Location/place: India
Name of company/service: 100bestbuy.com
I entered into a contest on bestbuy100.com, where they had said that by paying 899 rs. we will be eligible to a lucky draw contest to win an iPad 5. Further they had said that if our name doesnt come in the lucky draw, then the money would be returened as “credit points” which can be used to both BUY things AND ENTER INTO OTHER CONTEST ON THE SITE> Today I receieved a call from thier website, saying that I have been shortlisted as top 12 eligible people for the contest. BUT to enter it I would have to pay 5000 rs more to ENTER THE CONTEST !!! Further when I told them that I dnt want to enter the contest on these terms as they were not mentioned earlier, and that My points should be credited back, they said that those points can now be used ONLY TO BUY things on the website, and NOT entering other contests. So they are breaching on 2 of the claims or promises they made to lure customers into these contests. Firstly, they DID NOT mention anything about having to pay another 5000 rs for entering the contest. Secondly, thier website CLEARLY SAYS that any redeemed points in case of non winnin of contest would be usable BOTH for BUYING AND PLAYING OTHER CONTESTS !!!! This is the most blatant breach of word I have EVER seen in online shopping. This website should be investigated and shut down as this is nothing but one big con job !!!
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