Better Business Bureau
Most people are completely shocked that I would write
a bad review of the Better Business Bureau. Most think
the BBB is more honest than the president of the
United States. (Laugh)
In my opinion, the Better Business Bureau is not much
better than the "Bad Guys" they say they go after.
When I think of the Better Business Bureau I often think
back to the days when the mafia went into small mom and pop
businesses and told the scared owners that bad things might
start happening if they didn't pay.
That's what I felt the rep that called me the first time was telling
me. I couldn't believe these guys were actually telling me this.
Since I was a kid, I had heard of the better business bureau and
since I was a kid I felt like these were people you could trust.
This was an organization we could all trust. These guys would
help prevent us from getting scammed or conned.
But, now it's twenty five years later, I'm a grown man with a
rock solid business, and I wonder how it happens that we are
all brain-washed to think good things of the better business bureau
since we were kids.
The truth is that the BBB requests more than just
basic info from companies like mine. In fact I'm fairly certain they
don't care about the info you send them about your company. After talking to several representatives from the Better Business Bureau, I know exactly
what they care about. In my opinion all they care about is the $350.00 they require you to send them. And if you don't send them the money, they might not have good things to say about you.
When I was a kid, I thought the Better Business Bureau was a non-profit,
government agency. At that time they seemed like a nice friendly watch dog that looked out for people.
The Better Business Bureau is not a government form of authority.
In fact the Better Business Bureau has no authority other than the fact that they can pick up the phone and call the authorities just like anybody else.
Most people don't realize that the Better Business Bureau is a
company (trying to make a profit.)
I think the BBB likes to have the public believe they are
a non profit, government agency. I think they know that
most people just assume this is a fact.
But they are in fact a business that exists to make
a profit just like Double Payment Systems.
The Better business bureau sends all business owners what I believe
is a rather threatening letter telling us that if we don't
purchase a membership for about $350.00, then they
might not have anything good to say about us if a
person should ask them.
To me that's almost as bad as black-mail. Yah, it's
like a civil form of extortion. I'm not alone in my
belief. Most of the internet businesses I talk to agree
with me on this one.
The Better Business Bureau repeatedly calls me and
sends me letters still to this day. They
have a whole staff of telemarketers and people that
send out their junk mail.
At the risk of losing customers, I choose to let my
own communications with my customers speak for
themself, as proof that I am a man of my word and
that I deliver exactly what I promise. I am prompt,
courtious, and professional.
I have been answering my business phone
for the past 9 1/2 years. A person can easily
reach me at that number even to this day. If
you ever do happen to get my voice mail, I do
return all calls within an hour.
I began boycotting the Better Business Bureau
9 1/2 years ago and my opinion of them has not
changed. In fact, I now see other websites and
businesses that are boycotting the BBB and that
puts a smile on my face.
Obviously, I don't recommend using the Better
Business Bureau.
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