pimpytheclown said: Members of the NPGMC are TRULY a special bunch.
Your passion for Prince and his music is why I come to this site; BUT I sit here knowing : $$$NPGMC$$$NPGMC$$$NPGMC???NPGMC???NPGMC$$$NPGMC!?!?NPGMC$$$ ... Look, you all knew you were dealing with a "businessman" in Prince; you KNEW what you were getting into! STOP looking at Prince as that guy in the "When Doves Cry" video, and realize you have been screwed, lied to and falsely avertized to by MR.NELSON. You get often rude and vauge responses to inquiries of your purchases via e-mail from NPGMC. THAT IS WRONG. These people who give you this feedback are UNDER THE EMPLOY OF MR.NELSON, and therefore REPRESENT HIM. *** IN 1998, I was not happy with the handling of "CRYSTAL BALL' and did some research: ACCORDING to the BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU at that time 1-800-NEW-FUNK/NPG RECORDS had no less than 12 registered complaints with the BBB.I began to see what Warner Bros. felt like dealing with Prince! MR.NELSON has shown he has no problem in suing and shutting down fans he feels are doing anything ILLEGAL with his music. MR. NELSON has ILLEGALLY false advertized "Xenophobia", "Best of symbol", "Last December".You PURCHASED literature on his tour stating this is what you would recieve in exchange for your paid membership. $?$?$: YOU NEED TO REALIZE AS A GROUP, YOU ARE NOT BEING TREATED WITH RESPECT; YOU ARE BEING AT TURNS LIED TO MISLED, AND BULLIED. signing up again, let alone allowing Mr.NELSON and his "club" to decieve you before enlisting, is FOOLISH and you deserve whatever you do or DON'T get. I hope some of you are insensed enough to not allow this to unfold. I am not an NPGMC member because I had a feeling something like this WOULD happen! But I'm not laughing; you love a performer that has no regard for you; the contempt is BLATENT! U have a good point there.I am one of the so-called idiots who joined up 2.Why'd I join up?Soundcheck access,front row concert tickets,aftershow party access, downloads, member cd's. By all accounts the soundcheck access seems 2 have been a nightmare on UK leg of tour so-far(could be venue's fault tho).Pre-sales were over by time I got thru,2 downloads which have remained unchanged on the site for AGES!!,and a new cd which every b-list,c-list and fucking z-list celebrity has heard before me. 'What if half the things I said-turned out 2 b a lie, how would u know the truth?' Time 2 seperate the music from the man. The music in him rocks, the showman in him dazzles,the businessman in him can fuck off. | |
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i loved year one
i loved getting those downloads every month i was very satisfied | |
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I dare each and every one of you to write to NPGMC and tell them every complaint that you have because if y'all want change to happen, then it might have to start with us. I'm glad that we have prince.org to come to and rant and rave but these complaint need to go to NPGMC more than any other place.
I did join the club and I'd like more music from Prince but I also knew what I was getting myself into. Prince is SUPER FICKLE. He'll say one thing and then say some thing else 5 minutes later. I'm not surprised about any of this. All it does is make me want Prince back on a label again. I think I'll put that in my letter, how about you? Why don't we come together and try to do something about this, that is if it really bothers you that badly. I'm not a fan of "old Prince". I'm not a fan of "new Prince". I'm just a fan of Prince. Simple as that | |
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much in the same way as karmasutra was only available on CB when bought thru 1-800-NEWFUNK.
it's KAMASUTRA!!! arrgh!!! sorry, just a pet peeve. please continue discussion re: the NPGMoneyClub... No confusion, no tears. No enemies, no fear. No sorrow, no pain. No ball, no chain.
Sex is not love. Love is not sex. Putting words in other people's mouths will only get you elected. Need more sleep than coke or methamphetamine. | |
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lust said: not to feel too naive, but hypothetically, would u all feel a bit silly if when ONA live arrives, it turns out to include xenophobea, and maybe some other goodies, including a dvd, making a total of 7 discs, just for members, much in the same way as karmasutra was only available on CB when bought thru 1-800-NEWFUNK. just a thought.
Patience is a virtue not a part of the agreement. We added that in ourself! "IF" we recieve other goodies? I have NEVER heard of Prince to GIVE out goodies. Why would they give out goodies if they do not give out what we paid for. 8 months and 1 CD?patiece is a virtue. . | |
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Natasha said: Don't you like Surprises? Prince will Surprise us . Let's hope it's by Christmas. That would be a great present. Just me, but I dont like surprises.I like to know what is coming my way. Prince will surprise us? I think he has SURPRISED some already. Presents? Christmas? He is JW they do not celebrate Christmas or birthdays or any other gift giving day. | |
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Savannah said: thedog said: By releasing titles NPG made it seem as if it would be four CD ALBUMS. Back when NPG first put out those E-mails, why didn't they say they were only ideas and not final.
Hmm that sounds like misleading or false advertising. It wouldn't be the first contract that Prince broke.. or the last. If the music lovers on the ORG don't want 2 leave it 2 Prince 2 surprise them, then NPGMC should honor an investor with answers as close 2 the truth as they can get. I guess many music lovers who can't make it to a tour or enjoy the perks are getting a bit nervous. We're living in a post Crystal Ball fiasco world and if he knows that this set is definately the final act.. then he should at least (at this stage) give the club a yes or no answer before they chew their nails off. Are these really the final CDs for the membership?? | |
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pimpytheclown said: Members of the NPGMC are TRULY a special bunch.
I do not and have NEVER considered myself a "fan" of ANYBODY or ANYTHING. I like the mans music.. He is a musical genious...ONA CD, I love it! I know how to read an agreement, I know "MY" rights I know ONE satisfied customer vs 5 unsatisfied customers still does not make it right. I joined as I said for the CD's. This WAS not misleading in the agreement it was very easy to understand. So I would not consider myself and most of us FOOLISH. We can not do anything untill February! The BBB are not the only ones we can turn too. But the JUSTICE DEPT. Plus you have lawyers. But until february we are at the mercy of NPGMC.Your passion for Prince and his music is why I come to this site; BUT I sit here knowing : $$$NPGMC$$$NPGMC$$$NPGMC???NPGMC???NPGMC$$$NPGMC!?!?NPGMC$$$ ... Look, you all knew you were dealing with a "businessman" in Prince; you KNEW what you were getting into! STOP looking at Prince as that guy in the "When Doves Cry" video, and realize you have been screwed, lied to and falsely avertized to by MR.NELSON. You get often rude and vauge responses to inquiries of your purchases via e-mail from NPGMC. THAT IS WRONG. These people who give you this feedback are UNDER THE EMPLOY OF MR.NELSON, and therefore REPRESENT HIM. *** IN 1998, I was not happy with the handling of "CRYSTAL BALL' and did some research: ACCORDING to the BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU at that time 1-800-NEW-FUNK/NPG RECORDS had no less than 12 registered complaints with the BBB.I began to see what Warner Bros. felt like dealing with Prince! MR.NELSON has shown he has no problem in suing and shutting down fans he feels are doing anything ILLEGAL with his music. MR. NELSON has ILLEGALLY false advertized "Xenophobia", "Best of symbol", "Last December".You PURCHASED literature on his tour stating this is what you would recieve in exchange for your paid membership. $?$?$: YOU NEED TO REALIZE AS A GROUP, YOU ARE NOT BEING TREATED WITH RESPECT; YOU ARE BEING AT TURNS LIED TO MISLED, AND BULLIED. signing up again, let alone allowing Mr.NELSON and his "club" to decieve you before enlisting, is FOOLISH and you deserve whatever you do or DON'T get. I hope some of you are insensed enough to not allow this to unfold. I am not an NPGMC member because I had a feeling something like this WOULD happen! But I'm not laughing; you love a performer that has no regard for you; the contempt is BLATENT! | |
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Maybe Prince wants to see how passionate we all can get with this situation
up in the air. NO ONE HAS RECEIVED OFFICIAL EMAIL saying EXACTLY that the 3 CD set was the final "contractual obligation" to the members. Maybe Prince wants to see how ungreatfull and disloyal some ppl CAN be... | |
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origmnd said: Maybe Prince wants to see how passionate we all can get with this situation
up in the air. NO ONE HAS RECEIVED OFFICIAL EMAIL saying EXACTLY that the 3 CD set was the final "contractual obligation" to the members. Maybe Prince wants to see how ungreatfull and disloyal some ppl CAN be... yeah, that's the kind of guy i want to be a fan of. i want him to tell me i don't love him enough and don't deserve all that he does for me | |
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origmnd said: Maybe Prince wants to see how passionate we all can get with this situation
Not to sound too sarcastic BUT this is not a cartoon kiddy show, you know .." I love you, you love me, we're a happy family". This is a membership club. I do not see it as a tug of war... I scratch your back you scrath mine... I paid for something I was promised and that is all I want...WHY IS THIS SO HARD TO UNDERSTAND?... My gratitude or greatfullness or loyalty was not a question or a part of the agreement when I handed over my $100 dollars.up in the air. NO ONE HAS RECEIVED OFFICIAL EMAIL saying EXACTLY that the 3 CD set was the final "contractual obligation" to the members. Maybe Prince wants to see how ungreatfull and disloyal some ppl CAN be... [This message was edited Sat Oct 5 21:23:15 PDT 2002 by OCEANA] | |
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MAN I tell ya during the celebration the UNPLUGGED moments of the man who is called prince was performing was such a wonderful feeling...
IM GLAD its CAPTURED ON THE ONA 3 CD SET MAN U cant get that kind of MUSIC anywhere...and it adds to the feeling when U CAN picture it in your head while U hear it xactly what he was doin when he was doin it... WE Are fortunate that we are receiving whatever we get...and oh IF NEXT YEAR ya dont wanna JOIN DONT IM TIRED OF HEARING COMPLAINERS COMPLAIN whilst they COMPLAIN about COMPLAINING... SO STOP COMPLAINING DONT JOIN...THEN...HE WILL STILL be U know holding the MILK without spillin any... GODBLISS YA SingMia~Arjuna
and IF U RESPOND to my RESPONSE U are one of the COMPLAINERS...thx... 111666777888~Zenith | |
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notreal888 said: MAN I tell ya during the celebration the UNPLUGGED moments of the man who is called prince was performing was such a wonderful feeling...
IM GLAD its CAPTURED ON THE ONA 3 CD SET me too. it's a great idea. but there's still the matter of 3 more albums. MAN U cant get that kind of MUSIC anywhere...and it adds to the feeling when U CAN picture it in your head while U hear it xactly what he was doin when he was doin it...
except for the overdubs, of course. but okay. WE Are fortunate that we are receiving whatever we get...and oh IF NEXT YEAR ya dont wanna JOIN DONT
so if you sign up for a magazine subscription and you only get the first 3 issues out of the 12 that you paid for, that's okay? well, maybe it is for you. i bet you were a subscriber to the NPG magazine that folded early and offered no refunds. IM TIRED OF HEARING COMPLAINERS COMPLAIN whilst they COMPLAIN about COMPLAINING...
SO STOP COMPLAINING don't complain when someone rips you off? hmmm. Prince has brainwashed you but good. DONT JOIN...THEN...HE WILL STILL be U know holding the MILK without spillin any...
well, uh huh. so you say, but if he doesn't do a tour next year, this club is his only steady source of income. if i were him, i really wouldn't want to fuck with that. GODBLISS YA
SingMia~Arjuna
and IF U RESPOND to my RESPONSE U are one of the COMPLAINERS...thx... indeed i am. and you are one of the sheep. and you're also yet another singmia. just how many accounts do you have? | |
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AaronForever said: notreal888 said: MAN I tell ya during the celebration the UNPLUGGED moments of the man who is called prince was performing was such a wonderful feeling...
IM GLAD its CAPTURED ON THE ONA 3 CD SET me too. it's a great idea. but there's still the matter of 3 more albums. MAN U cant get that kind of MUSIC anywhere...and it adds to the feeling when U CAN picture it in your head while U hear it xactly what he was doin when he was doin it...
except for the overdubs, of course. but okay. WE Are fortunate that we are receiving whatever we get...and oh IF NEXT YEAR ya dont wanna JOIN DONT
so if you sign up for a magazine subscription and you only get the first 3 issues out of the 12 that you paid for, that's okay? well, maybe it is for you. i bet you were a subscriber to the NPG magazine that folded early and offered no refunds. IM TIRED OF HEARING COMPLAINERS COMPLAIN whilst they COMPLAIN about COMPLAINING...
SO STOP COMPLAINING don't complain when someone rips you off? hmmm. Prince has brainwashed you but good. DONT JOIN...THEN...HE WILL STILL be U know holding the MILK without spillin any...
well, uh huh. so you say, but if he doesn't do a tour next year, this club is his only steady source of income. if i were him, i really wouldn't want to fuck with that. GODBLISS YA
SingMia~Arjuna
and IF U RESPOND to my RESPONSE U are one of the COMPLAINERS...thx... indeed i am. and you are one of the sheep. and you're also yet another singmia. just how many accounts do you have? | |
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OCEANA said: i'll never live this down, but thanks | |
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notreal888 said:[quote]
MAN U cant get that kind of MUSIC anywhere...and it adds to the feeling when U CAN picture it in your head while U hear it xactly what he was doin when he was doin it... WE Are fortunate that we are receiving whatever we get..quote] Paul McCartney is releasing his latest Live Tour as a 2cd and a DVD... Without the confusion and childish tease of a music club yes, some artist do have things in order, unfort. prince doesnt. Some people need 2 drop this act, that Prince can do no wrong.. some perception that he is incapable of doing something wrong.. | |
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Back to the point in hand...
IF 'One Nite Alone...Live!' does constitute the completion of this years membership (and it's still just an 'if' at the moment) I think NPGMC could be facing a few lawsuits for breach of contract. It's clear that the implication was that we were gonna get 4 seperate, distinct CD albums. It doesn't matter how many 'physical' CD's an album is made up from, it's still only 1 album. You wouldn't go into a record store to buy say, Stevie Wonder's Greatest Hits, and then when you got to the checkout, get charged for each disc seperately would you? Personally, I think there will be at least 1 more CD to come after 'One Nite Alone...Live!' (as they could argue that 'It Ain't Over...' constitutes a seperate album... at a push) We shall see at the end of the year, when everything's finished. They could still come through, and send out ANOTHER 2 CD's. If they do I will certainly be singing their praises, and signing up for another year. | |
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thebumpsquad said:[quote] pimpytheclown said: Members of the NPGMC are TRULY a special bunch.
$$$NPGMC$$$NPGMC$$$NPGMC???NPGMC???NPGMC$$$NPGMC!?!?NPGMC$$$ *** IN 1998, I was not happy with the handling of "CRYSTAL BALL' and did some research: ACCORDING to the BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU at that time 1-800-NEW-FUNK/NPG RECORDS had no less than 12 registered complaints with the BBB.I began to see what Warner Bros. felt like dealing with Prince! The Better Business Bureau can effectively handle "most" consumer complaints at: [b] Better Business Bureau [b/] 2706 Gannon Road Saint Paul, MN 55116 -2600 Phone: (651)699-111 Fax: (651)699-7665 Email:[b] ask@mnd.bbb.org [b/] WWW: http://www.mnd.bbb.org cc. The Minneapolis Star Tribune When the Minneapolis Star Tribune learns that certain members are complaining to the BBB in a well written manner.. they will print something that will definately get his attention. Only then will he see the need to improve the situation. Thats how the world of business works folks. Its your duty as consumers (and in the case/ INVESTORS) to protect yourself. The BBB can ONLY handle the following complaints involving marketplace activities: Unsatisfactory Service. Misleading Advertising. Improper Selling Practices. Non-delivery of Goods or Services. Misrepresentation. Unhonored Guarantees or Warranty. Unfulfilled Contracts. | |
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BorisFishpaw said: Back to the point in hand...
IF 'One Nite Alone...Live!' does constitute the completion of this years membership (and it's still just an 'if' at the moment) I think NPGMC could be facing a few lawsuits for breach of contract. It's clear that the implication was that we were gonna get 4 seperate, distinct CD albums. It doesn't matter how many 'physical' CD's an album is made up from, it's still only 1 album. You wouldn't go into a record store to buy say, Stevie Wonder's Greatest Hits, and then when you got to the checkout, get charged for each disc seperately would you? Personally, I think there will be at least 1 more CD to come after 'One Nite Alone...Live!' (as they could argue that 'It Ain't Over...' constitutes a seperate album... at a push) We shall see at the end of the year, when everything's finished. They could still come through, and send out ANOTHER 2 CD's. If they do I will certainly be singing their praises, and signing up for another year. according to a news item posted here a few weeks ago by someone claiming to work for the company that's distributing this live album to the public, it can't be *given* to club members. they can buy it first, but no freebies. this is why i've said above that i hope some club members had the foresight to print out whatever "CONtract" ( | |
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Exactly Aaron,
If 'the worst come to the worst' I will definitely be 'taking it further'. But everybody please give NPGMC a chance to redeem/hang themselves first. There's no good in complaining about things that haven't happened...yet. | |
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AaronForever said: origmnd said: Maybe Prince wants to see how passionate we all can get with this situation
up in the air. NO ONE HAS RECEIVED OFFICIAL EMAIL saying EXACTLY that the 3 CD set was the final "contractual obligation" to the members. Maybe Prince wants to see how ungreatfull and disloyal some ppl CAN be... yeah, that's the kind of guy i want to be a fan of. i want him to tell me i don't love him enough and don't deserve all that he does for me ...Well then I guess U ARE a fan of that type of guy ... | |
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origmnd said: AaronForever said: origmnd said: Maybe Prince wants to see how passionate we all can get with this situation
up in the air. NO ONE HAS RECEIVED OFFICIAL EMAIL saying EXACTLY that the 3 CD set was the final "contractual obligation" to the members. Maybe Prince wants to see how ungreatfull and disloyal some ppl CAN be... yeah, that's the kind of guy i want to be a fan of. i want him to tell me i don't love him enough and don't deserve all that he does for me ...Well then I guess U ARE a fan of that type of guy ... yes, exactly | |
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BorisFishpaw said: But everybody please give NPGMC a chance to redeem/hang themselves first. There's no good in complaining about things that haven't happened...yet. that´s right..let´s wait & C, they still have 5 more months left B4 the second year of membership ends. | |
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Well, if the 3CD live set is supposed to fulfill the rest of our membership, I won't be upset. But this is mainly because the concert perks (soundchecks and aftershows and best seats) more than paid for the membership in my mind.
However, if I lived in a city where he didn't visit on the tour, I might be a bit irate. I would sign up for the club again, but probably not until I see some concert dates announced that he is coming to my city again. | |
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seems to me that one of you NPGMC members should consider sending this entire thread to the club.
He should know how unhappy you all are.(it might make a difference,you never know!) | |
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i just don't understand the people who are constantly saying shit like, "prince doesn't owe us anything... we should be thankful for what he has given us so far... blah blah muthafuckinblah"...
the point is being missed... prince may not owe me a damn thing, but his muthafuckin NPGMC sure as hell does... in the back of the ONA tour book, and i quote: "r u ready 2 b a part of the new power generation? join the npg music club! 2002 access these new cds... - last december - one nite alone - the best of
- xenophobia" now, if the npgmc decides to throw in "ona live" as a part of our agreement, that's cool... i'll consider that an added bonus... they still owe me 3 of the 4 cds mentioned... Candy Dulfer is my boo... | |
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Thecherryloon said: seems to me that one of you NPGMC members should consider sending this entire thread to the club.
He should know how unhappy you all are.(it might make a difference,you never know!) I'm working on it, at least an edited version of it. EllisDee is right on also. | |
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This NPGMC thingy is suspicious anyway.
PurpleAss© is an amazing artist, he's the only one i know who takes your money before the cds are even done. So he's in the strong position, the cds can be shit or good, they can even don't exist, he doesn't care, you already paid for it. If he was just a little bit honest, he would make you pay $25 a year just for the gigs and sell aside on the NPG site the cds WHEN THEY ARE READY, at a normal price (let's say $15 to $20), and allow you to preview it (30s snippets), so you can check if you LIKE IT OR NOT, if you want to BUY IT OR NOT ! But it will be less easy money and more work for PurpleAss© who then would have to bring some good music... | |
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BorisFishpaw said: Back to the point in hand...
Not only does it say that we get "at least 4 NEW CD's thruout the year 2002" but it also says a special chatroom (not email) "chatroom will be open from time-2-time will be the only place Prince and NPG will chat directly with you in 2002". Now have we seen this? At least if we had that we would KNOW they hear us and we could have straight answers, comments, thanks you's, if's and's or but's and why's. But we have not even had that. Once we checked agreement when joining and handed over $100 Prince now worked for us, his members. We gave him our money to do a job.. Make us our 4 CD's and we were lead to believe we would have communication with Prince and NPG. Loyalty to the fans, fams, members is what is going to keep his head above water. We pay those bills for SOMEBODY we buy that equipment for SOMEBODY. Where is our money going..SURE we are assured the MOST EXPENSIVE seats in the house and we buy them so we are being loyal to him. Sure he will always make money, selling his music, writing, whatever so if he dont need us let it be, we can just go on without NPGMC and still remain "fans" but DONT CALL US FAM!IF 'One Nite Alone...Live!' does constitute the completion of this years membership (and it's still just an 'if' at the moment) I think NPGMC could be facing a few lawsuits for breach of contract. It's clear that the implication was that we were gonna get 4 seperate, distinct CD albums. It doesn't matter how many 'physical' CD's an album is made up from, it's still only 1 album. You wouldn't go into a record store to buy say, Stevie Wonder's Greatest Hits, and then when you got to the checkout, get charged for each disc seperately would you? Personally, I think there will be at least 1 more CD to come after 'One Nite Alone...Live!' (as they could argue that 'It Ain't Over...' constitutes a seperate album... at a push) We shall see at the end of the year, when everything's finished. They could still come through, and send out ANOTHER 2 CD's. If they do I will certainly be singing their praises, and signing up for another year. | |
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Savannah said:[quote] thebumpsquad said: pimpytheclown said: Members of the NPGMC are TRULY a special bunch.
$$$NPGMC$$$NPGMC$$$NPGMC???NPGMC???NPGMC$$$NPGMC!?!?NPGMC$$$ *** IN 1998, I was not happy with the handling of "CRYSTAL BALL' and did some research: ACCORDING to the BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU at that time 1-800-NEW-FUNK/NPG RECORDS had no less than 12 registered complaints with the BBB.I began to see what Warner Bros. felt like dealing with Prince! The Better Business Bureau can effectively handle "most" consumer complaints at: [b] Better Business Bureau [b/] 2706 Gannon Road Saint Paul, MN 55116 -2600 Phone: (651)699-111 Fax: (651)699-7665 Email:[b] ask@mnd.bbb.org [b/] WWW: http://www.mnd.bbb.org cc. The Minneapolis Star Tribune When the Minneapolis Star Tribune learns that certain members are complaining to the BBB in a well written manner.. they will print something that will definately get his attention. Only then will he see the need to improve the situation. Thats how the world of business works folks. Its your duty as consumers (and in the case/ INVESTORS) to protect yourself. The BBB can ONLY handle the following complaints involving marketplace activities: Unsatisfactory Service. Misleading Advertising. Improper Selling Practices. Non-delivery of Goods or Services. Misrepresentation. Unhonored Guarantees or Warranty. Unfulfilled Contracts. | |
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