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Saturday, November 29, 2008
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Don't get
ripped off by the Websites called Colorado Springs Skydive, Pueblo Skydive,
Denver Skydive, Skydive Colorado Springs, Skydive Pueblo, Colorado Skydiving,
ASC, Adventure Skydiving, Thrill Planet,
or
1 800 Skyride? If you did, contact us, we may be able to help. Did you think that it just cost too much?
IT DID!!!!!
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The information contained here will save you a lot of non-refundable money and a
huge headache from trying to obtain restitution from websites that do not openly post a
physical location on the site.
To help you decide where to skydive, these are REAL Skydiving Centers that you can contact to schedule directly with.
Remember, You don't have to go through
1 800 Skyride to schedule your Skydive.
Skydiveco.com
Mile-Hi
Colorado Sky Sports
Skydive The Rockies
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Buyer Beware! Watch out for these websites that
advertise to have Skydive centers in the locations that the sites are named
after.
Be advised that these websites
are FAKE and are only intended
to steal your money.
denverskydiving.net
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News Flash!
As of 18 August 2008, Igovincent dba 1800 Skyride/Thrill
Planet/Adventure Skydiving Is under a Court Order by the Superior Court of Georgia
to operate legally. This Court order directs 1 800 Skyride to; to operate legally. This Court order directs 1 800 Skyride to;
(A) Clearly post the physical location on their websites.
(B) They also are ordered to clearly disclose the accurate driving distance the
customer will be expected to drive to receive the service that they are paying for.
(C) They are ordered to clearly post on ALL of their websites, a link to their "Terms
and Conditions" page.
They are ordered to Clearly post their refund policies in the Terms and Conditions
page.
(D) They are also ordered to turn over a complete list of their websites to the
Georgia Dept of Consumer Affairs for inspection and monitoring.
(E) 1 800 Skyride is also ordered to pay restitution to the customers that they
defrauded. This is a link to the court order.
Click HERE
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Read this information before choosing
where to skydive.
In recent months, a Skydiving Company based in
Atlanta, Ga. that operates under the name of 1 800 Skyride,
Adventure Sports or Thrill Planet
has been running websites and internet advertising claiming to be in each and every
city and state in America. Be aware that they are ONLY
located in Cedartown, Ga. and there is no such thing
as a national chain of skydiving schools.
Be advised that the average
Tandem Skydive will cost between $180 and $220, depending on what part of the country
the Skydive Center is located. The only other charge that should be added over and
above that cost would be if you should decide to purchase the video of your skydive
and this will normally cost between $65 and $90, but keep in mind that
this is completely OPTIONAL and no reputable skydive center will require or
pressure you in to buying the video package. There is a Skydive
Center that is located in Cedartown, Ga. that operates under the names of 1 800
Skyride, Adventure Skydiving, Thrill Planet and many, many other names. They run
websites that claim to be in every Metropolitan city and every state in America. Their latest claim is that they Are operating
in downtown Nashville and many other Metropolitan cities. The truth is that there
is NO skydiving in any major city in America, It's ILLEGAL! The only skydives that
happen in the city are if a skydiving team jumps in to a major event like a Pro
Football game or a NASCAR racing event etc. Those are professional skydivers and
are definitely NOT first timers. Normally Skydive Centers are located 30 to
75 miles from the major city. The 1 800Skyride/Adventure websites
do not give their location and they will not normally tell you where they are until
they have your credit card information. They will immediately charge you a cancellation
fee and a bad weather insurance fee. They don't care if you have a death in the
family or what, you will be charged these charges and they DO NOT get applied to
the cost of your jump. These charges in combination with the cost of
the actual skydive and your travel including a hotel room in Cedartown, Ga. (Atlanta area) could cost you well over $500
to $700 for a skydiving trip that should not have cost over about $200 to $290.
(This is if you choose the video).
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Speaking of Video, check this one out. It's a news video from a
news station in Connecticut about a woman who has just recently got ripped off by
Thrill Planet.
Just click on the picture, then when you get to the news story,
click on the picture again to see the video.
This is what the Connecticut Attorney General has to say about it and
make sure to pay attention to what he is going to do about it.
Again, just click on the picture, then when you get to the news story, click on the picture again to see
the video.
This is a news story from FOX news in Atlanta about the
unethical business practices and criminal activity of 1 800 Skyride. The
reporters also interview multiple former employees and customers who have been
scammed by 1 800 Skyride.
CLICK HERE to see the news
story.
This is a news story
that ran recently on the
FOX News Channel 5
at
THIS LINK in Atlanta
about 1 800 Skyride in which they ripped off a lady giving her mom and dad an anniversary
gift.
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This is a link for the new
Tennessee State Law that just became effective 1 July 2008, Check out the law, it clearly
shows that companies like Skyride, Thrill Planet, Adventure, or whatever they are
going by this week is operating
ILLEGALLY!
http://www.state.tn.us/sos/acts/105/pub/pc0873.pdf
In this law, an advertiser like Skyride has to CLEARLY state their physical
location on their websites and phone book ads, AND calls made to a company's call
center CANNOT be forwarded outside of the local calling area that the location is
advertised to be located in. For Example; If a company advertises to be in
Connecticut,
BY LAW it has to have a location IN Connecticut,
If a company advertises to be in Nashville, Tn. It BY
LAW Has to have a PHYSICAL LOCATION In Nashville, Tn. This law also
states that companies like Skyride cannot use the name of a city or state to mask
their actual location. For example; a company cannot advertise to be "Nashville
Skydiving" if they are not based or located in Nashville, but actually located
in Cedartown, Ga., which is over 250 miles away from Nashville.
To Show Thrill Planet's Blatent disregard for the legal system and
State Laws, Check this link www.1800skyride.com/Skydiving/Clarksville for
another one of their fraudulent websites that advertises to have a skydive center
in Clarksville, Tn. The problem with this site is that they are trying to make an
effort to do some skydiving there, but the websites are still illegal. You
will notice that it does not give any directions and does not give a location.
THAT'S ILLEGAL! That's because
they want you to call them and give them your credit card number before they will
tell you that they are in Cedartown, Ga. Don't get scammed! Don't give your credit
card number until you confirm that the person you are talking to is setting at the
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For everyone in Colorado areas including
Denver, Boulder, Colorado Springs,
Pueblo, and all the other areas in Colorado, Adventure Skydiving IS on
the Consumer Affairs watch lists including the Tennessee Dept. of Consumer
Affairs Watch List. Click
HERE
to see the list. You can see that 1 800 Skyride is number 3! The last one was
updated on Thursday, April 30 2009
Let's go Scuba Diving for Great White
Sharks in Denver! Here's the websites that claim to do that;
That's right, Great White Sharks in Denver, Colorado!
CLICK HERE!
For Scuba Diving
Click HERE
Pilates anyone? Click HERE
How about a Romantic Cruise?
Click HERE
Golf lessons? Click HERE
Wanna fight?
Click HERE
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If you are interested in Skydiving in Puerto Rico, Watch out for this fraudulent
website;
www.puertoricoskydiving.com
This is one of the thousands of websites
that 1 800 Skyride uses to scam the customers. They DO NOT have a location in
Puerto Rico.
If you are in Puerto Rico and you want to Skydive, this is the REAL
website for the ONLY REAL Puerto Rico Skydiving;
www.xtremedivers.com This is
their number,
(787) 852-5757,
Xtreme Divers is owned by Jason Gonzalez |
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How would you know if the company you
are talking to is a real Skydive center.
A good way to find out where that person is that answered the phone is to
point-blank ask him/her "Where are you at right now", if they ask you where you
are before they will tell you where they are, it's a scam! Hang up the phone
immediately! Any Skydive Center that is real will have no problem telling you
where they are without asking you first.
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For a quick comparison, simply click on the following links and decide for
yourself,
http://www.nashvilleskydiving.net then go to
http://www.1800skyride.com/Skydiving/Washington/index.html
Then go to http://www.1800skyride.com/Skydiving/NorthCarolina/ Look at the pictures, the
websites are advertising to be in opposite sides of America. That's 2600 miles
apart and yet, they have the same pictures of the same skydivers with the same
green grass and trees in the background. Click Here to see the litigation
that the the Georgia State government has against Skyride.
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This is a website that 1 800 Skyride runs to scam people out of their
money for Hot Air Balloon Rides;
http://www.albuquerquehotairballoons.com/
Now check this Skydiving website and confirm you decision that 1 800 Skyride is
truly a scam; http://www.1800skyride.com/Skydiving/Denver
You will see that they are the same website with only the pictures
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1 800 Skyride also operates under the Names of ThrillPlanet.com,
Luxergy.com, Spagoda.com, Igovincent.com and countless others. Don't be fooled
by their wild claims to have a skydive center in every city in America. They
have even been known to sell their fake gift certificates to people in Idaho and
Utah. That's 3000 miles from Atlanta! They do not have a Skydive Center in Utah
or Idaho even though they have this website
http://www.utahskydiving.com/ claiming
to have a location there, when in reality the
REAL
Skydive Utah's website is
http://www.skydiveutah.com/ Their Idaho Skydiving
website http://www.idahoskydiving.com looks
just like the others with the same deceptive tactics. The
REAL Skydiving center is
http://www.skydownskydiving.com/.
Check it out for yourself and please be careful when choosing where to skydive. |
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This is what the Georgia Dept of Consumer Affairs has to say about 1
800 Skyride;
http://consumer.georgia.gov/00/article/0,2086,5426814_38709348_86939063,00.html
And this is what they plan to do about it;
http://consumer.georgia.gov/vgn/images/portal/cit_1210/3/12/869420861800SkyRide.pdf
This is what a former employee of skyride testified as a sworn statement
under penalty of perjury;
http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=72528;guest=28465640
This is the owner himself, stooping to the level of using either his
kid or someone's kid to make himself look good to someone, but acually only
to himself;
http://www.1800skyride.com/Company/cary_quattrocchi.aspx
This is what an Auto Racing School has to say about 1 800 Skyride and
it's owner;
http://www.racingschools.com/news/buyer_beware_thrill_planet.shtml
Still not convinced? Click on this link and check the information;
http://www.complaintsboard.com/complaints/yes-it-is-a-scam-c14757.html
Want to know more? check out just how closely tied the owner of 1 800
Skyride is to organized crime;
http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/uploadedFiles/Press/Grand%20Jury%20-%20Breed.pdf
This is the news report that the "Northeast Times Newspaper"
wrote about the brother of 1 800 Skyride's owner;
http://www.northeasttimes.com/2006/0727/breed.html
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If you have encountered these people and you feel that you were not treated
with dignity or were just plain ripped off, please contact us at
Stopskyride@1800skyrideripoff.com
If you feel you have been scammed and feel compelled to file a complaint against
1 800 Skyride, Adventure Skydiving, Thill Planet or any of their other aliases,
We will make it easy for you to do. This is a link to the
Tennessee Dept Consumer Affairs Compliant Dept's Complaint Form,
CLICK HERE
We are currently gathering information and evidence of their business practices
and you will not be asked for any money of any kind and we WILL NOT ask for any
credit card information. We only want the information of your bad experience with
1 800skyride, Adventure Sports, or any of their aliases. |
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Please feel free to email us at
stopskyride@1800skyrideripoff.com with your comments or bad encounters
with 1 800 Skyride/Thrill Planet We will be sure to post any websites that
you send us. We will NEVER ask you for money or credit card info of any kind.
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