The Posh Pod discussion

[ladygrey]

Wow. Just...wow. Holy crap. 

Reading that makes my head want to explode. The lack of professionalism is astounding. Anyone heard back from MAC or Chanel?

And don't worry Jenna, I got a screen cap of everyone's posts before she deleted them. I almost added you guys on facebook since I'm creepy like that! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

Originally Posted by Souly /img/forum/go_quote.gif

She actually responded to one of my emails:

    Your membership is cancelled, it takes till midnight for your refund to be processed at times for the month of May. Cancellations for a pod that has not been shipped is never a problem you will always get a refund. We have 3rs party distributors from many liquidators none of out products are old and it is not illegal to purchase third party. We purchase thru the verified buyers program of Macy's Bloomingdale's and others however, we take no old products no discontinued products, we purchase our products to be legitimate when we review. Please look for your refund processed by morning. we are closed Sat-Monday and did not get your messages until this morning. Your messages Friday did not come through our server until after the office had closed.
  Warm Regards,   [SIZE=14pt]Silver [/SIZE]

 

[Souly]

Add me, its not creepy. I'll send you a add me to my real fb, I just use that one for samples/contests.

 

[GirlyEnthusiast]

Originally Posted by Angelaelle /img/forum/go_quote.gif

eBay has the ID Verified program for sellers where a seller pays $5 and Equifax cross-checks the seller's contact info against various databases. It only confirms identity only, not the provenance of the products they're selling.

I don't like to comment on people's writing skills because not everyone has the same education/economic advantages as I have had, but Silver is not doing herself any favors with her painful writing. Silver I'm sure Fargo has a community college. Before buying anymore skeevy cosmetics lots from eBay take that money and sign up for a business writing class.

I understand what you're saying, but I don't agree in her case. In my book, there is no excuse. If you are trying to run a business and advertise how "posh" your business is, then you need to arm yourself with some basic written communication skills. She should make a more productive use of her internet connection instead of trying to scam people. The internet is an arsenal of free education, dictionaries, FREAKING SPELL CHECK, you name it. The way she types "thru" instead of "through" to her customer is almost a sign of disrespect in my mind. Take the extra eighth of a second to spell out the word and show you actually give a damn.

 

[nicepenguins]

Originally Posted by Souly /img/forum/go_quote.gif

She actually responded to one of my emails:

    Your membership is cancelled, it takes till midnight for your refund to be processed at times for the month of May. Cancellations for a pod that has not been shipped is never a problem you will always get a refund. We have 3rs party distributors from many liquidators none of out products are old and it is not illegal to purchase third party. We purchase thru the verified buyers program of Macy's Bloomingdale's and others however, we take no old products no discontinued products, we purchase our products to be legitimate when we review. Please look for your refund processed by morning. we are closed Sat-Monday and did not get your messages until this morning. Your messages Friday did not come through our server until after the office had closed.
  Warm Regards,   [SIZE=14pt]Silver [/SIZE]

Well, it's not illegal to buy things off of ebay, but it's illegal to use a company's name in your advertising without consent, especially when you're charging a premium for those products and acting like you're affiliated with them.  

"we purchase our products to be legitimate when we review" = "it looked legit to me?"

 

[nicepenguins]

Originally Posted by GirlyEnthusiast /img/forum/go_quote.gif



I have a new rule. Never do business with business owners (and I use that term loosely) who can't proofread, spell or use punctuation correctly when they are addressing their customers.

We dumped a realtor for this reason. She emailed me using the letter "u" for "you" and the letter "n" for "in." Repeatedly. It was the first email I'd ever received from her, so it isn't as though we had developed some kind of rapport such that she could be casual with me.

 

[CaliMel]

This whole thing is so insane. I can't believe she added the other memberships and is completely ignoring the fact that she has been outed as a scammer!

 

[zadidoll]

Originally Posted by Souly /img/forum/go_quote.gif

She actually responded to one of my emails:

    Your membership is cancelled, it takes till midnight for your refund to be processed at times for the month of May. Cancellations for a pod that has not been shipped is never a problem you will always get a refund. We have 3rs party distributors from many liquidators none of out products are old and it is not illegal to purchase third party. We purchase thru the verified buyers program of Macy's Bloomingdale's and others however, we take no old products no discontinued products, we purchase our products to be legitimate when we review. Please look for your refund processed by morning. we are closed Sat-Monday and did not get your messages until this morning. Your messages Friday did not come through our server until after the office had closed.
  Warm Regards,   [SIZE=14pt]Silver [/SIZE]

She's right it's not illegal to buy from a 3rd party but what IS illegal is to present the merchandise as being directly from the company. She claimed in a reply to someone she has M•A•C and Chanel on board for May and to a reasonable person that comes off as if she's working with them. It was the same thing with Victoria Secret... a bag she purchase from EBAY! Yes the items are OLD - take the Bare Minerals item for example... that particular packaging was discontinued in 2010! I actually know someone who was the PR person for Bare Minerals... I'm going to get in touch with her since she still has contacts at Bare Minerals and see whom I can contact there in regards to Gina/Silver company. As for legitimacy... when you buy on EBay you take the risk of counterfeit items... remember the image she had on Facebook of the Chanel palettes.... THOSE WERE COUNTERFEIT!

BTW - Someone needs to contact Macy's Bloomingdales and see if they have a "Verified Buyers Program" because I have a feeling it's another thing she's tossing out just to try and "prove" she's not a scam artist. Unfortunately for her we already know she's buying off EBay, making false statements on her website and on Facebook AND has already sent items that are old and discontinued, possibly counterfeit.

 

[Angelaelle]

Oh I totally agree that she needs to be more "detail oriented" with her marketing materials.  After taking one look at her website there is no way I'd do business with her.

Originally Posted by GirlyEnthusiast /img/forum/go_quote.gif



I understand what you're saying, but I don't agree in her case. In my book, there is no excuse. If you are trying to run a business and advertise how "posh" your business is, then you need to arm yourself with some basic written communication skills. She should make a more productive use of her internet connection instead of trying to scam people. The internet is an arsenal of free education, dictionaries, FREAKING SPELL CHECK, you name it. The way she types "thru" instead of "through" to her customer is almost a sign of disrespect in my mind. Take the extra eighth of a second to spell out the word and show you actually give a damn.

 

[xlinds15x]

Originally Posted by Souly /img/forum/go_quote.gif

She actually responded to one of my emails:

    Your membership is cancelled, it takes till midnight for your refund to be processed at times for the month of May. Cancellations for a pod that has not been shipped is never a problem you will always get a refund. We have 3rs party distributors from many liquidators none of out products are old and it is not illegal to purchase third party. We purchase thru the verified buyers program of Macy's Bloomingdale's and others however, we take no old products no discontinued products, we purchase our products to be legitimate when we review. Please look for your refund processed by morning. we are closed Sat-Monday and did not get your messages until this morning. Your messages Friday did not come through our server until after the office had closed.
  Warm Regards,   [SIZE=14pt]Silver [/SIZE]

She did NOT use "thru" .... My grammar nazi is showing. 

Not only is the spelling horrendous, it seems as though a middle school aged child wrote it. Not very professional or 'posh' at all. 

 

[GirlyEnthusiast]

She probably meant to say she is a "Verified Buyer" with Paypal. Smh.

 

[glamourdolleyes]

Quote: Originally Posted by Souly /img/forum/go_quote.gif

She actually responded to one of my emails:

    Your membership is cancelled, it takes till midnight for your refund to be processed at times for the month of May. Cancellations for a pod that has not been shipped is never a problem you will always get a refund. We have 3rs party distributors from many liquidators none of out products are old and it is not illegal to purchase third party. We purchase thru the verified buyers program of Macy's Bloomingdale's and others however, we take no old products no discontinued products, we purchase our products to be legitimate when we review. Please look for your refund processed by morning. we are closed Sat-Monday and did not get your messages until this morning. Your messages Friday did not come through our server until after the office had closed.
  Warm Regards,   [SIZE=14pt]Silver [/SIZE]






I have a new rule. Never do business with business owners (and I use that term loosely) who can't proofread, spell or use punctuation correctly when they are addressing their customers.

This makes me nervous!! I TRY SO HARD, but sometimes they fall through cracks. I am not as bad as her though lol

 

[Caryatid]

Originally Posted by Angelaelle /img/forum/go_quote.gif

eBay has the ID Verified program for sellers where a seller pays $5 and Equifax cross-checks the seller's contact info against various databases. It only confirms identity only, not the provenance of the products they're selling.

I don't like to comment on people's writing skills because not everyone has the same education/economic advantages as I have had, but Silver is not doing herself any favors with her painful writing. Silver I'm sure Fargo has a community college. Before buying anymore skeevy cosmetics lots from eBay take that money and sign up for a business writing class.

I'm sorry, but I judge on grammar and spelling. If genuine you think you're good enough to start a business, and you suck as miserably at writing as she does, then hire a damned editor. It's disrespectful to your customers to treat them like they won't realize you spell and write like an idiot.

 

[meaganola]

I look at it this way:  If you don't care enough to spell things correctly and use proper grammar, how can I trust that you will use any sort of care in your business dealings?  Answer:  I can't.  Also:  There is only one place appropriate for "thru."  It involves the word "drive," an intercom, and the phrase "Would you like fries with that?"  Yes, I judge on the use of language.  I work with someone who honestly believes that the word "frustrated" is actually "flustrated."  That word does not mean what you think it means.

(And my "wait, *what*?" radar went off when I saw the pictures she was using when I first saw the site even before she was taking signups.  One part bad photography -- see the above re: business practices -- and one part pictures of *Sephora* samples because I did not believe for one second that Sephora would deal with *any* subscription service regardless of how legitimate or established they were.)

 

[Playedinloops]

On the note of facebook feel free to add me lol. I only use it for contests/giveaways/etc and my only friends are from MuT! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> 

 

[WarPaint1739]

OMG, I want to take a red pen and correct her email for errors. I know she reads this forum...if you want to be a serious business woman, take a writing course! And STOP saying that you've partnered with major brands. That's a lie and you know it. 

 

[ladygrey]

I added you and Souly! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

Originally Posted by Playedinloops /img/forum/go_quote.gif

On the note of facebook feel free to add me lol. I only use it for contests/giveaways/etc and my only friends are from MuT! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> 

 

[Playedinloops]

Originally Posted by ladygrey /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I added you and Souly! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

Stalking your life right now, lol. 

 

[ladygrey]

Haha! I'm sure it is absolutely thrilling...

Originally Posted by Playedinloops /img/forum/go_quote.gif



Stalking your life right now, lol. 

 

[Playedinloops]

Originally Posted by ladygrey /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Haha! I'm sure it is absolutely thrilling...

Quote: Originally Posted by Playedinloops /img/forum/go_quote.gif



Stalking your life right now, lol. 
omg this html is a mess, but your wedding looked gorgeous and I feel like a creep haha.

 

[ladygrey]

Thank you! I think it turned out really nicely. I'm surprised you could find anything that's not related to cats, since it seems like that's the majority of what gets posted on my fb hahaaa. 

Originally Posted by Playedinloops /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Quote: Originally Posted by ladygrey /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Haha! I'm sure it is absolutely thrilling...

Quote: Originally Posted by Playedinloops /img/forum/go_quote.gif



Stalking your life right now, lol. 
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Your wedding looks like it was beautiful! hahhaha I feel like such a creep.