'BBB' has meant 'Better Business Bureau' ... and now, also ...

joyfulguy

15 years ago

"Broke Bankers' Bailout".

ole joyful

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turnage (8a TX)
15 years ago
joyfulguy - I just waved my magic wand - you're now a bank - now you can get in line too.
joyfulguy
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15 years ago
Hi turning into age,

Thank you, thank you. You are so kind!

Trouble is ... I fear thatI couldn't qualify.

One has to be well known ... well connected.

And making a few million a year ... quite a few!

It was a nice thought ... while it lasted!

ole joyful
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What cabinet line did you buy? I've been the Kitchen and Bath Industry for over 25 years.Most manufacturers will try to help you in a situation like this. You might try calling them and asking for the name of the local rep. Then contact him and explain that you are concerned about this situation and just want confirmation that the order was actually placed and is not on credit hold or never placed. Never pay in full for your cabinets up front with a small company. No cabinet manufacturer that I'm aware of would require any payment from a dealer in good standing until cabinet delivery. I don't want to scare you more but your dealer may have used your money to get someone else's cabinets off the truck and be waiting to close another sale to get the money to pay for your cabinets. And of course there are plenty of other places for the money to go too. If the rep can't help you, ask for the president of the cabinet company and don't give up until you get some kind of confirmation of where your order is. This sounds like a risky situation and the sooner you know the true status of your order you can act to get the dealer to resolve this. You could also go to the Kitchenpros.com website and post this problem with the name of the manufacturer and the area of the country you live in and probably find someone who could hook you up with the right person to talk to at the factory. Stuff like this gives our whole industry a black eye. Sorry not to be more positive but I've seen too many situations like this over the years. I hope it turns out well for you.
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I would never rely solely on a BBB rating, however if you check out a contractor (for example) it has their license number and status (which you can copy and paste into the state website to double check). It also shows how long they have been in business and of course the number of complaints and the resolutions. In selecting a company to deal with you should of course be sure that they are licensed, bonded etc. and you should check out references and past jobs, but that does not mean you can't check out their BBB rating on top of all that. You may prefer not to deal with a company that has gotten a lot of complaints, especially if they weren't resolved. However, in all fairness, there are psycho customers out there too. A single complaint, even an unresolved one should not put a company out of the running. I would be more leery if the complaint went unanswered. That shouldn't happen. The records complaints in the following categories: No. of Cmpl Type of Response 0 Making a full refund, as the consumer requested 0 Making a partial refund 0 Agreeing to perform according to their contract 0 Refusing to make an adjustment 0 Refuse to adjust, relying on terms of agreement 0 Unanswered 0 Unassigned I will admit it can be a little bit like blackmail to a business, but a good business protects its reputation and that is a cost of doing business. I don't think many people check the BBB anyway, or so it seems to me.
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The problems with BBB accreditation have been going on for some time. Some local bureaus do use the carrot of accreditation to encourage business to join. Such behavior is against BBB national rules, however. You should report your local to the national organization. I'd like to know what results. If they don't take action, report them to your state Attorney General consumer fraud division.
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dreamgarden
15 years ago
The BBB is a joke. The BBB encourages and solicits money from the very businesses they monitor! How is this supposed to be beneficial to the consumer?

All you need to do to become a BBB member and get that very impressive, overrated BBB plaque, is to call the BBB and tell them you want to be a member. You can tell the BBB anything you want about yourself, ...they will never check it out. That's correct! They never check it out. All that BBB plaque means is, they paid their dues. (Period)

The BBB is not run by the government, but they do a lot of business with the FTC Ã¢Â" at least that's what I hear. They are a non-profit, charity organization known as a 501(c)(3). This means that whatever money you donate to their cause is tax-deductible. The money that you donate is supposed to go into programs and charitable causes. The organization is supposed to report their income, report their board of directors, report about their programs, and so on. This information appears on IRS form 990.

One final irony: if you have a complaint against the Better Business Bureau, you can't file it with the Better Business Bureau. And just as Groucho Marx once quipped that he would never join a club that would have him as a member, the Better Business Bureau is not a member of its own organization.

Maybe it's all a big joke?

Too bad the banker BS bailout wasn't......

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