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Ultimate DVD Shop review: Scam artists! 88

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What else can I say but... I got scammed from this company! This company, somehow, is "slipping through the cracks" on frauding Americans! I ordered a DVD set September 13, 2007, and when I finally received the package on November 8, 2007, instead of the DVD's, there were magazines used as a "filler"! I singed for the package and opened it in front of my mailman, and he laughed and said "You just got scammed!" I used the "live-chat" they offer and I'm still not really sure if they even work for the Ultimate DVD shop. I even tried the phone number, and no one ever called me back! What I was told, was that I will be refunded my money in 6-12 days, but NOT including the shipping. So, I guess this is how they make their money... off of shipping costs! If you're reading this... please use this as a warning... DO NOT ORDER FROM THEM! This has been nothing but a headache, and I'm still not sure if I'll ever see my money again!

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michael hatch
Jan 20, 2008 4:45 pm EST

I also made a order with them on dec. 2nd it was not shipped until the 29th of december and it was shipped from Canada. When i received it the full series of Ed It was missing multiple episodes and had one episode that was on 6 or 7 times. The picture quality was terrible and you could tell it was taped from tv. I called and was disconected and i have e mailed several times and have not been answered so i have learned a valuable lesson.

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Timothy Rasch
Jan 21, 2008 12:00 am EST

My experience is the same as others who have written. I was immediately charged for a DVD box set and have not received it (2 months now).
Please do not give these scamers any more money!

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sue lowrey
Jan 22, 2008 5:59 pm EST

i ordered dvds from this site i think the united states should do something about it. they never return your calls. i talked to the on line chat and theyassured me i would receive my dvds on the 24th but i have not received them . i paid for them with my debit card do you know if there is anything i can do

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Alex Boselli
Jan 23, 2008 9:29 am EST

This company stole my money too!
I placed an order on 12/31/07 for Mission Impossible full series season 1 to 7 171 episodes on 41 dvds for $130.00. Should have know better! They took my money on 12/31/07 (electronic).
I've sent e-mails, called their toll free number 1877-7TV-SHOW, no response! Hope someone gets these guys.

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Nancy Wise
Jan 28, 2008 5:40 pm EST

We did not receive the items ordered until 2 weeks after we were told they would be delivered. Items were received but damaged AND not at all what was advertised. A 48 disc set of 112 episodes (brand new and sealed) was advertised but what we received were 4 discs that would not even play, 32 episodes that were recorded twice, and the recordings were from the tv channels TVLand, Hallmark, and WGN...complete with commercials. Of course, have been trying to contact (by e-mail, phone, etc.) and getting absolutely nowehere!

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Nancy Wise
Jan 28, 2008 5:43 pm EST

Rip-Off

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karen moses
Jan 29, 2008 12:00 am EST

I ordered the falcon crest series 1-9 payment was taken from my credit $186.00 no dvd was received despite numerous attempts to call them and having sent several emails I have heard nothing.

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christine wolford
Jan 31, 2008 12:48 pm EST

This company is all about scamming people and stealing their money. We all need to get a lawyer and sue their ### big time. I will take them to ourt if they dont refund my money.

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jason hudgens
Feb 01, 2008 5:59 pm EST

I ordered the Little House on the Prairie DVD box set on 12-14-07.
I was told it would be delivered by Christmas! It is now February!
I was told their supplier has shut there doors to them(the ultimate dvd store) and anyone who placed their order before 12-31-07 would receive there product or a full refund. Is there any thing I can do to get my money back.

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morris cardel
cabo rojo, US
Feb 02, 2008 12:00 am EST

They charged my credit card never received products, always say they are in back order.

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Shasta Bettes
Feb 03, 2008 12:00 am EST

Same story, no order confirmation, no product, just took my money and NOTHING!

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Daren
Feb 03, 2008 6:54 pm EST

I too have been ripped off by this company. And I am a lawyer and am contemplating bringing a lawsuit against these clowns for their blatent fraud. It is unbeleivable that a compny can be allowed to operate like this.

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G Torres
Feb 04, 2008 12:00 am EST

I got scammed as well! I placed an order back in October 2007 and never received the product. I contacted them several times and they would always say that it was back ordered. Then I tried calling again and no one ever answers the phone. I tried the live chat and no answered either. This is definitely a scam and unfortunately I got taken. Beware everyone!

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Teresa Pettway
Feb 04, 2008 7:31 am EST

Ordered a dvd set the first week of january. Have not received the set after days of calling and emailing and talking to a supposedly real person. No calls back, no emails back and no delivery of product.

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Julie Melvin
Feb 05, 2008 8:30 am EST

I ordered a dvd set on december 17, 2007. my credit card was charged on december 20, 2007 and as of today february 5, 2008 i have yet to recieve the dvd's. I cannot make any contact with the company by phone, nor have they answered my emails. This company is a complete RIP OFF!

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Jane Greenawalt
Feb 06, 2008 2:40 pm EST

I too have been scammed... I am stunned that they can get away with this.

What can we do? I have contacted my bank but seriously doubt they will refund my money.

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Nicole Birch
Feb 08, 2008 4:57 am EST

I am in the same situation. Is there anything that we can do? Who do we file a complaint with?

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Nikii Watts
Feb 08, 2008 1:28 pm EST

I wish that I had checked this company out before ordering a DVD box set for my daughter's birthday. I ordered on Jan. 14th and I have yet to receive the product. I have the same experience when trying to make contact with this company. There must be something that we can do.

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debbie lampkin
Feb 08, 2008 8:25 pm EST

I ordered dvds on 12-13-10 confirmatoin email said we would recieve order 12 to 14 days still have not recieved dvds or return to my debit card have contacted by email several times no luck wish there was some way to warn poeple before they end up n the complaint board becuause UlitmateDVDshop is nothing but a rip of.

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feilberto flores
Feb 09, 2008 12:09 pm EST

I ordered Jan. 12 2008 myself and have not received my product i received and email stating my order was in backorder two days after my order i called and conveniently the number 877-tv-series and 877-7tv-show is unavailable we should all get together and see if a class action suit can be filed.

mr. flores

Chicago Illinois

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Michelle Favors
Feb 10, 2008 7:42 am EST

I order the Married With Children DVD set on December 28, 2007. My banking acccount was charge. Today is February 10, 2008 and I called to get my money back and the phone is disconnected. I have emailed and I am waiting to see. I think these guys and fraud and it is enough to make you want to stop buying online. Who can I file a complaint with because I want my money back?

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Michelle Favors
Feb 10, 2008 7:50 am EST

I order the Married With Children DVD set on December 28, 2007. My banking acccount was charge. Today is February 10, 2008 and I called to get my money back and the phone is disconnected. I have emailed and I am waiting to see. I think these guys and fraud and it is enough to make you want to stop buying online. Who can I file a complaint with because I want my money back?

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Tawny Moore
Feb 13, 2008 8:10 am EST

This company isn't real. It seems its all a hoax. Right after I placed my order several other charges were put on my credit card. We have all been played for the fool. Please check your bank statements in the timeframe after you were charged. My bank and the police are working on helping me get the money back that I didn't authorize however it doesn't look like I am going to get my DVD set. I am really sorry to everyone else this has happened to. I hate to say it but it looks like we are all out of luck and our money.
May God Bless You All. Noah's Water.

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steve bellew
Feb 13, 2008 9:47 am EST

I ordered beverly hills ten seasons for 150 bucks. I too have been having a hard time get money back. they sent me a back order e-mail and everytime i email them back they send the same e-mail back to me saying its on back order. I recently got a link from them and it said the refund was block due to them processing it or it got paid back. My account has no record of a refund. If there is anyone out there being a lawsuit on... count me in. Just e-mail the details you need and i will go along with it.

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Janet Cook
Feb 16, 2008 9:58 am EST

i just got in touch with my cc company, they are taking the charge off my bill and they are investigating this company. i ordered on 12/31/07 and have not received anything yet. i talked to one person on 1/09/08 and have received several e-mails saying it was on back order. when i tried to cancel this order it said the site could not be found. call your cc company to have charges disputed. check all cc bills.

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Lisa remily
Feb 18, 2008 10:31 am EST

I ordered the Get Smart series the end of November. Finally received set, but instead of the promised 138 or so episodes, I only got 112, and 2 of the DVDS were duplicates, and one disc was for the Murder She Wrote tv show. When I contacted them, they agreed to send a new set out. That was over a month ago, and I have yet to receive it. COMPLETE SCAM!

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Amberly Godoy
Feb 18, 2008 10:35 am EST

I was just ripped off by these ###s. I did a search on yahoo for some rare dvd's and it brought up the Ultimate DVD Shop. There was no link that showed the complaints against this company or I would NOT have bought from them. The company charged my credit card about $700 and is saying they did not charge me for anything. They keep emailing me saying my order is on backorder and that they did not charge my card. I called my credit card company and they told me they would investigate and try to get my money back. I will seek other means to shut down this company they should not have messed with me!

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Thomas E.Butt
Feb 19, 2008 10:07 am EST

I was ripped off by this company when I purchase the dvd Dean martin the amount of $120 dollars .

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Teresa
Feb 25, 2008 6:58 am EST

Was scammed by this company in the last two weeks but wanted to let everyone know an update. The current phone number I have for the company is - [protected]. The recording that comes on as soon as it rings says they are some credit card company but if you hold and get a live operator they say they are the DVD shop. A floor supervisor is Jason Kennedy and is who I talked with. I received my full refund within two days of talking with them. Even though my account was closed because of them selling my credit card number the bank still allowed the refund to be credited to my account because they were aware of the issues going on. Funny thing is the same day the refund was issued we received the box in the mail which we refused. We would rather deal with a reliable company! Good luck trying to get your money back. Best advice - just keep calling them!

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Dreama Cecil
Mar 01, 2008 9:35 am EST

I feel I too have become the victim of Ultimate DVD. In January '08 I purchased The Fall Guy complete series and the Dukes of Hazzard Season 7, as of today, March 1,' 08 I still do not have the DVDs and as everyone else has done I also have called and telephoned to no avail. Any suggestions on what we can do? Buyer beware!

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Patricia Hyre
Mar 03, 2008 4:23 pm EST

I heartly agree that Ultimate DVD is a scam and I fell for it like a fool. At least I don't feel so bad knowing that others have the same problem. I have turned them in to my credit card people who are investigating them. Make sure you keep a record of e-mails etc. I never could get past the voice mail.

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tony
Mar 06, 2008 8:30 am EST

Wow! This is the first time I've been scammed also. Exact same thing happened. I got nervous and tried to contact them via e-mail, on-line live help, and phone number on the site (not your 800 number) with no luck. Then I really got nervous.
Thanks to you giving the 800 phone number I was able to call them. The gal I talked to barely spoke English and had conflicting information. According to her my account was refunded back in January shortly after the order was placed but if that's the case why do I have an e-mail from Feb 13th that says my card was charged and I would shortly get e-mail confirmation of shipment? Then she tells me that she will personally see that my refund will be in my account in the next 3-4 days. What? I've learned my lesson and have a call into my bank to check my account over. Can't wait to hear what they tell me.

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Robert Barber
Mar 10, 2008 9:55 am EDT

I found this company on the internet .I got scammed
for $ 85.32 I ordered a DVD set Nov, 2007 and was told I would receive an email confirming my order. I didn't receive the confirm of the order untill two weeks later via e-mail on Dec 10 07. They gave a fake trace number thru the Canada Postal System which is no good I have tried the customer service phone number on more then on occasion and get sent to another line then it rings a few times and informs me all service reps are busy and tells me to leave a message which I have did sereval times and no one has retuen my calls. I also tried to go back to the web site and email customer service no one returns my emails either.DO NOT ORDER FROM THEM! I hope the Better Business Bureau can help to stop these crimnals! If anyone finds a way to sue them or legaly go after them I am MORE than willing to join in any joint action against them.

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Karen Simmons
Mar 14, 2008 12:16 pm EDT

I also ordered tapesfrom ultimateDVD shop center on Jan 16 they took 142.98 out of my acct. and I have E-Mail them and called them nothing SCAM all the way. I did get a number from another person who this has happened to it is [protected] the Acct. Suppervisor is Jason Kennedy. Maybe this will help someone else . I call every day.

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sam smith
Mar 17, 2008 10:19 am EDT

I'm just like everyone else - paid for a set of Quantum Leap dvds - got charged for them - then nothing - it has now been three months - does anyone out there have any agency that can be contacted!

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Linda Adamo
Mar 18, 2008 7:20 am EDT

I have a phone number that you can actually reach a live person. I have called them to initiate a cancellation and refund and they said it is under review. I have been waiting over a week for the results of this review, but at least I was able to talk to a living person. I am going to forward this phone number to my credit card holder and maybe they will get a quicker response. The phone number that I have is: [protected]. Good Luck!

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Alisha Cureton
Mar 19, 2008 8:22 am EDT

I ordered Dexter's Laboratory DVD on 12/26/2007 from the Ultimate DVD shop. My credit card was charged. After several weeks of and no product I emailed the company to get a status on my order. They responded stating that my order was on backorder and that they would ship it as soon as it became available. About a month, 2/14/2008, I received an email stating that my product would be available in the next 5 to 7 business days and that my credit card had not been charged, which it had already been charged and I have the bank statement to prove it. So again I waited. After no product coming by 12 business days I contacted the company again, by email, this time with no response. Come 3/1/2008 I again contacted the company no response and tried their telephone number, which did not work. As of today 3/19/2008 no product and no response from the company. So today 3/19/2008 I have contacted my credit card company and have started the process of disputing this charge and getting a refund via the bank.

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Dean McPherson
Mar 21, 2008 2:37 pm EDT

Add me to the list. I ordered JAG DVDs to the tune of $160 plus. in January and the phone numbers don't work, and I got two email replies about a month later and nothing since.

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Amber
Mar 29, 2008 4:11 pm EDT

Ultimate DVD shop is a MAJOR scam! I was also out a large amount of money, thanks to them. I want to let everyone know though that they have now changed their name. They are now called TV addicts. There is no phone number on the site (of course), and everything is just as it was, except they are going by a different name. I wanted to alert everyone to this. Tell everyone you know about them! Whoever is behind it is very very tricky! My mom and her boss (who is a lawyer) are in the process of trying to shut them down for good!

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Veronica
Apr 03, 2008 5:52 pm EDT

I purchased the complete series of kenan and kel in december of last year and I still have not received it. I have emailed them and threatened them and still no email or no money refund. I spent so much of my money trusting this site and I made a big mistake. I called and there was no answer, nothing. What kind of site is this? When I saw the link for the money refund after I got email from them saying that my order is in backorder and it is there top priority to ship it to me, yeah right. Every time I click on that link I am taken to a page that has expired, wtf? I am so pissed I want to scream. I want my money back, I don’t even want the darn DVD set anymore, I just want my money back. UGH!