Ripoff Report Needs Your Help!
X  |  CLOSE
Report: #732960

Complaint Review: Wine Insiders - Internet

  • Submitted:
  • Updated:
  • Reported By: Mandylee78 — Morton Illinois U.S.A.
  • Author Confirmed What's this?
  • Why?
  • Wine Insiders PO BOX 8010 Internet United States of America

Wine Insiders Bait and Switch -- offered Groupon and used my info to charge wine to my debit card, Internet

*Consumer Comment: Wine is HORRID

*Consumer Comment: I purchased the same Groupon.

Show customers why they should trust your business over your competitors...

Is this
Report about YOU
listed on other sites?
Those sites steal
Ripoff Report's
content.
We can get those
removed for you!
Find out more here.
How to fix
Ripoff Report
If your business is
willing to make a
commitment to
customer satisfaction
Click here now..

    I purchased a Groupon for Wine Insiders for $25 to get $75 in credit.  I went to wineinsiders.com and picked out wine.  I went to check out and before I could enter the Groupon in the gift certificate section it forced me to enter my personal information including my debit card.  I did so and hit enter.  A message came up on the screen that said the coupon was invalid.  I tried again.  The same thing happened.  I contacted Groupon and they refunded my $25.  This was 8 days ago.  I never heard anything from Wine Insiders though they had my phone number, address and email address.  This morning my card was charged over $100 by Wine Insiders. 

   I called them to have the charge reversed and was informed that there was wine coming to my house today -- I have to miss work, sit here and wait so that I can refuse the delivery and only then will they return the money to my account.  I have incurred bank fees, missed pay and am still waiting for this delivery.  I never ordered anything.  I backed out of the screen.  I never received any confirmation of an order and although the website says an order takes 4 weeks or more, this has all taken place in 1 week. 

    I stated to Groupon the day this happened that I felt like Wine Insiders was running some kind of scam by gathering my information in this manner and was afraid that this might happen.  Nonetheless, I am aghast that it has. 

This report was posted on Ripoff Report on 05/25/2011 09:07 AM and is a permanent record located here: https://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/wine-insiders/internet/wine-insiders-bait-and-switch-offered-groupon-and-used-my-info-to-charge-wine-to-my-de-732960. The posting time indicated is Arizona local time. Arizona does not observe daylight savings so the post time may be Mountain or Pacific depending on the time of year. Ripoff Report has an exclusive license to this report. It may not be copied without the written permission of Ripoff Report. READ: Foreign websites steal our content

Search for additional reports

If you would like to see more Rip-off Reports on this company/individual, search here:

Report & Rebuttal
Respond to this report!
What's this?
Also a victim?
What's this?
Repair Your Reputation!
What's this?

Updates & Rebuttals

REBUTTALS & REPLIES:
0Author
2Consumer
0Employee/Owner

#2 Consumer Comment

Wine is HORRID

AUTHOR: RLS2BE - ()

POSTED: Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Anyone who claims they ordered from Wineinsiders more than once is either from the company, or has absolutley no tastebuds and/or has an iron-clad stomach! I have been drinking fine wines for 30 years, and these wines are worse than what comes in a box, yet at 3-10X the price!

Respond to this report!
What's this?

#1 Consumer Comment

I purchased the same Groupon.

AUTHOR: VinnyZ66 - (USA)

POSTED: Wednesday, May 25, 2011

At first, the coupon code would not work but I just waited until the next day and then it worked fine.

I have purchased other items from Wine Insiders and I have had not issues.

Note:  Always have wine shipped to a business address as someone over 21 must sign for it.


Respond to this report!
What's this?
Featured Reports

Advertisers above have met our
strict standards for business conduct.

X
What do hackers,
questionable attorneys and
fake court orders have in common?
...Dishonest Reputation Management Investigates Reputation Repair
Free speech rights compromised

WATCH News
Segment Now