Blog Post 8-17-13
Today is Saturday, August 17, 2013 it is about 1:00 AM as I
write this. I am working nights at the hospital and working Blood Bank/Microbiology
departments. It has been a little slow so thought I would write something just
to stay awake.
It has been raining a lot this week here in South Georgia and they have mentioned the possibility of
flash floods. I drove from Moultrie
to Tifton last evening with it raining nearly all the way. Some areas here are expected to get as much
as 5 inches. That much rain could cause creeks and rivers to back up and flood
a lot of low areas.
Have you ever heard of Web.com? They have a unique way of doing business that
I would like to tell or maybe I should say warn everyone about. Back in July of
2012 they called to promote their product which is web site building and
promotion. The sales person was very nice and offered me a 30 Day (He said 60
day) FREE Trial, the company would not even bill me until after the trial
period and if I was not happy with their service I could cancel and owe absolutely
nothing. With that sort of confidence in their product I told them fine, we
would try it and see.
The sales rep had been very specific and I had asked at
least 4 times during the “presentation” if the FREE trial was actually a free
trial or was it a money back guarantee. It was made very clear that it was a
FREE TRIAL and that my checkbook would not be debited for 60 days, he even gave
me the date that the funds would be removed from the checkbook which was a date
in September.
Imagine my surprise when I received notice from the bank
that they had “Paid” and ACH for the exact same amount that we the Web.com rep
had told me but it was less than 2 days from the time I spoke with them. When I
called I was rather upset that they had done this. The person on the other end
was very kind and said that he would cancel the account and refund the money,
it took about 2 weeks but I did get the money back into my account.
That particular
account is one that I have had for years and do not use very often, I put some
money into it each month and have one or two small bills that are paid with it
through ACH. I always put about 80-100.00 more than what is suppose to be
debited. I hardly ever check the balance.
I will start checking it a lot more now though. The next month after
they refunded the money and cancelled the account they began again with taking
out the monthly fees. Like I said, don’t
check that account very often, but about two weeks ago I was checking and it
looked like the balance was not where it should be with me having put extra
money in the account for the past year. Web.com had been taking monthly fees
that added up to over 1800.00. I called and spoke with a young lady there that
confirmed that the account had been closed and that they owed me a refund of
over 1800.00. She said she would be sending a refund request to her supervisor
and I should be getting the money back in my account within 10-15 days. So far
it had been about 10 days and there have been 2 small amounts one for 260.00
and 1 for 120.00 refunded to my account, I have no idea what happened to the
other 1300.00. The plan at this point is
to call them Monday morning, find out if they are willing to tell me anything
and if not turn it over to an attorney.
This could have all been a mistake and I am willing to
overlook it as long as I get the money back.
I do think they should clean up their act though, one of the young
ladies that I spoke with said that the sales force does this sort of thing a
lot where they offer the customer one thing such as an absolutely FREE trial,
you won’t be billed for 30 or 60 days, then sending it through as a “money back
Guarantee” where they charge you up front and if you are not satisfied they
return the funds.
With all that going on you may wonder what about bikes,
isn’t this blog suppose to have stuff about bikes in it? Yes in fact it is
about bikes. Every 2 months Heritage Church here in Moultrie
has a Huge Yard Sale. This is held in a large old commercial building across from
the church. Sometimes people donate bicycles. When people donate bicycles the
people at the church think of and often call me.
There were 4 bikes donated to the “Storehouse” as it is
called, they sent me one to be repaired which was a small 24” 18 Speed (triple
on the Front and 6 on the rear). It had a bent derailleur and also a bent
frame, the derailleur is not that hard to fix, unfortunately the frame is bent
also, which quickly turned that bike into a parts (boneyard) bike. They had 3
more which I purchased from them. First there was 2 Huffy’s both ladies 26”
bikes. 1 green, 1 grey, the third bike was a Takura 10 Speed. I paid 30.00 each for them.
The green Huffy bike took about half a bottle of WD-40 to
get everything loose as it had been sitting for quite some time. The tires were
still acceptable and the tubes held air, so I cleaned it up checked the gears
out and sold it for 40.00.
The Grey Huffy ladies bike is actually in better shape than
the green one and I have a customer that has been looking for one like it for
her daughter so can probably get 50 out of that and that will cover what I paid
for all 3 bikes.
The Takura Competition 10 Speed is a real nice looking 10
speed bike that would fit someone with at least a 32” inseam, It is really too
tall for me. I put new tires on it and cleaned and lubed everything and it
rides great. The main drawback is the downtube shifters, but it does shift very
well and smooth. I am thinking 125, but
would probably take 100. I also have a
nice ladies blue 10 Speed 26” Road Bike with downtube Shifters, which I am
asking 99.00 but may take as low as 75.00.
When a customer buys a used bike from me they receive a 30
day warranty, they also receive 2 FREE Tuneups that can be used anytime in the
first 2 years after the bike is delivered (4 tuneups and 4 years on a New Fuji
or KHS bike).
If you ever get to Moultrie
Georgia, give
me a call, If possible we may have a cup of coffee at Beans and Strings a neat
little coffee shop on the square that also offers music lessons.
The last few months, actually closer to the last year now
has been a real drain on our budget with Ruth having to be treated for Cancer
and me having some other health issues so I have been checking out different
things to make some extra cash. I have tried MLM or Network Marketing companies
in the past and have never really done well with them. I guess I am just not
someone who gets into recruiting. I do
like helping people find what they need and I also love bicycles and cycling.
Many of the links on this blog lead to products or services that I have either
tried or that I receive a commission when they are sold through links on this
site. While the amount I earn from these sites is small, it does help quite a
bit, so if you see something you think you might want to know more about please
click and check it out, many times I get paid a small fee if you just click the
link.
Great news though is that Ruth is Cancer Free, she is now on
a pill to keep the Cancer from returning.
My health is improving considerably and I expect it to just keep getting
better. Due to a change in work schedule
I will be able to get some training rides in before I race in Grovania, so
things are looking up.
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