Vendor Resources Regarding Violation of The Competition Act
It has come to our attention that there is a particular vendor and a few individuals who have been trolling the internet and maliciously removing any positive reviews written by our clients about our company. Luckily for us, we scan the internet on a daily basis and download any such reviews for future reference. Other reputable professionals in the wedding industry have had the same situation occurring. To the vendor who is conducting such behavior, this is a violation of the Competition Act. To the individuals who are maliciously targeting reputable companies in an effort to shrink their customer base, this is a violation of the Fair Trade Act. The forums and blogs you have contacted to remove our positive reviews have also contacted us to verify the information. Your I.P address will be submitted to the appropriate agencies. To all the vendors, particularly florists who have been co-existing for many years, working honestly and practicing integrity with others in the field we would like to say thank you and as a word of caution, scan the internet on a daily basis as we have been doing, to find out if your company has also been victim to mischief. Feel free to contact us for the appropriate offices to report the problem. Remember to download web pages of your reviews as proof when submitting your report.
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Raising Awareness: We were informed about a web site who started their business by advertising wedding items using stolen photos from our web site as well as other reputable wedding web sites. This is a growing problem.
As a customer, don’t be misled by believing the products advertised is what you will receive from these companies. They will attempt to copy other designers work resulting in disappointments when you receive your order. Every reputable designer or company will advertise their logo on their work and photos. This is one of the most important aspect you should take into consideration before buying from a company. Through some research, the most common theft so far are photos of wedding centerpieces which can be copied from blogs, forums and wedding web sites. When you ask if they actually worked on the wedding in the photographs, in most cases the answer would be no.
As a vendor or owner of the stolen images, report the web site to the BBB or call the ISP provider hosting the web site and inform them of the actions being committed.
NOTICE TO VENDORS
Notice to Vendors: protect yourself against chargeback abuse. Report any customer who have scammed you or who are trying to scam you using chargebacks at this site: http://www.chargebackprotection.org/ . It is also an important tool for day to day business. It’s an online database to cross reference your customer’s history, before entering into a transaction. It’s FREE to submit customer names/abusers.
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