Peabody Vacations LLC Jeffrey Hirschkorn, President Gave him the benefit of the doubt because it's the right thing to do.... WRONG!!! Alamonte Springs, Florida

Open Letter to RipOff Report:

Dealing with problematic customers is not an easy art. But, when a customer sneaks behind you and does a chargeback with no merit. It hurts!

Do not believe half of what you actually read. If you do, it wouldn't suit your needs. It would only suit aggravation.

Anyone who tries and disparage my client will be dealt with accordingly by law.

W.A. Harris

Attorney-at-Law

 

12/16/09 ~ One month after purchasing the package and never receiving the materials for the "15 day review", I finally got to talk with Jeffrey Hirschkorn.  All communication was with him for this point on...  We discussed the package details.

12/17 ~ Spoke with Jeff in the morning and followed up with an e-mail recapping what had been discussed.  

12/18 ~ E-mail inquiry as to how the reservations were progressing.  Response: Will get this done today. Waiting on a phone call."

12/21 ~ Checked in to see if details were finalized, as I would like to make airline reservations.  Response: " Will let you know".

12/23 ~  Q:  Will we be able to wrap this up today"
             A: YES YES

12/24 ~  Q: Jeffrey....What is happening?
             A: "A new package went out yesterday."

12/29 ~  Still hadn't received anything in the mail.  Asked Jeffrey to please e-mail its contents so that I could proceed with airline reservations. 
Response: "Will do shortly.  Will be in the office around 4 p.m."  (nothing e-mailed to me)

1/4/2010 ~ Sent an e-mail expressing my desire to start the New Year off right by getting my travel arrangements finalized TODAY.  No reply

1/5 ~ Called Jeffrey in the a.m. and left message.  Followed up with an e-mail: "...the tone of my message should clearly indicate that it [patience] is running very thin at this point.  This MUST be finalized today; otherwise, I will have to take action to receive a refund and proceed with booking our vacation through another agency." Received e-mail stating "...I am awaiting your final documents to send you, which should be very soon.  At best, by 1 p.m.  I can assist you on my end with your airfare needs.  Call me around 12 p.m. and we'll get that done".  I called...several times over the course of the afternoon.  Nobody answered.  Received e-mail from Jeff at 5:52 p.m.:  Documents are being finalized.  Sorry for the delay, but they are working diligently on such..."  I e-mailed and asked when I could expect them to be finalized, and asked him to e-mail details on what had already been confirmed.  No reply.

1/6 ~  Called an left a phone message at 9:05 a.m. and followed up with an e-mail to re-cap: "TODAY IS THE DAY.  I fully expect everything to finalized for my Florida vacation package by 4:00 p.m., and that I will have received the details and associated confirmation numbers via e-mail or phone call. IF you cannot provide any portion of the information requested, I will expect to receive the confirmation number for my credit card refund in the amount of $498.00.  Should that not happen, I will proceed accordingly..." 

I DID.

Interestingly enough, he called me within a half hour after I had called my bank to request the chargeback.  I told him that I had called them, and he needed to get busy so that I could "call off the dogs"  (I would rescind the dispute if he completed my bookings.)  

The days came and went...I wanted to get things done because airfares were creeping up in price daily.  Got the usual responses, such as "They [reservations] will be completed shortly."

1/12 ~ He e-mailed me all in a tizzy because he had received notification of the chargeback.  He wanted me to reverse it, but I called my bank and learned that if I did so, I would not have the right to reopen it in the event that my vacation package was not fulfilled.  I told Jeffrey that Peabody Vacations could re-bill for the package if he completed the reservations, hoping that he would do exactly that.

But it was another week of the same old, same old before Jeffrey completed part of the reservations...  However, the manner in which this was done only added to my frustrations ~ and his problems.

I will gladly post "the rest of the story" if Jeffrey (a.k.a. his lawyer) wants to continue proclaiming that I am not being completely truthful about this...

In Report #564705, update #4, Jeffrey Hirschkorn wrote the following:

<I am fed up with all of the naysayers: Brenda Kennedy should notice that her complaint has been dismissed by the State of Florida because she has made a false accusation to the government regarding her purchase. She created a chargeback and tried to coerce this individual to accept responsibility for such chargeback.>

This morning, I spoke with the Florida state employee assigned to this case.  Jeffrey is correct in stating that my complaint is not open...but certainly not because false accusations were made by me, as he implies.  The caseworker indicated that Jeffrey's assertion that he would not contest the $498.00 chargeback was the deciding factor.  Smart move, Jeffrey ~ no sense piling on more problems by forging travel documents to use as evidence.

Later in the day I received a letter from the State.  Enclosed with it was a copy of Jeffrey's response to my complaint.  Jeffrey certainly has missed his calling as a writer of fiction!  What a load of BS!!  I will certainly enjoy dissecting it lie-by-lie in my response...starting with the fact that he doesn't even know the date that he received the chargeback notice.  I will also request a copy of an attachment to which he made reference: "And proof of said package fulfillment is attached as exhibit of work performed for her holiday package."   Hmmmm..... I wonder if he's referring to all the time he spent booking (and charging to my credit card without authorization) one room at the Days Inn instead of the promised adjoining rooms at the Grand Floridian??

Yes, Jeffrey Hirschkorn did a lot of talking about my vacation package but, sadly, never followed through.  I am not the bad guy because I asserted my consumer rights; he is his own worst enemy!  Also, Jeffrey might think that my complaint has disappeared, but he is mistaken.  I learned that it will sit there in his file for all eternity, in support of other complaints that are currently rolling in...

AND NOW...THE REST OF THE STORY!

In Report # 564705, update #4, Jeffrey wrote: <And, then she asked for me to charge her again $498 plus book airfare.  I agreed to her terms because of the holiday plans....for someone to create such hassle over something truly petty is quite the contrary.>

PETTY ??  I was way too patient with him for way too long, and ended up with no vacation after putting up with all of the baloney.  THE FOLLOWING TIMELINE (as submitted to the Florida Dept. of Consumer Services) PICKS UP WHERE MY PREVIOUS POST LEFT OFF:

Jan. 12 – Jeffrey e-mailed to tell me that he had received notification of a chargeback. I told him that I would rescind it if he completed our confirmations. After talking with my bank about this, I felt that the best route to take would be to initiate a new charge once he came through with confirmations; rescission of the chargeback would negate my ability to request another for the transaction, should he not produce. I had hope that he would provide the promised reservations, but was not confident enough about that to forfeit my protection.

Jan. 13 – Jan. 20- Daily e-mails to him asking about the package and the need to book air reservations, as they were increasing in price with each passing day. He asked if he could use my credit card number on file to re-bill the cost of the package at $598.00 (I agreed, since he was going to book us in the Grand Floridian) and to book airfare on Southwest Airlines at a cost of $657.37, to which I gave consent.

Jan. 20 – Jeffrey e-mailed PROPOSED VACATION ITINERARY attachment stating that we would be at the Grand Floridian, and in Cocoa Beach, along with the number of attraction passes that we would be receiving. There was also a confirmation number for the rental car and the confirmation number for our air reservations. He told me that the confirmation numbers from Carnival Cruise Lines would follow the next day. They didn’t.

Jan. 21 – Discovered temporary charges posted to my credit card in the amount of $1157.60 from Southwest Airlines, along with charges from VAX Hotels for 396.56 and FunJet Vacations for 406.84. Questioned him about this and he said that the VAX was for our accommodations at the RADISSON in Cocoa Beach and FunJet was for Disney tickets, Gatorland, and the car rental. Discussed the fact that the total of these two charges from these businesses (which I had not authorized) far exceeded the $598.00 that he (Peabody Vacations) was to re-bill for my package. He said that the Southwest charge was in error, and that he would call them. Later on, he told me that I would be receiving a credit in the amount of $416.07 from Southwest.

I called the numbers that accompanied the charges on my credit card statement. That is when I learned that Jeffrey Hirschkorn had used my card to book two rooms for 3 nights at the ECONO LODGE in Cocoa Beach (VAX) and ONE ROOM AT THE DAYS INN Orlando for 4 nights (FunJet). I then called Southwest Airlines and they confirmed that Jeffrey Hirschkorn had booked reservations by phone and the price was, indeed 1157.60! That is a far cry from his quoted price of $657.37…and $184.00 more that I would have paid by booking them online at that time! **they also confirmed that there was no refund forthcoming...never was, never would be**  Having received no confirmation documents from Jeffrey, Southwest kindly e-mailed a copy of the confirmation that they had sent him at the time of booking.

Jan. 25 – E-mailed Jeffrey with the details I found out by calling the businesses who posted charges to my account. He maintained that they had given me inaccurate information, and told me that the package was complete and that I would see for myself that all was in order when the package that he overnighted to me was received. There was no package delivered, and no tracking number provided when I requested it from him. He said the same thing when I told him that the package did not arrive the next day….

Jan. 27 – I e-mailed Jeffrey and told him that if I did not receive confirmations by the end of the day, I would begin the task of filing and posting complaints. He did not respond to that e-mail nor to the voice messages I left on his cell phone (407-310-4089).

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I sincerely hope that readers heed the warnings found in various posts, make the suggested inquiries, and follow through with a complaint if all is not as it should be.

One final comment:  Jeffrey chides those of us who have chosen to speak out when he writes:  <And, do understand that my employees are the ones suffering from this.>  

To that, I say:  Jeffrey, when you started pointing a finger at who is harming your business and employees, you should have been standing in front of a mirror.  YOU are the culpable party..... we are merely the messengers.

It is just a shame that some people do not know when to stop. In this case, Brenda Kennedy should no when to stop. She is at the end of the line. Everyone does not want to hear her complaining! Neither do I. Hopefully, she can focus her attention on something else. I will no longer respond to this.

Of course Jeffrey doesn't want to hear me or anyone else complaining.....but he is sadly mistaken if he thinks that others are not interested in what we have to say! 

It's very easy to continue doing what you're doing if nobody complains about it.  Once people start to share and compare experiences, networking begins...and it doesn't take long to "connect the dots". 

Apparently, "traveler19" does not realize that every time he submits an inane rebuttal to a person's Ripoff Report or update, he is actually confirming their statements....and motivating them to do all that they can to investigate further and educate others who need to know what is going on.

 

This is from Public Records, the few I could find from just SEMINOLE County, Orange County, FLAGLER COUNTY , OSCEOLA COUNTY , ORLANDO County After which I had to give up.

This guy is a SOB. I hope god sends a truck which runs down his face for all the ripoffs he does. I have been ripped of for hundreds of dollars and I am not alone. Don't fall to his Travel Scams.


 
    1.)  JEFFREY P HIRSCHKORN      DOB:  01/23/1975    Age:  35
    2.)  JEFFREY R HUSCHKORN
    AKA:  JEFFREY P HIRSCHKORN
    AKA:  JEFFREY R HIRSCHKORN
    AKA:  JEFFREY R HUSCHKORN
    


 Criminal Record 1

OFFENDER NAME: HIRSCHKORN, JEFFERY R OFFENDER ALIAS NAMES: HIRSCHKORN, JEFFREY             JEFFERY, R HIRSCHKIRN OFFENDER DATE OF BIRTH: 01/23/1975 OFFENDER GENDER:

MALE OFFENDER RACE: WHITE OFFENDER HAIR COLOR: BROWN OFFENDER EYE COLOR: BROWN OFFENDER HEIGHT: 5' 8'' INCIDENT: PROVIDER: FLORIDA DEPT OF CORRECTIONS OFFENSE

DESCRIPTION: GRAND THEFT,300 L/5,000 OFFENSE DATE: 10/14/2004 COUNTY: ORLANDO CUSTODY: SUPERVISION TYPE: COMMUNITY CONTROL - PROB COMMUNITY SENTENCE DATE: 01/11/2006

IN-CUSTODY DATE: 01/11/2006 COMMUNITY SUPERVISION LENGTH: 1Y 0M 0D CLASSIFICATION STATUS: ACTIVE CURRENT AS OF DATE: 01/07/2007 RELEASE DATE: 01/10/2008 OFFENSE

DESCRIPTION: GRAND THEFT,300 L/5,000 COMMUNITY CASE NUMBER: 0413142 DATA TYPE: 1 VERIFIED ADDRESS: 3723 VISION BLVD ORANGE CO JAIL ORLANDO, FL 32839 INCIDENT: OFFENSE

DESCRIPTION: GRAND THEFT,300 L/5,000 OFFENSE DATE: 12/21/2004 COUNTY: ORLANDO CUSTODY: SUPERVISION TYPE: COMMUNITY CONTROL - PROB COMMUNITY SENTENCE DATE: 01/11/2006

IN-CUSTODY DATE: 01/11/2006 COMMUNITY SUPERVISION LENGTH: 1Y 0M 0D CLASSIFICATION STATUS: ACTIVE CURRENT AS OF DATE: 01/07/2007 RELEASE DATE: 01/10/2008 OFFENSE

DESCRIPTION: GRAND THEFT,300 L/5,000 COMMUNITY CASE NUMBER: 0416369 DATA TYPE: 1 VERIFIED ADDRESS: 3723 VISION BLVD ORANGE CO JAIL ORLANDO, FL 32839 INCIDENT: OFFENSE

DESCRIPTION: OBTAIN LODGING W/INTENT FRAUD OFFENSE DATE: 12/21/2004 COUNTY: ORLANDO CUSTODY: SUPERVISION TYPE: COMMUNITY CONTROL - PROB COMMUNITY SENTENCE DATE:

01/11/2006 IN-CUSTODY DATE: 01/11/2006 COMMUNITY SUPERVISION LENGTH: 1Y 0M 0D CLASSIFICATION STATUS: ACTIVE CURRENT AS OF DATE: 01/07/2007 RELEASE DATE: 01/10/2008

OFFENSE DESCRIPTION: OBTAIN LODGING W/INTENT FRAUD COMMUNITY CASE NUMBER: 0416369 DATA TYPE: 1 VERIFIED ADDRESS: 3723 VISION BLVD ORANGE CO JAIL ORLANDO, FL 32839

 Criminal Record 2

OFFENDER NAME: HIRSCHKORN, JEFFREY R OFFENDER DATE OF BIRTH: 01/23/1975 OFFENDER GENDER: MALE OFFENDER RACE: WHITE OFFENDER ADDRESS: 3246 S. SEMORAN BLVD. #12 ORLANDO,

FL 32822 INCIDENT: PROVIDER: OSCEOLA COUNTY OFFENSE DESCRIPTION: TITLE FRAUD FILING DATE: 03/17/2009 CASE NUMBER: 2009 CF 001123 CASE TYPE: CF

 Criminal Record 3

OFFENDER NAME: HIRSCHKORN, JEFFREY R OFFENDER DATE OF BIRTH: 01/23/1975 INCIDENT: PROVIDER: FLAGLER COUNTY OFFENSE DESCRIPTION: SUNSCREENING- ILLEGAL OPERATION WITH

FILING DATE: 10/06/2008 DISPOSITION: CLOSED DISPOSITION DATE: 12/08/2008 CASE STATUS: OPEN CASE DISPOSITION: UNDISPOSED CASE STATUS DATE: 10/06/2008 COUNT: 1 CASE

NUMBER: 2008 TR 009994 CODE: 316.2956(1)

 Criminal Record 4

OFFENDER NAME: HIRSCHKORN, JEFFREY R OFFENDER DATE OF BIRTH: 01/23/1975 INCIDENT: PROVIDER: FLAGLER COUNTY OFFENSE DESCRIPTION: IMPROPER TURN - WRONG LANE FILING DATE:

01/20/2006 DISPOSITION: PAID FINE DISPOSITION DATE: 03/28/2006 CASE STATUS: CLOSED (CRIM/CIVIL) CASE DISPOSITION: PAID FINE (CONVERSION CODE-DO NOT USE) CASE STATUS

DATE: 01/20/2006 COUNT: 1 CASE DISPOSITION DATE: 03/28/2006 CASE NUMBER: 2006 TR 000741 CODE: 316.151(1)(A)

 Criminal Record 5

OFFENDER NAME: HIRSCHKORN, JEFFREY OFFENDER DATE OF BIRTH: 01/01/1975 OFFENDER GENDER: MALE OFFENDER ADDRESS: 727 SUGAR BAY WAY LAKE MARY, FL 32746 INCIDENT: PROVIDER:

SEMINOLE COUNTY OFFENSE DESCRIPTION: ORANGE CO WRNT OFFENSE SEVERITY: FIRST SENTENCE: TRANSFERRED ARRESTING AGENCY: SEMINOLE COUNTY SHERIFF OFFENSE DATE: 07/12/2006

ARREST DATE: 07/12/2006 COUNTY OF CONVICTION: SEMINOLE JURISDICTION: SEMINOLE CASE NUMBER: 2006CF003305A RECEIVED DATE: 07/13/2006 BIRTH YEAR AND MONTH: 01 - 1975

 Criminal Record 6

OFFENDER NAME: HIRSCHKORN, JEFFREY R OFFENDER DATE OF BIRTH: 01/01/1975 OFFENDER GENDER: MALE OFFENDER ADDRESS: 4855 NORTH GOLDENROD ROADAPT D WINTER PARK, FL 32792

INCIDENT: PROVIDER: SEMINOLE COUNTY OFFENSE DESCRIPTION: WORTHLESS CHECK - PAYMENT ON ACCOUNT OFFENSE SEVERITY: FIRST DISPOSITION: ADJUDICATED GUILTY DISPOSITION DATE:

11/07/2007 SENTENCE: $183.00 TOTAL/12 MONTHS PROB/$ ARRESTING AGENCY: STATE ATTORNEY OFFICE OFFENSE DATE: 01/11/2007 ARREST DATE: 11/05/2007 COUNTY OF CONVICTION:

SEMINOLE JURISDICTION: SEMINOLE CASE NUMBER: 2007MM010669A RECEIVED DATE: 10/01/2007 PROBATION LENGTH: 12 MONTHS BIRTH YEAR AND MONTH: 01 - 1975

It seems that some people have nothing better to do with time than try to scoop up dirt on people. If one would know how much Mr. Hirschkorn does for others while others rip him apart, it is truly amazing. Now, whomever posted this latest entry about a so-called record of Mr. Hirschkorn, should also realize that in each matter his uncle Martin Robert Hirschkorn was implicated for using his identity. I should know I represented in each matter.

The only thing Mr. Hirschkorn takes credit for are the two traffic infractions in Flagler County. One was for an improper turn while driving a straight truck and the other was for a tinting issue on the car. Each was paid!

See, from my point, I truly believe that this gross misconduct of someone poking around his background lies within a pending criminal probe of Mr. Eddie Poirier, who happens to be the subject of several reports on this site for operating a business without license or incorporation.  We will know soon enough if he is responsible for posting this recycled and outdated information which I know is not true except for the above traffic infractions.

I have known Mr. Hirschkorn and his family for about 30 years. And, they are good people! Sadly, I miss his mother Iris who passed away in May 2008.

If anyone wants to chat or debate on the merits here, just email me to:
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Peabody Vacations and Jeffrey Hirschkorn can not be trusted with your credit card information.

If you buy a package and cancel it, you will never get a credit cack.

You may never get to travel on your package as it may not be honored by the hotels and cruise lines if payments to them were not honored.

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People like Keith Day enable people like Jeffrey Hirschkorn, Matt McKinley, Edger and Taylor to rob from innocent victims. Shame on your dishonest work all of you should be ashamed of yourselves.

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