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Initial Complaint
08/17/2021
- Complaint Type:
- Sales and Advertising Issues
- Status:
- Answered
On July 30th I received a call out of the blue from Podcast Business News Network. They told me I was selected for a 5 min interview on their podcast, which I then did. After my 5 min interview they called again to let me know that they "received six calls and 2 emails about my services" and with that high engagement they wanted to have me back for 5 full podcast episodes. They gave me a great spiel about the "celebrity host", the option to be "sponsored" and many other exciting things that all came very quickly. Then they said the price for these episodes is usually $7500 and I'd get it for a discount of $2500 because of my "high listener engagement". When I balked at the price, they offered 3 episodes for $1500 and unfortunately I agreed and they walked me through the docusign on the phone, having no chance to think things through or read through it clearly. I've since then researched the company and unfortunately found other's who have had the EXACT same script used on them.Business response
08/30/2021
We are so sorry to hear that you are not thrilled with your experience here at PBN Podcasts. Unfortunately as it states on your signed invoice there are no refunds for services of this type. I have included a copy with this response.
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Customer Complaints Summary
25 total complaints in the last 3 years.
14 complaints closed in the last 12 months.