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KlearGear.com Purchase Terms Include Non-Disparagement Clause
6 points by midnitewarrior on June 26, 2014 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment
If you leave negative feedback anywhere regarding your purchase, Klear Gear reserves the right to charge you $3,500.00 USD.

See "Non-Disparagement" Section

http://www.kleargear.com/termsofuse1.html

KlearGear did this to somebody who ordered something, never received the order, then left negative feedback. The debt was sold to a collection agency, who then put the debt on their credit report. The couple sued KG for what they did, and won a $306k judgement in their favor.

http://consumerist.com/2014/06/26/kleargear-com-ordered-to-pay-306k-to-couple-who-wrote-negative-review/



Wow, I wasn't familiar with the site before seeing this, but I would never even consider purchasing a product from them no matter what the discount/price was. This shows blatant disregard for their customers and sends a loud message that all they care about is their image. Ironically this clause degrades their image more than any negative consumer review could.




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