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    • Complaint Type:
      Sales and Advertising Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      There must be an issue with the labels I bought -' 200 labels. I've sent out 600 postcards, 300 of them in envelopes, for a tutoring business that afvertizez even free tutoring. I have not received EVEN 1 CALL. It's absolutely impossible... true, I have had hacking and issues due to an falsely-*** ided criminal interfering with my business to obstruct it -- but in a booming tutoring market I would have gotten calls. I suspect the labels were incorrect, never reached the addresses. I request an investigation and refund.

      Business response

      05/28/2024

      On May 9th 2023 DIPLOMAT ************* purchased a list from PostcardMania of residents in a  specific zip code, making over $100k income.  That same day, a preliminary list count was pulled and sent to *********************** for approval. It was approved within hours and the receipt showing the email and IP address of the approving party is attached. Also attached is a pivot table showing the zip codes in the list to verify the correct geography was delviered. We've been in this business for over 25 years and only use list vendors who have a proven track record for high quality data. Records are updated a minimum of every 30 days, per the terms and conditions laid out to us by those vendors. There was nothing mentioned in the complaint that points to the inaccuracy of the list, just that no response had come from the mailing. 

      Regarding the lack of response to the mailings. PostcardMania only delviered a list on labels. We did not produce the marketing piece or set up the pieces for delivery. There are many things that can decide the efficacy of a marketing campaign, such as messaging, design aesthetics, timing, and repetition, to name a few. A lack of response to a mailing is not evidence of a bad mailing list but if there are other issues that point to this being defective, please provide that data for us to address. 

      We would have loved to help handle this concern internally but unfortunately, it doesn't seem we've spoken to anyone at DIPLOMAT *************.in some time and our follow up calls have gone unanswered since completing this cycle over a year ago. 

       

      Customer response

      06/06/2024

       Complaint: 21761446

      Postcardmania representative,
      Thank you for your reply. I have declined further business in light of this situation.
      Just to clarify: I ordered 2000 labels from Postcardmania on that occasion; and in total  I sent out 600 i.e. 200 at a time, three times over 2 weeks, mailed from different *****s. I am rejecting this response because of multiple reasons as describd below.
      1) please note the attached photos of some of the cards which have been characterized as very appealing by all the clients I've spoken with;
      2) several types of services are advertized: 4 languages for adults and children; test preparation (STAAR, SAT/ACT, etc) in which I am certified; plus art classes that have been very appealing to Asian minority clients based on the pictures in the ****** area where I sent out the cards;
      4) I also advertized exotic birds sales from out production unit;
      My point is that at least 1 Phone Call about these cards would have been generated out of 600 postcards mailed out. It is clear now that my flow of clients have been obstructed and redirected as part of the overwhelming witness tampering action I have experienced.
      Something wrong occurred to obstruct my advertizing. I am including my issue of illegal witness tampering actions by unidentified persons who -- I was told by credible school sources -- have shown ******** IDs to obstruct my educational work at 4 schools, too, after hampering the technological hiring process ("glitches" employees identified) and who also stopped my business work via technology. This situation has been reported to PDs since 2023.
      Regarding Postcardmania, I estimate that only an interferece with the validity of the labels could have resulted -- easily -- in such lack of response (e.g. the letters never reached anyone and were lost in the mail unreturned to me). Unless the client calls were stopped via my hacked phone, but upon verification strangers' phone calls have been reaching me. Of course, I cannot prove anything re. the postcards issue, and this course of BBB action re. Postcardmania will be closed once you receive the attachments for your records. I brought up this issue to raise the awareness of the Postcardmania management about this type of fraud that *** have involved some action ... bribery of one of their agents to invalidate the labels? ("mess up" street addresses?)... through computerized means before sending the labels to me by email. 


      Sincerely,

      *********************************

      Business response

      06/07/2024

      These accusations of fraud and wrongdoing are unfounded and devoid of factual evidence. All of the information we have to provide for this matter has been provided in our initial response. 
    • Complaint Type:
      Order Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      Paid for ***** postcard design and printing $652.50 on 04-28-23 and postage $399.64 on 11-28-23 after they took so long to get the design like I had to design because they did not provide professional design. I told the "salesman" that I had just been ripped off and cheated by ******* nearly $3,000 for website design and SEO services - and all he cared about was upselling me and selling me more things. For instance he immediately started emailig that my website was not good and they would design one for some $300 or $400 more. I told him no way, but he kept emailing trying to sell me more or upselling me. Now we get the postage finally paid and around Christmas time, I get the one sample postcard they mailed out to ***** massage therapy practitioners and it is the small postcard NOT the big one they did bait and switch! This company mails samples and advertisement solicitations always using their large postcard - so one believes this is their Nitch! When I complained, they told me no refund but pay another $300 or $400 and we will mail ***** large postcards for you! Now why would I pay them anything else when they did a BAIT AND SWITCH , took so long to get the postcard designed and hit the mailbox at the worse time of year when people are busy with the holidays and travel!

      Business response

      01/05/2024

      On 12/1/22 and 3/23/23 PostcardMania was contacted by Iteracare.Pro in regards to our marketing services. To date, weve had no contact with anyone matching the name on this complaint. However, the email address (****************************)is the one provided to us by Iteracare.Pro in March of 2023.

      During the interactions with our marketing consultants, only one quote was created based on the conversations had over the phone. This was for ***** 4.25x6 full color postcards. On April 28th 2023 the quote was paid for and a copy of the paid invoice which outlined the products being delviered, was sent to the aforementioned email address on account.

      I have attached the order invoice here which clearly states the size of the postcards as 4.25x6. Ive also attached a screen shot of the sent email note in our system that automatically logs these actions.

      Upon review of the documents submitted by Iteracare.Pro in this complaint case, this email can be seen in their inbox with the attached PDF invoice referenced above.(Ive included a screen shot of their submitted image with that email highlighted and circled in red).

      Despite our transparency and our investigation which showed we informed the client on the product they purchased, we still offered to split the cost of their next campaign to help with this misunderstanding. This led to immediate accusations of fraud and threats of *** involvement. The client was unwilling to acknowledge the email and invoice sent and has continued berating our staff with false accusations of criminal activity. We do everything within reason to accommodate our clients regardless of the situation but we have to draw the line when someone choses threats and harmful accusations over civil mediation. 

    • Complaint Type:
      Service or Repair Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      I called this company to help my landscaping business in June of 2023 and they promised me the world and would get me all kinds of business, but that did not happen, I got 1 call from all the money I spent and told them I was not happy with their service and did not want to extend me service with them. They then took an additional $430 dollars from my account and told me I did not cancel that service, which I clearly did. All they tried to do is upsell me on all of their services. Again, I got 1 call from their service after spending $4,000. They mis represent their selves to consumers.

      Business response

      08/25/2023

      In May of 2023 ************** purchased ***** postcards with ***** list records along with our Everywhere Small Business suite of online marketing products. On 5/24/23 ************** gave approval for his online products,which went live the following day. As of 8/25/23 Mr. ****** ads have been displayed ******* times resulting in ***** clicks to their website, as shown in their client dashboard (screen shot attached). As you can see in the screen shots of the order form and product approval Ive included, we clearly state the terms of billing associated with this product. This is also outlined in our terms of service which Ive also included here with Mr. ****** acknowledgement of those terms.


      Out of the ***** cards purchased, only ***** have been mailed. We have been encouraging ************** to continue marketing since repetition and consistency are vital elements to the success of any marketing campaign. Our sales process includes a disclosure explaining that we cannot guarantee results which is something outlined in our terms of service as well.


      At this point, ************** has $955.33 in undelivered products and services and we intend to refund him this amount and discontinue our business relationship. After a thorough review, we determined we made no promises regarding his results and feel he was unreasonable in our attempts to handle his concerns. If he can produce a communication showing his request to cancel the online marketing services prior to his billing on 8/24/23 then the refund total will include that amount as well. 

    • Complaint Type:
      Product Issues
      Status:
      Resolved
      Terrible list 1/2 came back first time, modified list and a lot came back second time. **************** promised refund but did not give credit or refund! Poor communications contacted President who did not bother to respond! Did not get one single response from mailing. Thats never happened in 70 years of us doing mailings! Very poor response and communications with PostcardMania! All of this this year 2023 and we spent several thousand dollars.

      Business response

      08/17/2023

      Our Quality Control staff spoke extensively with multiple contacts at ******************* Company and offered various solutions for handling these issues . While no list can be perfect, getting a high volume of returns is rare. When it does happen it often is caused by improper data handling by the **** who's role it is to report when an address is vacant or unoccupied. Regardless, it's our nature to take as much responsibility for these situations as we can, within reason. Since we were unable to present a workable solution to ****************, we'd like to return the funds for the products yet to be delviered on his campaign which equals $1,167.57.

      Customer response

      08/22/2023

       
      Better Business Bureau:

      I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and find that this resolution is satisfactory to me.

      Sincerely,

      *********************
    • Complaint Type:
      Service or Repair Issues
      Status:
      Resolved
      The postcards delivered was not the postcard that I approved. The postcard delivered is missing the picture of the person who is going to provide the service being advertised. This is a very significant mistake made by PostcardMania which makes the campaign of no value to us. We asked for the exact postcard I approved to be mailed out again but they refused and insisted I pay for mailing the postcard. I told them I am not going to pay for their mistake more than I am already doing by missing out on potential clients. I no longer want to do business with them as they have failed to correctly deliver on the first of three campaigns I paid for. I want a full refund as non of the campaigns was successful.

      Business response

      07/28/2023

      A headshot was missing from the final mailed version of ********************** postcard design. We offered to reprint the cards and cover the addressing fees, however since the **** successfully delivered his postcards to the intended addresses, postage compensation was not offered. We've been unable to convince ****************** that this mailing will still benefit his business but it was never our intention to stop working towards a resolution. It's unfortunate that he felt the need to take this concern to a public platform but regardless, we're willing to re-mail his ***** postcards to prevent further upset or escalation. 

      Customer response

      08/06/2023

       
      Complaint: 20339433

      I am rejecting this response because: I need to clarification. Are you going to mail the ****************************** you are going to mail it to the ***************** my original mailing list? 

      Sincerely,

      *************************

      Business response

      08/17/2023

      The offer would be to re-mail

      Customer response

      08/25/2023

       
      Better Business Bureau:

      I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and find that this resolution is satisfactory to me on the understanding that "re-mail" means mailing to the intended recipients not to me or to my business address.

      Sincerely,

      *************************
    • Complaint Type:
      Billing Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      Postcardmania added $895 for some nonsense that I never asked for and didn't even know existed. Even after my very clear opposition to this type of trickery they added an additional $400 for services that I specifically asked them to not provide

      Business response

      06/13/2023

      **************** purchased a campaign of ***** postcards with the "Everywhere Small Business" suite of online marketing products. Shortly after placing his order he informed us that he did not want to use the online products purchased with the campaign. Changing an order is a simple and quick process and there were multiple options for getting this handled. However, due to the abusive language **************** chose to direct at our staff, we are processing a full refund back to his credit card for all undelivered products remaining and will be permanently closing his account with **********************.
    • Complaint Type:
      Service or Repair Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      I purchased postcards from postcard mania. ONLY because they called and emailed about 4 times a day and kept lowering the price, as in desperation. They sent me 108 emails from September to December. 108!!The cards were to go out to specific zip codes. I was clear that I did not want the cards to go to buildings with multiple units, because they will be in a stack by the mailboxes as "current resident". In addition, I asked that the cards be sent when the weather was nicer. We are a moving company and few people move in winter. I asked that 250 cards go to each zipcode. They ignored all of my requests. All cards were sent to one area and I received ZERO calls from the postcard campaign. I asked for a copy to be sent to me, they couldn't give me one! I wasted my money. I asked for a refund or a partial refund. They told me NO and offered me a sherpa blanket. A sherpa, why, to keep me warm when I can't pay my bills because they messed up my order? They are unwilling to work with me at all. Now I am requesting a full refund.

      Business response

      01/16/2023


      ***************** contacted PostcardMania via our web sites live chat feature on September 10th 2022.
      A Marketing Consultant from PostcardMania followed up on 9/12/22 and sent two quotes for review based on that conversation.
      On 9/19/22 ***************** paid $459.00 for ***** 4.25x6 postcards, a design, mailing list and addressing services via her Master Card.
      The design was started and after a few rounds of changes it was approved to go to print on 10/14.
      A detailed list of the zip codes and routes was sent to ***************** on 10/18 and was approved by her the next day on 10/19 (see attached). The approval can be verified as ***************** as we ask for a digital signature and the email captures an IP address (See highlighted area in Mailing list Approval attachment).
      On 10/26 she filled out her mailing checklist and stated that she wanted to mail 200 at a time. The next day on 10/27, Mrs. ******* Account Manager called her to discuss the mailing and she was informed all ***** cards must be mailed at the same time. On 10/28, ***** card were scheduled to mail to her approved list and a confirmation was sent to ***************** with the full information.
      ***************** contacted us with this same complaint in December of 2022 and this same data was presented to her at that time. She requested samples to be mailed to her but all ***** cards were mailed. We offered to print a run sherpa which is just a proof of her printing but she refused.
      PostcardMania provided services to ***************** based on her specific requests and completed these actions with her approval.  The products and services purchased have been fully delviered so there is nothing to refund, per her request. 

      Customer response

      02/14/2023

       
      Complaint: ********

      I am rejecting this response because:

      This is my second dispute. First = ********. I'm sorry if you didn't understand that a sherpa was not a fair trade for like $900.00 worth of postcards that were all dumped in one location. According to the logistics of the emails and what we came up with, Postcard mania did the exact opposite, and then acted like "Ta-da" we accomplished just what you ordered! No, my dears. You have done nothing but waste paper, waste my time, waste my money, that sherpa could've been donated to a homeless person, AGAIN...LOUD AND CLEAR..for the people in the back. I am demanding some sort of agreement to refund (financially) the money we've wasted by using this company. we realize that people worked on them and whatnot. We can not accept anything less than 75% of what we paid. We're just trying to dig ourselves out of this hole you've thrown us into. I look forward to your answer. Please do not let your answer include **** free prints (postage is the most expensive, or that sherpa. All those items are off the table. The only thing on the bartering table at this point is money. Yes, I said it. It's been downhill since we worked with postcard mania. Just trying to gain back as much as we can and carry on.

      Sincerely,

      ***************************

      Business response

      02/14/2023

      First, a sherpa is a term we use for a specific type of color proof. One of *********************** initial complaints was that she never received a seeded proof with her mailing. This happened because she specified on her mailing checklist that she did not want to be seeded on her mailing . Our solution was to print a "sherpa" proof and send it to her but she refused that solution at the time. I apologize that this term caused confusion. 

      When we spoke with ******************* about this issue, we explained that despite the facts of us mailing to the exact zip codes she approved in the exact quantity we scheduled with her approval, we were willing to place another ***** postcards on her account. This would effectively replace 100% of her order to handle a miscommunication we did everything within our power to avoid. She refused this offer and has since dispute the charges for her delivered products. We wish ******************* nothing but luck in her future marketing endeavors but at this point, we done everything within reason to handle this amicably. 

      I've attached the documents used on the previous complaint as well as the write up done outlining the entire campaign. Also included is the mailing schedule send to ***************** on 10/28/22 the week before her mailing took place. These documents show PostcardMania remained committed to transparency every step of the way. 

      Customer response

      02/14/2023

       
      Complaint: 18683112

      I am rejecting this response because:
      I am not happy with the response from the business.  How would anyone know that "sherpa" was their word for design or whatever?  In regular laymen's terms, a sherpa is like a blanket or a person from the Himalayans. 
      So to send something like that to a customer is just ignorant and useless. I asked that all my cards be sent to different buildings.  Not to apartment buildings with ********************************************************** the trash.  I gained nothing from this.  Not one phone call.  Not one job.  It was a waste of my time and money.  All I'm asking is that I be given some sort of refund. Something. I'll even settle for half of it, even though every cent was a waste. Yes, they made the cards, and yes they had their points of production all covered.  The problem arose at the time of mailing.  Not only the actual time but the way and like I said addresses sent to. I asked to only send to homes and 2-story buildings, not to apartment buildings with multiple floors.  I still don't get what a "sherpa" would do for me.  What I need is my money back.  Businesses that trick you into purchasing products they know will not help you, are horrible.  I would be ashamed to work there.  They went back and forth on the price.  Sent like 10 emails a day. I'm disgusted I gave in and made the order. Please, process a refund, you know you did my business wrong.  You know the whole ordeal was a waste , please just refund my money.

      Thanks!

      Kristy 
      **************

      Customer response

      02/14/2023

       
      Complaint: 18683112

      I am rejecting this response because:

       

      I am not happy with the response from the business.  How would anyone know that "sherpa" was their word for design or whatever?  In regular laymen's terms, a sherpa is like a blanket or a person from the Himalayans. 
      So to send something like that to a customer is just ignorant and useless. I asked that all my cards be sent to different buildings.  Not to apartment buildings with ********************************************************** the trash.  I gained nothing from this.  Not one phone call.  Not one job.  It was a waste of my time and money.  All I'm asking is that I be given some sort of refund. Something. I'll even settle for half of it, even though every cent was a waste. Yes, they made the cards, and yes they had their points of production all covered.  The problem arose at the time of mailing.  Not only the actual time but the way and like I said addresses sent to. I asked to only send to homes and 2-story buildings, not to apartment buildings with multiple floors.  I still don't get what a "sherpa" would do for me.  What I need is my money back.  Businesses that trick you into purchasing products they know will not help you, are horrible.  I would be ashamed to work there.  They went back and forth on the price.  Sent like 10 emails a day. I'm disgusted I gave in and made the order. Please, process a refund, you know you did my business wrong.  You know the whole ordeal was a waste , please just refund my money.

      Thanks!

      Kristy 
      **************



      Business response

      02/14/2023

      PostcardMania has provided documents showing ***************** approved the exact list specifications that were used to address her postcards and that an email was sent to her before the mailing explaining the quantity and date they would be mailed. I've provided both of these documents here once more for review. Despite this total transparency, ***************** continues to insult and belittle our company and the staff that worked so hard to help promote her business. At this time, we've determined everything was ***e correctly, per the approvals given by **************** therefore no refund can be justified. Had we found that anything was ***e outside of what was specifically approved by *****************, we would gladly accommodate. However, we do not refund for fully delviered products or services when delviered in the exact fashion in which they were approved.  

      ***************** is also commenting about delivery issues with the ***** stating they were left in piles to be thrown away. However, no evidence has been presented to support this viewpoint.We would be glad to help her address this concern with the **** if she can provide evidence her postcards were not delviered properly by the **** but we *** not feel this is the case. 

      Customer response

      02/15/2023

       
      Complaint: 18683112

      I am rejecting this response because: I think they are a ripoff. oh, and  Great customer service.  I'll be sure to share my experience with everyone. I think any future customers should know what they are getting into before accepting your contract. 

      Word of mouth is the best form of advertising. I hope your postcards and never ending phone calls from 4 different sales people can outweigh the reviews I'm going to share with the internet world. 

      Have a great day!

      Sincerely,

      ***************************

    • Complaint Type:
      Delivery Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      December 29, 2022 Charged $450 for a service not ordered September 2022 -charged $230 that the company refunded as it was clear the relationship was no longer ongoing. The company continues to charge for services not ordered. There was a one time order made, yet, they continue to charge for additional services not ordered or authorized.

      Business response

      01/03/2023

      Looking in our system, I see PostcardMania refunded ************* for a charge in the amount of $203.22. This was completed on 12/2/22. ************* was invoiced for another charge due to an internal admin error but that charge was voided before being processed. Both transaction receipts for the refund and the voided charge are attached for review. 

       

       

    • Complaint Type:
      Product Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      I bought there Everywhere small business with some postcards. After 3 months they start to charge you. On the second month, I told Them cancel and refund. Although they would not. It states in their state law, which Is Florida, that a customer can request a refund up to three days after the sale, which in true in my case. This has been the second time I have had a problem with this company. Last time, they made a website with a number that was out of order, and no one checked it. Who does that? Just make a website without checking if it works at all! Don't recommend this company at all. Taking my hard earned money somewhere else!!!

      Business response

      08/30/2022

      Business Response /* (1000, 5, 2022/08/24) */ B C Tax Services https://www.nimblepcm.com/(W(25))/Main?ScreenId=CRXXXXXX&AcctCD=XXXXXXX As was explained to Mr. ****** several times, we take multiple actions each month to notify our clients when they're being billed for products even when they were sold with the specific intent to bill monthly. This is disclosed in each quote we send and an invoice sent after each time we bill because transparency is of utmost importance to PostcardMania. We informed Mr. ****** that since he never requested to cancel, the services were delivered and no refund can be given. We are all at a loss as to why Mr. ****** feels PostcardMania should be retroactively covering his marketing costs. Regarding the issue with the website, Mr. ******'s Call tracking from last year's marketing was canceled per his request, after being notified of past due bills. This was an issue that was addressed and an attempt was made to make right but Mr. ****** is not interested in any amicable resolution with PostcardMania. His account with us has been permanently closed.
    • Complaint Type:
      Product Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      2/2022 When talking with Postcard Mania to start my campaign, they had suggested sending 1000 mailers out a month and 3 free months of their advertising on Facebook and Google for my insurance company. After mailing out the first thousand and getting zero responses, I voiced concern. They told me you have to give it at least three mailings before they can evaluate it. So of course, I listened but after the second mailing, getting the same results, I'm still biting my tongue. Meanwhile, I'm paying $360 for first-class postage on all of these. So the third mailing goes out and out of 3000 cards, I get 2 responses. Also, they informed me there were over 800 clicks to my website, and out of those 800, I got zero calls and zero inquiries via email I find this is highly unlikely. The response to that was "at least you got your logo and name out" even though I clearly said that was not the goal. How does that even make sense not even 1 person out of 800 reached out? Eventually, I finally got to talk to Jordanna in quality control who I was told was the highest-ranking person that I could talk to in the company. Again, I voiced my concern to her. The first words out of her mouth were "we don't guarantee results". She repeats this at least 10 times during our conversation. I told her I understand it's not a guarantee but what I was looking for was the 1% - 2% response which is what I was told was the performance rate of their campaigns. Again, they told me, "We don't guarantee results". It seems like that's the only thing they can guarantee is that they don't guarantee what they say they do. The cost $3400 and $360 X 3 for each mailing Minus $786.51 Because I canceled before the next 2000 were mailed.

      Business response

      06/24/2022

      Business Response /* (1000, 5, 2022/06/15) */ Mr. ***** purchased 6,000 postcards in January 2022 with the intent to mail 1,000 per month for 6 consecutive months. Altogether, PostcardMania mailed 3,000 postcards completing 50% of the intended campaign. Mr. ***** states that it was explained many times we cannot guarantee results which is something we make clear upfront to all our clients. This was reiterated to Mr. ***** because expecting compensation for a lack of results would constitute a guarantee. There are far too many factors not within our control as a marketing firm to guarantee prospects in his area will be interested or in need of his services. Mr. ***** states he understands this but this very complaint would contradict that stance entirely. To handle this, we offered advice and direction based on the daily research we have been doing all 24 years we've been in business. Per his request, we have refunded Mr. ***** $786.51 representing the undelivered portion of the campaign. His account with PostcardMania has been closed. Consumer Response /* (3000, 7, 2022/06/21) */ (The consumer indicated he/she DID NOT accept the response from the business.) Essentially, working with PostcardMania has been the worst business decision. Not only did I get miserable results - only 2 responses from 3000 postcards mailed and zero responses from over supposedly 800+ clicks to my website. But there were several errors in even starting the campaign that were red flags. Proofs needing my approval were emailed to someone outside my company. It was only because that person was a referral from me that I knew about the mistake. Plus, the initial 1000 postcards were mailed out with the wrong URL, which they had to reprint. So to clarify on the 5000 postcards I purchased not 6000 that you stated, I actually only purchased 5000 but the first 1000 had the wrong URL which I had to pay postage for in the amount of $360. For a company that has been in business for 24 years, I did expect better results. I relied on their 24 years of experience, the expertise they touted, the experience they said they had in my industry and was sold on what they said was a typical 1-2% response based on what they know of my industry. Instead, this company with 24 years of marketing expertise they say they have resulted in only 2 responses. I mistakenly believed in their sales pitch and lost out on $1,080 in postage and over $3,200 I invested in their postcards totaling over $4,280. Business Response /* (4000, 9, 2022/06/21) */ Mr. ***** has been refunded for everything we didn't deliver with his expressed approval. Our standard handling for low response rates is a full review from our success analyst with recommendations and even sometimes an offer to help with additional products and services. However, Mr. ***** made it clear he was not interested in a civil discussion. His account with PostcardMania has been closed and all funds either delviered on or returned via a refund to his credit card.

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