Vistaprint

Fortyfoot

I have just had the following message from a friend of mine

"A WORD OF WARNING. THIS FIRM ADVERTISES FREE BUSINESS CARDS.
I GOT 250 FREE AND 250 AT HALF PRICE. VERY PLEASED WITH THE CARDS.

HOWEVER, TALKING TO A FRIEND YESTERDAY, I WAS ADVISED TO CHECK
MY CREDIT CARD STATEMENT BECAUSE THE FIRM IS KNOWN TO CONTINUE
TO REMOVE ABOUT £10 PER MONTH ON A CONTINUOUS DIRECT DEBIT, WHICH YOU HAVE NOT AUTHORISED.

I CHECKED MY STATEMENT AND GUESS WHAT-IT WAS THERE, THEY HAD DEDUCTED A SUM OF £9.95 AS VPMEMBERSHIP. I TRACED THIS SUPPOSED
MEMBERSHIP BACK TO AN EMAIL WHICH HAD BEEN SENT AFTER MY ORDER
HAD BEEN FILLED.

IT WAS ONE OF A NUMBER OF EMAILS SENT AFTER MY ORDER AND DESPATCH NOTIFICATION. TO BE A MEMBER I HAD TO CLICK
ON A URL AND ENTER A MEMBERSHIP NUMBER. THIS I DID NOT DO.

I HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH THE COMPANY TELLING THEM IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS WHAT I THINK OF THERE METHODS. I ALSO HAVE HAD TO CONTACT MY BANK TO INFORM THEM OF WHAT HAS HAPPENED.

THEY PROMPTLY TRIED TO SELL ME INSURANCE TO COVER MY CC AMOUNT. AFTER ALSO TELLING THEM WHAT I THOUGHT OF THEM TRYING TO SELL ME INSURANCE,I GOT AN APOLOGY AND AN ASSURANCE THAT THEY WOULD PUT A MARKER AGAINST THIS FIRM ON MY ACCOUNT.

BE WARNED"

Fortyfoot

trisontana

This subject has already been covered several times on this forum

mightymole

i use vista print alot and have had loads of freebies from them and they have NEVER taken anything from my bank account for these freebies