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Ted's Woodworking has 1 locations, listed below.

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    Business ProfileforTed's Woodworking

    Woodworking

    Current Alerts For This Business

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    Out of Business:
    According to the company's website www.tedswoodworking.com, the company resides at 219 Tama St. in Slater, Iowa. The United States Post Office has confirmed that there is no such address in Slater, IA. We have no information on where this company is actually located.
    Alert:
    Consumers allege that according to the website, they are purchasing a CD with over 16,000 blueprints for woodworking projects. In actuality, they receive a log in and password to download plans from a website. Upon downloading some of the files, consumers are immediately dissatisfied with the quality of the plans. Although the company's website states that they have a 60 day money back guarantee, consumers are unable to obtain a refund. The BBB has been unable to contact the company regarding their complaints. The company does not provide an email address or phone number and the address listed on the company's website is invalid.

    Additional business information

    Additional Info:
    Mail sent to the business on 11/11/2021 was returned by the U.S. Postal Service.
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    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1/5stars

    Average of 4 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    1 complaints closed in last 3 years

    0 complaints closed in last 12 months

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    Business Details

    Location of This Business
    219 Tama Street, Slater, IA 50244
    BBB File Opened:
    7/21/2010
    Business Management
    • Woody Mcgrath, Owner
    Contact Information

    Principal

    • Woody Mcgrath, Owner

    Customer Contact

    • Woody Mcgrath, Owner

    Customer Complaints

    1 Customer Complaints

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    Most Recent Customer Complaint

    08/30/2022

    Complaint Type:
    Billing Issues
    Status:
    BBB unable to locate business
    Ted's Woodworking is a total scam, They took me for $96.00 and my credit card wouldn't help me because I did not find out till past their 60 day requirement to file a dispute. They are still running the same scam @ www.tedswoodworking.com

    Customer Reviews

    4 Customer Reviews

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    Most Recent Customer Review

    Wayne W

    1 star

    06/08/2024

    TED MCGRATH IS NOT A REAL PERSON! He's a model whose photo can be purchased from iStock for $3. His address ~ 219 Tama Street Slater, Iowa ~ also does not exist. No one has ever been able to contact Mr. McGrath for product support or refunds. Teds Woodworking stays alive through affiliate programs. Others who share his stolen plans ~ which are free for the asking ~ and resells them. It's multilevel marketing. His affiliates create a fake web page and they receive a 75% commission on YOUR money for basically doing nothing. NONE of the content is his own work. Nor does he have permission to sell them. Most are poor quality scans from old magazines or scraped from web pages of other crafters. These plans are available for FREE online and it is ILLEGAL to rebrand and sell them. The 16,000 plans you THINK you're buying is actually closer to 2600, horribly organized and poor quality. So you're already being lied to and scammed out of your money. Ted also offers 150 "premium" videos that are also free on YouTube and Vimeo. Most are of low quality and haven't been updated since 2010. Many of these links are dead. I've attached some links that expose this scam. There are hundreds ~ if not thousands ~ of such references stating the same thing. Please do your own research and discover the truth, as I did. View these links, learn the truth about this online scammer and don't spread this poison any further. He's making hundreds of thousands of dollars each year off the backs of hard working fellow crafters and those just trying to make an honest living. These links explain the full story. https://woodgears.ca/ted/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr8K-Q2Y6wA https://thetoolscout.com/teds-woodworking-review/ https://prettyhandygirl.com/do-not-buy-teds-16000-woodworking-plans-without-reading-reviews/

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