The India Today group is a bundle of dacoits. They lure customers like me with seemingly good offers and then leave us in the dark. I had paid Rs 399.00 for a set of Encyclopedia Britannica CDs way back in 2009 but have not received the same. A wonderful reply saying 'we are working on your complaint' follows everytime I contact them, but a concrete action remains elusive. It is high time this group should be banned from such marketing channels.
Re: Dacoit!!!
by Ansu Barik on Jan 13, 2011 09:51 PM
This is a rejoinder to what I stated earlier. My order value was Rs 574.00 and not Rs 399. The order # was M-COMMERCE/0GA090070192 and my membership # is ITBC0998826. I wish somebody from their company is listening!
Re: Dacoit!!!
by Suresh on Jan 14, 2011 12:37 PM
To my surprise all the so called on line shopping portals are fake. Here I would like to exemp Rediff Shopping as my shopping experience with this portal has always been pleasant & my worst nightmare remains with India Times Shopping till date who don't even bother to acknowledge your complaint E mails.
Re: Re: Dacoit!!!
by mangesh on Jan 14, 2011 12:52 PM
rediff shopping is biggest cheat....i had to fight with them for 13 days to get my delivery.......and that too was damaged. they donyt bother to call u up or opologise.......see mouthsghut or india complaints site for rediff complaints
Re: Dacoit!!!
by manish on Jan 14, 2011 10:29 AM
it happened with me too! i ordered a set of books for nearly 500 or so after many weeks when i enquired about it they simply told me it was out of stock and i should claim a refund. first they should have told me about it on their own because they have failed to service a order for which they have taken advance payment.instead the idiots told me to mail them with a copy of credit card payment. that time luckily they had a toll free number and i used to call them after every couple of days. i still fear the tortourous waiting music i had to hear for minutes while the stupid customer care people took several minutes and came up with trash excuses. after some dozens of calls or so i receives my cheque. i have learnt one thing, avoid buying online in which you have to prepay and even then buy only things like books,cd's. never electronics or anything above 1000 rupees. and yes one vote more in favour that India Today book club is a big cheat!!!
Re: Dacoit!!!
by Unknown on Jan 14, 2011 01:24 AM
For the reliance store case: ask that person to show you eggs, shake his hand, make him drop and break it and tell the customer service how bad their man is proving to be...that loss will be recorded.
For the dresser case, just go back and break an equivalent amount of stuff, or steal it. Why run from pillar to post ? Want to play it more sensible: stick posters everywhere advertising the "CHEAT" dresser, notably around his shop.
Re: Re: Dacoit!!!
by Prashanth Talla on Jan 14, 2011 03:14 AM
That's the way you teach a lesson to this kind of fraud. On a weekend, go stand infront of the shop with a board indicating how cheap this Business owner is. Your issue will be taken care imme.
Re: Re: Re: Dacoit!!!
by Prashanth Talla on Jan 14, 2011 03:16 AM
For any loss you incur for your online transactions, write your story in all the online forums to teach them a lesson
i see a lot of people who with their daggers drawn out, while criticizing Govt . organizations..vehemently advocating privatization everyehere...Now where will you ppl run to..?
Re: Privatization
by rudra on Jan 14, 2011 12:01 PM
The problem here is the Justice department runned by Govt of India is so pathetic that there is no option for common man to get his issues resolved... Had been the rules and regulation was strictly maintained then these companies would have abstained from cheating customers
Re: Re: Privatization
by Surya Pratap on Jan 14, 2011 12:49 PM
Thats the main problem here .. Indian Judicial System is Ancient .. Indian has moved on from 1970 to 2010 .. But our Judicial System is still stuck in 1970s .. Why the hell it takes years and years to give a verdict for each and every Court Case ?????
MRTPC)Monopolistic & Restrictive Trade Practices Commission) is not in existence any more. You can approach Consumer Court. Better still just send EM to these defaulting companies threatening to approach Consumer Court if not redressed just lodge a complainant and see the result.
The longines watch case is interesting. If he is a man he should be a mummys boy. At the spur of the moment he might bought it and when he reached home his girly mind started to question him. And later another question.. why should I need a speaker system when I can buy a head phone for 15 rupees? So he returns both saying watch is not good quality..Longines watch!!! and since the watch was kept near the speaker...it has got bad as well!!
Re: longines watch
by Navanethan Pongiannan on Jan 13, 2011 08:44 PM
I don't think so. I will go with him. The India Today promotional offers are the worst I have seen. When their salesperson calls you, he says too many freebies with the promotional offer. Finally you will only receive the product and that too with a defect. Being one of the sufferer of those offers, India today has lost it's trust from hundreds of its customers at the least
Even I had a similar experience but with IndiaTimes shop. All of them are in the same boat. These are some of the dangers which one has to face in a developing country. These so called on line shops try and get away if possible but if you expose them they cover up. Again what you see on line may be what you get actually. This does not happen in a developed economy as there are very stringent laws in favour of the consumer. Imagine one can even purchase footwear or apparel after viewing on line!!Including the size or measurement. The government has to nip the cheats in the bud before this becomes a scam. Act fast and before dishing out permissions to such on line stores the concerned authorities have to formulate stringent laws and severe punishment.This will deter these rouges.Government act fast or make this type of channel illegal in India.
America's Amsterdam is making history by introducing Tax on revenue of workers in their Red light area!! (NDTV News!). If this is an indication, very soon Mumbai and all other Red St areas may follow this practice! When Govt has no money, anything can be taxed!! Remember, whatever happens in America cannot be taken lightly, all other countries are competing to copy them for good or bad!!
The end result: All men and women above 18 years will have to pay taxes for keeping their "things"!
So far this is the only "thing" which was not taxed in any country!! Now, the new world realizes tht "thing" is a luxury and one has to pay taxes for keeping it - whether you use it or not!! Nothing is free!! Better to get rid of it if it is not in use!! Alternatively, if anybody is using it too much, they will have to file bankruptucy ASAP!!
Re: Another Tax is coming - PEN*Y TAX
by Bhushan Tiwari on Jan 14, 2011 10:16 AM
Red light areas are legal in Amsterdam and so is the business, hence they can levy tax considering it as a legal business.
India's Union or any state govt. wont levy any tax as that would legalize the red light areas.
Re: Another Tax is coming - PEN*Y TAX
by Prakash on Jan 13, 2011 07:44 PM
Yes, when you keep it pay Wealth Tax, when others start using it they must pay Service Tax.
Indian Malls are like Railway station or bus stands. No point in blaming the staff - they are poorly educated and not properly trained. In some shops where the staff can speak English tend to be haughty and arrogant. Frankly, neighborhood shops offer much better customer service.
this is nothing, even company like makemytrip work only this way to make money while making people fool, what happened with me, i did air ticket booking through makemytrip, and u people can't believe but this is the reality that both the booking got fail, and at the time of booking they assured that i will get my money back within 72 hrs, i thought its standard time , definetly i will get my money back, but the reality is that its almost more than 2 weeks and i did recieve my half money back and the reason of getting the half amount is that because of my efforts i did regular follow up with them , talked to their people every time same message wait for another 72 hrs , see this kind of harresment we get from the service provider company. i don't know when this 72hrs will come. and i will get ny money back. can anyone tell me any place where i can register this complaint
Re: makemytrip is moneymaking company by making people fool
by k p on Jan 13, 2011 08:02 PM
MRTPC - The Consumer Court that takes these kinds of complaints! This Court, situated in Delhi, is equal to a Supreme Court in Customer Complaint!!
Complaint and follow up with them - but they are also lazy! Sometime, if they feel they get the necessary attention from media, they flex their muscles with these Companies!! Some Companies have regular Compalint boxes with them in their office!!
Re: Re: makemytrip is moneymaking company by making people fool
by k p on Jan 13, 2011 08:07 PM
MRTPC stands for Malpractice & Restrictive Trade Practice Commission
Re: Re: Re: makemytrip is moneymaking company by making people fo
by Prashant Panda on Jan 13, 2011 09:22 PM
MRTPC - Its actually MONOPOLIES AND RESTRICTIVE TRADE PRACTICE COMMISSION
Re: Re: Re: Re: makemytrip is moneymaking company by making peopl
by prashanth nair on Jan 14, 2011 12:04 PM
and its no more known by this name ... its competition commission now
Re: Re: Re: makemytrip is moneymaking company by making people fo
by gayatri on Jan 14, 2011 09:44 AM
pls tell where the complains against a docters treatment can be loadged
Whether it is a watch from Longines or from Timex,it is still the same time....better go for a reliable watch and not be too greedy next time....27,500 for a wacth too much maan...look around you what you can do with that kinda money...
