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Posted: 7/10/2009 1:24:28 PM EDT

So I was being nice to my g/f and buying her that Flirty Girl Fitness DVD (

) and after the order was placed, I get a confirmation screen that looks like this...

I thought, cool, I got a free $25 gift card from WalMart. Looks legit right? Click on it and then I go to some pop up with some gas card offer. WTF?? So I close the pop up and then read the fine print on the coupon...

MOTHER FUCKER. I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER. FUCK.

So I call them up. "We don't have that account, it takes 48-72 hours before I have access to it. But you can call and cancel it as soon as we do."

This isn't going to end well

Posted: 7/10/2009 1:27:39 PM EDT

[#1]

Call your credit card company.

Posted: 7/10/2009 1:29:43 PM EDT

[#2]

Dang!
My son got payroll scammed because his company uses ADP.
File a complaint with the FTC also during your fight
Best of luck

Posted: 7/10/2009 1:31:00 PM EDT

[#3]

You are more right then you know, rarely does buying a girl a fitness/workout DVD end well.

Posted: 7/10/2009 1:31:14 PM EDT

[#4]

those fake coupon/rebate things are bullshit

Posted: 7/10/2009 1:32:31 PM EDT

[#5]

Quoted:
Looks legit right?

No.

It looks just like all of the other BS ads that are all over the interwebs. No way I'm clicking on some random ad, especailly without reading it thoroughly first.

Posted: 7/10/2009 1:32:32 PM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:

You are more right then you know, rarely does buying a girl a fitness/workout DVD end well.

She wanted it. I didn't get it so much for the workout stuff, just for the sexy moves

Posted: 7/10/2009 1:36:59 PM EDT

[#7]

Call up Flirty Girl (?!) and cancel your order and tell them that You got scammed by one of their advertisers.
Flirty Girl has to be aware of the adds that share their webpage.

Posted: 7/10/2009 1:37:20 PM EDT

[#8]

Posted: 7/10/2009 1:44:19 PM EDT

[#9]

There ain't no such thing as a free lunch.

Posted: 7/10/2009 1:52:25 PM EDT

[#10]

7 day trial and it takes 72 hrs for the account to post? Yeah, they've got that opt-out window sewn up pretty tight, what do you bet they'll have a "computer error" or you'll get "accidentally disconnected" when you call to cancel?

Posted: 7/10/2009 1:57:17 PM EDT

[#11]

There should be a special place in Hell for scammers like that.

Posted: 7/10/2009 2:05:02 PM EDT

[#12]

How are they going to get your credit card number? Unless the fitness shop hands out your number. And that would be a big no-no.

Posted: 7/10/2009 2:07:08 PM EDT

[#13]

Quoted:
Dang!
My son got payroll scammed because his company uses ADP.
File a complaint with the FTC also during your fight
Best of luck

More info in that please.....we use ADP.

Posted: 7/10/2009 2:09:36 PM EDT

[#14]

Quoted:

You are more right then you know, rarely does buying a girl a fitness/workout DVD end well.

If that DVD is anything like the infomercial (which absolutely mesmerizes me) I'd watch it myself if she didn't like it.

Posted: 7/10/2009 2:20:58 PM EDT

[#15]

i see you're running FireFox, you need AdBlock plus.

nvm

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