Better Business Bureau
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Pros
- I reported them to BBB and a few weeks later the full refund was in my account no questions asked.
- August Bradley is my personal favorite professional when it comes to personal systems thinking. He and William Nutt have done a lot of very interesting work in ontological development with their PPV and BBB frameworks respectively.
- I had rousing success with BBB about 5 years or so ago. A moving company tried to scam me out of $1400. ... 2 months later, I got a full refund on that amount plus another $500 I asked for due to the absolute BS I went through.
- I received a response from the company and refund 16 minutes after business opened on the the following day. This far exceeded my expectations from BBB. I'll use them again, if I have a similar unresolved dispute.
Cons
- I'm impressed BBB was actually helpful, I've worked customer service for a few companies and people always said they would contact BBB if they didn't get their way. It never helped them AFAIK.
- Just keep in mind the BBB will not help in this way for all situations. They aren't a government agency and serve as a glorified Yelp. Mileage will significantly vary.
- BBB is a waste of time. They are a For Profit organization paid by companies to make them look good. They are not independen, nor unbiased, nor associated with the government in any way.
- That's because the BBB is a scam organization whose only actual purpose is to convince businesses to pay them to give them a good ranking. ... They are basically a Mafia.
- BBB doesn't mean shit lmao
Sentiment
4 positive (31%) · 2 mixed (15%) · 7 negative (54%)
Trust + time weighted score: -25% · raw score -23%
What redditors said (10 of 13)
I'm impressed BBB was actually helpful, I've worked customer service for a few companies and people always said they would contact BBB if they didn't get their way. It never helped them AFAIK.
Just keep in mind the BBB will not help in this way for all situations. They aren't a government agency and serve as a glorified Yelp. Mileage will significantly vary.
BBB is a waste of time. They are a For Profit organization paid by companies to make them look good. They are not independen, nor unbiased, nor associated with the government in any way.
That's because the BBB is a scam organization whose only actual purpose is to convince businesses to pay them to give them a good ranking. ... They are basically a Mafia.
BBB doesn't mean shit lmao
Highly recommend you do the research to understand why you should never bother with the better business bureau.
I reported them to BBB and a few weeks later the full refund was in my account no questions asked.
BBB is a for profit private marketing company, they hold no power as a policing agency, attorney general, or government entity. It’s basically yelp for old people, where companies like Merchbar can pay money to make the bad review go away.
August Bradley is my personal favorite professional when it comes to personal systems thinking. He and William Nutt have done a lot of very interesting work in ontological development with their PPV and BBB frameworks respectively.
I had rousing success with BBB about 5 years or so ago. A moving company tried to scam me out of $1400. ... 2 months later, I got a full refund on that amount plus another $500 I asked for due to the absolute BS I went through.
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