Wilder C.

You know it's useless when you type in a search request, and within a few results it's already pulling results that don't have the words you typed. Even words in QUOTES, totally ignored within a few results. I wish I could find a search engine that actually searches for what I type into it but I guess I might as well just give up on even using them anymore because they're all as utterly garbage as this one. Seriously, you can't even give THREE RESULTS before pulling up stuff that I didn't type and ignoring my quotes? My god.

What confuses me the most is why people gush over this search engine. It's complete trash! It works about on par with Google, another piece of trash. Oooh boy it doesn't track me, how useful when it doesn't ever find any useful results. I sure hope nobody tracks these results that are completely irrelevant to my search! That would be just terrible!

I swear, I would allow someone to look over my shoulder at every search I make if it would ensure I get a search engine that actually functions as a search engine and not as a glorified marketing tool.

I wanted to get in contact with them, but as the reputable business they are they don't provide any way to do so. They suggest you ask questions in "their community," by which they mean a SUBREDDIT. Yes that's right, the ONLY place you can ask questions is from a social media site where trolls regularly downvote people for asking or answering questions! GREAT IDEA DUCK DUCK GO! I'll be sure to not ask any questions and never use your search engine again!

Been sold rancid food multiple times. Last time when I tried to return it, they tried to charge me for the frozen rancid meat I just walked in with. Then they accused me of starting trouble by returning their rancid meat. After embarrassing and humiliating me like that, I announced to the store that they sell rancid food and left. The manager followed me to my car. I told them to get away and not speak to me after how they treated me, and he told me to "s*** his d***." So yeah, this is what happens at this store. They will embarrass you after robbing you, then follow you outside to make vulgar insults. I found out the owner is in that store and he "doesn't like to be contacted," so clearly this is how they want their store run.

I used to go to this store 3-4 times a week. They won't get a single penny from me ever again. I hope the manager there finds someone to fulfill his needs.

Be aware they respond to negativ reviews that get past Google's filters with a FAKE LINK. If you go to the link they provide, it says "These stores are privately owned" and doesn't allow you to fill in a complaint. So the owners here reply to complaints deliberately telling people to use a form that they know won't actually work. If you send your complaint from the proper website, Save-a-Lot Tri State, it will go through and the owner will ignore it.

This is about the fourth message I sent to Vinted to attempt to rectify the situation. You will see here exactly what happened, though after this message was sent, my second purchase was cancelled, so I lost out on one of only two things I bought from this company. They have outright refused to respond, even though I have contacted them through multiple places and explained that I have no problem verifying my account a second time, but I don't know why they won't accept my phone number. My number of perfectly legitimate, I use it for both business and personal calls and have had it almost two years through T-Mobile's business accounts. Here is the final(probably 4th) message I sent to Vinted, which they ignored along with all the others:

"This is my final attempt to rectify this situation. I made two purchases and was then hit with a warning about "suspicious activity." I suppose the suspicious activity of making purchases through your service? I asked what the "suspicious activity" was, you won't tell me. You want a phone number to confirm - I have provided two of them and you won't accept either of them. Do you REALLY think I'm going to go out and purchase a new phone in the hopes that you'll accept whatever number I get? You expect me to buy a new phone line just to spend money on second hand clothing? I've contacted you multiple times and you have flat refused to help me in any way. You've only told me to provide a new phone number - I DON'T HAVE ONE. If my T-Mobile phone number isn't good enough for you then I don't know what to tell you at this point, I'm sure not going to buy a new phone or install a new line just for your store(and which you will more than likely arbitrarily deem "invalid" with no explanation, as you've done twice now).

The saddest part is, I have a seller, whom I made a purchase through, sending me messages, and I CAN'T REPLY because your company randomly decided that me buying from you was "suspicious" and my legitimate phone numbers are "invalid." You know, the same phone numbers associated with the credit card that you had no problem running? So I have NO IDEA what this seller is saying to me or if it's important, because I can't see messages because your company is pulling this random stunt.

Amazing how you have no issue pulling money from my card but you have an issue with everything else. Funny how that works.

At this stage this is my last attempt to reconcile this (rather ridiculous) problem. As a newer company somewhat struggling for membership, driving people off for no reason, and refusing to even give a reason, after a single purchase is a rather odd business strategy. Even odder since you certainly don't need legal trouble at this time, and if I find any issues with my card, and do not recieve the items I paid for, I will be filing reports with the FTC, FCC, BBB, and possibly consulting a lawyer.

All I've asked is for you to either verify the valid number I'm using, or offer some explanation as to what the issue is. At this stage, I have contacted you at least three times through three different places, and you have staunchly refused to offer any assistance on the matter, simply reiterating that my purchases were suspicious and that you need a phone number. The fact that I provided two numbers which were refused for no given reason was never addressed."

I have an old CD player in my car which won't play burned CDs. I have to use all store bought ones, which are difficult to find anymore. I planned to buy a bunch off FYE's website, after driving 2 hours to one of their stores and finding the selection pathetic. First it repeatedly refused to send me the coupon for joining. I had to contact them and wait for a response which took a while. That in itself would be okay. Then it kept giving me login problems, claiming I didn't have an account, etc. Finally I got in, got a bunch of stuff in my cart, go to check out. After the final page, when I hit "confirm," it took me back to the first page again. I tried this with multiple browsers. Had to message them yet again and wait for a reply. They told me the address I entered for billing didn't match and I had to call my bank. I copied the address directly from my online banking site, and confirmed with my bank that it was the correct address. My bank told me it was correct and that the problem was 100% on FYE. I contacted FYE and related this and waited several days for the reply that never came. My coupon expired, and I wrote to tell them I was going to delete my account after all this. This time they replied, to apologize for not being able to help. Yeah, whatever. I can't imagine trying to hand someone money and being given a runaround for weeks and then being ignored when my own bank says everything is fine. I mean heck, you dislike money so much, I guess I don't need something to listen to in my car all that bad.

Was banned once for "threatening violence" in a post where I said people should stay away from a person's address who was threatening violence. I didn't use the service for a couple of years because that made me so angry. Just got another ban with a new account and I don't even know why. They won't let me see the supposedly offensive message and give no way to question it or find out what it's about. So they can literally just ban you with the claim that you said something wrong, without telling you when, where, or what it is. Sounds really fair huh?

By the way, whoever labeled Reddit as leaning left need to put the pipe down. Reddit admins have literall stated, word for word, that a threat from a right-winger to kill anyone who stepped on his property was acceptable because it came with a caveat, but "the only good Nazi is a dead Nazi" is a bannable offense. (not what I was banned for, but was shown in a screenshot.) Yeah, real left-leaning Democrats. -scoff-

EDIT: Two more things. Three days in a row I've requested information on why I was actually banned. Three days in a row I was ignored. Also, when you're "suspended," you can't report posts. So, if people are posting harassing things on your timeline, or someone is posting threats, incitements to violence, or hate speech, you can't even report them. So others can get away with blatant TOS violations, meanwhile you can't do anything about it because you're suspended for no apparently TOS violation at all.

Reddit is good for nothing besides the grossest of pornography and childish forums where people pretend to be mentally challenged. A website full of puerile man-children and perverts.

EDIT: Reddit does not consider someone spamming hate speech dozens of times in a row to be an infraction of their rules.

I moved and had to verify I had moved via phone number. I verified two different phone numbers and both were successful, but they still wouldn't consider my account to be verified. They have no way to contact them except through a form that makes you include a picture attachment before you can contact them! Why? I went through the hassle of all of that, and then it sent me some answers that had nothing to do with my issue. It asked if they helped, I said no, and then it said they would email me. A day or two later I get an email saying my question was closed and they "hoped I got the answer I was looking for." What answer? They never even contacted me or did anything to help. It ensured me though, I could always ask a new question. Cool, I can ask the same question, attach another image, get the same stock responses that resolve nothing, then an email telling me how great they are for helping me and telling me to basically f*** off. Why bother? I proceeded to delete my account.

Had an account for over 10 years and then found my account was deleted for no reason with no warning. Did some research and read that for some reason they deleted thousands of men's accounts(not women's) and never gave any indication why. I made a new account and emailed them asking why my account of 10 years was deleted, and they responded by deleting that new account. I did that three times before giving up. They suck. EDIT: Just saw this here: "I contacted customer service via email and received a reply: my email address was no longer associated with my account." Yes, because they deleted your account rather than respond to your question. That's how lazy and useless they are.

Called up to ask a simple question. When I got to the end, the woman on the phone sat and breathed heavily into the phone. I asked if she was there and she responded by continuing to huff into the phone like an old-time phone pervert or something. I asked if she was trying to be funny and why she was doing that, and she kept doing it. I told her I was going to hang up and call back if she didn't stop and she continued. I called back and asked to place a complaint. The woman told me she could do so once she pulled up my account. Once that was done and I asked again to place the complaint, she said she couldn't because "I don't know her." Don't know her? You're customer service at a telephone company, you have no records of who takes what calls? Preposterous. She then told me that she had to hang up on me because the call "wasn't business related." A complaint from a customer about being treated rudely by customer service isn't business related? Well, there you have it. Their customer service can talk to you any way they want and do anything they want because apparently nobody there "knows" anyone else, and records don't exist, and customer complaints aren't business related. I called back and had them shut my account down. Absolutely pathetic.

Isn't the purpose of white pages to look up people's numbers? You have to enter a credit card to get the phone numbers! Disgusting scam.