DWYM: Late holiday deliveries

Almost one week after Christmas, some Tri-Staters and people across the country still don’t have their holiday gifts – but this time it has nothing to do with post office delays.

ALMOST ONE WEEK AFTERCHRISTMAS....SOME TRI STATERSAND PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRYSTILL DONT HAVE THEIR HOLIDAYGIFTS.

BUT THIS TIMEIT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITHPOST OFFICE DELAYS!CONSUMER REPORTER JOHNMATARESE SHOWS US THE SURPRISEREASON..... SO YOU DON'T WASTEYOUR MONEY.SOME TRISTATE FAMILIES AREVERY DISAPPOINTED AS THE NEWYEAR ARRIVES.... BECAUSE AHOLIDAY GIFT NEVER SHOWED UP.AS ONE INDEPENDENCEKENTUCKY WOMAN LEARNED.... ITMAY HAVE TO DO WITH WHERE THATORDER IS COMING FROM.--------------EMILY OVERTON LOVES HER FRENCHBULLDOG"PATTTYCAKE"."Oh you are aspoiled little girl!"SHE WANTED TO SURPRISE HERYOUNG SON ON CHRISTMAS MORNINGWITH A PICTURE OF PATTYCAKE ONAPILLOW."You know when youstart talking about things,and they all of a sudden popup on your Faceboook feed."SHE SAW AN AD FOR "THEPET PILLOW" .... AND PLACED ANORDER A MONTH BEFORECHRISTMAS.

3 WEEKSLATER SHE EMAILED THECOMPANY."I think it wasDecember 20th, when theyresponded to me and said itwas shipped." BUTHER PILLOW WAS ON THE OTHERSIDE OF THEGLOBE!"I started to check thetracking number and it was inChina somewhere." ANONLINE SEARCH TURNED UP DOZENSOFCOMPLAINTS."So then I got ontheir Facebook page, and foundthat some of the other peoplehad the same issues andnever received theiritems."THIS IS BECOMING A COMMONCOMPLAINT FROM PEOPLE WAITINGFOR DELIVERS FROM A FACEBOOKOR INSTAGRAM AD:MANY OF THESE SELLERSMANY OF INSTAGRAM AD:A FACEBOOK OR DELIVERS FROM AFACEBOOK OR INSTAGRAM AD:MANY OF THESESELLERS ARE BASED IN CHINA,WHICH CAN TAKE MONTHS!------------- SO HOWCAN YOU PROTECT YOURSELF?BEFORE YOU ORDER....--CHECK A COMPANY'SLOCATION...AND.--READ ONLINE REVIEWS.THE PET PILLOW ISLEGITIMATE --NOT A SCAM -- BUTIT IT'S BASED IN HONG KONG,ACCORDING TO ITS WEBSITE.WE FOUND A SIMILARCOMPANY THAT MAKES PET PILLOWSTHAT DOESN'T LIST ANY ADDRESS.BUT A TOP PAYMENTOPTION IS THE VIETNAMESE DONG,SUGGESTING YOUR PILLOW MAYHAVE A LONG BOAT RIDE.EMILY'S GOING TO RESEARCH MORENEXTTIME."I just ordered withoutthinking, so make sure youcheck!" WE EMAILEDTHE PET PILLOW ASKING WHY ITIS TAKING SO LONG FOR EMILY'SORDER ... BUT AS YOUMIGHT HAVE EXPECTED, WE HAVEYET TO HEAR BACK.

AS ALWAYSDONT WASTE YOUR MONEY.

JM WCPO9 NEWS.