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BlueRoyaL
Profile Blog Joined February 2006
United States2493 Posts
April 12 2012 18:39 GMT
#1
Yesterday, i bought some web hosting from inmotion hosting. I bought a contract for one year for ~$90.

And just now, I come onto TL.net and see this ad:
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Can you now see what I mean by horrible luck?
I clicked the link and read the details (in case anyone wants the link, its http://www.inmotionhosting.com/hostingplans_special-offer.html?gclid=CK_vitj4r68CFQYZQgodflT_HA). It's a really good deal actually, thats why I'm so bummed.

Here's the fine print:
*This offer is vaild only for one year purchases of the Launch or Power hosting package. One year price is $47.70 for the Launch package. One year price is $59.70 for the Power package. Limit one per household. InMotion Hosting, Inc. reserves the right to cancel, deny or forfeit this discount at its sole discretion. Discount is only applicable for the first year of hosting. Additional years will be billed at full-price. Discount cannot be retroactively applied to any purchase at any time.


the last line. Discount cannot be retroactively applied to any purchase at any time. Maybe I'm not understanding it correctly, but it means I can't call them and be like "hey, i just bought something from you JUST yesterday. Can you hook me up with this deal?"

Man.. If I just hadn't seen the ad I would have been perfectly content. Things that you have no idea about can't really hurt you HAHA

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zalz
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Netherlands3704 Posts
April 12 2012 18:46 GMT
#2
Call them or sent them an email.\

Explain how you didn't know about the offer and would like to have it refunded.

Be very firm and hint at how you are very interested in being a continued customer, but that customer service is very important to you and you would hate to see this sour your view of the company.

Companies like this live off return customers. They will more often than not jump through hoops if you make it clear that you are likely to stop using their services due to poor customer service.


You would be surprised how some companies will jump through hoops to give you whatever you ask for. Cable companies are another.
Th1rdEye
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States1074 Posts
April 12 2012 18:48 GMT
#3
I agree with poster above.. It's worth a shot to try to get ahold of them.. If they are running this special, they can't be that sour about losing a bit of money for a purchase.. they should be happier just getting a new customer.
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andeh
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States904 Posts
April 12 2012 18:58 GMT
#4
How come I get the sense your the type of person who, when playing zvp, sees that the p didn't wall off and thinks "I should have just 6 pooled"?
TheToast
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States4808 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-12 19:14:33
April 12 2012 19:14 GMT
#5
On April 13 2012 03:46 zalz wrote:
Call them or sent them an email.\


I would say call instead of email. When you call you can make your sincerity about being a continued customer more clear, and plus you can ask to have the call escalated to a manager or supervisor if your not getting anywhere.

I do love the fact that the ad has a guy double facepalming though, seems appropriate lol.

$90 still isn't bad. Is that just website hosting, or is it a full virtualized server?
I like the way the walls go out. Gives you an open feeling. Firefly's a good design. People don't appreciate the substance of things. Objects in space. People miss out on what's solid.
ReketSomething
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States6012 Posts
April 12 2012 20:51 GMT
#6
You could tell them you meant to do the offer and thought it would automatically applied.
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caradoc
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada3022 Posts
April 13 2012 00:47 GMT
#7
Calling them really can't hurt at all.
Salvation a la mode and a cup of tea...
endy
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Switzerland8970 Posts
April 13 2012 03:15 GMT
#8
They are trolling you. When you bought your contract, they put a Google Ads cookie on your computer. The 50% off ad only appear when you have this cookie.




Just kidding. Don't you have a retraction right ? I thought companies were legally forced to give a retraction period for every online purchase. When you call them, make sure you mention this, and say that if they don't give you the discount retroactively, you are going to use your retraction right and buy a new contract with the discount, so they may as well give you the discount now.

That's what I did with Orange when they made a 100 euros off the package I had just purchased, and it worked.
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Charger
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States2405 Posts
April 13 2012 05:55 GMT
#9
On April 13 2012 05:51 ReketSomething wrote:
You could tell them you meant to do the offer and thought it would automatically applied.


This is what I would do lol. Make it seem like you thought you were signing up through the offer but got confused and it was just a huge misunderstanding.
It's easy to be a Monday morning quarterback.
BlueRoyaL
Profile Blog Joined February 2006
United States2493 Posts
April 14 2012 02:19 GMT
#10
I tried contacting them today, they said the billing department is unavailable until tomorrow morning so I'm going to try then. I will keep everyone posted.

On April 13 2012 03:46 zalz wrote:
Call them or sent them an email.\

Explain how you didn't know about the offer and would like to have it refunded.

Be very firm and hint at how you are very interested in being a continued customer, but that customer service is very important to you and you would hate to see this sour your view of the company.

Companies like this live off return customers. They will more often than not jump through hoops if you make it clear that you are likely to stop using their services due to poor customer service.

You would be surprised how some companies will jump through hoops to give you whatever you ask for. Cable companies are another.


I really appreciate the insight. Upon more thought on the subject, it would seem beneficial for them to work something out with me. I guess from a PR standpoint it would be good for people to know that they are the kind of company willing to work things out with their customers, despite the fine print :p

I would say call instead of email. When you call you can make your sincerity about being a continued customer more clear, and plus you can ask to have the call escalated to a manager or supervisor if your not getting anywhere.

I do love the fact that the ad has a guy double facepalming though, seems appropriate lol.

$90 still isn't bad. Is that just website hosting, or is it a full virtualized server?

Yeah the facepalm perfectly displays how i felt when i heard about the special HAHAHA.
And as for your last question, I'm not really sure. I think it is a fully virtualized server, but then again I don't really know :p


If anyone is trying to buy some web hosting, I would recommend this. I bought some hosting years back ago, and after reading what you get with this site, its amazing how much cheaper everything is, and you get unlimited storage, bandwidth, plenty of SQL databases - which is probably what most people would be looking for in terms of webhosting.

i'll let you guys know after i talk to them tomorrow - if they are able to work something out, i would DEFINITELY recommend them. Hell, even if they don't, i still would - their packages are amazing and affordable.
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obesechicken13
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States10467 Posts
April 14 2012 10:28 GMT
#11
It's not luck. Google ads work like that.
I think in our modern age technology has evolved to become more addictive. The things that don't give us pleasure aren't used as much. Work was never meant to be fun, but doing it makes us happier in the long run.
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