A couple of weeks ago I posted asking if anyone knew of a grocery delivery service available in Ocean City. I knew other%26#39;s who had done it at other resorts and loved it. Someone did a Google search and came up with www.ocgroceries.com. He took the site down last night. It looked legit and was a secure site so I ordered groceries to be delivered the day I arrived in OC to my rental. They charged my credit card 4 days before my arrival but never delivered the groceries. I spent a huge amount of my vacation last week on the phone and visiting with my bank and the police. I was informed by Worcester County Sheriff%26#39;s Dept. that there were also several other victims. If this has happened to anyone here I have all of the information you need to pursue getting your money back from this man including a name, business and home address, and phone numbers. I will be glad to share this info to anyone who was also victimized by this guy. This was the first time in my life I was scammed and it%26#39;s not a good feeling.
oc groceries scam
Well, the good news is their website seems to be dead at the moment, so it looks like you can%26#39;t order through them if you wanted to. And since it%26#39;s credit card based, non-delivery of goods for those who already have ordered is a pretty solid case for getting a chargeback from your credit card carrier.
oc groceries scam
';They charged my credit card 4 days before my arrival but never delivered the groceries. I spent a huge amount of my vacation last week on the phone and visiting with my bank and the police. ';
Next time (hopefully there won%26#39;t BE a next time, this advice is really for others!) just dispute the charge with your credit card company, no need to spend precious vacation time with police or your bank. Just dispute the charge.
Yes, I think I am protected by my credit card company but that%26#39;s not the whole issue. This guy shouldn%26#39;t be able to get away with this. I also filed civil charges and am willing to make another trip down to O.C. for the hearing so he understands that. He was given the chance by the deputy to make amends and chose not to. If he would have shown some kind of remorse or willingness to make it right I would have left it go. He%26#39;s obviously a creep. There definitely won%26#39;t be another time, hopefully for him either.
The website is back up. Please do not order anything from this website.
thanks for the info, but maybe next time bring your on food or go to the store personaly.
I think I already figured that one out. I already feel pretty stupid but have heard other%26#39;s who have used these kind of services and they worked out very nicely. All I was getting was enough for breakfast and lunch the next day so we wouldn%26#39;t have to run right out when we got there after a very long drive. I didn%26#39;t have room in my vehicle to bring them with me. Thanks for the tip though. I%26#39;m sure I will do it your way the next time.
don%26#39;t feel stupid, I%26#39;ve also heard of other people who ordered groceries on vac. not in OC. I looked at web site and almost did it my self
Just curious tanbec, when you discovered your groceries were not delivered to your rental, and I am assuming you called to find out where they were; what was the response as to why they had not been delivered?
I called the business several times and there was no answer. The voicemail picked up and said the mailbox was full. It was full until the day I left which was about 5 days that I tried. I managed to get his cell phone number and he denied being the owner of OC Groceries.
Thanks JR. I do a lot of online shopping and this has never happened before. I made sure it was a secure site but learned later that doesn%26#39;t mean anything. I just dealt with a very dishonest business that steals from innocent people. It does make me feel stupid that I could be so naive but appreciate you trying to make me feel better. If nothing else comes of this I hope people on this forum will see this and pass the word around so he can%26#39;t steal from anyone else. I do however intend to come back to OC to follow through on the charges I filed.
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