Originally Posted by LDandPasquale (Post 3345274)

As Capt Noonie stated i was the other person who won the "prize". I agree the calls and emails were almost immediate when they thought I would be spending 75$ on their website. After YT admin had set things straight with them , i sent them a PM confirming that the prize was now a gift certificate. They emailed me back saying it was always like that and I misunderstood.:rolleyes:FYI i didnt misunderstand..and neither did Capt Noonie.

Anyways, by this time i was in Florida for 2 weeks and didnt have access to a secure network, so i had planned on ordering when i got back. In the meantime i was keeping in touch with Capt Noonie on how her ordering process was going. I found it rude how they were not giving her the same customer service as they did when they thought we would be purchasing 75$ worth of product. I honestly have thought a lot about this and seeing what Capt Noonie went thru finally made me decide to not order anything from them at all...free or not. I was just happy Pasquale was able to participate in such a fun event and I think if i had to go thru the same thing Capt Noonie did with ordering would put a damper on how much fun I had looking at all the little furbabies in costume.

On a good note though, i did get to talk to Capt Noonie a lot :D See , even bad experiences bring YT people together LoL

Originally Posted by capt_noonie (Post 3345131)

...a response saying they sent it out and even sent me a free sample conditioner "despite my unpleasant tone".

Originally Posted by ArmaniMan (Post 3345249)

I am sorry this happened to you.

I won a painting in that raffle that was held months and months ago and never received it, so I understand the disappointment.

Admin doesnt force anyone to donate prizes, so if people don't want to, they just shouldn't :mad:

Originally Posted by ArmaniMan (Post 3345261)

I did- they contacted her, she said she had a bunch of family problems (which by the way I TOTALLY understand but she had not communicated any of that to me, even after I tried to contact her), they said to give her another month to come through and she never did- they said they would look for an alternate gift if she didn't- but I really don't want them to go through the trouble- I donated as part of the raffle to keep YT up and running, that was what was important to me- I was excited to win, the whole drawing was fun- and I thought it would be nice to have a little painting of one of the kiddos but it wasn't meant to be- Just wanted capt-noonie to know they weren't the only one with issues. :)

Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom (Post 3345583)

Can you PM Admin again and please let them know your gift was never received? For one, we need to take this up with the vendor again. And also, I have already rcvd a PM from a generous someone who is willing to donate a gift in lieu of of your prize. I just want to make sure we first address the member (privately) who was supposed to provide your prize. :)

Originally Posted by Mardelin (Post 3345589)

Not sure if this is a reasonable request, but is it possible to obtain this Vendor's screen name? Just want to put it on my list of who not to do business with.

A little explanation, annually I send out letters to vendors in behalf of The Bluebonnet Club, requesting donations for our Regional Specialty (we use donations for our silent auctions, live auctions, and at times trophies). I keep a running list of vendors that have honored the request and a list of those not to do business with (this list is very small).

In addition I think it would serve our YT community, to keep them informed.

Thanks.

Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom (Post 3345596)

This is the YT Vendor: http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/member.php?u=19198064 (screen name ivsanbernard)

Originally Posted by Mardelin (Post 3345589)

Not sure if this is a reasonable request, but is it possible to obtain this Vendor's screen name? Just want to put it on my list of who not to do business with.

A little explanation, annually I send out letters to vendors in behalf of The Bluebonnet Club, requesting donations for our Regional Specialty (we use donations for our silent auctions, live auctions, and at times trophies). I keep a running list of vendors that have honored the request and a list of those not to do business with (this list is very small).

In addition I think it would serve our YT community, to keep them informed.

Thanks.

Originally Posted by RDB911 (Post 3345676)

Mary

Can you add me to your mailing list.

I would like to donate some items :)

thanks

Originally Posted by Ladymom (Post 3345697)

Good for you for telling your story! They tried to use YT for free advertising by pretending to offer a prize. It certainly backfired, didn't it? I will never purchase from this vendor and hope other YTer's boycott them, too.

I had offered to donate a $25 gift certificate for bows when there was first a problem, but the Admin told me it had been straightened out. The offer still stands.