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Maritha R
Active since Apr 2022
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5 reviews12 months ago
DISCHEM TELLER's AGGRESSIVE MARKETING: LIFESTYLE HEALTH PRODUCT
Today, 14 April 2025, I wanted to pay and teller no. 2 helped me. While I put my shopping on the counter, she started telling me about medicine on the counter that was on special. I saw that it was "Lifestyle Health Magnesium Fizzy". I said no thank you and repeatedly said no thank you, but she kept on trying to persuade me. As she did not want to accept the fact that I did not want it, I had to tell her that I don't have extra money for this medicine. She turned around and said that I have money on my card. Yes, I did, but it was not enough to cover the cost of the medicine she wanted me to buy. I just said yes to get out of the shop. On the way home I cried, because the approximately R74 on the card is money that we save through the year for Christmas gifts and I hate myself for giving in to this aggressive marketing for medicine I don't need or can afford. Surely such aggressive marketing can't be legal and I wonder if this teller gets commission on sales. She also doesn't have the right to decide about the money on my card - it has NOTHING to do with her. I do think the fact that I am retired and deaf made me a soft target, as she clearly let me know she was not impressed when I told her "No". I will most definitely contact Dischem Head Office as well. As a matter of fact - I need to ask some kids to make a Tik Tok video to warn people about this Dischem.
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41 months ago
EXCEPTIONAL BEAUTY TEAM
Beautyonline.co.za is truly exceptional. I wanted more information on some products, and received the information immediately. I chose to collect my products in person from the spa, and when I arrived, they treated me like family! What a surprise when I found out that I also received 10 % on the invoice amount to use for my next purchase. This was an AMAZING experience. THANK YOU Beautyonline!
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48 months ago
Ekurhulenhi Metropolitan Municipality: Credit payment overdue by 12 months
My property was transferred to the new owner. Registration took place a year ago at the end of May 2022. I still haven't received the credit payable to me by Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality. I have send an email to the transferring attorneys, and they forwarded my email to a "Willie". Is there no one accountable for this bad service?
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48 months ago
HOMENET ESTATES (SPRINGS)
I contacted Izan Dippenaar, principal of Homenet Estates, to list my house. Mr. Dippenaar gave me a valuation for the property. I was shocked because of the low value. He assured me that it was market value and it was all the property was worth. Within four (4) days, Mr. Dippenaar sent his agent, Paula, to my house with two signed contracts (Offers to Purchase). I told the agent that I need R15 000 more. Both parties immediately agreed to offer an extra R15 000. The agent then told me to accept the second offer which Mr. Dippenaar’s tenant made. The dates on the contracts showed that the tenant’s offer was the second offer. I told the agent that I think it would be unfair to the person who made an offer first, since both offered the same amount. She said that she can assure me that it is fair, because Mr. Dippenaar “was working with a plan”. I signed the contract, but the purchase price and commission was blank. I was told by the agent that the reason for this was that Mr. Dippenaar had to negotiate the commission, but I do not have to worry about that as I received the value of my property as well as an extra R15 000. Mr. Dippenaar accompanied one of the bank evaluators to my house. While the evaluator was busy, Mr. Dippenaar told me that Standard Bank has already approved the loan. I told Mr. Dippenaar that there must be a mistake, as Standard Bank has not send an evaluator to the property. Mr. Dippenaar then told me that it was not necessary, as he has an arrangement with Standard Bank. When I received a copy of the contract with all the information, I realised that the selling price for the property, included the buyer’s transfer fees, as well as full commission for Homenet Estates. Unfortunately, I signed the contract without all the information, and it will be impossible for me to prove differently. It means that my property was worth much more, at least the amount which included the transfer fees. The fact that the property was sold to two parties within four days, without being advertised, further strengthen my belief, as well as the fact that Standard Bank had no problem approving this amount, without even seeing the property. Therefore, this means that I paid the transfer fees of Mr. Dippenaar’s tenant. When I tried to discuss this with Mr. Dippenaar, his answer was: “Discuss it with my lawyer.” He then turned around and walked away. As I am deaf, I had a witness present to help me communicate, and therefore the witness can also testify to all stated facts. I do not have words to describe my feelings of anger and helplessness against this injustice. All that I can do is to report this to South African consumers and try to prevent this from happening again.
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49 months ago
CLIENTELE: RUDE AND UNLAWFUL MARKETING
If a business doesn't abide to the Poppi act, or have respect for your privicy, do you think they will handle your money differently? At 16:46 today I received a call from Clientele AGAIN. I told the marketer that I have not gave them permission to contact me and that it is against the law. She replied that she "knows about the Poppi act, and I don't have to tell her." She then hang up.
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