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Brandy A.

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2 Reviews by Brandy

  • DressHead

4/9/19

Do not buy from this company! Biggest scam I have ever encountered! I ordered 10 dresses from this company, what I received was nothing like what I ordered. You know the running joke about ordering dresses from China? They probably started with this company. The dresses I received were a different style, different print, different color scheme. The material is so thin it could double as a window screen. There were holes the dress where the seams weren't sewn together properly. Strings and buttons hanging off. I opened a PayPal dispute and within days PayPal granted me a full refund. Here's where the scam gets worse though. I would receive the entire amount including the original shipping, but I had to ship the product back to China. Ever ship anything to China? My initial quote was $75-$100 to get it back. My order was $114. I would not be refunded the cost to ship it back. I'm sure this is part of their scam, they know it cost way too much so most people will probably just give up and deal with it. Thankfully PayPal has implemented a new shipping policy where they'll refund you up to $30. With the help of an amazing postal worker I was able to flatten all the dresses into a flat rate mailer and it only cost me 33 to send back. The whole process was a nightmare. Do not fall for the same nonsense I did. I'll add pictures of what I ordered vs what I got, I'm sure you can tell the difference

  • Wine Insiders

1/7/19

I came across the wine insiders groupon about a week ago, looked like a great deal, so I checked the reviews. Unfortunately, I couldn't find much. A couple reddit reviews complaining about wine clubs in general and the usual you tube reviews. "this is the best product in the world! You have to buy it, it's life changing! Just click my personal link below!." eye roll... I figured id give it a try and write a review for anyone else who was looking. $60 (75 originally, but groupon almost always has 20%off coupons) plus $30 shipping is only $6 per bottle... Here's how it went:

They have a special link on the Groupon that you click on, takes you right to your specific deal. Once you get there a screen pops up and asks if you want to upgrade. You can stick with you basic package or upgrade to "better" for $25 or "best" with rush processing for $45. I went ahead and I upgraded to best. It's still only $8 a bottle and the pop up made me feel like the base wines would be crap. My order was placed on dec 29th, but didn't ship until jan 2nd. I wouldn't call that rush processing, but since it was the holidays, I can let it slide.

I haven't gotten the wine yet, I will update this as soon as I do. I do have some concerns though. The upgrade package said the premium wines will be worth close to $20 each. The wines that showed up in my tasting notes ranged from 10.99 to only one at 19.99, most 15.99. There were also only 8 bottles in the tasting notes. I'm hoping they aren't sending duplicates... Wine will be here saturday Jan 5th. To be continued...

Unfortunately, they were duplicates. Pics below are the wines along with price.

Im not an experienced wine drinker by any means, but I can give you the basics... I tried the Boabrisa tonight, it was decent. Passed the swirl test and was fairly smooth. Definitely worth the $8 paid, but hardly premium as advertised. I'll update as I go though the rest.

I did email the company to let them know I wasn't happy about the duplicates and price point, we will see how they respond.

I was able to try the rest of the wine over the weekend. It was all ok, but not worth taking the time to write an individual review for each. None were bad, but none were great or even unique, oddly enough, the bottles were all very similar in taste and depth. Picture yourself walking into your local grocery store and grabbing a $10-$15 bottle that's one sale for the week. That's pretty much what you are getting here.

Here's where they lose my business. The customer service rep emailed me back stating that the upgrades said "up to $20" for best and "up to $15" for better. Sneaky sneaky... He also said that there was a link to see the wine you would be getting in each package. I did see these while ordering, but assumed they would just be some of what you are getting since they were only eight. Nope, those are the only bottles you will be getting. The images are v very similar to the ones below, except they conveniently leave off the prices. After a quick search on the site, it seems like the value of all the wine are basically the same. Looks like it's was just a $45 marketing scam...

So the big question: is it worth it? If you just want a bunch of cheap wine for yourself or a party, yes. The wine is decent and at $5 per bottle, it's hard to go wrong. (i wouldn't pay for the upgrade if i ordered again). If you care about quality over quantity or are a more experienced wine drinker, no, this isn't for you. Would i order again? No. The deceptive marketing left a bad taste in my mouth and there are many other companies left to try.

* Wine Insiders attempted to help this customer through the Sitejabber Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond

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Christa T. – Wine Insiders Rep

Hi Brandy A.,

Thank you for taking the time to provide this feedback. I do apologize if you were unhappy with any of the wines in the order. The upgrade should have come with a more premium wine selection and the wines you received should have been priced at around $20/bottle. If this wasn't the case, I hope that our customer service team was able to take care of you. If you'd like to discuss this further, feel free to give us a call at Customer Service (800) 615-7304 Monday through Friday 9:00am – 8:00pm EST or send us an e-mail at info@wineinsiders.com.

Sincerely,
Wine Insiders

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