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Description: MDG consumer financing programs are the best financing options for Laptops, Tablets, Desktop Computers, HDTVs, Electronics, Furniture, Mattresses, and Appliances in North America.
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"Return Policy
All sales are a final. Unless required by law, there are no returns, refunds or exchanges of any kind whatsoever. However, we may choose to accept a return in our sole and absolute discretion; our exercise of discretion may be affected by various factors, including but not limited to the passage of time from the purchase date and the condition of the returned goods. Products returned for exchange must be sent back exactly as they were received. They must contain the unused product, original packaging and include all disks, registration cards, packing materials and other accessories and must be received within 30 days of the invoice date. We reserve the right to refuse for return or charge a restocking fee of 20% of the current balance. No returns will be accepted without an RA number issued by MDG or when the product manufactures or distributors return policies supersede ours. If approved by MDG, an exchange, merchandise credit or refund will be authorized.
Due to the volatile nature of computer prices, items will only be refunded, exchanged or credited at the current pricing at the time of return. MDG reserves the right to charge higher restocking fees for any special circumstances, such as damaged packaging, missing CD, etc. Physically damaged products will not be accepted."
After reading this policy there is no way I can buy from them. Please before you buy read all policies!
If they can't back up their products please don't buy!
This is a terrific alternative to rent to own, which carries interest bordering usury rates. This is financing, which allows new borrowers and those wishing to rebuild their credit an affordable way to finance, build or rebuild their credit, and is a good education regarding interest and the cost of interest. Does the process take a week or so? Yes, but so does applying for any financing contract. Does your item cost more than it would on Amazon? Yes, but the price of interest is up to you... make more than the minimum payments and your total cost will be less.
I would encourage anyone who is looking to finance a purchase to consider this company over a rent to own scenario. The customer service is wonderful, if you have a question, call and ask them! The total cost of your item is customizable by your payment amount, but will always be less than rent to own, it will help to build your credit and is a great way to learn how to budget and be responsible for a monthly payment. Also, cross your fingers that you are assigned Eldin as your customer rep. He is absolutely wonderful.
Almost a week later the verification department contatcted me to complete the order.
When I brought up issues regarding my order and shipping to a customer service agent my issues were totally ignored and I was again told to just wait.
Shipping issues - Package arrived in the city Thursday at 3pm. I called the shipping company and was told it did arrive and was handed to a Third party courier in which mdg.com would call to setup a drop off time. I was told they cannot give the name or number to the courier...
If my items I agreed to pay for are being handed off to someone else whos not the original shipper then I have every right to know who it is that will be delivering it and contacting me.
I expressed this to the customer sales agent and the disgusting fact it was now going to take 4 business days for my package to travel 19.2 kilometers
When I emailed the MDG customer service agent back regarding her completely dismissing my complaints I was ignored.
Overall I am not happy at all_ I have bought a lot of things through MDG and this very well maybe the last time I do it as this has left a sour taste with me.
Waybill Number: MDG2180547
Ship Date: 11-MAY-18
Due Date: 17-MAY-18
Estimated Delivery Date: 17-MAY-18
Shipper Location OAKVILLE, ON CA
Consignee Location EL CAJON, CA US
References:
PURCHASE_ORDER: *******@AOL.COM REF: 2180547 SEDSM6:30.36 POD_REQ_INVC: N
Shipment Detail
Total Pieces: 1
Actual Weight: 67.0 LB / 30.4KG
Charge Weight: 67.0 LB / 30.4KG
Service Information
Freight Terms: Third Party Billing
Service Level: 5 Day Economy
Delivery Type: Threshold Service
Movement Type: Consol
Key Event History
Event Date Time Event Location Signature / Remarks
Second Call Attempt And Left Message 16-MAY-18 12:10 SAN
On-Hand 16-MAY-18 09:33 SAN Haslerud, Jon D
Unable To Contact Customer 15-MAY-18 11:32 OB Dialer/IVR
Delivery Window Offered To Customer 12-MAY-18 12:53 SAN New 05/18/18 1300 - 1700
Called Customer And Left Message 12-MAY-18 12:47 SAN OB Dialer/IVR
Cleared Customs 11-MAY-18 14:08 SAN YYZCAAMS
Delivery Scheduled 11-MAY-18 YYZ -Toronto
Inbond 10-MAY-18 17:49 YYZ
Pickup 10-MAY-18 12:00 YYZ
Booking Created 10-MAY-18 11:59 YYZ
Delivery Scheduled 10-MAY-18 YYZ -Toronto
Routing Detail
For this purchase we got the tracking number (for "Same Day worldwide" delivery - a misnomer if ever there was one). Tracking said a Monday delivery. Was home all day Monday, no delivery. Called shipping company... they were given our OLD PHONE NUMBER (again) so they couldn't call to set up delivery. Got the number straightened out but had to ARGUE with the delivery company to get it delivered that same week! Finally got the product (a TV) and set it up only to find that the screen was smashed. Called MDG to arrange return of the broken TV and was told 3 business days (not for the tracking number to be generated just three business days). Today is the third day and we don't even have a tracking number yet. Call MDG and we're told it might be another 15 days before we get the TV. Told MDG to cancel the order and was told by two different people that they can't do that in time for the first payment to come out this Friday.
Asked to speak to a boss and apparently I was speaking to the CEO of the company because she doesn't have a boss we can speak to.
Finally through all of this... not ONE time has anyone offered an apology,,, I've only been told that I'm wrong!
Final word on MDG... run away... don't walk... run!
We called mdg right away and after zero explanation as to why we have a clearly used computer mdg.com said we could send it back to them to fix. We were told we would get one payment as a credit to the account as we didn't have the computer in our possession anymore. Fast forward about a week and they now tell us that they can't in fact fix the computer and we were to pick out a different kind, oh and also we owe them double payments before they will even send it to us all of a sudden.
We ended up paying them the double payment and because so much time had passed, also paid another third regular payment and finally got a tracking number for the new computer which should have arrived today but suprise it didn't. Upon calling again we find out they haven't actually even sent this new computer out to us yet (not sure what the tracking number they sent us was from) and they somehow want even more money!
So we've now paid over $150 for something that we have not even had for almost a month now.
Never have dealt with any company so terrible with customer service in my life.
So needless to say I wouldn't recommend them.
So I started the process, was approved for credit, had to give my bank info for debits every other week, upload a bill verifying address, etc. It all felt a bit excessive in my opinion, but unfortunately, like most others who choose to finance or buy from MDG, I am lacking in the credit dept.
Three days later, I made it to the final verification step in which mdg.com debit your first payment from your bank in an amount within $1.00 of the standard amount to verify account ownership, so they say. I entered it online and decided I'd check out the laptop I had coming one more time. I clicked on it. It had the exact same linkage, pics, and title. Once I got to the detailed specs is where I noticed the problem. Now, instead of the 144Hz display, it said it was a 120Hz, and for the GPU it now said it was a GTX 1050...
I immediately got on the phone to verify that my purchase would be with the higher specs I had agreed to the week before. I spoke to a russian sounding lady who asked me probably 3 times what specs I was looking for and that what was advertised was what I agreed to. Luckily I took a screen shot of it. I told her that, she paused for a moment and then said the one I ordered was out of stock and now they had this one... THAT IS A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN SCREEN AND ESPECIALLY GPU, AND THEY WEREN'T EVEN GOING TO TELL ME! They just expected me to keep it and pay the same inflated amount for a far inferior laptop! Tried to scam me like I was some unsuspecting idiot who just wouldn't notice! She then said she would have my account manager, Milos, call me in 1 minute. As I had previously tried reaching him first to no avail.
He called, and asked what the problem was. I explained it all again and he stated what he saw in my cart was what was advertised and what was ordered. I said no... Someone obviously changed some of the key specs on the link to make it look the exact same. He said he could get ahold of marketing to see, but that was what they had and what I had ordered. I then told him I had a screenshot, and he asked me to send it to him. I said sure, but do you even have that laptop? He said all they had was what was currently listed.
So I exercised my right to cancel... He tried to goad me into staying, but that laptop is on sale for $900 elsewhere, and the 1050 is a dead GPU... no way I'm paying $2000 all in all for a 1050 GPU laptop in 2019. The 1070 was at least serviceable and higher end. Needless to say, I will never shop, nor recommend this company to anyone. Not to mention I felt like I was giving up my personal info to the Russians since everyone had a hard russian/slovakian accent. So looks like I'll be enrolling in an identity fraud guard since they required so much info only for me to back out due to their unscrupulous business practices. I can only imagine how many people that little trick actually works on...
The payment plan mdg.com offered was very affordable. However, I wanted to save on interest and get it paid off more quickly so I was able to double my payments at no extra cost. They are going to lose out on a bunch of interest and they are ok with that. It's like they just want to help me own it.
They sent me tons of emails over a very long period of time and I browsed a couple times but it was well over a year before I eventually went and did the credit check, I actually was able to get quite a bit more credit than the emails had said. I had plenty of credit for my laptop and I could have gotten the laptop bag and still a bit more but I wanted to get a bag that is a little more feminine and I don't know what else to get quite frankly, so many nice items.
Once I decided on my laptop and let them know that was what I wanted they worked diligently over the next week or two making sure I signed all the right papers and sent in everything they needed. Each time my order was reviewed or changed departments there was something else they needed me to send in. I would have preferred to be told absolutely everything they needed in one go because their way it seemed to drag on a little and I almost gave up on it thinking it wasn't going to work out. I am so happy I stuck it out and sent them what they needed though because my new laptop is awesome!
The kind people at MDG also worked out a perfect payment plan with me that follows my pay days so I never have to worry about not having the money for my loan with them. They were excellent with me all the way through from me doing the credit check, choosing my item, filling out and sending in paperwork, approving my loan, arranging a payment plan, to the email that said my item was on it's way. They also sent my laptop by courier for free. So many businesses I've dealt with recently have been penny-pinching and every little thing is an extra charge. It's nice to see a company put their customers above the almighty dollar in this day and age. That's twice now... they are losing interest by letting me double up my payments and they paid for the courier.
Another sweet thing about MDG is that they report to the credit companies if you make your payments on time every two weeks or month etc., (or if you don't). If you're smart and you don't mess up this good thing it will help to improve your credit score and we can all use that no matter what our score is at. That's pretty awesome of them, I think.
There are some bad reviews for MDG but most of them are by people who either didn't qualify or sweet Goddess forbid, they had to wait a bit and send in further documentation so they had a fit and left a bad review for the company that was willing to help them out. I waited! Every couple days plus every change of departments I was told to either send in more paperwork or that what I had sent wasn't good enough, for instance, once I had to send a pdf instead of a jpg. Oh well! These people were considering financing a laptop for me and I was happy just to know each email or phone call didn't say nope, sorry, too bad for you but you get nothing! Granted there are a few legitimate reviews where someone within the company really did drop the ball but those reviews are very few in number. Most reviews I have read about the Canadian MDG financing company are overflowing with thanks to MDG for allowing people of all walks of life to get things they may not have been able to get otherwise.
This is my review and I am so very happy that I finally gave in and went to see what it was all about. I think I knew I would eventually and that's why I signed up for the emails and then never cancelled them in all that time. I am so thankful to MDG for taking the time to send me several emails and make a few phone calls making sure they got everything they needed from me. Because they did that they were able to decide that I could get the laptop I wanted. I am making double payments and I will give them extra money whenever I can because I want to pay off my laptop and figure out what to get next! I am definitely a customer for life now.
Thank You MDG!
I HAVE PLACED AN ORDER WITH YOUR STATEMENT ON THE DOCUMENT UNDERLINING NO STRINGS ATTACHED. YOU HAVE PUBLICLY DECLARED THAT THERE IS NO STRINGS ATTACHED. I HAVE MADE THE EFFORT ON MY PART TO GET THE REFERRALS, MY PERSONAL BANK INFORMATION AS REQUESTED. THAT WAS COMPLETED. WAITED FOR THE TEST OF PAYMENT FROM MY PERSONAL BANK ACCOUNT. YOUR COMPANY MDG TOOK MONEY FROM MY PERSONAL BANK ACCOUNT AS FIRST PAYMENT. NOW YOU WANT MORE, MORE, MONEY ON THE SPOT IN ORDER FOR MDG TO PROCEED WITH SHIPMENT? YOUR SALES REP DID HIS PART VERY WELL, I DID MY PART AS REQUESTED. WHY ARE YOU CONTRADICTING YOUR CONTRACT AS TO NO STRINGS ATTACHED? DOES NOT THE UNDERLINING BELIE WHAT YOU HAVE POSTED PUBLICLY MANY TIMES SOURCED FROM YOUR MDG COMPANY? NO STRINGS ATTACHED. WHICH IS THE BEGINNING OF THE DECISION? THIS IS NOT A LEASE, ONCE PAYMENTS ARRANGEMENTS ARE AGREED, I AGREED TO THE NO STRINGS ATTACHED, I AGREED TO THE PAYMENT MADE TO BIWEEKLY. ADDING ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS TO MDG WOULD BELIE THE NO STRINGS ATTACHED. MDG REQUESTING CUSTOMERS TO PAY MORE MONEY FROM THEIR PERSONAL BANK ACCOUNT AFTER THE PAYMENT HAD ALREADY BEEN AGREED UPON IS GOING AGAINST AND CONTRADICTING THE NO STRINGS ATTACHED. I AM APPALLED THAT SUCH A COMPANY WOULD LEAVE THE CUSTOMER FEELING DECEIVED, DEFRAUDED, MISLEAD. ALL I WANTED IS MY BRAND NEW TV TO ARRIVE IN TWO WEEKS AS WE AGREED UPON AFTER MDG TOOK FIRST PAYMENT OUT OF MY PERSONAL BANK ACCOUNT..
My first experience was buying a laptop. They did at first try to persuade my to get a better model, but I knew what I wanted and they did not push it. I received my 2 laptops (one was free because I had purchased over a certain amount). They both worked great and I did not use MDG again for about a year or so. They sent me a message to see if there was anything I might need. We wanted to get some tablets for our kids so I called. They offered to refinance our laptops to lower our payment making it easier to get better tablets. The customer service person was amazing. Since those 2 purchases we have bought a Smart TV and cell phone from them. Once you are I the system with them you cans see all your balances and available credit. If you need to order it only takes a few steps and your orders are on they're way.
The staff has always been very friendly, not too pushy and knowledgeable.
A quick note, if you spend a certain amount you can get items free from them. If you don't need these items you don't need to get them, but they make good presents!
During the verification process they asked me when I want the payment to come out of my account, I said Thursday... they took the pmt everything was fine! Then verification dept told me that my due date had to be on the day my pay chq comes into my account? Which is every Tuesday? Why in the beginning I am allowed to pick my date when the payment is coming out and when everything is said it done, it's now change to what you want? I didn't appreciate that as I never made my due date the date I get paid ever!
Sometimes I have delays on my pay, and that's why I put it on a different day. I find that really inconvenient. And I wish I was told about this right in the beginning. I felt this was a bit "shady" then after verification a UPS was sent, I didn't know about a UPS I got an email from them saying that they are coming the next day! I took the day off work and no one showed up at my house? I wish I would of known someone was coming... I have to make arrangements with my work and my dogs who don't take kindly to people and I felt like this whole process there was many things that could of been handled differently. I am thoroughly disappointed... I don't write a google review because I am not that kind of person, I know first hand what it does to a company...
But I would like to speak with someone!
What a bad response thanks for your scripted reply horrible place didn't even read the message lol
Extremely shady company with bait and switch business practices. Was approved to spend $2,500 only to be told I need to make a large down payment stretched over 3 months BEFORE mdg.com would even ship the product. Since I am buying these items as gifts for Christmas, it makes zero sense to make payments on an item I wouldn't even have possession of for 3 months.
I have a good, stable and tenured job with great income, and established checking accounts with positive history. I have been approved for virtually all lease-to-own programs I have applied for before and after this transaction, such as Aarons, Quadpay, Afterpay, Flexpay, Klarna, Rent A Center - you name it. In my entire life and history of using lease to own, all of those company's verification steps never once flagged me to make some sort of odd down payment schedule without receiving the product/s. So there should not have been any issues with MDG if they were a legitimate service.
I find it extremely suspicious that they did not tell me about the down payment requirement until they obtained all my personal info and waited until I signed all of the paperwork. I was literally told at the very last step. I honestly am surprised no one has started a class action suit against them for this type of deceptive business behavior (to which I now will be looking into). Stay away at all costs, it is a huge waste of time and a way for them to harvest your personal info. I have used lease to own my entire life (I have never missed a payment with any company in my life) and this is by far the worst company I have ever dealt with. Zero stars.