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Report: #198350

Complaint Review: US Media - Tempe Arizona

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  • US Media 1840 East Warner Road Tempe, Arizona U.S.A.

US Media ripoff blatantly misrepresents value of and ability to use pricey Ultimate Discount Club then doesn't deliver on free offers Tempe Arizona

*REBUTTAL Individual responds: Impossible for named person to be involved

*UPDATE EX-employee responds: You're not the only one

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US Media is soliciting buyers for their promo, the Ultimate Discount Club, by telling potential buyers they get 36 months free magazine order, free grocery coupons, airline tickets and free vacation certificates with their order. After making the purchase of this package for $195, I discovered that these vacation certificates are available to anyone via the internet for a minute fraction of the cost US Media charges.

It cost an additional $15 to $30 per certificate to redeem each for the opportunity to make travel arrangements with still another company who adds some more charges to the whole process. I redeemed 4 of the certificates for a total of $80 only to find that 1 of the vacations had been discontinued for more than a year, and I have not been able to get my redemption fee back. Another redeemed certificate could not be used as it was advertised, because they had no accommodations for the 3 days/ 2 nights stay in a hotel in any of 3 locations, but had I upgraded to a condo vacation for more money, they could book me.

One certificate for air fare had expired, the other one was only for travel to their resort locations, and I still have not received my magazine subscrition nor requested grocery discount coupons.

Customer service is non existent with US Media, and it appears as though they only take your dollars and never really intend to provide useable products or services.

Terri
Littleton, Colorado
U.S.A.

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#2 REBUTTAL Individual responds

Impossible for named person to be involved

AUTHOR: NotinMagbiz - (United States of America)

POSTED: Saturday, July 30, 2011

Post listed in 2006 then commented on in 2008. Marrah has lived in CA since 2005. Impossible for named per on to be associated with this posted while in another state & not employed there. This statement is falsified and is slander.

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#1 UPDATE EX-employee responds

You're not the only one

AUTHOR: Po'd - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Monday, November 10, 2008

EDWARD LACHOWICZ (uses his daughter, Marah and his wife as fronts since he is not allowed to run a business in AZ), MICHAEL J RUZECKI, DAMIEN KNIGHT, and SCOTT FLINDT own operate and ripoff with the following magazine companies:
UMS United Magazine Services, MD Magazines Direct, USSS US Subscription Services, IPC International Publishers Cleaninghouse, US United Services, Ibook, Republic Media, USMS, and others, all of which use a fradulant collection agency Galaxy Collection owned by Mr. & Mrs Demitrius Smith.
When they are done taking the money for phony subscriptions Messers Ruzecki and Lachowicz use the credit card and check info to bill people for phony vacation and discount packages.
Business locations include Scottsdale, Mesa, Chandler, Casa Grande, Fountain Hills, and Tempe.

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