Comment on Hotels have developed a new revenue stream: "algorithmic" smoke detectors
Brkdncr@lemmy.world 6 days agoThat’s not where it ends though. They can send you to collections.
Happened to me from Verizon after I returned their modem and they said I didn’t.
Many different collectors called and wouldn’t the same track# and photos to show it was returned. It eventually went on my credit, which took a slight hit for all of 2 months.
HK65@sopuli.xyz 5 days ago
This is why it’s great to belong to the 90% of the world without credit scores. Something similar happened to me, I just sent the company an email that told them that they bought bad credit after a washing machine manufacturer charged me for an in-warranty repair that they didn’t even perform.
Haven’t heard from them since.
aidan@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Then they just threaten to take you to court.
HK65@sopuli.xyz 3 days ago
Feel free, it has to be settled in a consumer protection arbitration court, who will by default side with me.
There is basically a “forced arbitration” law in effect, but not toward people who sue the company, but toward the company that would sue people.