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ResellerRatings Cracks Down On TheCellShop.net's Review Bribing

The CEO of ResellerRatings, Scott Wainner, emailed us to say they're busting TheCellShop for bribing customers to submit perfect reviews on his site. He wrote:

ResellerRatings does not condone fake reviews. For the past 13 years, we have worked hard to develop anti-fraud tools, both automated and manual, and we disable fraudulent reviews every day. When we heard about the Cell Shop's actions, we immediately began contacting all Cell Shop reviewers to verify that they were not, in fact, offered money for their positive reviews, and to obtain proof of their valid transactions (order invoices, credit card statements, etc) and we have disabled reviews where money was offered for positive reviews.

Word up Steve-o, make them go outside and pick out their own switch from the hickory tree.

(Photo: Getty)

9:31 PM on Mon May 5 2008
By Ben Popken
2,353 views, 14 comments

fake reviews

TheCellShop.net Caught Bribing Customers To Submit "Perfect" Reviews

If you use resellerratings.com to check out companies before doing business with them, don't take any perfect ratings for TheCellShop.net as legitimate. A reader forwarded us the following email that shows they bribe their customers to leave them perfect ratings in exchange for a $5 coupon. More »

8:33 AM on Mon May 5 2008
By Chris Walters
4,062 views, 22 comments

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Two Georgia Gas Stations Closed For Shorting Customers

Georgia state inspectors closed two large Cisco gas stations just across the state line from Florida last week in what the Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture described as "one of the worst cases of shorting gas customers he's seen since he took office back in 1969." (Why Ag? Why not?) An inspector found that a five gallon test pump turned up over a quart short at the Cisco Travel Plaza off Interstate 95's Exit 6, and a similar test revealed a suspiciously similar shortage at another Cisco Travel Plaza off Exit 1. More »

8:28 AM on Tue Feb 19 2008
By Chris Walters
5,468 views, 31 comments

Latest by n/a: Sweet! I grew up there, in Camden County. One of those stations was inbetween my house and my girlfriend's, the other is like 3 blocks from the local high school. I was in HS from 99-2002, and more »

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Attention All Coaches: Belichick's Cheating Is A Business Expense

According to the WSJ Law Blog, the common consensus is that Patriots coach Bill Belichick will be able to deduct his $500,000 cheating fine as an "ordinary and necessary business expense." Hooray? More »

1:55 PM on Tue Sep 18 2007
By Meg Marco
4,240 views, 14 comments

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Today's Tip For Adulterers: Don't Use 1-800-Flowers

A Texas man is suing 1-800-Flowers for $1 million after a thank you note from the web florist outed him as an adulterer. Leroy Greer specifically asked 1-800-Flowers not to send him a receipt for the cuddly stuffed animal and dozen long stemmed roses he ordered for his mistress. Despite his request, 1-800-Flowers sent a thank you note to his house several months later, prompting his wife to ask who the hell got flowers. She called 1-800-Flowers, which gladly faxed her a copy of Leroy's order form that included the following message meant for his mistress: "Just wanted to say I love you and you mean the world to me! -Leroy." Above The Law has the legalese: More »

5:17 PM on Wed Aug 8 2007
By Carey
16,749 views, 79 comments

Latest by annac: I know a lot of companies that send thank you notes after you shop with them, and I have never heard of people being upset over receiving a thank you note! I personally think it's nice and a form more »