Being the "chicago" one might have something to do with the lack of logic. We're are talking about one of the trashiest cities in the country.
Yesterday I noticed more changes to 3 entries but no explanation as to what they mean or who initiated the changes. There is a direct connection between the wholesaler and the retailer though. However both those sites have removed their bbb links/seals. They had been using the bbb accredited seals for years and then suddenly the bbb said they weren't and then they were removed. Baffling.
The other thing is the very name better business bureau. What is the purpose? to most lay persons it means a neutral agency is evaluating businesses on a routine basis. They also claim it is consumer based evaluations however how can that solely describe a business?
There is a new trend in business and that is so called manufacturers/wholesalers are purposely without any conscious undercutting their dealers. That is most definitely true of the one company I will not name because I don't want to advertise for them.
The bbb in chicago is not particularly bright or imaginative. They see no harm to consumers when a wholesaler sells for different(lower) prices on a retail site. I wasn't the only one being ripped off on shipping. Their retail site often shipped items for $6 but the wholesale site charged $14 or more. If you consider home haunters were given a 33% discount and the retailer was basically selling at near a 50% discount and significantly lower shipping they were being ripped off too! It was all a shell game.
Now what was I? A dealer? Reseller? I was not getting the lowest price. So I wasn't that. I was a shopper who sent lots of gifts to friends.
When you consider another "reseller" said he was them then what was I? If they were selling in my market place in direct competition with me, what then was I? Besides foolish not to trust my original instincts? What made me or it so different the items went to another address than my own? Their retail site shipped for less. The bbb site now states wholesale aka retailer. Their other name is listed as marketing consultants.
It's amazing an entity like the bbb can't see how unethical these people are. Oh they're idiots to be sure but this is not a mistake on their part. They sought to rip me and others off. They used to sell on ebay but their dealers complained so they supposedly stopped. Well they never stopped. I should go to all their business profiles and list my business credentials and bring up the unethical tendencies of former business associates. Yes i worked with "jane doe" who was in charger of out under cutting departments and john doe who was in charge of price fixing via ridiculous wholesaler created price wars on ebay.
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