Oracle Travel Promotions
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  • Fecha cuando ocurrió 09/10/2013
  • Daños Reportados: $50.00
  • Ubicacion Virginia and Sarasota, FL

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As my father used to say.. “There is no free lunch!”. I thought I had internalized this–but was suckered into attending the Blue Horizon Travel Presentation–which pushes resort/travel packages with lifetime memberships starting at $8500. Course when you indicate no interest (not our cup of tea), then the price dropped eventually to $1500 for a smaller package. We opted for the two airline tickets anywhere in the U.S.–and, when I Googled “Blue Horizon”, I really saw no red flags. We dutifully paid the $70 processing fee (which we thought was fair–if that was it)–and then received the packet from ORACLE TRAVEL PROMOTIONS (Blue Horizon was mysteriously no longer involved)–which requested ANOTHER $50 “processing fee” and they would then send our “Travel Planner” on which we would list our three desired travel dates (all subject to incredible restrictions). Before I paid this, I Googled “Oracle Travel Promotions”–and found Scambook and other sites (Better Business Bureau) citing this scam. I am convinced that, if I had sent in my $50 and subsequent Travel Plan, I would then be entering months of “travel hell”– listing dates and being denied by Oracle Travel–until, finally, my date might be accepted and I would then pay all those “additional taxes, fees, etc., etc.” adding up to nearly the cost of the airline tickets to begin with. This is a scam, pure and simple. Oracle counts on people just giving up and walking away– dropping $50 – $150 in the interim – all of which is nearly impossible to get back (altho I plan to try). I learned my lesson – please don’t follow my example! - See more at: http://www.bbb.org/blog/2013/03/post-card-offers-free-airline-tickets-delivers-sales-presentation/#comment-89188

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  • Paul
  • Paul SBID #3f190119e9
  • Publicado 11/20/2013
  • Brad, Did you ever get your money back?
    My thoughts on the whole were EXACTLY likes yours. I thought $70, no biggy, a good deal in fact, but I was leery which prompted me to start this search before I mailed anything in. Now I'm MAD! ERRR! You're right..."there's no free lunch". sigh.
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  • Brad
  • Brad SBID #d15943fe53
  • Publicado 11/21/2013
  • Paul - I did try to get my $70.00 refunded through the BBB of Washington, D.C. (which covers the area of the Oracle Travel Home Office). Problem is, Oracle paperwork does state that if you fill out and send in ANY of the paperwork in the packet that follows the $70 Registration, they "got 'cha"! I did this--and then had second thoughts (and learned more after more research online)--and asked that it be rescinded. Too bad, Oracle said, you filled out the paperwork and they require that all such paperwork be returned to them in ORIGINAL (not filled out) condition along with a copy of the check showing they had cashed it. I've since read several complaints where folks have done exactly that--and Oracle THEN claimed they never received it! If you plan to do this, send it Registered Mail, Return Receipt Requested. I still maintain that Oracle only intends to fulfill the travel agreement as a last resort - and they make it very difficult throughout the process so that most folks will just give up. There should be a "cooling-off" period of 2 weeks to a month where the consumer can "opt out" and have their money refunded. This is the case in most other purchasing agreements. If there is a Class Action on this, count me in. In the meantime, you're right, there is no "free lunch".
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