Complaints

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• Initial Complaint

  Date:06/20/2023

  Type:Product Issues
  Status:

  AnsweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  6/20/23 - Stamps.com is billing me $19.99 per month and I never signed up for this. I want a refund and all future charges stopped

  Business Response

  Date: 06/23/2023

  Dear *****,
  Thank you for your inquiry. We appreciate and consider your feedback and take our customers concerns very seriously.  Normally,a customer is responsible for all service fees.  Reviewing this issue, rest assured that I show that our Email Team issued a refund in full for you totaling $59.97  to your credit card, as confirmed via email.  We show that your account is closed.  Your confirmation number is: 230623-002738.
  We apologize for any misunderstanding regarding our services.  We show that this account was fully activated on 3/20/23.  To create any Stamps.com account, you must complete the multi-step registration process at www.stamps.com.
  
  Registration requires you to enter your name, mailing address, phone number and credit card information, in addition to creating a username and password and selecting two security questions. Also, you must review and agree to our Terms and Conditions:
  
  www.stamps.com/conditions
  We show that a Welcome Email confirming activation had been sent to you on 3/20/23.  We hear your concerns and we always aim to fully disclose our fees before any account can be created.  We do not advertise or offer a free or pay-as-you-go service, and as disclosed and explained during registration, we do charge a monthly fee after the 4-Week Trial Period, which ended on your account on 4/18/23.  We show that you first contacted us to cancel on 6/20/23.   
  To create any Stamps.com account, you must complete the multi-step registration process at www.stamps.com.
  
  Registration requires you to enter your name, mailing address, phone number and credit card information, in addition to creating a username and password and selecting two security questions. Also, you must review and agree to our Terms and Conditions:
  
  www.stamps.com/conditions
  
  We never charge people without their full agreement and awareness during our online registration process.  Our service fee is not based on usage or activity.  The monthly subscription service fee that Stamps.com charges is for access of the Stamps.com software, which allows customers to print postage from the comfort of their home or small office using just a PC and a printer.  Our service is a monthly subscription service so its not based on usage of the software, but rather on having access to using it.  
  We believe in full disclosure, and information about our fees is available on our website, interface, Terms, and FAQs. 
  During registration for a Stamps.com account, we explain that your credit card will not be charged unless you continue past the four-week trial or buy additional postage and Online Store products.  We believe the monthly fee provides a good value for customers who need to print not only just Priority and Priority Express Mail shipping labels, but also Shipping Labels for other classes (we support ****************** Mail, and Parcel Select Labels),NetStamps, and postage printed directly on envelopes.  We do have a wide variety of customers - over ************* customers- who enjoy the experience of not having to rely on expensive postage meters and who require more functionality and features than what other PC ******* services currently offer.
  
  On our main page at www.stamps.com, we explain our fees under the section "Here's how it works..."  During the registration process we do make sure that our customers are aware of the monthly service fee in that we have it detailed on the webpage titled Why do you need my credit card information?     
  
  We do this so that customers can see the price before they complete the registration process. We also have the billing policy detailed in our Terms and Conditions at:
  
  www.stamps.com/conditions
  
  Customers are required to review and agree to these Terms prior to completing registration.
  In addition, potential customers can review and compare our pricing plans, as well as other important information, to determine which plan best meets their mailing needs via the Learn More section which is accessible from the Stamps.com home page.  We offer FAQs that answer questions about pricing, plans, and specific and general benefits of using Stamps.com:
  
  ******************************************************
  
  **************************************************
  
  The fee we charge gives you access to services of the *********** and the license to print official U.S. postage. Its a flat fee that is not determined by how much postage you print.  Stamps.com is a vendor licensed by the USPS,and all paid postage goes directly to the ***********. In order to offer our standard service, we do charge a monthly subscription fee.
  If we can help further, please let us know.
  Best **************************************************************************************** Director
  **********************

• Initial Complaint

  Date:06/18/2023

  Type:Service or Repair Issues
  Status:

  AnsweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  Stamps.com charged me a monthly fee of $22 for two months without my knowledge of signing up for the service. It was discretely done when creating a profile to order stamps.

  Business Response

  Date: 06/23/2023

  Dear ****,
  Thank you for your inquiry. We appreciate and consider your feedback and take our customers concerns very seriously.  Normally,a customer is responsible for all service fees.  However, rest assured that we have issued a courtesy refund totaling $43.20 to your credit card.  We show that your account is closed.  Your confirmation number is: 230623-002464.
  We apologize for any misunderstanding regarding our services.  We do not sell rolls or books of stamps, as the service we offer is the ability to print postage.  Stamps.com is a PC ******* Vendor licensed and approved by the ***** We are a separate company from the **** itself.
  We show that this account was fully activated on 4/16/23.  To create any Stamps.com account, you must complete the multi-step registration process at www.stamps.com.
  
  Registration requires you to enter your name, mailing address, phone number and credit card information, in addition to creating a username and password and selecting two security questions. Also, you must review and agree to our Terms and Conditions:
  
  www.stamps.com/conditions
  We show that a Welcome Email confirming activation had been sent to you on 4/16/23.  We hear your concerns and we always aim to fully disclose our fees before any account can be created.  We do not advertise or offer a free or pay-as-you-go service, and as disclosed and explained during registration, we do charge a monthly fee after the 4-Week Trial Period, which ended on your account on 5/15/23.  We show that you first contacted us to cancel on 6/16/23.   
  To create any Stamps.com account, you must complete the multi-step registration process at www.stamps.com.
  
  Registration requires you to enter your name, mailing address, phone number and credit card information, in addition to creating a username and password and selecting two security questions. Also, you must review and agree to our Terms and Conditions:
  
  www.stamps.com/conditions
  
  We never charge people without their full agreement and awareness during our online registration process.  Our service fee is not based on usage or activity.  The monthly subscription service fee that Stamps.com charges is for access of the Stamps.com software, which allows customers to print postage from the comfort of their home or small office using just a PC and a printer.  Our service is a monthly subscription service so its not based on usage of the software, but rather on having access to using it.  
  We believe in full disclosure, and information about our fees is available on our website, interface, Terms, and FAQs. 
  During registration for a Stamps.com account, we explain that your credit card will not be charged unless you continue past the four-week trial or buy additional postage and Online Store products.  We believe the monthly fee provides a good value for customers who need to print not only just Priority and Priority Express Mail shipping labels, but also Shipping Labels for other classes (we support ****************** Mail, and Parcel Select Labels),NetStamps, and postage printed directly on envelopes.  We do have a wide variety of customers - over ************* customers- who enjoy the experience of not having to rely on expensive postage meters and who require more functionality and features than what other PC ******* services currently offer.
  
  On our main page at www.stamps.com, we explain our fees under the section "Here's how it works..."  During the registration process we do make sure that our customers are aware of the monthly service fee in that we have it detailed on the webpage titled Why do you need my credit card information?     
  
  We do this so that customers can see the price before they complete the registration process. We also have the billing policy detailed in our Terms and Conditions at:
  
  www.stamps.com/conditions
  
  Customers are required to review and agree to these Terms prior to completing registration.
  In addition, potential customers can review and compare our pricing plans, as well as other important information, to determine which plan best meets their mailing needs via the Learn More section which is accessible from the Stamps.com home page.  We offer FAQs that answer questions about pricing, plans, and specific and general benefits of using Stamps.com:
  
  ******************************************************
  
  **************************************************
  
  The fee we charge gives you access to services of the *********** and the license to print official U.S. postage.Its a flat fee that is not determined by how much postage you print.  Stamps.com is a vendor licensed by the ****,and all paid postage goes directly to the ***********. In order to offer our standard service, we do charge a monthly subscription fee.
  If we can help further, please let us know.
  Best **************************************************************************************** Director
  **********************

• Initial Complaint

  Date:06/18/2023

  Type:Product Issues
  Status:

  AnsweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  I got an email from Stamps.com saying I owed $166 for something I never used. I tried logging into the site to cancel whatever it was and it said my screen name didn't exist and I couldn't sign in to see what I was being charged for. I want a refund if anything was charged to the card of the account. The account screen name is Jerrywayne85 but it won't let me sign in to figure out what's wrong. I think I used it once to mail a package back to Amazon or ***** That was last year and I just now got an email notice of the charges. Thanks for your time and help.

  Business Response

  Date: 06/23/2023

  Dear ********,
  Thank you for your inquiry. We appreciate and consider your feedback and take our customers concerns very seriously.  Normally,a customer is responsible for all service fees.  However, rest assured that we have zeroed out your outstanding balance totaling $166.72 and refunded $78.96 to your credit card.  We show that your account is closed.  Your confirmation number is: 230623-002406.
  We show that this account was fully activated on 6/18/2022.  To create any Stamps.com account, you must complete the multi-step registration process at www.stamps.com.
  
  Registration requires you to enter your name, mailing address, phone number and credit card information, in addition to creating a username and password and selecting two security questions. Also, you must review and agree to our Terms and Conditions:
  
  www.stamps.com/conditions
  We apologize for any misunderstanding regarding our services.  We do not charge customers without their agreement and consent, and we do consider the charges to be valid and appropriate. 
  
  We show that a Welcome Email confirming activation had been sent to you on 6/18/2022.  We hear your concerns and we always aim to fully disclose our fees before any account can be created.  We do not advertise or offer a free or pay-as-you-go service, and as disclosed and explained during registration, we do charge a monthly fee after the 4-Week Trial Period, which ended on your account on 7/17/2022.  Unfortunately, we do not show a previous cancellation request. 
  To create any Stamps.com account, you must complete the multi-step registration process at www.stamps.com.
  
  Registration requires you to enter your name, mailing address, phone number and credit card information, in addition to creating a username and password and selecting two security questions. Also, you must review and agree to our Terms and Conditions:
  
  www.stamps.com/conditions
  
  We never charge people without their full agreement and awareness during our online registration process.  Our service fee is not based on usage or activity.  The monthly subscription service fee that Stamps.com charges is for access of the Stamps.com software, which allows customers to print postage from the comfort of their home or small office using just a PC and a printer.  Our service is a monthly subscription service so its not based on usage of the software, but rather on having access to using it.  
  We believe in full disclosure, and information about our fees is available on our website, interface, Terms, and FAQs. 
  During registration for a Stamps.com account, we explain that your credit card will not be charged unless you continue past the four-week trial or buy additional postage and Online Store products.  We believe the monthly fee provides a good value for customers who need to print not only just Priority and Priority Express Mail shipping labels, but also Shipping Labels for other classes (we support ****************** Mail, and Parcel Select Labels),NetStamps, and postage printed directly on envelopes.  We do have a wide variety of customers - over ************* customers- who enjoy the experience of not having to rely on expensive postage meters and who require more functionality and features than what other PC ******* services currently offer.
  
  On our main page at www.stamps.com, we explain our fees under the section "Here's how it works..."  During the registration process we do make sure that our customers are aware of the monthly service fee in that we have it detailed on the webpage titled Why do you need my credit card information?     
  
  We do this so that customers can see the price before they complete the registration process. We also have the billing policy detailed in our Terms and Conditions at:
  
  www.stamps.com/conditions
  
  Customers are required to review and agree to these Terms prior to completing registration.
  In addition, potential customers can review and compare our pricing plans, as well as other important information, to determine which plan best meets their mailing needs via the Learn More section which is accessible from the Stamps.com home page.  We offer FAQs that answer questions about pricing, plans, and specific and general benefits of using Stamps.com:
  
  ******************************************************
  
  **************************************************
  
  The fee we charge gives you access to services of the *********** and the license to print official U.S. postage.Its a flat fee that is not determined by how much postage you print.  Stamps.com is a vendor licensed by the USPS,and all paid postage goes directly to the ***********. In order to offer our standard service, we do charge a monthly subscription fee.
  If we can help further, please let us know.
  Best **************************************************************************************** Director
  **********************

• Initial Complaint

  Date:06/16/2023

  Type:Billing Issues
  Status:

  AnsweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  This complaint is regarding the business Stamps.com. This complaint is from myself ********************* and my husband *************************. On May 14, 2023 I received an emailing from Stamps.com stating that my credit card expired and I was being charged late fees for my overdue account. I had no idea that I had any type of account that charged any type of fees. In April 2020 when COVID hit, I wanted to order some stamps online. In order to do so, the website required that I start an account. Unbeknownst to me, it was a free trial. Just to order stamps?!?!? I did not receive ANY notification that I would then be charged a monthly fee. I never agreed in writing to pay any monthly fee. They billed my credit card $19.20 every month starting on May 15, 2020. They NEVER notified me that this would occur, or sent me any monthly bills stating this was being charged to me. This continued for 35 months, THIRTY FIVE! The last monthly payment was March 15, 2023. They collected $672 in total for a service I never knew I had, or ever used. I contacted customer service who agreed to refund me one month of fees, $19.20. They escalated it for me, since their resolution was not acceptable. There was no superior for me to talk with. I have heard nothing from them. I want a FULL refund of $672 for those fees. I included our very first payment from our Discover card bill that was from 5-15-20. The payments continued monthly, and I can provide each monthly statement if your desire. I then included the past 2 years of monthly payments from Discover Card. This is a very deceptive business that clearly makes money on innocent customers who have no idea they are being billed. This is a financial hardship for our family and I would appreciate your assistance in getting this resolved.

  Business Response

  Date: 06/20/2023

  Dear *****,
  Thank you for your inquiry. We appreciate and consider your feedback and take our customers concerns very seriously.  Normally,a customer is responsible for all service fees.  However, rest assured that our representative issued a courtesy refund of $40.00 on 6/15/23 and we have issued an additional courtesy refund of $250.00 on 6/20/23.  We show that your account is closed.  Your confirmation number is: 230620-004434.
  We apologize for any misunderstanding regarding our services.  We do not charge without authorization and consent.  Were sorry to hear that you havent been using the Stamps.com features and services available to you with your account.  The monthly service fee is a flat rate fee that provides access to your account.The fee is not based on usage or activity. 
  
  We do not sell rolls or books of stamps, as the service we offer is the ability to print postage.  Stamps.com is a PC ******* Vendor licensed and approved by the ***** We are a separate company from the **** itself.
  
  We show that a Welcome Email confirming activation had been sent to you on 4/15/20.  We hear your concerns and we always aim to fully disclose our fees before any account can be created.  We do not advertise or offer a free or pay-as-you-go service, and as disclosed and explained during registration, we do charge a monthly fee after the 4-Week Trial Period, which ended on your account on 5/14/20.  We show that we received a cancellation request on 6/14/23. 
  To create any Stamps.com account, you must complete the multi-step registration process at www.stamps.com.
  
  Registration requires you to enter your name, mailing address, phone number and credit card information, in addition to creating a username and password and selecting two security questions. Also, you must review and agree to our Terms and Conditions:
  
  www.stamps.com/conditions
  
  We never charge people without their full agreement and awareness during our online registration process.  Our service fee is not based on usage or activity.  The monthly subscription service fee that Stamps.com charges is for access of the Stamps.com software, which allows customers to print postage from the comfort of their home or small office using just a PC and a printer.  Our service is a monthly subscription service so its not based on usage of the software, but rather on having access to using it.  
  We believe in full disclosure, and information about our fees is available on our website, interface, Terms, and FAQs. 
  During registration for a Stamps.com account, we explain that your credit card will not be charged unless you continue past the four-week trial or buy additional postage and Online Store products.  We believe the monthly fee provides a good value for customers who need to print not only just Priority and Priority Express Mail shipping labels, but also Shipping Labels for other classes (we support ****************** Mail, and Parcel Select Labels),NetStamps, and postage printed directly on envelopes.  We do have a wide variety of customers - over ************* customers- who enjoy the experience of not having to rely on expensive postage meters and who require more functionality and features than what other PC ******* services currently offer.
  On our main page at www.stamps.com, we explain our fees under the section "Here's how it works..."  During the registration process we do make sure that our customers are aware of the monthly service fee in that we have it detailed on the webpage titled Why do you need my credit card information?      
  We do this so that customers can see the price before they complete the registration process. We also have the billing policy detailed in our Terms and Conditions at:
  
  www.stamps.com/conditions
  
  Customers are required to review and agree to these Terms prior to completing registration.
  In addition, potential customers can review and compare our pricing plans, as well as other important information, to determine which plan best meets their mailing needs via the Learn More section which is accessible from the Stamps.com home page.  We offer FAQs that answer questions about pricing, plans, and specific and general benefits of using Stamps.com:
  
  ******************************************************
  
  **************************************************
  
  The fee we charge gives you access to services of the *********** and the license to print official U.S. postage.Its a flat fee that is not determined by how much postage you print.  Stamps.com is a vendor licensed by the ****,and all paid postage goes directly to the ***********. In order to offer our standard service, we do charge a monthly subscription fee.
  If we can help further, please let us know.
  Best **************************************************************************************** Director
  **********************

  Customer Answer

  Date: 06/20/2023

   
  Complaint: 20194863
  
  I am rejecting this response because:

  I did not sign up for or expect any services.  I created an account solely to buy stamps once.  I did not receive anything in writing stating that I would be charged a monthly fee.  I did not receive any monthly statements stating I was being charged.  I did not use ANY services from  Stamps.com, which is clearly documented in your records.  I request a full refund of $672.  
  
  Sincerely,
  
  *******************

  Business Response

  Date: 07/05/2023

  Hi *****,
  We apologize for any misunderstanding regarding our services.  We do not sell rolls or books of stamps, as the service we offer is the ability to print postage.  Stamps.com is a PC Postage Vendor licensed and approved by the ***** We are a separate company from the **** itself.  We allow all of our customers to evaluate our features without signing up for an account. We provide extensive FAQs and demos in order to answer any queries that a potential customer *** have in regard to the ********************** service and software.  When you visit our website,you have the option of viewing various pages that offer more information and background on our postage printing product.  You do not have to register in order to receive information about Stamps.com.  Stamps.com is not a shipper or a seller of stamps per se but an advanced postage printing system that allows you to print and create postage.  An overview of the service we offer can be found here:  *************************************************************************
  
  If you are interested in purchasing pre-printed stamps, catalogues, rolls of stamps, commemorative stamps, custom-framed stamp prints, novelty items,philatelic glossaries, or anything that *** interest the stamp collector, the **** has an online Shop where you can browse and purchase these items.  The website address is: *********************************************;
  We do consider the fees charged to be valid and appropriate.  To best serve our customers, we provide the terms for Stamps.com accounts during the registration process. Stamps.com accounts cannot be created without customers indicating that theyve read the terms and conditions. We believe in full disclosure, which is why we provide our terms ( ******************************************** ) during the registration process.
  
  We show that we had issued you a courtesy refund totaling $290.00.  Rest assured that we have issued an additional courtesy refund totaling $200.00 on 7/5/23. 

  Sincerely,

  *******************
  Customer Care Director
  **********************

• Initial Complaint

  Date:06/15/2023

  Type:Billing Issues
  Status:

  AnsweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  On June 14, 2023, Stamps.com made an unauthorized charge to my Discover credit card.No merchandise or service has been requested and no merchandise or service has been received from the merchant. Completely unauthorized charges. The merchant has not responded to requests to return my Discover card charges. I was billed for $20.15 for the second month in a row. This appears to be a recurring monthly charge. The merchant will not stop the recurring charges to my account despite my requests to do so.

  Business Response

  Date: 06/19/2023

  Dear ****,
  Thank you for your inquiry. We appreciate and consider your feedback and take our customers concerns very seriously.  Normally,a customer is responsible for all service fees.  However, rest assured that our email representative issued a courtesy refund of $20.15 on 6/16/23 and we have issued an additional refund of $20.15 on 6/19/23.  We show that your account is closed.  Your confirmation number is: 230619-002201.
  We apologize for any misunderstanding regarding our services.  We do not charge without authorization and consent.  Were sorry to hear that you havent been using the Stamps.com features and services available to you with your account.  The monthly service fee is a flat rate fee that provides access to your account.The fee is not based on usage or activity. 
  
  We show that a Welcome Email confirming activation had been sent to you on 4/13/23.  We hear your concerns and we always aim to fully disclose our fees before any account can be created.  We do not advertise or offer a free or pay-as-you-go service, and as disclosed and explained during registration, we do charge a monthly fee after the 4-Week Trial Period, which ended on your account on 5/12/23.  We show that you cancelled your account on 6/15/23.     
  To create any Stamps.com account, you must complete the multi-step registration process at www.stamps.com.
  
  Registration requires you to enter your name, mailing address, phone number and credit card information, in addition to creating a username and password and selecting two security questions. Also, you must review and agree to our Terms and Conditions:
  
  www.stamps.com/conditions
  
  We never charge people without their full agreement and awareness during our online registration process.  Our service fee is not based on usage or activity.  The monthly subscription service fee that Stamps.com charges is for access of the Stamps.com software, which allows customers to print postage from the comfort of their home or small office using just a PC and a printer.  Our service is a monthly subscription service so its not based on usage of the software, but rather on having access to using it.  
  We believe in full disclosure, and information about our fees is available on our website, interface, Terms, and FAQs. 
  During registration for a Stamps.com account, we explain that your credit card will not be charged unless you continue past the four-week trial or buy additional postage and Online Store products.  We believe the monthly fee provides a good value for customers who need to print not only just Priority and Priority Express Mail shipping labels, but also Shipping Labels for other classes (we support ****************** Mail, and Parcel Select Labels),NetStamps, and postage printed directly on envelopes.  We do have a wide variety of customers - over ************* customers- who enjoy the experience of not having to rely on expensive postage meters and who require more functionality and features than what other PC ******* services currently offer.
  On our main page at www.stamps.com, we explain our fees under the section "Here's how it works..."  During the registration process we do make sure that our customers are aware of the monthly service fee in that we have it detailed on the webpage titled Why do you need my credit card information?      
  We do this so that customers can see the price before they complete the registration process. We also have the billing policy detailed in our Terms and Conditions at:
  
  www.stamps.com/conditions
  
  Customers are required to review and agree to these Terms prior to completing registration.
  In addition, potential customers can review and compare our pricing plans, as well as other important information, to determine which plan best meets their mailing needs via the Learn More section which is accessible from the Stamps.com home page.  We offer FAQs that answer questions about pricing, plans, and specific and general benefits of using Stamps.com:
  
  ******************************************************
  
  **************************************************
  
  The fee we charge gives you access to services of the *********** and the license to print official U.S. postage.Its a flat fee that is not determined by how much postage you print.  Stamps.com is a vendor licensed by the USPS,and all paid postage goes directly to the ***********. In order to offer our standard service, we do charge a monthly subscription fee.
  If we can help further, please let us know.
  Best **************************************************************************************** Director
  **********************

• Initial Complaint

  Date:06/13/2023

  Type:Product Issues
  Status:

  AnsweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  Around January 05th i requested the cancelation and the refund of a service that was been charged on my account without my authorization with stamps. The cancelation and refund was attempted but was not processed with my bank because the debit card number was changed. The bank couldn't reactivated the card that was canceled neither Stamps could issue a refund in a different card number. The "solution"was issue a check in my company name. It's been passed 6 months and i never received the check. Called stamps several times and the answer, i will escalate. I was informed the last 4 times that i called that the check was approved and issued on April 10th, but they can't inform if it was sent or any tracking number....I suggested to have my money credit back to account where i can use it,,,but they say that is not possible....Here are some case numbers opened recently: Ref:#******-000660 / Ref#: 230605-000162 / Ref: 230505-000469 / Refe# ******-005896

  Business Response

  Date: 06/19/2023

  Dear *********,
  Thank you for your inquiry. We appreciate and consider your feedback and take our customers concerns very seriously. 
  Reviewing this issue for you, we do show that a check had been processed and mailed to you in April 2023.  We show that the request was entered on April 10, 2023 and approved.  It was mailed to you as the payee and the amount was $179.99. 
  Since you have not received it, rest assured that we have reentered a check request for you on 6/13/23.  We show it will be reissued in your company name.  Please allow 1-3 business weeks for processing and delivery.  If you do not receive this reissued check, please let us know.
  Unfortunately, we cannot provide tracking on a check, as these are sent by First Class Mail in an envelope.
  We do show that a credit card refund had previously been issued to the credit card on file for $179.99 on 1/6/23, to the credit card on file.  We apologize for any misunderstanding.   
  If we can help further, please let us know.
  Best **************************************************************************************** Director
  **********************

• Initial Complaint

  Date:06/12/2023

  Type:Billing Issues
  Status:

  AnsweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  About 8 months ago, I contacted Stamps.com and asked that my account be cancelled. I had no recollection of ever enrolling in any Stamps.com program. I was told by the agent my account had been canceled. I also called AMEX and advised the same. Stamps.com continued to bill me. I then called AMEX again a couple months ago and demanded to stop payment and complete an investigation as Stamps.com continued to bill me. But Stamps.com continued the monthly billing.It is important to NOTE, I have NEVER USED ANY SERVICE FROM STAMPS.COM, EVER!! They intentionally and knowingly failed to close my account 8 months ago when I called and advised them I had never signed up for an account. Complete rip-off FRAUD.

  Business Response

  Date: 06/16/2023

  Dear ****,
  Thank you for your inquiry. We appreciate and consider your feedback and take our customers concerns very seriously.  Normally,a customer is responsible for all service fees.  However, rest assured that we have zeroed out the outstanding balance on the account and issued a courtesy refund of $250.00 to your credit card.  We show that your account is closed.  Your confirmation number is: 230616-002693.
  We show that this account was fully activated on 8/12/2017.  To create any Stamps.com account, you must complete the multi-step registration process at www.stamps.com.
  
  Registration requires you to enter your name, mailing address, phone number and credit card information, in addition to creating a username and password and selecting two security questions. Also, you must review and agree to our Terms and Conditions:
  
  www.stamps.com/conditions
  We apologize for any misunderstanding.   We have reviewed our e-mail and phone contact history and unfortunately, we do not show that we have received any prior form of contact from you requesting cancellation prior to 6/12/23.  We do have multiple systems in place to ensure that we have complete records of all emails, chats, letters, and calls.
  Please note that we keep a detailed record of all inbound calls to our service center, which include customer requests,support solutions, policy discussions, technical issues, and any other relevant information associated with each and every call, in addition to all e-mails going to and from our system.  Correspondence sent by regular mail is also tied to the account history for future reference. 
  Our service fee is not based on usage or activity.  The monthly subscription service fee that Stamps.com charges is for access of the Stamps.com software, which allows customers to print postage from the comfort of their home or small office using just a PC and a printer.  Our service is a monthly subscription service so its not based on usage of the software, but rather on having access to using it.  
  The fee we charge gives you access to services of the *********** and the license to print official U.S. postage.Its a flat fee that is not determined by how much postage you print.  Stamps.com is a vendor licensed by the USPS,and all paid postage goes directly to the ***********. In order to offer our standard service, we do charge a monthly subscription fee.
  If we can help further, please let us know.
  Best **************************************************************************************** Director
  **********************

• Initial Complaint

  Date:06/10/2023

  Type:Billing Issues
  Status:

  AnsweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  I used the service for one month, then cancelled. They charged me for not only the second month, but for every month since (8 mos). I've cancelled via online and via customer service repeatedly. They still charge me every month. I don't know how to get them to stop charging my credit card!

  Business Response

  Date: 06/14/2023

  Dear ****,
  Thank you for your inquiry. We appreciate and consider your feedback and take our customersconcerns very seriously.  I apologize for your issue.  Normally, a customer is responsible for all service fees.  However, rest assured that we have issued a refund totaling $91.95 to your credit card.  Rest assured that we show that your account is closed.  Your confirmation number is: 230613-001518.
  
  We have reviewed your feedback and please rest assured that we will be reviewing the phone interaction in question. 
                 
  We strongly believe in the value of our service and we always want to do everything that we can to ensure our customers have a positive experience when working with Stamps.com. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.
  
  If we can help further, please let us know.
  Best **************************************************************************************** Director
  **********************

• Initial Complaint

  Date:06/07/2023

  Type:Billing Issues
  Status:

  AnsweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  In August of 2020, I supposedly made an account with ********************** and entered my business credit card. I do not personally recall creating this account and strongly question it as I hardly ever send out physical mail and when I do, I have always bought a roll of stamps from our local post office. In fact, I make weekly trips there anyways. I find it very hard to believe that I signed up for this service. When talking to a service rep on the phone, she stated I may have ended up using their service to EDIT a stamp which would have also required me to accept a user agreement and terms and conditions. We were billed for 2 years without any notification being sent to the email (my email) that was associated with the account. Our billing accountant just recently for the charge in my credit card statement, which is the only reason this was brought to light. In the 2 years of having this account, we have never ONCE used the account to print a single stamp or packaging item. I requested to be refunded the 2 years of money for a service I have never once used. They agreed to refund $100. This is an incredibly shady business and it sounds like I am not the only one who has had similar complaints about this.

  Business Response

  Date: 06/09/2023

  Dear ******,
  Thank you for your inquiry. We appreciate and consider your feedback and take our customers concerns very seriously.  Normally,a customer is responsible for all service fees.  However, rest assured that we have issued a courtesy refund totaling $119.94 to your credit card, as confirmed by our phone representative.  We have issued an additional courtesy refund of $200.00.  We show that your account is closed.  Your confirmation number is: 230609-003941.
  Were sorry to hear that you havent been using the Stamps.com features and services available to you with your account.  The monthly service fee is a flat rate fee that provides access to your account. The fee is not based on usage or activity. 
  We show that this account was fully activated on 8/27/20 via our multi-step registration process.  To create any Stamps.com account, you must complete the multi-step registration process at www.stamps.com.
  
  Registration requires you to enter your name, mailing address, phone number and credit card information, in addition to creating a username and password and selecting two security questions. Also, you must review and agree to our Terms and Conditions:
  
  www.stamps.com/conditions
  We apologize for any misunderstanding regarding our services.  We do not sell rolls or books of stamps, as the service we offer is the ability to print postage.  Stamps.com is a PC ******* Vendor licensed and approved by the ***** We are a separate company from the **** itself. 
  We show that a Welcome Email confirming activation had been sent to you on 8/27/20.  We hear your concerns and we always aim to fully disclose our fees before any account can be created.  We do not advertise or offer a free or pay-as-you-go service, and as disclosed and explained during registration, we do charge a monthly fee after the 4-Week Trial Period, which ended on your account on 9/25/20.  We show that you first contacted us to cancel on 6/6/23.   
  To create any Stamps.com account, you must complete the multi-step registration process at www.stamps.com.
  
  Registration requires you to enter your name, mailing address, phone number and credit card information, in addition to creating a username and password and selecting two security questions. Also, you must review and agree to our Terms and Conditions:
  
  www.stamps.com/conditions
  
  We never charge people without their full agreement and awareness during our online registration process.  Our service fee is not based on usage or activity.  The monthly subscription service fee that Stamps.com charges is for access of the Stamps.com software, which allows customers to print postage from the comfort of their home or small office using just a PC and a printer.  Our service is a monthly subscription service so its not based on usage of the software, but rather on having access to using it.  
  We believe in full disclosure, and information about our fees is available on our website, interface, Terms, and FAQs. 
  During registration for a Stamps.com account, we explain that your credit card will not be charged unless you continue past the four-week trial or buy additional postage and Online Store products.  We believe the monthly fee provides a good value for customers who need to print not only just Priority and Priority Express Mail shipping labels, but also Shipping Labels for other classes (we support ****************** Mail, and Parcel Select Labels),NetStamps, and postage printed directly on envelopes.  We do have a wide variety of customers - over ************* customers- who enjoy the experience of not having to rely on expensive postage meters and who require more functionality and features than what other PC ******* services currently offer.
  
  On our main page at www.stamps.com, we explain our fees under the section "Here's how it works..."  During the registration process we do make sure that our customers are aware of the monthly service fee in that we have it detailed on the webpage titled Why do you need my credit card information?      
  
  We do this so that customers can see the price before they complete the registration process. We also have the billing policy detailed in our Terms and Conditions at:
  
  www.stamps.com/conditions
  
  Customers are required to review and agree to these Terms prior to completing registration.
  In addition, potential customers can review and compare our pricing plans, as well as other important information, to determine which plan best meets their mailing needs via the Learn More section which is accessible from the Stamps.com home page.  We offer FAQs that answer questions about pricing, plans, and specific and general benefits of using Stamps.com:
  
  ******************************************************
  
  **************************************************
  
  The fee we charge gives you access to services of the *********** and the license to print official **** postage.Its a flat fee that is not determined by how much postage you print.  Stamps.com is a vendor licensed by the ****,and all paid postage goes directly to the ***********. In order to offer our standard service, we do charge a monthly subscription fee.
  If we can help further, please let us know.
  Best **************************************************************************************** Director
  **********************

• Initial Complaint

  Date:06/07/2023

  Type:Product Issues
  Status:

  AnsweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  I purchased $10.00 worth of stamps on 10/18/21. After that, stamps.com charged me $****** (***** and ***** monthly) in service fees. I would like the ****** back.

  Business Response

  Date: 06/09/2023

  Dear ****,
  Thank you for your inquiry. We appreciate and consider your feedback and take our customers concerns very seriously.  Normally,a customer is responsible for all service fees.  However, rest assured that we have issued a courtesy refund totaling $250.00 to your credit card.  We show that your account is closed.  Your confirmation number is: 230609-003261.
  We apologize for any misunderstanding regarding our services.  We do not sell rolls or books of stamps, as the service we offer is the ability to print postage.  Stamps.com is a PC ******* Vendor licensed and approved by the ***** We are a separate company from the **** itself.
  We show that this account was fully activated on 3/5/20.  To create any Stamps.com account, you must complete the multi-step registration process at www.stamps.com.
  
  Registration requires you to enter your name, mailing address, phone number and credit card information, in addition to creating a username and password and selecting two security questions. Also, you must review and agree to our Terms and Conditions:
  
  www.stamps.com/conditions
  
  We show that a Welcome Email confirming activation had been sent to you on 3/5/20.  We hear your concerns and we always aim to fully disclose our fees before any account can be created.  We do not advertise or offer a free or pay-as-you-go service, and as disclosed and explained during registration, we do charge a monthly fee after the 4-Week Trial Period, which ended on your account on 4/03/2020.  We show that you first contacted us to cancel on 6/7/23.     
  To create any Stamps.com account, you must complete the multi-step registration process at www.stamps.com.
  
  Registration requires you to enter your name, mailing address, phone number and credit card information, in addition to creating a username and password and selecting two security questions. Also, you must review and agree to our Terms and Conditions:
  
  www.stamps.com/conditions
  
  We never charge people without their full agreement and awareness during our online registration process.  Our service fee is not based on usage or activity.  The monthly subscription service fee that Stamps.com charges is for access of the Stamps.com software, which allows customers to print postage from the comfort of their home or small office using just a PC and a printer.  Our service is a monthly subscription service so its not based on usage of the software, but rather on having access to using it.   
  We believe in full disclosure, and information about our fees is available on our website, interface, Terms, and FAQs. 
  During registration for a Stamps.com account, we explain that your credit card will not be charged unless you continue past the four-week trial or buy additional postage and Online Store products.  We believe the monthly fee provides a good value for customers who need to print not only just Priority and Priority Express Mail shipping labels, but also Shipping Labels for other classes (we support ****************** Mail, and Parcel Select Labels),NetStamps, and postage printed directly on envelopes.  We do have a wide variety of customers - over ************* customers- who enjoy the experience of not having to rely on expensive postage meters and who require more functionality and features than what other PC ******* services currently offer.
  
  On our main page at www.stamps.com, we explain our fees under the section "Here's how it works..."  During the registration process we do make sure that our customers are aware of the monthly service fee in that we have it detailed on the webpage titled Why do you need my credit card information?      
  
  We do this so that customers can see the price before they complete the registration process. We also have the billing policy detailed in our Terms and Conditions at:
  
  www.stamps.com/conditions
  
  Customers are required to review and agree to these Terms prior to completing registration.
  In addition, potential customers can review and compare our pricing plans, as well as other important information, to determine which plan best meets their mailing needs via the Learn More section which is accessible from the Stamps.com home page.  We offer FAQs that answer questions about pricing, plans, and specific and general benefits of using Stamps.com:
  
  ******************************************************
  
  **************************************************
  
  The fee we charge gives you access to services of the *********** and the license to print official **** postage.Its a flat fee that is not determined by how much postage you print.  Stamps.com is a vendor licensed by the ****,and all paid postage goes directly to the ***********. In order to offer our standard service, we do charge a monthly subscription fee.
  If we can help further, please let us know.
  Best **************************************************************************************** Director
  **********************