My Ped Eggs haven't even arrived, but already I'm unhappy. Ordering the Ped Egg was a nightmare. The process began normally enough. Below is part one (I'm still sick and sporting my "flu beard"):
After I'd given my credit card information, things took a turn. This next part is long, so I understand completely if you don't have the patience to make it through:
I didn't crack under the pressure from Ped Egg. And don't worry, I'll be polite once it shows up. But if the product is as obnoxious as the sales job, then all bets are off!
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Ped Egg Torment
Posted Feb 11th 2008 1:25AM by Mo Rocca
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31. OMG MO! i didn't even have to read or watch as 'i' too ordered the ped egg! my kids, dog, fish, neighbors, etc. are stilll laughing their azzes off at me SCREAMING 'NOOOO' INTO THE PHONE at that crazy phycho annoying voice!! i hope you have better luck than i did! i finally got it and it was supposed to be '2' and the cream. they charged me $28 and i got '1' and nothing with it! i didn't dare call 'her' back! so as my son would say ' i got boobed'! good luck! sorry it happened to you, but glad i'm not the only victim! take care!
mousiereb at 7:02PM on Feb 11th 2008
32. If something has the word 'egg' in the name and it is not edible, then I really have no desire in purchasing such a thing.
And yeah, pre-recorded automated operators are evil incarnate.
Blayze at 8:58PM on Feb 11th 2008
33. That second video was brutal.
I was actually thinking about getting one...
uh, nevermind.
giftedgirl at 9:23PM on Feb 11th 2008
34. Wow! I can't believe they get people to sit through that & actually order.
If it's any consolation, I *like* the beard!
Hope you feel better soon!
Captain Obvious at 9:38PM on Feb 11th 2008
35. ****
hmm, is the ped egg name just a marketing cover up for the original ped o File?!
Brian at 11:34PM on Feb 11th 2008
36.
Mo...I know you were flu-lirious, but you were ordering a Ped-Egg---did you expect the experience to be anything but grating?
-holly
slackferno at 11:55PM on Feb 11th 2008
37. Not the experience you needed whilst ill, I'm sure, but those videos were a fine bit of schadenfreude for those so inclined.
It does sound like you're punishing a recalcitrant pet or toddler though with the repeated "no no no"s! (Did anyone get a "No" count on the videos?) Perhaps you need to counter this negativity with positive psychology, as touted by Yakov Smirnoff.
~Shannon
Shannon at 2:34PM on Feb 12th 2008
38. Wow. The second one has become my new favorite youtube video. It made my day. Sorry you had to go through that though.
valerie2776 at 6:55PM on Feb 12th 2008
39. Oh that was infuriating to watch... but so funny... I wanted to walk away so many times but I had to see how it ended. I think I'll have the combination of you saying "NO!" and the voice saying "We have made a note that you declined this offer" in my head the rest of the day.
Jade at 2:54PM on Feb 13th 2008
40. ....and by a strange coincidence... I go to Walgreens maybe once every 6 months, and I happened to need to go today just after watching this video. The first thing I saw on the rack by the entrance... Ped Egg. I think it would have been faster for me to walk one over to you from Washington than it was for you to go through that phone call.
Jade at 6:59PM on Feb 13th 2008
41. ohmyGOD!
Mo, I laughed so hard at the second video (I watched the whole, sorrid thing)- I nearly lost it! When I worked for a major dept. store & had to call another store for a customer the phone system was a similar form of torture: I say "women's", phone asks: you said "home fashions, is this correct?...NO I know your pain!
kim from fort wayne
kim at 1:04AM on Feb 14th 2008
42. I have no sound on my laptop but that's another story. I may have the gist of what happened. My friend tried to order one for me and she had problems. I don't think they want to sell them. Good luck.
Anomaly at 2:43PM on Mar 6th 2008
43. I received my $47 ped eggs yesterday. I didn't order the premium eggs, but when I called the number to order, I didn't get a real person, it was a computer that took my order. I said NO to all the offers but I got them all -- Buyer's Edge, My Advisor and God only knows what else. I knew after the call ended, I was in trouble and tried calling Ped Egg's customer service to cancel the whole thing but was told the lines were all busy and they couldn't help me at that time. I called several other times, same thing. Today, I received the My Advisor, Buyer's Edge stuff in the mail. I cancelled those, but once again called Ped Egg Cust. Svc. to find out if I can return the eggs for a refund and to ask if I was given any other offers that will end up costing me a monthly charge. A guy from India answered and he must have asked me 10 times to spell my last name. I eventually just hung up. (Why aren't Americans doing these jobs?) This all should be against the law. I'd better not see any charges on my credit card from these bogus companies. But if I do,who can I call who will understand English???????????
linda at 4:23PM on Apr 15th 2008