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            • Ocean Project

              3101 N Central Ave Ste 183 # 257 Phoenix, AZ 85012-3616

            Business ProfileforOcean Project

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            Current Alerts For This Business

            Alert:

            On October 14, 2020, BBB investigated Ocean Project's business practices. This investigation was prompted by consumer complaints. These complaints shared concerns regarding the business failing to fulfill orders, respond to consumers, and honor their guarantees.

            BBB sent an email to Ocean Project asking the business to address and provide BBB with the following:  
             
            - Details regarding how the business honors its satisfaction guarantee and other policies
            - Details regarding how consumers can reach the business
            - Details regarding how consumers are notified of their order status
            - Details regarding any affiliation past or present to any company including but not limited to Wildlife Mission and Wildlife Mission Co.
             
            BBB also sent the company an SBQ (Standard Business Questionnaire) form to obtain more information on the business, its structure, management, etc., however the business failed to return the form.

            Additionally, BBB requested Ocean Project to modify, substantiate, or discontinue claims on their website that read, "Tracking Number Comes with Every Purchase"; "30-Day Money Back Guarantee" and "24/7 Customer Service"
             
            BBB's Code of Advertising Section 1 states, advertisements should be truthful, sincere offers to sell. Advertisers have a responsibility to have substantiation for all claims made and should be able to provide that substantiation upon request. Code of Advertising Section 20 states, when using the term “warranty” or “guarantee” the advertiser should clearly and conspicuously include a statement that the complete details of the warranty can be seen prior to the sale which could include putting it on the seller’s website.
             
            As of October 30, 2020, the business has not responded to BBB's request. 
             
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            At-a-glance

            Customer Reviews

            3.38/5stars

            Average of 53 Customer Reviews

            Customer Complaints

            39 complaints closed in last 3 years

            0 complaints closed in last 12 months

            Customer Reviews are not used in the calculation of BBB Rating

            Reasons for BBB Rating

            Overview

            This business offers jewelry, clothing, and accessories online.

            Business Details

            Location of This Business
            3101 N Central Ave Ste 183 # 257, Phoenix, AZ 85012-3616
            BBB File Opened:
            3/11/2020
            Years in Business:
            4
            Business Started:
            3/11/2020
            Type of Entity:
            Sole Proprietorship
            Business Management
            • Mr. Michael T Williams, CEO
            Contact Information

            Principal

            • Mr. Michael T Williams, CEO

            Customer Contact

            • Mr. Michael T Williams, CEO
            Additional Contact Information

            Email Addresses

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            Customer Complaints

            39 Customer Complaints

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            Most Recent Customer Complaint

            03/07/2023

            Complaint Type:
            Service or Repair Issues
            Status:
            Resolved
            I purchased 3 necklaces and tracking numbers for 2 turtles and 1 shark for my kids for Easter. Upon receiving them the codes only worked for 6 months and then never worked again. The necklaces broke within one week of having them. I have contacted the twice once to get the codes because we moved and they did not work then. I have emailed again with no response and their website is down.

            Customer Reviews

            53 Customer Reviews

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            Most Recent Customer Review

            Bill M.

            1 star

            01/20/2023

            Just to make this clear for people who visit this site...our very small nonprofit called "The Ocean Project" is being confused with the Ocean Project company, a for profit. It's very confusing and frustrating, as they are definitely not us and are misleading MANY people, to say the least. We had to shut down our FB page two years ago because there were so many upset people who were (wrongly) blaming us. It IS confusing and we have received complaints from several hundred people. Just please remember that we are a .org (nonprofit), a small organization, that has truly focused on ocean conservation to help protect the animals including turtles, sharks, whales, and all of us who need a healthy ocean to survive and thrive. We have been working for ocean conservation for over 25 years. Our website is: www.TheOceanProject.org (please note the "The" -- the for profit company many are having trouble with is on FB at ***************************************************). I hope the BBB will take action. Thousands of people are being unfairly treated by them.

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