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Sands & Associates has 4 locations, listed below.

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    • Sands & Associates

      301 - 1321 Blanshard St Victoria, BC V8W 0B6

    • Sands & Associates

      132-328 Wale Rd Victoria, BC V9B 0J8

    • Sands & Associates

      103-255 Ingram St Duncan, BC V9L 1P3

    • Sands & Associates

      203-335 Wesley St Nanaimo, BC V9R 2T5

    Business ProfileforSands & Associates

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    Sands & Associates has 4 locations, listed below.

    *This company may be headquartered in or have additional locations in another country. Please click on the country abbreviation in the search box below to change to a different country location.

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      • Sands & Associates

        301 - 1321 Blanshard St Victoria, BC V8W 0B6

      • Sands & Associates

        132-328 Wale Rd Victoria, BC V9B 0J8

      • Sands & Associates

        103-255 Ingram St Duncan, BC V9L 1P3

      • Sands & Associates

        203-335 Wesley St Nanaimo, BC V9R 2T5

      Location of This Business
      301 - 1321 Blanshard St, Victoria, BC V8W 0B6
      BBB File Opened:
      17/8/2017
      Years in Business:
      34
      Business Started:
      14/2/1990
      Business Started Locally:
      14/2/1990
      Business Incorporated:
      14/2/1990
      Type of Entity:
      Corporation
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      Contact Information

      Principal

      • The Manager

      Customer Contact

      • The Manager
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      • (866) 916-6096
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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Norm L

      1 star

      27/11/2023

      At first, the experience was great. They were very understanding about our financial issues and seemingly wanted to help us. They prepared all the info for us and set up a plan that was pretty hefty but we could manage if it meant getting everything paid off.

      My first concern arose when we had to make the first payment to them before our creditors had agreed to the terms, but as Sands has been in business a long time I mistakenly decided this was an okay and the normal way of doing things. The payments were $950 a month, it was going to be tight making that first payment but we didn't worry about the bills that were covered as they should have gone to those. Then it fell apart, one creditor refused the agreement and as Sands told us we didn't want to file for bankruptcy, we looked for other avenues. Then they started hinting at bankruptcy, which they stated we should not do originally. I started looking for other solutions and luckily found one, when I asked if I would get my 950 back, they said they might have to keep some for fees. Ok. When I asked again, they were doubtful we would get any back. OMG I have bills, I am already in a bind, I have to start over from scratch with someone else and I am out 950. That is a lot of money for my family and we are still feeling it some months later.

      While I think Sands probably works for most, I would be very careful about giving them any money upfront. The fact they kept my money for what was a failed attempt at a settlement feels very off to me and I won't deal with them again. Hopefully just more fuel to the fire of maintaining my financial stability going forward. They went from looking like my best hope to hitting my already dire financial needs hard. Even though I was never explicitly told I would lose any money with a failed settlement I probably should have asked more questions. For me, this was a very frustrating and costly experience. I will not repeat.

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