RadioSilence
Junior Member
Hey guys, I just registered, specifically to get some advice on this issue.
2 days ago I signed up with Great Expectations, a dating service. Go do any Google search on the biz and you will quickly find out how much of a fraudulent service they are. HUGE contract fees - I paid $7,409 to get in - and high pressure sales to get you to sign up immediately, all on verbal promises of this and that.
Anyway, long story short, the company doesn't offer half what the recruiter sales woman claims they offer. There's been a ton of cases of people getting screwed by them (you can start with http://www.consumeraffairs.com/dating_services/great_expectations.html)
Well, it seems that several states have started creating laws protecting consumers from this sort of a deal. I am in Texas and after my research this evening, I have found such a bill, but I am unsure about its current status.
Based on this link at the Texas Legislature web site: http://www.tlc.state.tx.us/gtli/sessions/dates.html, which has important dates for the state legislature, it sais:
The actual bill is found at http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/80R/billtext/html/HB02623E.htm
The crux of the bill, effective for all contracts signed on September 1, 2007 and later, is:
So, any recommendations on what I should do? By the way, the Great Expectations office is open tomorrow and if you recommend immediate action instead of waiting until Monday, I can do so tomorrow.
Thanks so much in advance. After I can successfully beat these guys based on this new law, I will be posting it out there like crazy to let everyone else know about it. So many others have been scammed already.What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state?
2 days ago I signed up with Great Expectations, a dating service. Go do any Google search on the biz and you will quickly find out how much of a fraudulent service they are. HUGE contract fees - I paid $7,409 to get in - and high pressure sales to get you to sign up immediately, all on verbal promises of this and that.
Anyway, long story short, the company doesn't offer half what the recruiter sales woman claims they offer. There's been a ton of cases of people getting screwed by them (you can start with http://www.consumeraffairs.com/dating_services/great_expectations.html)
Well, it seems that several states have started creating laws protecting consumers from this sort of a deal. I am in Texas and after my research this evening, I have found such a bill, but I am unsure about its current status.
Based on this link at the Texas Legislature web site: http://www.tlc.state.tx.us/gtli/sessions/dates.html, which has important dates for the state legislature, it sais:
Would this mean that the bill in question, HB 2623 (http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=80R&Bill=HB2623), has become law? Based on the preceding link to the Bill, its only reached the Senate and been referred to a committee, after unanimously voted "yes" through the House.
The actual bill is found at http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/80R/billtext/html/HB02623E.htm
The crux of the bill, effective for all contracts signed on September 1, 2007 and later, is:
My "3rd business day" is this coming Monday. I have already written 2 letters of cancellation and not sure which to send out, one asking for a cancellation, and one asking for a cancellation pursuant to HB 2623. Now, I am hesitant to send the latter one, in case the bill is not yet "law".
So, any recommendations on what I should do? By the way, the Great Expectations office is open tomorrow and if you recommend immediate action instead of waiting until Monday, I can do so tomorrow.
Thanks so much in advance. After I can successfully beat these guys based on this new law, I will be posting it out there like crazy to let everyone else know about it. So many others have been scammed already.What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state?