In Canada, meter readers are required to have access to the place where you meter is located. The only time they may not enter is if it is located inside your home. A few older homes in our local still have inside meters.
Meters are installed mostly in side yards now near the front of the house. One of the homes we used to live in had a fully fenced yard with a gate that locked. And we kept it locked. If we weren't home they couldn't read it. That's a bad thing, since they "guesstimate" the reading and when they finally (maybe months later) get a true reading you wind up with a much larger bill to pay.
Eventually the gas company made arrangements to move the meter to the side of the house outside of the gated yard area. You might ask if it's feasible for them to move the meter to a place that's more accessible and less disruptive.
I don't know if they have the "estimated billing program" in the US, but we are now on an estimated billing. They take your total costs from the year before and divide by 12. That figure is your monthly billing amount. Once a year the meter is read and you pay the difference. That would mean you'd only need to expect the meter reader once a year, or, knowing when the "year end billing" (it's a fiscal year, not a calendar year so if you started in May the last billing period for that year would be the following May) was due you could make arrangements with them to read your own meter in advance of the meter reader coming.
Other than that, I can't think of anything else.
In case you weren't aware, Complaints Board isn't here to find out anything for you. They are simply here for people to post complaints. They don't contact companies, they don't try to get money back, they don't really help people fix anything either. The odd poster or member here might respond if they've had any dealings with a company being complained about.
To answer your questions, this company you ask about has been around for a number of years under one name or another. Are they a scam? Yes and no. In this case, what they offer you, usually is to have your poetry/prose/story etc. published in a book (anthology) and if you order a copy of this book, you will see your work in it...if and when you get the book. Some people get the books, others say they've never received it. I know three people who submitted work to these people. Two of them paid for the books and received them, with their work published in the book. The other person's work was to have been in the same book. He did not buy the book, and his work was not in it.
There is a "sister" site to this one (but the focus is photography rather than written work) that is run under the premise.
They won't (usually), however, publish your poem without you paying for the book. If you don't pay, your work doesn't get published.
Just do a google search for for "poetryamerica"...this is the search result:
http://www.google.ca/search?q=poetryamerica+scam&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
Many complaints about it being a scam.
Your complaint isn't very helpful. You need more information.
1) WHO or what company allegedly took this money?
2) How did they get access to your bank account?
Yeah, and the extended warranty is probably a warranty provided by Circuit City, not by Canon. Even so, you should check the warranty - regardless of who provided it. The majority of warranty programs will not replace your camera, they will repair it and return it. Look for your warranty and check to see who the warranty provider is.
"Reading" seems to be something these people lack the skill for. Ya get kind of tired of trying to tell them there's no PRIZE, NO MONEY - except that money which they are silly enough to send.
LOTTERY WINNINGS...are a SCAM!
Apparently a lot of people have had a similar problem.
Shoving a knife in a toaster is not "the most logical thing to do".
I'll leave the rest of the crap for someone else to answer.
I hope you contacted Sears directly. This website won't do that for you.
You can contact Sears at the link below - use the "contact us" link on the page.
http://www.sears.ca/gp/browse.html/ref=sc_bb_l_0/190-1491440-0846136?ie=UTF8&node=16378531&no=16397001&searsBrand=core&me=A10FHFRJZ0GJG3
and I sure as hell hope you reported this to your local newspapers. What happened to your son shouldn't have happened at all. Even if they truly suspected him of doing something underhanded they should not have handled it that way.
I don't know where you got that software from, but Paint Shop Photo Album 5 is an old software. It used by made by jasc software and their entire line was sold to Corel. Corel doesn't have access to old downloads unless you previously owned the software.
Where exactly did you purchase this from?
There aren't many places anywhere that allow you to return "clearance" merchandise - not for any reason. "Clearance" and "sale" (either/or) usually means no returns and no refunds, and it doesn't have to say that on a receipt for the vast majority of shoppers to actually understand that. Whenever you purchase a sale product you should ask before you buy if you don't know the stores return policy.
There's only a few stores in our neck of the woods that put information of that sort on a receipt. Most people know the return policy is likely to be different on a sale item and buy or not accordingly. It's doubtful you'll get it returned or exchanged.
Depending on the brand of the watch though, you might be able to return it to the manufacturer, but "running slow" is some that can be corrected fairly easily. Most have a timing switch if they are "winders", if they are battery watches...buy a battery. Dollar shops usually have watch batteries (5 in a pack) for $1.
Anybody who actually believes that Chevrolet has any money at all to give away...sort of deserves to be taken to the bank. They can't even keep themselves afloat :)
Have to admit, though the scam is not new, this is the first time I've seen it with the "Chevrolet" name.
Unfortunately the scam you fell for is not one that is actually perpetrated by google. It is other people using the google name - basically they are supposed to tell you how to earn money using google.
If you do set out to ruin the "google" name you could find yourself in a world of hurt...being charged with libel and or slander.
Read this: http://www.reviewopedia.com/google-home-business-kit.htm
OMG...what next? Millions from the President. These guys will try anything it seems.
If it were me, I think I'd email a copy to the FBI and let them deal with it :)
mmm, not sure what you want. You haven't given any company name so it's doubtful anyone can help you.
Who are you directing this to? This is a complaint forum and I'm pretty sure they don't have cards here.
Google AdSense is fine. I use it. There is no monthly fee unless you opt to go for the AdSense Pro. You can sign up for the basic AdSense with no cost to you.
You don't make thousands of dollars a month unless there's a reason to - like you have a highly popular website or blog, and you work at it. But yes, if you do the work, have something people want to read about or have a good reason to visit your website, you can earn a hundred dollars a month or more...some earn quite a bit more.
Don't ever sign up for adsense or adwords from anybody's website - go directly to the AdSense link for Google from a websearch, not from another website.
That's horrendous. I know what it's like. My mother suffered with alzheimer's too. We finally had to remove the phone. I hope you can get it sorted out, but I suspect you should take this to the police as well. In Canada that would be considered crimes against the elderly, which are taken very seriously.
It's a difficult one because he gave them the bank information. Unless you have a record of what they spoke about, you might be hanging out on a limb. I hope you find a solution.
How many times are you going to post this? You only need to do it once.
whooo boy. Count yourself lucky if all you lost is $1.95 You might want to google "complaints about google profits". Most people tend to lose a lost more.
I wouldn't use out of date medications either. I would probably have asked to return them...I also would have reported them, I think.
However, it's doubtful your dog suffered a concussion from medication. A concussion occurs after a blow to the head. Everything I've read indicates medication isn't the cause of a concussion.
Your dog might have been sick because of the medication though, or he might have been sick because you combined medications that shouldn't be. You don't say what you ordered or whether it was prescribed for your dog. You shouldn't give your anything if a vet hasn't prescribed it.
Good information here on safe online pharmacies for vet meds and how to avoid counterfeit medications: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/692323/dangers_of_online_pet_medication_pharmacies_pg2.html?cat=53
Which savings club? There are millions out there. And did you email them directly?
Try posting this on "Rip-off". You're likely to get more help there. They have some pretty decent help pages for getting your money back, and how to stop further payments.
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One thing to keep in mind...medications such as this (along with many others) cannot be sold in Canada without a doctor's prescription. Pharmacy products are highly regulated. Even if they are going outside the country. There are also differences in the FDA regulations between Canada and the US, so it's not a good idea to buy outside your own country when it comes to medication. You have no idea what the regulations are somewhere else (unless you check) and you may purchase a product, and the product might be sent, but it might not make it through customs. In that case, you are out your money again.
If you have to buy anything considered a prescription medication, you need to find an honest on-line pharmacy that is based in the US, not outside your country. The simplest thing to do is see a doctor and get a proper prescription.
Wish I could suggest one, but I don't buy medication online - it's way better to deal with a pharmacy I trust than an online shop that likely isn't even a true "pharmacy".
This is standard hotel policy in almost every US state we've visited.
We lost everything, including our clothing, on our way home from a long vacation. We were parked right at the window of our room. The truck was locked too. We went home with nothing. We lost...kid's christmas gifts, electronics, groceries...even our underwear. We weren't very happy, and the hotel commiserated with us and called the police, but even the cops said it was unlikely anything anything could be done. The police didn't do much of anything except take a report and provide us with a number so we could get a copy for our insurance.
The staff in the hotel (Days Inn jut off the highway in Columbus, Ohio) was very solicitous and did their best to help us, but they are certainly not responsible for the theft, and we didn't consider them so. We also didn't ask them for anything, but they did provide us with a free dinner at a restaurant nearby (a nice one).
The fact is, it doesn't matter how nice staff is or whether anyone can do anything or not. You are still angry and frustrated, and the feeling of violation never goes away. We won't ever stay in that hotel again...not because the staff weren't kind, not because they couldn't prevent a theft, not because it wasn't a decent hotel...just because we're afraid to stay in that location again. We don't want to revisit a problem.
The hotel has a sign posted, at the desk and in the rooms that they are not responsible for loss, inside the hotel, or from the parking area. Since then, we have checked at nearly every hotel we've stayed at...some rather expensive ones, and the policy is pretty much the same. I can't think of a hotel we've stayed at in the last few years that doesn't have a sign posted. Haven't stayed at a Holiday Inn though. We've got one here in town, and they have signs posted.
The one thing I'd suggest for Holiday Inn is that they give their staff a seminar on empathy, along with their customer service.
