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Barbara R.

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9 Reviews by Barbara

  • Signals

11/18/23

Whatever you find in their catalogs, you can get much cheaper elsewhere. Although they have very unique stuff, it probably can be found on Amazon for half the price. An example is a 1945 Christmas catalog. They wanted $20. Shipping is $10! You can find coupons but it's only 10% off. I found this same 1945 catalog through Walmart online for only $13, free shipping. Walmart will have this for me within the week. Signals takes 2 to 3 WEEKS. When you need something, you need to contact them directly and when you do get them, they are out of India or something like that. A call center outside of the USA. Signals was ok when this was the way we ordered but after COVID, there is just too much competition with companies that can get exactly what these places send to you. Their shipping is outrageous.

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1945 Christmas Catalog - nostalgia

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  • COVERCRAFT

6/14/23

I ordered a car cover as well as a dash mat. The cover came and fit like a glove. I love it. My only concern is that someone will steal it! The dash mat wasn't a good fit so I sent it back. They worked w/ me on shipping and the restocking fee. I'd order from Covercraft again. I'm not sure why they get low ratings because when I encountered a problem, they worked with me and actually, the cover I got was quality. I wish the dash mat would have fit because it was really well made. Thanks Covercraft!

Tip for consumers:
The company sells quality stuff and they are willing to work with anyone that has an issue with anything they sell. That says alot.

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Car Cover
Dash Mat

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  • Shapermint

6/4/23

I would give Shapermint 5 stars but their shipping is rather pricey. They charge $5.00 an item so for 2 bras, the shipping was $10 bucks. Possibly the more you order, the less shipping is but still. If possible, I try not to pay shipping for anything. It's true that they give great discounts on their items but this is why, they make up for it by recovering the discounts in shipping charges. I know that if I mailed 2 bras to someone, the USPS wouldn't charge me $10 to do so. These companies ship in bulk and get major discounts. The bras haven't arrived yet so I'm looking forward to getting them! Great prices. Great product.

Tip for consumers:
Try to get discounts from retailmenot. The coupons work. I used code candacecrew20, as an example, and got 20% off, which gave me $6 credit on a $10 shipping so instead of paying $5 a bra for shipping, I only paid $2.

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wireless shaper bra during their awesome summer sale

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Shapermint R. – Shapermint Rep

Hi there, Barbara. We'd be glad to look into your order and give you an update. Send us your order number and email address here 🔗https://m.me/shapermint

  • CarCover

5/28/23

Out of the 42,000 plus reviews, I'm the one to get a bad wrap. I ordered a Mazda cover from them promoting their Memorial Day sale of 61% off. Sounds great right? The cover was about the same price as Moss Miata however Moss charged shipping. I chose not to select free shipping w/ carcovers.com but selected express instead for $30 bucks. I needed the cover quick. I could have ordered one through Moss for $70 bucks more and got the cover overnighted. This was important to me because I just purchased a brand new Miata. It's now sitting in my driveway under trees that I have to babysit for bird droppings and tree sap until this cover arrives. Had I ordered the cover from Moss, it would have arrived yesterday. Carcovers.com's express was 1-2 days. It should be here today but I get a notice from UPS telling me that it won't be here until Friday June 2nd, a WEEK after ordering! So disappointing. UPS is the worst to do business with. I'm not even sure I'll get the cover since they love to deliver to the wrong addresses, consistently. Thanks carcovers.com. Fool me once, shame on you. Grrrr. You stole my joy after buying this brand new car. I trusted you. Update: They did return the $30 express shipping charge to my order. The cover finally arrived and I returned it immediately for refund. After reading the negative reviews on the damage this cover does to the paint of a car, I wasn't taking the chance. I did some research and it's important on car covers to get "paint friendly" ones. This one wouldn't have been. And by the way, this is a Chinese company located here in the USA. I won't order from them again. There are many other companies out there that are Made in the USA. The best deal isn't always the right decision. Hope this helps some people.

Tip for consumers:
Their shipping is horrible but they will return money if you paid for express and didn't get it, like I did. Be careful because these covers aren't paint friendly. Make sure the description says this or you'll regret the discount you got! You'll pay for it in damages to your car. I immediately sent the cover back when UPS delivered it as a result. I had to pay $38 bucks to do so via USPS (not UPS) but Car Cover gave me $30 back on the shipping that I paid extra for. Chinese company.

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Car cover

  • Etsy

7/10/22

I agree and would not advise using Etsy, I ordered a cat fountain. The shop is named SkullsRusofficial in the UK, the package when it arrived, came from Utica, NY. I asked them for return on the faulty fountain and refund. The seller of this shop was combative, called me a liar, told me that I was free to send it back but that there would be no refund, even if faulty. This is so sad because I was really nice to them. There is nothing Etsy will do because they just let buyers deal with sellers who lie and deceive about their products. In this case, I thought I was getting a unique fountain from England. When it arrived, the box said Made in China and the product had Chinese writing on it along with instructions that weren't in English. So disappointed. I do not recommend Etsy if you want to buy something. I contacted my credit card company for a full dispute of the amount. When I went back to this seller's site, the cat fountain was removed. It's really nefarious.

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Cat fountain

  • Belk

12/27/21

I'm a Belk cardholder. I would really love to support Belk but the fact of the matter is that nothing is ever available when I go to their site to order. Nothing I'm interested in is remotely close to being available within 50 miles of where I live. The site doesn't indicate where if at all that you can get what you want nor can you order it to be shipped. It's really disappointing. Almost as disappointing as H&M. I love both of these stores but the fact of the matter is that nothing is ever available that I'm interested in. Anything that I've purchased through Belk is also cheaply made. I've got several tops that I've purchased. All have snagged and all have come loose where the thread is sewn. I wonder where these clothes were made because the quality is very quickly put together for purchase just so the stores can get inventory on the floor. I love Belk, I really do, but I'm seeing that they are just an upscale Ross, Dress for Less or those other stores that sell brand for less.

Tip for consumers:
Don't expect to get what you see that you like. Belk is out of pretty much everything when it comes to their online door buster sales.

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Sweatshirts, pants, tops, loungewear

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  • SwissColony

9/13/21

I've been ordering with this company for over 10 years. Up until last year, they were doing good for me. However, last Christmas, a week before the holiday, they contacted me to tell me that a gift order for my mother was out of stock. She lives across the miles so to scramble with a Plan B gift was impossible. I vowed never to do business with them again. Since I'm a forgiving person, I thought since a year had past, I would give them another chance. I apprehensively ordered something for my mother again with a week before her birthday. I got a call telling me that there was a problem with the order. Here we go again. If you plan to order from this company, I implore you to make certain that you have a Plan B in place because this company is untrustworthy and will screw everything up.

Tip for consumers:
Have a Plan B when you order from this company because they will disappoint you. The recipients of the things that I have sent to friends/family indicate that the food tastes old. Very expensive and so is their shipping.

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Cheese torte w/ sausages

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  • Seeking Alpha

8/31/20

I was so excited to stumble on Seeking Alpha. I registered, set up my account, started reading stock stories and then up pops a box telling me that I might be a robot. It asked me to confirm that I wasn't, and then kept endlessly buffering. I can't get back into my account. Worthless and a shame.

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Seeking A. – Seeking Alpha Rep

Hi Barbara,

Thanks for your note and we apologize for any misunderstanding.

Please be informed that it is our endeavor to offer you a hassle-free experience, we are here to gain a better understanding of what may have transpired and provide an amicable solution, in case of any concerns please feel free to reach out to us at subscriptions@seekingalpha.com

Best,
The Seeking Alpha Team

  • AbeBooks

4/22/19

I updated my review from one to three stars because they were quick to refund my card after canceling my order. I ordered from them because I'm in Pensacola, FL and they're in N Miami Beach, FL. It took 2 days to confirm my order and at that time, they then told me that the book was estimated to be delivered on May 11. Three weeks! I also ordered from them because of their 4 1/2 star rating through bookscouter.com. Had I known that it would take this long for delivery, I would have ordered the book from a pleothra of other dealers. My son wanted this book before our trip coming up. Why almost three weeks from N Miami to Pensacola? That being said, I went on Amazon and found the book, same price. I got an amazing offer to join Amazon Prime and with that came free one day shipping. I ordered the book yesterday morning. It will be here today. Although I comment Abe Books for refunding my card immediately, I have to ask myself how they will stay in business with other places out there that exceed expectations of customers?

Barbara Has Earned 25 Votes

Barbara R.'s review of Belk earned 2 Very Helpful votes

Barbara R.'s review of Etsy earned a Very Helpful vote

Barbara R.'s review of Shapermint earned 2 Very Helpful votes

Barbara R.'s review of AbeBooks earned 6 Very Helpful votes

Barbara R.'s review of Seeking Alpha earned 14 Very Helpful votes

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