learner2156
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anyone any experience with them?.ordered stuff 10 days ago and cant get any replies to emails, no answer from phone no.s and cant make any contact at all.starting to worry obviously.
hg-hydroponics, scam or possibly even scamola!?
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dieseldrinker
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I seem to be in the same situation, did you ever get any confirmation that your order was 'processing' I like to think there is a reasonable explanation as it looks like a professional outfit and they have been going a fair while, but I must admit I am also concerned as I have sent several emails and called and left messages.anyone any experience with them?.ordered stuff 10 days ago and cant get any replies to emails, no answer from phone no.s and cant make any contact at all.starting to worry obviously.
learner2156
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Sorry to hear that man, and even more sorry to say its becoming clear that it is just a scam ,sent a angry email and eventually got a reply with a fake dhl code ,and yea i got a reciept thingy with order status: processing too.
dieseldrinker
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That sounds dodgy, what makes you thnk it was a fake DHL code? The company has been going for ages so im really confused as to why they would suddenly start scamming. Luckily I paid with a credit card so I should get the money back but it will take about 6 weeks so i'm not impressed. Let me know if your order does arrive dude.
learner2156
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How long has the company been going for.do you know of anyone has ordered from them?
dieseldrinker
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Hi M8, they have been going about 3 years according to the website and there are videos on you tube that were posted over a year ago. i just got an email from them apologising for the delay in coming back to me and that I should get the order in a few days so I think we might be ok. Have faith my friend! I'll keep you posted - I don't know anyone personally thats ordered from them but it looks like they have spent loads of money on sponsorship for the search engines as they always come up first on google and they must have spent loads of money on the website so it would have to be a very elaborate scam.
learner2156
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Did he send ya any tracking info by any chance?
dieseldrinker
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No nothing yet but i dont know if it will be tracked it mght be normal mail, it wasnt a big order just a present for my mother - did you have any joy with DHL?
dieseldrinker
Active Member
any news yet m8?
I have the same problem as you guys.They are a scam for shure.I pay them via bank transfer 20 days ago.I got confirmation mail that they recived money,after that nothing.No replays on my emails.
Did you guys get your stuff?
I m realy worry abot that,becaouse i transfer to them a lot of money.
Do you maybe have a their phone number ?
Or any advice what can i do?
hey everyone, sorry to hear about the bad experiences ill be sure to keep hghydro on my no list.
I had a similar experience with a totally unrelated online transaction which basically resulted in the company stealing my money! i went and talked to my banker who told me i would need to file a "reg-e" claim. Basically, your banker files this claim and the money is returned to you while the situation is investigated. If they find the company to be at fault you keep the money, otherwise they take it back. Now i never had to file, because i finally got ahold of someone by phone and just the mention of this "reg-e" resulted in all my money being returned by the company.
Hope it doesnt come to that, but if it does this seems to be a fairly pain-free way of getting your money back, Good Luck!
I had a similar experience with a totally unrelated online transaction which basically resulted in the company stealing my money! i went and talked to my banker who told me i would need to file a "reg-e" claim. Basically, your banker files this claim and the money is returned to you while the situation is investigated. If they find the company to be at fault you keep the money, otherwise they take it back. Now i never had to file, because i finally got ahold of someone by phone and just the mention of this "reg-e" resulted in all my money being returned by the company.
Hope it doesnt come to that, but if it does this seems to be a fairly pain-free way of getting your money back, Good Luck!
Hi all, I am in the exact same position... transferred alot of cash into hg-hydroponics account and now all i am receiving in automated responses.....
My plan of action is this.... if i dont get my product or money back i will be joining every hydro forum i possible can with a view to warning other people about this outfit... secondly, anyone who has been ripped off should go to howard marks site where they advertise and register a complaint with them.... I will be filing int he form stated above and will be reporting them to trading standards for bad business practise.. if they even are a registered business... i will also be making numerous you tube videos about htis matter and posting them on you tube... i will be reporting them to the police in my country, and also the police in britain....
I wil make it my mission to either get my goods/money or make sure no one else is scammed in this way.. i have mailed them with my intentions, have plenty of time on my hands.. and will get this outfit shut down... I am searching for any posts on any pther forums and urging people who have had good or bad experinces with hg-hydroponics to post.... it has been two weeks since their bank account received my hard earned cash.. and not a peep.... i will find out where this outfit is based and act accordingly.... I hope others who have experienced this awful customer service/no customer service will post as much as possible about this company... If i hear from them i will post again, x
My plan of action is this.... if i dont get my product or money back i will be joining every hydro forum i possible can with a view to warning other people about this outfit... secondly, anyone who has been ripped off should go to howard marks site where they advertise and register a complaint with them.... I will be filing int he form stated above and will be reporting them to trading standards for bad business practise.. if they even are a registered business... i will also be making numerous you tube videos about htis matter and posting them on you tube... i will be reporting them to the police in my country, and also the police in britain....
I wil make it my mission to either get my goods/money or make sure no one else is scammed in this way.. i have mailed them with my intentions, have plenty of time on my hands.. and will get this outfit shut down... I am searching for any posts on any pther forums and urging people who have had good or bad experinces with hg-hydroponics to post.... it has been two weeks since their bank account received my hard earned cash.. and not a peep.... i will find out where this outfit is based and act accordingly.... I hope others who have experienced this awful customer service/no customer service will post as much as possible about this company... If i hear from them i will post again, x
Right on Dude, let me know if i can help. I am already member of many forums and have been posting warnings last few days. I also found that this guy posts on a forum about website building, i have not been able to post on there, but you can try, maybe you can get on there and let people know about him. If you google his shop you will find his posts on the forum. Is EKM or something.
I already reported them to my credit card company and they have started investigation.
Howard Marks website seems to have already kicked him off and have a thread about this guy being a scammer.
Goodluck and keep us posted.
I already reported them to my credit card company and they have started investigation.
Howard Marks website seems to have already kicked him off and have a thread about this guy being a scammer.
Goodluck and keep us posted.
also jaybee can u be more specific on where he is posting thanks, as cant find the link x
has anybody here had any luck with orders yet?
the owner of hg has posted on the howard marks forum
http://www.howardmarks.name/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1534&PID=18565#18565
BM
the owner of hg has posted on the howard marks forum
http://www.howardmarks.name/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1534&PID=18565#18565
BM
NO luck, no responses from hg-hydroponics although i have sent them numerous emails. I have contacted my cc so hopefully will get the money back, but it is going to be a pain. Still I feel really sorry for those who wired money to this guy.
One note, this guy did reply to my emails before i placed order and when i had questions about products, but once he got the money there were only automated replies and one "sorry we have been busy, will follow up later" kind of email!
What a scum bag!
One note, this guy did reply to my emails before i placed order and when i had questions about products, but once he got the money there were only automated replies and one "sorry we have been busy, will follow up later" kind of email!
What a scum bag!
KittyBitty
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Well I am in same boat here. I placed order with hg hydro on 13th of feb. And I never recieved a confirmation of shipping or processing.
I paid with pay pal and I made a dispute in resolution center of which I will advance to a claim.
I am really hoping tht this is not a scam. But the posts here are not looking good.
I paid with pay pal and I made a dispute in resolution center of which I will advance to a claim.
I am really hoping tht this is not a scam. But the posts here are not looking good.