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Cricket Media, Inc. has 3 locations, listed below.

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    • Cricket Media, Inc.

      1751 Pinnacle Dr Ste 600 McLean, VA 22102-4007

    • Cricket Media

      30 Grove St Ste C Peterborough, NH 03458-1453

    • Cricket Media, Inc.

      7926 Jones Branch Dr Ste 870 McLean, VA 22102-3375

    Business ProfileforCricket Media, Inc.

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    HeadquartersMulti Location Business
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    Customer Reviews

    1.25/5stars

    Average of 4 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    8 complaints closed in last 3 years

    2 complaints closed in last 12 months

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    Business Details

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    Find a Location

    Cricket Media, Inc. has 3 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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      • Cricket Media, Inc.

        1751 Pinnacle Dr Ste 600 McLean, VA 22102-4007

      • Cricket Media

        30 Grove St Ste C Peterborough, NH 03458-1453

      • Cricket Media, Inc.

        7926 Jones Branch Dr Ste 870 McLean, VA 22102-3375

      Headquarters
      1751 Pinnacle Dr Ste 600, McLean, VA 22102-4007
      BBB File Opened:
      3/2/2015
      Years in Business:
      17
      Business Started:
      10/20/2006
      Business Started Locally:
      10/20/2006
      Business Incorporated:
      10/20/2006
      Type of Entity:
      Corporation
      Alternate Business Name
      • Cricket Media
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      Customer Complaints

      8 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      01/26/2023

      Complaint Type:
      Product Issues
      Status:
      Resolved
      Cricket Media owes us $224.50 for duplicate payment on 5 subscriptions for our grandchildren. We were supposed to receive the check in November of 2022. On October 26, 2022, ****, a customer service supervisor confirmed that we were owed this money back from our account (I have all the documentation for the double payment) and that we would receive full refund within 2-3 weeks. After repeated calls and being told the "check is in the mail" I turned to calling the main office in Virginia. Customer service is offsite and doesn't even have access to a real person in the accounting office. They just "add the info to the file." I left two voicemails at the Virginia office with no call back. I even looked up and emailed the CFO of the company. No return call or email. Another example of a company happy to take your money and offloading your requests to a support team that has no real power. They hope you'll go away. The magazines are terrific but I would say "Buyer Beware" to anyone considering a subscription. In the event you have an issue, you won't have much luck getting help. Extremely disappointed, but at least I have this avenue to report to. (I hesitate to upload supporting document until I have a real person to speak to)
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      4 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Kathleen E

      1 star

      06/10/2024

      Cricket Media does not pay it's illustrators in any kind of timely fashion, if at all ! I am a professional with 40 years experience as a freelance illustrator. I was skeptical when I was told I would not be paid until 8 months after publication, but the first tme I did a piece for them a few years back, they did eventually pay. My former agent also confirmed that they do eventually pay. However,NOW THEY ARE NOT PAYING. I just received a partial payment for a $500 fee that is way past due. I don't know if I will see the remainder of any of the money owed me. DO NOT WORK FOR CRICKET MEDIA !!!

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