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Find a Location

Collections Etc., Inc. has 4 locations, listed below.

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    • Collections Etc., Inc.

      2521 Busse Rd, PO Box 7985 Elk Grove Village, IL 60007-6118

      BBB Accredited Business
    • Collections Etc., Inc.

      PO Box 7985 Elk Grove Village, IL 60009-7985

      BBB Accredited Business
    • Collections Etc., Inc.

      2521 Busse Rd Elk Grove Village, IL 60007-6118

      BBB Accredited Business
    • Collections Etc., Inc.

      Elk Grove Village, IL 60007

      BBB Accredited Business

    Business ProfileforCollections Etc., Inc.

    Catalog Shopping
    Multi Location Business
    BBB accredited business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1.18/5stars

    Average of 149 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    291 complaints closed in last 3 years

    94 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 5/1/2008

    Years in Business: 52

    Customer Reviews are not used in the calculation of BBB Rating

    Overview of BBB Rating

    Overview

    Collections Etc., Inc is an online shopping catalog.

    Products & Services

    Collections, Etc is a privately owned catalog company that offers gifts, home essentials, and garden accessories. The company conducts business via telephone, internet, and mail, and has an unconditional satisfaction guarantee for the entire line of merchandise. Customers can return or exchange any item if they are not 100% satisfied for exchange or a full merchandise refund or credit, within 100 days from the date of the purchase.



    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    Collections Etc., Inc. has 4 locations, listed below.

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      • Collections Etc., Inc.

        2521 Busse Rd, PO Box 7985 Elk Grove Village, IL 60007-6118

        BBB Accredited Business
      • Collections Etc., Inc.

        PO Box 7985 Elk Grove Village, IL 60009-7985

        BBB Accredited Business
      • Collections Etc., Inc.

        2521 Busse Rd Elk Grove Village, IL 60007-6118

        BBB Accredited Business
      • Collections Etc., Inc.

        Elk Grove Village, IL 60007

        BBB Accredited Business
      Location of This Business
      2521 Busse Rd, PO Box 7985, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007-6118
      BBB File Opened:
      4/1/1972
      Years in Business:
      52
      Business Started:
      1/4/1972
      Business Incorporated:
      1/4/1972
      Accredited Since:
      5/1/2008
      Type of Entity:
      Corporation
      Alternate Business Name
      • Winston Brands.Com
      Business Management
      • Ms. Wendy Muir, Customer Service Manager
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Ms. Wendy Muir, Customer Service Manager
      Additional Contact Information

      Fax Numbers

      • (847) 350-5775
        Primary Fax
      • (847) 350-5701
        Other Fax

      Phone Numbers

      Website Addresses

      Customer Complaints

      299 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      07/11/2024

      Complaint Type:
      Product Issues
      Status:
      Resolved
      The item Ive returned didnt fit my needs the item is as not as described as a good product to help relieve the heat.
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      Customer Reviews

      149 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      troy h

      1 star

      07/18/2024

      I made a purchase on June 21, 2024. Then right after the purchase, I started getting alerts of two payments. Transaction Date: June 21, 2024 Merchant: COLLECTIONS, ETC. Amount: $516.70 Then I was charged again-Transaction Date: June 21, 2024 Merchant: COLLECTIONS, ETC. Amount: $516.71 I called and *** (7:30 pm) confirmed the one charge and order number, then she hung up on me. Talked to two other people and *** (8:00 pm) confirmed the order and changed the account from hotmail to gmail. As of today, (four days later) there is no account for the gmail address or the confirmation order number. I HAVE TRIED ONE LAST TIME. Same items with a Discount coupon -Transaction Date: June 27, 2024 Merchant: COLLECTIONS, ETC.Amount: $440.22.Still nothing. I received a response stating "Please be advised an error occurred with PayPal during the processing of your order and no order was sent to Collections Etc. As this occurred with PayPal prior to the order reaching Collections Etc, we do not have the visibility to cancel or collect on the payment. The PayPal transaction will show a "pending" status indefinitely. To have this removed from your PayPal account; you will need to contact PayPal directly to change the status. " A week later i received an email stating that they could complete the order if I modified the items. No, thank you Collections, etc. **************** center was loud, rude and untruthful. This company can't get their payment straightened out on four chances. Then tells me to clean up their mistakes?  

      Collections Etc., Inc. Response

      07/19/2024

      Thank you for reaching out. We are pulling the phone calls that have occurred and have reviewed the email correspondence that has been sent back and forth. We apologize for how this situation was handled. We've reviewed our PayPal account and are unable to locate the transactions using your name, zip code or email address. Are you able to provide the transaction ID number given by PayPal so that we may research further? Thank you for your assistance in this matter.

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