Slide Jewels aka Slide Jewelry claims its jewelries are 18k gold plating sold for affordable prices. The brand operates via two websites; slidejewels.com and slidejewels.co.uk (for UK customers). The websites display a range of fanciful jewelries – necklaces, bracelets, rings, and earrings.
However, the brand operates a deceptive scheme which has been tagged as ‘scam’ ‘fraudulent’ ‘deceitful’ by customers. Read this to find out the truth about Slide Jewels.
Slide Jewels tactics
The jewellery brand which is more known by its other name Slide Jewelry approach Instagram users with its brand ambassador program. Slide jewelry brand ambassadorship entails the following;
- Receive monthly order of jewelries
- Pay only for monthly shipping (£6)
- No hidden costs.
How Slide Jewels Scams Customers
The brand offers ambassadors ‘free jewelries pay for only shipping’ condition. They also extend this offer to other customers. However, there’s a hidden agenda. The monthly subscription package is not really $7 or 7euro for only shipping as claimed. Slide Jewels slams customers an exorbitant £72 monthly subscription fee.
The jewelries in question are cheap and do not measure up to quality displayed on the website. In reality, the brand buys the jewelries from either Aliexpress or Alibaba for as low as $5 and pass them off as quality jewelries.
Meanwhile, when customers attempt to unsubscribe from the monthly subscription plan, the jewelry store keep saying ‘you don’t have an account’. So it is almost impossible to unsubscribe.
Why you should avoid Slidejewels.com
Slide Jewels aka Slide Jewelry has all the hallmarks of an online shopping scam. Aside its exorbitant subscription and cheap jewelries, here are its other red flags;
- The jewelries are made in Southeast Asia (likely China) not USA or UK as claimed.
- There are tons of negative reviews online about the brand. See TrustPiltot.com, ScamPulse.com,etc.
- Customer support is non-existent. The brand totally ignores mails.
What To Do If You’re a Victim of this jewelry Scam
Cancel your credit card
Immediately call your financial provider and cancel your credit card. By so doing, the credit card details you used for the transaction would become null and void. That way, you wouldn’t have any future charges from Slide Jewelry.
Request for a new card
After the old credit card has been cancelled, ask for a new card, it doesn’t cost much to get one.Your credit card issuer will issue you a new one with different numbers.
Report the Fraud To Relevant Authorities
Report the scam to relevant authorities and organizations. This includes:
- Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3): If you are in the United States, you can file a complaint with the IC3 at https://www.ic3.gov/.
- Your Local Consumer Protection Agency: Contact your local consumer protection agency or the equivalent regulatory body in your country.
- Better Business Bureau (BBB): File a complaint with the BBB if the online store is based in the United States.
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