Anonymous
map-marker Boston, Massachusetts

Took my money and my lampshade and kept both without repairing it.

Shady Lady of Wiscasset Maine took my money and lampshade at an antiques show last January, promising to recover the shade. Ten months later, she still has the shade and the money and no matter how many times I e-mail her, I can't get a refund and I can't get the shade, which she seems to have lost.

She doesn't respond to messages in a timely way and when she does, she puts me off.

This lady shows up at reputable antique shows but no one should use her or buy from her. I can't decide if she's a fraud or incompetent or brain damaged!

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Guest

I as well purchased a lamp from her at an antique show. She took the shade to recover it & was going to mail it to me.

I have called twice & left messages.

Still NO shade & no return call. Very frustrating!!

Guest

This lady came for chandelier crystals one year after purchase.......she knew what she purchased she saw the chandelier when she purchased it

Guest

Shady Lady is the perfect name for her.. She is a very Shady Lady as in Dishonesty, and treating her customer's unfairly..

I purchased a chandelier from her and once I got it hoome and started putting it up I realized it all about a dozen wrong crystals and she would not replace them with the correct ones. I know she had them to replace because half of the chandeliers in her store had the same crystals.... Horrible women... I can't believe she is open for buisness.

but she deals with tourists which she figures she wont have to deal with again. Bad Karma is on this monsters side...

Guest

I have done business with this store, Shady Lady, for years and years and years. The owner is VERY HONEST and she goes out of her way to work with her clients. She is absolutely reputable.

Guest
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Have to agree with the pissed customer reviews...she has a reputation of shady practices.

Guest

I finally made contact and things seem to be moving along. Perhaps I should retract my unkind words above.....

Guest

Unfortunately, I have had a similar experience. My husband and I purchased a chandelier and vintage decanter two months ago ( Sept 2012 ) while visiting Maine.

The owner said she was ship it, no problem at all.

More than 2 months later she still has our money but we haven't seen our goods. Excuses every time we call, and now the phone is disconnected.

Guest

I "won" a gift certificate for a $100 shade makeover a few weeks ago. I left two messages asking her to call me and no luck.

Now the phone is out of order. The name of her business is appropriate

Guest

0 stars. They took my money as well and did not deliver anything.

I have tried calling and left numerous messages. Now the phone is no longer working.

I have been taken. I will be filing a dispute with my credit card co and BBB as well.

Guest

funds were returned in full discussion was difficult

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