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Darque Tan

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Rating Distribution

Darque Tan has a 1.6 star rating based on 2 customer reviews and consumers are mostly dissatisfied; reviews show a 100% unfavorable distribution.

Positive Feedback

Customers note the convenience of locations and services, with some valuing occasional promotions and walk-in access in Darque Tan reviews.

Negative Feedback / Risk Areas

  • Frequent Darque Tan customer complaints about billing, hidden fees, and failure to transfer account balances or credits after ownership changes.
  • Poor customer service response on refunds and membership cancellations.
  • Reports of unclear contract terms and unexpected annual fees or charges.

Key Takeaways for Future Customers

  • Confirm membership terms and cancellation policy before signing and track billing to avoid unwanted charges.
  • Document communications when requesting a refund or account transfer due to ownership change.
  • Be cautious about automatic charges and verify how store credit transfers with acquisitions.
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Sara O Mcl

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| map-marker Coon Rapids, Minnesota

No Notice Given

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AI Highlights
  • - Account frozen due to pregnancy.
  • - Had $300-500 in the account; no notification.
  • - Called Palm Beach Tan and $5 Tan; neither has my money.

I had my account frozen due to pregnancy. I had a large amount of money in my account between $300-500, I was never notified of the change.

I didn't know they were bought out until recently.

I called both Palm Beach Tan and $5 Tan and neither have my money. I can't find any contact information outside of these two businesses.

Loss:
$500

Preferred solution: Full refund

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Lenville Dwx
map-marker Swampscott, Massachusetts

Credit refund

I had at least 100.00 in store credit and now that it’s palm beach tab they are claiming my credits didn’t transfer over. How do I proceed with getting my money back?

Loss:
$100
Cons:
  • No account transfer to new businnes
  • No balance transfer with new ownership
  • Account balance not transferred with new ownership

Preferred solution: Full refund

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donna b Rvc

PISSED OFF

Updated by user Aug 16, 2019

Darque Tan is now owned by PalmBeach Tans - and they are actually the ones that have awful service... After trying to reach them for 6 months - (a live person to speak to) - they told me I could not get my money back from DT - that timeline had expired - well if someone would have called me back or answered the phone, it would not have been past the deadlines. they suck

Original review Jul 17, 2019

CANNOT FIND ANYONE FOR HELP IN REFUNDS -AND PALM BEACH TAN IS EVEN WORSE CUSTOMER SERVICE.

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Anonymous
map-marker Houston, Texas

Always late 4 Opening every locations !

I going 2 cancel my member shep very unprofessional never opening on time so feasted! Not suggesting to sign up with them .

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Rebecca C Dng

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| map-marker Pompano Beach, Florida

Charges in the fine print - beware

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AI Highlights
  • - Annual $25 renewal fee charged each year even if on hold.
  • - Customer service won't credit or adjust charges after reactivation.

There's an annual renewal fee of $25 that gets charged every year even if you put your account on hold. Customer service won't credit anything back regardless. Save your money. There are better tanning services out there. This one wants to trick you out of your money.

I have repeatedly put my account on hold trying to use up a dollar balance. I should have cancelled earlier as now, I have been charged beyond the balance I was going to spend because my membership became active again.

Customer service is not helpful. They won't modify or credit anything.

Once this month is over, since I just got billed again, I'm cancelling forever. No business deserves my hard earned income if they don't work with you on relevant issues.

Loss:
$25
Pros:
  • Convenience
Cons:
  • Hidden fees

Preferred solution: Full refund

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Anonymous

NEVER A PROBLEM UNTIL THIS EMPLOYEE DEVON

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AI Highlights
  • - We have been club members for over 3 years with no issues.
  • - Devon enforces policies that seem not MN law, making us avoid her location.

My husband & I have been club members at Darque tan for over 3 years. I can honestly say that until recently, we never had any issues with any employee at any of the locations we frequent.

Recently we have had to deal with an employee named Devon & she has made us think twice about continuing to be members there. She is out of control with her polices & trys to enforce laws that are not even laws of MN. I am sick & tired of dealing with her that I have to go outta of my way to go to a location that I know she doesnt work at. There are several bad reviews about the main location she works at.

Im not sure why she gets away with her behavior?

None of the other employees like her either. Get rid if her or continue to lose alot more business!

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Anonymous
map-marker Boston, Massachusetts

Membership cancel

AI Highlights
  • - $360 Groupon used at Darque Tan on Huntington Ave.
  • - Attendant offered free one-month membership, but I was charged a fee for an annual plan.

Darque tan at Huntington ave, in the beginning of march I used a Groupon value in $360 the person who attended me at the store asked me if I wanted to convert the Groupon into a membership for free having access to everything for one month I agreed with that but she never mentioned that I had to be charge at least one month before cancel the membership, that was the FIRST mistake, without nothing to do about it I paid one month and went to cancel the membership where they told me I have to paid a fee because I was in an annual plan SECOND mistake: I had no idea she put me in an annual plan, the day I signed the contract I asked her If I could cancel the membership and she said that was fine for the 10 of April( today's date) she never mentioned any fees, I'm so disappointed with this service where they don't explain everything I don't want to pay a leaving fee that I had no idea I had to pay is not professional when these people don't explain everything before make you sign plus I did tell that girl I didn't want to pay anything else and I was going to cancel after my month she told me that was completely fine.

Cons:
  • Not being honest with the agreement

Preferred solution: Full refund

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Anonymous
map-marker Charlestown, Massachusetts

Darque Tan - Customer Care Review from Charlestown, Massachusetts

AI Highlights
  • - Worst customer service; emails about changes on the last day were ignored.
  • - They charged $30 for something I couldn't use due to pregnancy.

Worst customer service ever..i sent an email to change my account on the 10th which is the last day too make changes to your account. I never received an email back letting me know they changed my account.

I had to call them 2 days later just to have customer serivce tell me they did not receive my email and that i needed to forward it to them again..which i did 7 more times and they kept trying to tell me they did not receive it everytime ( which is very hard to believe)..they just wanted to be able to charge me an extra $30 for something i could not use anymore due to me becoming pregnant.

Once i threaten to contact the owner she said oh ok he's not here today but give me five minutes and I'll change it for you... They are THE BIGGEST SCAM ARTISTS AROUND...DO NOT SIGN UP WITH THEM...

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Anonymous
map-marker Houston, Texas

Darque Tan Customer Care Review from Houston, Texas

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AI Highlights
  • - Cancelled my contract after an employee stole a bracelet I left behind.
  • - They drafted $48 for 6 months after cancellation.

Do not ever sign up with darque tan ! I cancelled my contract because one of their employees stole a bracelet I left behind and they did nothing about it ..

But that's not the worst part . I go to check my bank account and they have been drafting 48 dollars from my account for the last 6 months after I cancelled . I called the store and she said she does not have record of the cancellation , I said that's funny you are the girl I cancelled with after y'all did nothing about the theft , I said do you remembef that . She says yes , but I don't have your cancellation paper , I said well what did yoh do with it ?

At that point she told me to contact their customer service which has yet to contact me back !

I guess I will need to shut down my bank account before they charge another month ! Darque Tan I will see y'all in court!

Cons:
  • Two of the workers or darque tans customer service
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I had a membership, I went to the my Darcie Tan Lication, cancelled the membership. I have since had over a year of bank drafts from Darius Tan but the do not even show me as a customer there now. How do I get my money back from a company that continues bank drafts after I cancel and then claims they have no record of me.

Anonymous
map-marker Houston, Texas

Coupon

AI Highlights
  • - First-time customer had a $10 spray tan coupon expiring 6/25/2016.
  • - Staff said the date should be honored if correct, but could not confirm.

Called 5/18/2016 Coupon $10.00 one spray tan first time customer, Expires on 6/25/2016.

DT: Young lady explains "email yesterday said do not take anymore coupons.

ME: Wow, it expires 6/25/2016

DT: Well you can come in and I can try, but it says no.

Me: No thanks.

DT: Well if that is the date, it should be honored, but I don't know.

Me: Thanks Anyway. and hung up.

A potential returning customer lost, very disappointed, and certainly have trust issues in their company and services. Do not send out coupons Darque Tan if you are unable to honor your word.

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Anonymous
map-marker Houston, Texas

Darque Tan Customer Care Review

AI Highlights
  • - A yearly fee was charged before the year ended.
  • - I've had membership five months.
  • - Customer service was unhelpful.
  • - I pay $42.77 per month and cancel.

This place sucks. You sign up and they tell you that you would have a yearly fee but charge you before the year is up.

I have only had this membership for five months then you call customer service and they don't care. They would rather loose a customer then help out. I pay 42.77 a month and this is how they treat their customers.

Well im cancelling mine. I will go somewhere else.

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Anonymous
map-marker Houston, Texas

Tanning Review

AI Highlights
  • - Rude, unprofessional staff.
  • - You must wait 24 hours to tan.
  • - If you arrive 5 minutes early, you can't tan.

The employees at darq tan are rude and unprofessional and the fact that you can't tan when you want is ridiculous. You must wait 24 hours to tan and if you come 5 minutes early they won't let you tan.

So you are waiting to 24hours for what??? I think I know when I am over exposing myself I don't need them to police me.........

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Anonymous
map-marker Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

Greedy company

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AI Highlights
  • - A cancer doctor advised me not to tan.
  • - I held the account 6 months, paying $78 and $5/mo.
  • - They kept the money after cancellation and gave no refunds.

My cancer doctor advised I not tan. I had put my account on hold status with $78.00 in my account and paid the $5.00 a month to have it held there for about 6 months.

They put it back in your account when you start tanning again. I couldn't start again. I went in to cancel the account but of course they kept all the money, no refunds. I emailed their corp office with what I explained here but again, no.

So they let you pay them for Nothing!! Not to mention the huge overpriced tanning lotions and gels they try to sell you.

Its a joke. On me!

Loss:
$10000

Preferred solution: Full refund

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Anonymous
map-marker Dallas, Texas

Trinity Mills - Carrollton TX - Crooks and Thievs

AI Highlights
  • - A merchant withdrew $47 monthly; assurances failed, calls hung up, and the bank wouldn't stop merchant withdrawals, so we closed the account.

We opened an account with the snakes and could not get them to stop sucking $47.00 a month from our account. We went there twice and was assured each time by a manager only to find the next month it still comes out.

The customer service hung up on us 3 times. I finally located a district manager Anthony who told us to shut down our checking account otherwise they will continue to take it out - even though we have stopped using them. The bank will not stop the withdrawals as it was initiated by the merchant and had to stopped by them.

So we ended up shutting the whole account down. What a pain in the ***.

Loss:
$200
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Kamren Okq

Darque Tan Bad Billing Practices

AI Highlights
  • - Requested cancellation; told to freeze 3 months to avoid charges.
  • - Days before the freeze ended, I canceled again, but they charged and kept the fee.

I went into the Darque Tan retail location and asked for a cancelation after having the tanning service for months. I was told I should put a freeze on the account for 3 months, and that way if I decided to come back I wouldn't have to pay another fee.

I was assured I would not receive further charges as long as I canceled by the end of the freeze. 3 days before the end of the freeze I called to cancel again.

I stated I did not need the services. They charged me again and would not remove fee.

Loss:
$70
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