Well – I guess Garden Girl has “made it”. We now officially have a fake Rip Off report complaint. If you search “Kristin Miller Garden Girl” on Google the first thing that pops up is a very lunatic-sounding complaint on Rip Off Report. For those of you who don’t know, RipOffReport.com is a “supposed” better alternative to the solid and experienced Better Business Bureau. The tragic thing is that RipOffReport has the ability to damage a company’s reputation purely based on false testimonials.

Hence now there is one that I have from “Bob” in Salt Lake City, UT. Check it out – it’s actually pretty comical. Whoever wrote it is clearly a little bit of a loon. But that said – I have never had a customer named Bob from Salt Lake City. Further – I literally have not ever (truthfully) had anyone complain to me about rashes or any other skin irritations. Further still, there are so many other false statements in there – we do not test on animals, we don’t load up with synthetics and I go well beyond FDA requirements so they would not possibly have an issue with Garden Girl.

For anyone who has purchased Garden Girl products, you know that we are all about customer service and making our customers happy. We guarantee it. I have no idea why there are people so inherently nasty but that’s a fact of life. I won’t be surprised if similar postings show up from made up names. There are simply people out there with too much time on their hands that search for things to amuse them.

My suggestion is that you avoid using RipOffReport – simply for the reason that you cannot trust what is posted on there. It is incredibly easy to post something under an alias and there is no way to trace it back to you. And I always recommend that if you have a problem with a company you contact them directly. It’s the best way to get things resolved.

Similarly, there are companies out there that are doing the same thing with people’s personal reputations. There is one site that allows you to anonymously report on what you think of your fellow students in college. People are called all kinds of names, secrets are revealed etc. that can instantly ostracize students from people they previously thought were friends. Websites that host these types of forums are able to slink out of any legal responsibility. But in the meantime, they are prospering on ruining the reputations of countless people. Really – can’t they find a more ethical way to make money?

Anyway – that’s my rant for today. I’d love to hear what you think!