Brittany Amey... Save yourself the headache... NEGATIVE

My name is Andrew Gizinski, and I am submitting a review of the BUYER Brittany Amey, or Britt Amey.

COMPLETE NIGHTMARE!

I'll outline the important facts of the "sale", and post a forum conversation between Brittany Amey, and myself. I have quite a few emails, and will post them upon request.

Brittany contacted me expressing interest in my 2.0 Garden Phase Amazon Tree Boas. I had them listed for FREE on reptile forums (www.reptileforums.com).

Brittany pay-paled me the amount requested for shipping costs (at a $10 loss to me, but that was my mistake). The snakes were shipped Fed-ex PRIORITY OVERNIGHT. I am a certified shipper via Fed-ex.

The arrival of the snakes are confirmed (via Fed-ex). Within an hour I receive a flaming email from Brittany, claiming the snakes to have died because of suffocation. She claimed to have taken the snakes to the vet, and her veterinary technician confirmed that they had in fact suffocated.

Brittany said it was my fault because:

-I used a 10 hr heat pad (which is untrue). Though she claimed the snakes suffocated...

-The packaging was too large (yes, she actually said that in the forum post), but didn't have air holes. Again, this was in JANUARY.

It is important to note that she never sent me photos (as I requested) or any form of receipt from her vet.

When asked for proof on one forum, she claimed that her emails between us had all been deleted as a result of a mass of emails she just received.

She also filed a claim with pay-pal. I never heard from paypal.

She then continued asking for a refund, ranting about her DOR policy (refunding 10% of the buyers money).

I was willing to send her the $5 she requested, she then clarified that I must include the 3% paypal fee, but what topped it off what I found is that she had posted threads on numerous forums already.

Her posts were full of lies, I'll point these out later.

It went from an adult-like business transaction to a child's game. She posted ridiculous threads on numerous forums. I eventually emailed her and requested that she post on the BOI, so we can finally settle this mess.

I am not aware of a thread on the BOI started by her.

She proceeded to attempt to add me on facebook, send me spam emails from odd sites she had signed up on, etc.

I didn't realize the BOI was also for sellers, leaving feedback on buyers (thus the late post), but for everyone's sake, better late than never.

Here is a forum post (http://s4.zetaboards.com/HerpinVerts/topic/113841/1/):

"Brizzdown@aim.com
Britt Amey
Brizzy's Reps

I purchased 2 Atb's from him, He said he just needed to move them, With lack of communication being an issue i still insisted and wanted these little ones, I got them today in a box haha that was 3 times the size it needed to be, not a probelm i dont' care about the box, but there is not holes, no way for the snakes to breathe, it took me 15 min to get the blam tape off the box, on the outside written on the box which looked like from a 13 year old kid, LIVE SNAKES KEEP UPRIGHT-KEEP AT 50DEGREES> Now first off fedex cant keep anything at 50degrees NOR do they care!!!! So on to the next issues, he has them in a pillow case(no problem), stuff all the way at the bottom, there is poop all over the place, and he pushed them down and packed it tight with papertowels,now the snake have no way to breathe, they are freaked out, and only had a 10 hour hand warmer in with them. YEA I GOT 2 DEAD ATB's NOT HAPPY.

So i asked him if he would be willing to refund only a partial as it clearly was his fault with the way he packed them that they suffocated. There eye balls are like exploded, and has hemereging which usually means suffacation or efeicsiaction (sp). I lifeted them up and felt them they were not as cold as i thought,as my first thought was they froze, but no def not my conclusion.

I would just like to let everyone know about him and be aware of his shipping ways, and you most likely will end up with a DEAD HERP!

Andrew or Eric Gizinski
CaptialsSerpents@yahoo.com"

My response:

"Andrew here...

Brizzdown@aim.com
Britt Amey
Brizzy's Reps

I purchased 2 Atb's from him, He said he just needed to move them, With lack of communication being an issue i still insisted and wanted these little ones,"

You purchased nothing from me... I GAVE YOU THE SNAKES FOR FREE. You merely covered shipping and packaging charges (for a 10 dollar loss on my part). Communication was never an issue, I didn't respond to one of your emails for a total of less than 10 hours, and if you recall my last email stated somthing along the lines of "I will email you when I ship the snakes", I apologize if I do not sit in front of the computer all day, but I have a job, and a life.

I got them today in a box haha that was 3 times the size it needed to be, not a probelm i dont' care about the box, but there is not holes, no way for the snakes to breathe, it took me 15 min to get the blam tape off the box, on the outside written on the box which looked like from a 13 year old kid, LIVE SNAKES KEEP UPRIGHT-KEEP AT 50DEGREES> Now first off fedex cant keep anything at 50degrees NOR do they care!!!!

You clearly know very little about shipping snakes. I am a certified reptile shipper via Fed-ex, my packaging methods have been approved by the Fed-ex shipping lab. Though I will not claim that they know much about shipping snakes, EVERYTHING I do is a carbon copy of what was approved or suggested to me by Fed-ex representatives. And yes, I have bad handwriting, but does that have ANYTHING to do with the death of your snakes? Also, if the box was, quote, "3 times too big", doesn't that remove from the possibility of suffocation? Since ANY INTELLIGENT REPTILE SHIPPER WILL TELL YOU THAT YOU DON'T PUNCH HOLES IN THE BOX. Also to clarify, I shipped overnight.

So on to the next issues, he has them in a pillow case(no problem), stuff all the way at the bottom, there is poop all over the place, and he pushed them down and packed it tight with papertowels,now the snake have no way to breathe, they are freaked out, and only had a 10 hour hand warmer in with them. YEA I GOT 2 DEAD ATB's NOT HAPPY.

First off, it wasnt packed too tight, and everything I used was breathable, and again, was based on a reliable, tried and true shipping method. I also used TWO FULL SIZED SUITABLE BODY WARMERS TO SHIP THE SNAKES. Your post is misleading by saying "a" and a blatent lie by saying "10 hour". I have the wrappers from the MULTIPLE heat packs I used. And to clarify, I'm not happy either, and very sorry for what happened.

So i asked him if he would be willing to refund only a partial as it clearly was his fault with the way he packed them that they suffocated. There eye balls are like exploded, and has hemereging which usually means suffacation or efeicsiaction (sp). I lifeted them up and felt them they were not as cold as i thought,as my first thought was they froze, but no def not my conclusion.

You stated that you would not post negative feedback if I either refunded your shipping (I was already $10 down for shipping in the whole deal) or sent you another snake, ranting about how you have a 10% DOA policy. So lets play a game. I SELL you a snake that dies when it arrives. You pay $60, and the shipping was $40. Your total payment was $100, and since I feel bad about your loss, I send you $10, I still made a $50 profit off the whole deal, and you are down $90. Now, in this case (it's important to note that I never suggested that I offered a live arrival guarentee), I was (as the breeder) already down $10, AND charged you ZERO DOLLARS for the snakes. So while your DOA policy causes you to make a moderate profit, my general snake sale process ALREADY CAUSED ME TO LOSE MONEY. And then you have the audacity to make poorly thought out, uneducated, misleading, claims about my shipping methods.

On top of all of this, I agreed to comply with your DOA policy, and yet you continued to post negative feedback, and filed a claim with paypal. I've tried to work with you on this matter, and you refuse to be worked with.

And finally, your comment "You will most likly end up with a dead herp"...

I think you are a bit off in the math department, if 1 out of say 50 shipments goes south, you are actually more likly to end up with a LIVE herp if you order from me."

I love how the Admin cut off the conversation.

Here is another thread where she is going to town,

http://thereptileroom.org/forum/inde...&f=220&t=12820

It seems that the other forums she posted on have been deleted. She made quite a few false statements on the other sites as well.

Brittany Amey WILL BE CONTACTED, and informed of this thread.

Thanks for reading, and sorry for the late notice.

Regards,

Andrew

It was a pair of ATB's?
She said it was a ball python.
[quote name='Reptilechk420' date='Apr 9 2008, 10:14 AM' post='123733']
No pics, snake is in the garbage it arrives at my work not home. It was a ball python![/quote]

Originally Posted by SPJ

It was a pair of ATB's?
She said it was a ball python.
[quote name='Reptilechk420' date='Apr 9 2008, 10:14 AM' post='123733']
No pics, snake is in the garbage it arrives at my work not home. It was a ball python!

[/quote]

Oops. That thread I quoted her in was a deal with Roger Mance.
Hmmm. Another doa with no proof.

Yes Brizzy has been exposed here before here is the thread where she exposed herself.
http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/foru...06&page=1&pp=5
I knew the name was familar, I was the fourth poster in that thread.

This was from MONTHS ago and your just responding now shows your lack their of.

Your posts were deleted because they have all done many transactions with me and they actually bought from me and were VERY satisfied. I only gave you a headache because you were in the wrong and had very bad communication.

I have only ever had 2 doas simply from you and roger. 2 very uncapable shippers. Don't preach about being a FEDEX certified shipper. So am I and many other out there doesn't mean you "know" how to package and item. You send them a test box and that's it, you don't send them one with reptiles in it.

You can check out many places where people have done transactions with myself, and all have been positive. Sorry things went south with us. But it does happen in this business. Some of the things i had said were a bit inappropriate at the time, but i was very upset i had recieved the package i did, Not just that they were dead but the poor packaging itself was a bit shameful.

I will not drag this on forever so i will simply leave my response at this, a headache is a headache, money is something that i will never get back, nor the dead snakes. Again i appologize for some rude things i said but i would never do business with you again nor i think should anyone else.

Originally Posted by BRIZZY

Because I ask for it each time as a transaction or i will need a money
order sent! You never asked for the 3% not my problem!


-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Gizinski <capitalserpents@yahoo.com>
To: brizzdown@aim.com
Sent: Sun, 27 Jan 2008 8:37 pm
Subject: Re: Bad News.....




I need a bit of clarification... Why would I add the 3% paypal fee,
when you didnt in your payment to me?

How about because her demanding 3% for PayPal fees is against their TOS, and also illegal in some states.


Cost of doing business, which she obviously knows very little about...

Brittany, please provide proof that you're a FedEx approved shipper. You offered it up so we're taking you up on the offer. It will go a long ways towards your credibility.

Griz

Here ya go...

MaryAnn C. Smith -Represenative
1000 Fedex Dr.
Moon Township, Pa 15108
Telephone: 800-786-4621 Ext. 8639
Fax: 866-785-0650
Maryann.smith@fedex.com

I Don't have a scanner so i don't know how to show you the papers but here is what they say....

Fedex Package Test/Evaluation Report # :17659
Package Tested: Passed
4/23/07
The above described packaging of the shipment of live harmless reptiles meets fedex express requirements and is accepted for domestic transport. Before shipping can begin you will need to contact your local fedex account rep. to complete implement all necessary legal paperwork.

Legal Paperwork: From represenitive above is my waiver of liablity for reptile and amphibian domestic shipments. Which includes my account number, i signed the papers and sent them back. I have my copy and maryann has hers.

It also tells you on the report/evaluation sheet:
Service information.
Customer Information.
Fedex Location Information
Product Information
Packaging Information
Test Procedures Completed
Test Results:Listed above
Definition of Results
Comments and packaging recommendations: Listed above.
Then shows you pictures of your box apart as they tested it.

So others don't have to do the search, here's another thread on Brittany Amey and her forum antics: http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/foru...ghlight=Brizzy