My Free Travel No More!
Author: Micah
After a long run, My Free Travel has closed the doors for good!
Sadly, they did so with no warning to their representatives and many have been left twisting in the wind with angry customers.
It’s no secret that My Free Travel has had recent issues. A recent rash of complaints about their gas and grocery rebate products led to their BBB accreditation being suspended for failure to abide by BBB standards.
From the BBB report….
A recent review of this company’s complaints shows a pattern of consumer allegations. The majority of the complaints allege receiving offers for gas and grocery rebate vouchers with the purchase of a product at participating retailers. Consumers claim that when they tried to redeem their rebates My Free Travel/Reservations & Redemption aka claimyourvisacards.com denied them based on not providing a copy of their state issued ID, a requirement that was not previously disclosed to the consumer when they signed up and after paying a processing fee to the company. Consumers are also told after being denied their rebates that they are no longer eligible for the program. Other consumers allege being denied their rebates based on not fully complying with the terms and conditions of the offer that were not previously disclosed to them. The BBB is currently working with the company to alleviate the underlying cause of this pattern of complaints.
These gas and grocery rebate certificates are specifically designed to be very difficult to redeem. The product makes its money on breakage and their is no doubt that My Free Travel made them very very fragile!
Those hardest hit by this sudden shutdown will no doubt be those that were involved in the travel fundraiser programs. Obviously, MFT will not be fulfilling any of the trips from their travel books and they have left their reps to take all the heat with no support what so ever.
The exact reasons for the demise of My Free Travel isn’t know at this time but it certainly appears that they have taken all the money and run.
More from the BBB….
Out of Business
My Free Travel has informed the BBB that as of December 17, 2009 it has laid off its entire staff and has ceased operations.
Consumers with complaints against this company should contact the IL Attorney General’s office by calling the Chicago Consumer Fraud hotline at 1-800-386-5438.
Read the entire BBB report HERE!
Guys, you’ve got to watch out for yourselves!
This was a company whose entire income was based on offering discounts on travel and other items and, at the same time, making them nearly impossible to use after they were purchased.
How they lasted over 20 years and, at one time, had an “A” rating with the BBB, I will never know!
Use the brain God gave you, keep the money you earn and Never Slow Down!
Till next time
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Sadly to say,my wife and I are victims too.In August og 2009 we purchased a box spring/mattress from a local furniture store.As a incentive,we would receive gas and grocery visa cards once we mailed in our monthly receits.During the months of October/November we started to get the “run-around” from MyFreeTravel.Finally,in the begginning of December,we received an e-mail from them stating that they were having difficulties in processing the cards.They offered us two different options.It was at that point,we said enough is enough.December the 16th,I filed a complaint with the BBB and Attorney Generals Office of Illinois
sadly, i just found out about this MFT closing its doors. And i was a rep throug another company, though, thankfully, i never did get around to contacting the schools i’d lined up for fundraisers.
i also had purchased a few certs and registered one in my own name, but never received anything.
any calls that were answered ( 1 )were not informative as to what was going on. only that they were a bit behind.
man, i even met the top execs in the company! i’ll be filing a complaint, later on today.