others. I am personally taking my time and money to find anywhere I can to let people know about these people before someone else is taken advantage of.

Good luck in your writing and if you find a legit poetry publisher, let me know :-)