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Re: Omega Marketing Solutions any one had dealings with them? (by KC):
cynthia281 wrote:------------------------------------------------ken1193 wrote:This is an untrue statement. Members are removed when their ratings go down. This is very unfair to the BBB. The organization is very beneficial, as it collects data and charges nothing to the consumer for doing so.michaelz50 states in part: >> I am curious about the (relative) lack of Better Business Bureau complants about this company, Omega Marketing Solutions, LLC (at WWW.BBB.org). The infamous Dustin Meister, metioned in several posts, suggested I review the BBB site to see that the company has a decent track record there. They do have an amazingly low number of complaints, based on what I just read in this forum. << ----------------------------------------Keep in mind that the BBB makes the process of completing and filing a formal complaint sufficiently difficult and convoluted that many people don't actually complete the process.
Additionally, some people know that in the final analysis the BBB is actually just a useless, powerless, legally meaningless entity in the first place anyhow, with no legal authority of any kind whatsoever. BBB will sell a membership to ANYONE who pays the fee. While much of the general public may naively believe that BBB membership actually means something, in reality it means only that the BBB membership fee has been paid ---- no more, no less.
We only pay $375 for our little company (not timeshare related).
With all due respect, I stand by every word of my original statement as being absolutely correct and completely accurate.
I have no ax to grind with the BBB, but I do find it most unfortunate that many consumers somehow believe (incorrectly) that the BBB actually has any legal authority or power. In truth, they simply do not.
Sure, the worst offending BBB members may be removed when enough people manage to climb the high BBB hurdles and jump through all the BBB hoops in order to formally file complaints, which may then be recorded as a "statistic". There is no actual problem resolution in the mere collection of numbers.
You are entitled to a differing viewpoint, but I personally have no use for an entity which has no legal authority yet which nonetheless brandishes a torch logo suggesting that they are anything more than a "club" with dues paying members and very forgiving membership rules, and which collects some random statistics. I intend no disrespect to you personally, but frankly the only people who ever seem to disagree with this blunt assessment of the BBB are actually commercial BBB members themselves!