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Navid S

To let businesses to not be scammed

Nov 08, 2020

1.0

Reward network is the biggest scam it does exist they charge the restaurants and businesses for something they have not done to promote the business. They have a data pool of credit card numbers and if any of the customer comes to your business and use their credit card and it happens to be in the reward networks data pool guess what you will be charged a percentage of your sales and the sales tax even though Reward Network has not done anything to promote your business for that customer to come to your business. Some of my customers when I talk to them, they hadn't heard or seen anything about Reward Network but yet Rewards network had taken a percentage of These very customers spending. I can't say enough scam scam scam scam.

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Preferred solution: Let the company propose a solution

User's recommendation: Do not join no matter what lies they give you

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Guest-2239790

Aug 24, 2022

Thank you for sharing the information. Our sales margin is thinning by all this 3rd party deliveries already and we are struggling as is.

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Guest-1601142

Tampa, Florida

Scammers are Fraudulent

Jul 26, 2019

After spending 4 hrs with their “Field Expert” I was mislead to believe that, First they were driving in “New Customers”... Second, I was funded $5k with no strings attached other than to repay it back thru revenue generated by Rewards Network Customers at a 70% take of my income from each Sale. I did agree to those terms.. however, the $5k turned into 10k... which is ludicrous!!! I never agreed to borrowing 5K only to have to pay back 10k which in reality is 100% interest and at 70% of my revenue. It was a verbal 4 hr. conversation between myself and their field expert. When the contract was available online for signature, I ask Is there anything in the contract that we didn’t verbally discuss, he assured me that there was not. I have repaid what I borrowed and Now they’re trying to send me to collection for $5k I never received.

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Problems with payment

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Guest-1746239

Sep 11, 2019

Same here i was funded 10000$ with7500$ interest i oaid back the 10000$ now they say i have to oay back the 7500 also cause it goes towards the marketing and all that crap

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Guest-1627079

Largo, Florida

Scam don’t do it!!!!

Aug 18, 2019

1.0

Don’t sign up with this company. They increase fees 20 to 30% each and every week, even if sales decline, their fees will always increase. Spoke with customers and no one ever said they came in because of this “rewards” network. They found a way to take money from your current customers. With their % which includes tips and taxes, they take 30% or more from restaurant and they never do anything.

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Keighley Oyv

Keighley Oyv |

High Point, North Carolina

Reward Network does not bring new customers they just charge you

Feb 27, 2019

Since I join Reward Network my sales does not increase at all. I checked the transactions of the 20% commission they charged, most of them are my regular customers. They don't come to our restaurant because of their advertisement. Basically they just charged us for the customers whose credit cards are in their reward programs. Also they charge 20% commission based on the gross sales which include the taxes and tips which is ridiculous.

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Anonymous

Guest-1484068

Fraud link for kfc gift for me to buy HULU. GLAD TO GET BUT FRAUD KFC 100 CARD

Mar 02, 2019

1.0

http://diningrewardsclub.net/wall?subcid=703439&os=DAO&px=1&os_page=2&os_set=8&m=1043****&sid=229&sig=f68a1c4c3a65a70fe26eff2cd52b07cd&vm_id=5299&os_method=TAG&vm=offer&viewState=offer&cid=10361#vid=5299

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Cons:

Fraud

Reason of review:

PROMISE OF 100 GIFT CARD FOR SUSCRIBE HULU

Preferred solution: STOP LYING

Maham Yhh

Chicago, Illinois

If I had only known... I would have asked the rep to never darken my door ever again!

Jul 06, 2018

1.0

After twp months of being a member of the rewards network I began to see the pattern. They were taking 20% of my current customers purchases that were already members of their network. So no gains.. only losses! Perhaps after a few months I would see an increase showing what great advertisers they were and it would make up the loss by generating even more sales to cover the cost of the rewards network. Nope... not even a 15% jump in sales.. just a 20% loss of revenue from my existing customers. I wrote to tell them to cancel.. they taxed 350$ on top of adding it as a 30 day notice to stop services. They kept on stealing even after the initial rape of their cancelation charge. IN all I would recommend you to RUN.. not walk away from this company.. definitely not get into bed or take a check from them as a loan against future CC sales. That would have been a mistake of epic proportions. I definitely learned an expensive lesson from them.. JUST SAY NO!

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Loss:

$1000

Cons:

This service for my business at all

Reason of review:

Bad quality

Preferred solution: Let the company propose a solution

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Guest-1651763

Feb 27, 2019

Since I join Reward Network my sales does not increase at all. I checked the transactions of the 20% commission they charged, most of them are my regular customers.

They don't come to our restaurant because of their advertisement.

Basically they just charged us for the customers whose credit cards are in their reward programs. Also they charge 20% based on the gross sales which include the taxes and tips which is ridiculous.

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MICHEL A Alz

COMPLETE SCAM , WE NEED TO STOP THEM

Mar 11, 2018

THEY CHARGE ME, EACH WEEK, FOR CUSTOMERS I NEVER SAW, OR TALK TO, SCAM, SCAM, SCAM, AND AFTER 2 WEEKS, NOW, THEY WANT ME TO PAID FOR TERMINATION FEES, A COMPLETE BAD BUSINESS, TOO BAD I FORGET TO CHECK THESE REVIEW BEFORE I SIGN UP THEY PROMISE A BEAUTIFUL WEB PAGE, BUT THE TRUTH, WAS JUST MY GOOGLE PAGE, WITH LESS PICTURES. I CAN'T GET SOMEONE TO EXPLAIN TO ME WHY, I GOT CHARGES WITH NO REASON, {{redacted}}

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Loss:

$1000

Reason of review:

Not as described/ advertised

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Maham Yhh

Jul 06, 2018

Thieves of the worst kind

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Anonymous

Guest-928467

Williamsburg, Florida

Rewards Network - Internet Marketing Service Review from Williamsburg, Florida

Sep 30, 2016

1.0

It's most definitely a scam. They charge "20%" for "new customers" and may give you a new/repeat scam saying only 7.5% after that. What isn't explained in full detail is who their members are. They push idine on you but you'll have more luck finding a Clinton email before you see frequent visits to their out of date app. They tell you they have over 20 million members; yes, they do. And the chances of their members already being 25% of your regular customers is extremely more likely than their "marketing service" to attract new customers. The reviews are mostly employees that are paid 33% back for dining there and 100% if they claim it as a "business meeting". They'll offer you dining credits claiming the payment is based only on their members. Correct; that 20 million group that you may already be seeing. With a stiff merchant cash advance upwards of 40% or better in interest. They'll call it a "ratio" and take 9% of your daily credit card sales. Groupon will win. Market your product just below retail cost on Groupon so the customer has to spend a few more dollars out of pocket. Look at your cost. Does that $20.00 meal you're giving away on Groupon for $10.00 cost you more than $10.00? Don't get scammed.

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Not as described/ advertised

Anonymous

Guest-860147

Hillsboro, Oregon

Oregon Wineries Beware: Rewards Network Takes Its Fee for "Marketing Activities" on Pre-Existing Winery Club Members and Customers

Jun 05, 2016

Rewards Network promised our winery that they would provide us with new customers from their advertising in airline magazines. Despite their salesperson having assured our small Oregon winery that they would not be taking a cut from sales to pre-existing customers, they took up to 20% of sales on their first billing saying they were unable to determine whether one of their own members had been a club member before Rewards Network made contact with our winery. When we attempted to specify our pre-existing customers and club members after receiving their billing for $81 on sales of $527 (primarily composed of club member shipments) their salesperson said that was not possible and hung up on the winery proprietor. The company then added additional billings as well as a "termination fee" of $375 and attempted to take that amount plus a billing for additional "marketing activity" of $37 from the winery bank account. This company is now marketing to wineries after focusing their sales on restaurants for many years. They seem to have no understanding of the winery business and continue to reference our product as dining. Given their response, we recommend that wineries either avoid this so-called marketing activity by Rewards Network or, at least, insist upon a month-long trial without a termination fee.

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Bad quality

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Guest-1532125

Aug 03, 2018

I wanted to check out reviews before agreeing to anything. I am a small restaurant and I didn't want to sign up for anything that will damage my livelihood. Thank you.

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Guest-635890

Westampton, New Jersey

Review in Financial Scams and Schemes category from Westampton, New Jersey

May 14, 2015

1.0

This is total scam so please stay away from them 1000 miles or infact run away from them these rewards network scam artists who are nothing and worthless guys that you can ever meet in professional business circles. They sold us all rosy stories of sending 1000s of customers to the door and hefty loans with low percentages and what they end up doing is claiming customers who are already dining or visiting through other channels like friends or family or ad or coupon or Facebook as their referral since they used same credit card for both the purchases in the restaurant and their online reservation or registration system. What a bummer how they are able to run this business is with worth noting and investigating it. God save America and small businesses from these scammers.

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Anonymous

Guest-386644

Bushkill, Pennsylvania

Instant Rewards

Nov 13, 2013

A month ago I got Hydroxatone though Instant Rewards. The reason being was because I to be a member of Instant rewards your have to sign up for company trials then receive credit for trying out each and every trial product or subscriptions. Any how among Hydroxatone, I there was some free trials and some trials but after X amount of days I would be charged a membership fee. For example freecreditreport.com, there would be a month free of charge then after that month I would be charged let's say 24.99. Now all the trials and subscriptions from that site I made sure to cancel but Hydroxatone was among one of the last trial offers that I canceled. This is where the problem began. The trial through Instant Rewards was that I would get a set of items from Hydroxatone for the a trial period to try free of charge until a certain date then I would have to pay the full amount; the only thing I would have to pay is shipping and handling. I don't remember what items I got through the offer but I do recall like three to four face wash or lotions or cream items from the company. Anyways I was told that as soon as I got the items I could call to cancel my trial and all I would have to do is pay shipping and handeling sending the products back. I knew I didn't want the items already because I was doing this trial offer initially for Instant Rewards. While waiting for the Hydroxatone I received a call from Hydroxatone thanking me for my order. At the time I didn't know because the lady was speaking so fast and there was so much information I was overwhelmed by the information I just said yes. MY MISTAKE. A couple months later I find I am charged on my account for 21.95 from Shoppers Advantage, 1.00 from Budget Savers, and was going to be charged 19.99 from Great Fun. After numerous phone calls and tracking down why I was enrolled in these site it turns out Hydroxatone works with a company name Quality Resources. Quality Resourses was the company that called me on behalf of Hydroxatone thanking me for buy the product. On behalf of buying Hydroxatone products they talk you into being enrolled to other trial offers such as the Great Fun subscription, shoppers advantage, and budget savers. Through the overwhelming information and ads during the "Thank You call" I was enrolled quickly into those fricken programs. Luckily I called and canceled each subscription and was refunded the money charged. The lesson I learned is never ever agree to any extra thank you gifts when you recieve a call from Hydroxatone. THEY ARE NOT GIFTS. Supposely I was sent a $25 Gift check from American Express for participating in the trial offer for Hydroxatone (WHICH I NEVER RECIEVED) and that gift check once its sent out or I don't it enrolls you into all three of those products and services. What a headache. Never ever will I pick up a thank you call after purchasing an item. JUST HANG UP!

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Guest-898272

Nov 10, 2014

I have just cancelled my bank card as I took up the free trial offer of Alleure/Hydroxatone only to pay the $9.00 postage fee & received the product that was that until my bank called to let me know that my bank account was being debited $82 here $93 there etc.....!!All up over $400 dollars I did not know about and had not received anything else. A seriously dishonest scam. Good luck getting involved with this best get to the shops so you know what you are buying and when.

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Guest-294413

Lakewood, Colorado

Rewards Network Doesn't Reward Restaurant Owners

Sep 19, 2012

Four years ago my restaurnant was approached by a company called Rewards Network offering a "loan" which was to be paid back utllizing credit card sales from customers signed up in the Rewards program. We were told that the program would send new business our way but we could control the amount of business and thus deductions from our checking account. Rewards Network placed our restaurant on their website and customers started arriving some of whom were already our regular customers. Per our agreement, the "loan" payment would come directly our of our checking acccount. In fact, we were to give half of everything spent by Rewards customers back to the program. One of the first deductions from our checking account was over $4,000 in a week. When I approached Rewards and told them that they were sending too many of their customers my way and that $4,000 a week was excessive, they told me that I wasn't paying them back quick enough.

Unfortunately, after doing research on the company (which I was late in doing), I discovered that Rewards Network had lost a lawsuit in California to the tune of $64 million dollars. Restaurant in California had been treated in the same manner as me - basically this was loan sharking. Rewards will tell you that they are giving you the money you need by buying goods from you. In other words you "sell" them $100,000 worth of goods and they give you $50,000 for it and deduct loan payments from your credit cards sales to their members.

Do some research - all of the resstaurants in California who were part of the lawsuit are gone. Rewards

Network almost bankrupting my restaurant but we are surving in spite of excessive loan payments.

The day I no longer have to deal with this company will be a great day.

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Guest-1569997

Sep 27, 2018

I have been scammed by them as well. They get access of the restaraunt's credit card gateway and start sucking money out of the bank account every week. It is a complete fraud and they DO NOT send any new customers.

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Scam B

Canton, Michigan

Sold me on a total scam!!!!

Mar 01, 2011

I own a restaurant / bar in Chicago and I was told that they would attract new "members" and that I had to sell them "dining credits" at a 2 to 1 exchange. I asked the rep if there was any way to see if their "members" were already dining at my place and he said no. Now I find out that they have a report that would or could tell a business owner how many members are already dining at your place. It's called a CUR screen. What a scam!!!!!! Run away from these guys! then I find out what cheap rewards they are actually offering their "members" 5%, 10%, 2 miles??? Give me a break... who goes to a restaurant for 5% or 10% off???

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Guest-670430

Jun 27, 2013

This is untrue. There is not a report that will tell you how many members are already dining at your restaurant until they are able to communicate with your processing company and track members.

As they collect data, you will find ourselves and more each month, you will know exactly how many current and new diners are coming to your restaurant, how frequently they dine, and more. 3.5 million members value the benefits that the company provides.

Obviously you did not understand the program correctly. I know the product well - and it WORKS.

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Guest-144584

Miami, Florida

Rewards Network's undue enrichment at our expense

Sep 01, 2009

Rewards Network, who offers cash back rewards for dining at restaurants in their program, charges $50 yearly to some of their customers. We learned this after reviewing our credit card statements for eleven years! We never even broke even with their subscription price! Now they offer only 5% rewards if you dine at a restaurant they sponsor, yet customers must check that the restaurant you plan to eat at is paying rewards that day, otherwise you will suffer the indignity of getting stiffed! No rewards! That company is abusive to customers, yet they display the better business bureau's logo prominently at the foot of their websites... When we tried to inform "bbb" about that, there was no clear way in which to do so on the web. We are being abused by a company with no hopes of reporting it to any authority. Very sad in these United States! Myrna and Marvyn Shoen in Philadelphia

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Guest-613391

Feb 23, 2013

Well, I see that my once loved employer is becoming infamous... Originally a family oriented company with true well intended business premise, after 1999, some investors and some Sam Zell millionaire destroyed the company, myself and many unhappy staff included.

We cannot fathom that company is still in existence, and we project its total demise, in a day that will live in FAME..!

very, very soon... otherwise God does not exist...

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Guest-197371

Oct 05, 2010

I recall clearly the underhanded dealings the company carried out to deceive their members at charging them the annual fee. Additionally, their treatment of employees is abusive; totally irreverend due mainly to that company's management being new and inexperienced; consequently heartless when dealing with employees; they fired entire departments' staff, with little regard for their many years of service.

On the other hand, several participating restauranteurs that I met were desperately trying to pull out from the company's claws, but at great legal expense and grief. I would think any sorry company with such a poor track record would have been long gone.

Just enter "Rewards Network, Inc." in any search engine and feel the decease that company is to both their 'treasured' members and their 'unhappy' list of sorry restaurants... ask the restaurant's owner to tell you about them, you may get an earful of bad complaints.

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