Stumbled across some interesting gossip today while checking out an ad IMVU has running called Girls Just Wanna Have Fun. I misclicked and I ended up on the purchase page to find IMVU claiming to be an Accredited Business of the Better Business Bureau (BBB).
I then remembered about a year ago seeing a discussion about contacting the BBB about IMVU's shady dealings with their company. The BBB website had many open claims in reference to IMVU that were quite negative. So how on earth could it be that IMVU managed to become an accredited business?
I checked the BBB website and there is no listing for IMVU or IMVU Inc. anywhere upon searching for it in the "I" section. However, a little research landed me on a page that references IMVU as an accredited business since October 2008 as seen here. I find this funny considering the page specifically states "This company has been accredited since 10/01/2008 and we are satisfied that it honors its commitment. The company has agreed to uphold our accreditation standards, which include a commitment to act in accordance with ethical business practices and to respond to customer complaints."
I'm sure many of us would agree that IMVU has not upheld the standards of the BBB and most certainly does not "act in accordance with ethical business practices". I find interesting that the BBB chose to rate IMVU Inc. an "A+". For what? Because it most certainly wasn't effort. Even more interesting are the horribly negative reviews by real customers on the site and yet, the BBB gives IMVU Inc. an "A+". That's laugable at best.
I hope that you all use the linkes provided wisely. *wink*
4 comments:
What bothers me the most that IMVU releases a 2.0 and still is in beta. I've been reading they stay in beta because that way customers cannot complain about their product. "Hee its a beta release, ofcourse its not finished". But disturbing to release a 2.0 with loads of , euh... bombarie as we say in holland, ( noise of bombing ) and still be a beta product. How can a company that does not have a product, or at least claim themselfs to have a beta product, be an A+ rated company? Maybe it just means they have hired the right phone/ticket company to handle complaints? -joeri
That's an excellent point. It is rather interesting that IMVU is still in beta but somehow managed to become accredited with the BBB. I guess until they remove the Beta tag, it's all "No harm, no foul". :/
BBB, they just closed my case without wait the next reply to Imvu customer service, they banned whole my business without give me proof or information. Wtf!
BBB, they just closed my case without wait the next reply to Imvu customer service, they banned whole my business without give me proof or information. Wtf!
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