Is Mushplushies a Scam or Legit Online Store? Review of mushplushies.co

Mushplushies located at mushplushies.co is an untrustworthy online store claiming to sell stuffed animals. Therefore, online shoppers run the risk of receiving counterfeit goods or nothing at all from the same store. Online users who have shopped at the fake store are asked to contact their bank or financial institution to have their transactions cancelled and money refunded.

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Is Mushplushies a Scam or Legit Online Store? Review of mushplushies.co

Mushplushies Online Store

Mushplushies at mushplushies.co

Email: support@mushplushies.com

4893 N. Hampton Rd. Toronto, ON M3C0C3

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March 29, 2023 at 3:38 AM by
Is Mushplushies a Scam or Legit Online Store? Review of mushplushies.co
an anonymous user from: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Mushplushie Scammed but Redeemed (thankfully)

So I was actually another victim of the mushplushie scam. Like everyone, I was so mesmerised by the weighted plushie that I saw on Tiktok, and was like I need to have it. So I go ahead and order the green dino, and was so happy and excited and waited for it to arrive. Later that day though, I look through my transactions casually and see that the mushplushie transaction (or so I thought) went to this weird merchant with a weird name and I was like hm, that doesn’t look right. That’s when you guys came to the rescue, cause when I went to search up this store on the internet, that’s how I found out that this was a whole a*s scam and people were not getting what they ordered, and worse off, were being charged extra money as well. So, I immediately called my bank and was like “please block this card! I think i’ve accidentally signed up to a scam account.” Thankfully, they blocked it right away and cancelled it, but regarding a possible refund, they weren’t guaranteed in giving me my money back (which is understandable, because it was I, after all, that gave my details away). So after that call, my bank told me to try emailing the merchant and see if I can get a refund back through them, or alternatively raise a dispute through the bank. So what did I do? Email the merchant of course, cause that’s less work. But mind you, I was NOT expecting a response at all. But TO MY SURPRISE, the merchant immediately replied and were in continual contact with me and actually ended up giving me my money back. EVEN MORE SURPRISINGLY, they even gave me extra info saying the “VIP subscription” was something that must be selected via human intervention (and my dumbass DID NOT read through the terms and conditions when selecting this option), and in the terms, it clearly says the website is authorised to keep charging to your account, once you’ve subscribed to the VIP. They were basically covered from all sides. So I sent them an email saying I wish to unsubscribe and get my money back. Once again I was NOT expecting another reply back, or even an agreement in getting a refund. However, I was SO fortunate that the scam website was in contact with me and actually replied to my emails and I ended up getting all my money back, got a new card with a new card number and was overall covered really well. It was all win win. However, I was extremely and I mean EXTREMELY lucky in this scenario, and it could’ve been MUCH MUCH worse. If you’ve made it this far, I guess in the end, there are so many lessons to learn from my experience. Just be careful of where you make your online purchases and ALWAYS research the website BEFORE you make the purchase. It saves you a lot of stress, anxiety and money. Also keep regular tabs of your transactions and if anything feels out of place, IMMEDIATELY reach out to your bank. Taking the right steps as soon as possible, can save SO much damage. In this case it was a happy ending for me, but a lesson to be learnt to be very careful about where to provide sensitive information. Stay safe y’all, and I hope this helps anyone that needs it.

PS: shout-out to everyone online who made a post about how they’ve been scammed from the Mushplushie Mush pals. I couldn’t have found out about this, if it wasn’t for y’all ❤️

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March 21, 2023 at 5:43 AM by
Is Mushplushies a Scam or Legit Online Store? Review of mushplushies.co
an anonymous user from: Perth, Western Australia, Australia

SCAM SCAM SCAM AND IT KEEPS GOING.

When I bought this toy, I agreed to ‘terms of service’ which turned out to sign me uo for a ridiculius and useless ‘subscription’ to their parent company zovaniworld. I have told them to cancel this subscription several times and it keeps coming out of my account. At this ppint I am trying to work out what my legal options are to get it to stop.

STAY AWAY.

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February 14, 2023 at 11:13 PM by
Is Mushplushies a Scam or Legit Online Store? Review of mushplushies.co
an anonymous user from: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

The absolute WORST customer service I have ever experienced in my life. When checking out, I accidentally clicked the button that said add a second plushie to your order. There was no confirm button, so it went right through. I noticed right away and tried to edit my order but there was no way to do so. I emailed the company right away and send a help request on their site. I sent multiple emails within the next two weeks. I asked multiple times as the order still hadn’t shipped. When they finally got back to me, they said that the order had been shipped and there was nothing they could do. It took the plushie over another month to arrive. I continued to go back and forth and say I wanted to return the plushie and that I asked for this change well before the order had shipped and they said there are no returns unless it is defective.

Every time they’ve emailed, I’ve emailed right back. It’s then taken then a couple weeks to respond where they have been no help and said there’s nothing they can do.

All the had to do was refund me or allow me to return it - as I asked a month and a half before the plushie was delivered. But they wouldn’t.

Absolute worst customer service I’ve ever experienced. Do not shop with them.

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January 25, 2023 at 10:29 PM by
Is Mushplushies a Scam or Legit Online Store? Review of mushplushies.co
an anonymous user from: Ashburn, Virginia, United States

SCAM! I ordered my daughter (who had seen it on TikTok) a weighted Dino. Received a stuffed toy, what a ripoff! I ordered it 1/06/23 and received the knock off on 1/25/23, so took a while to get. Don’t buy!

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January 17, 2023 at 7:38 AM by
Is Mushplushies a Scam or Legit Online Store? Review of mushplushies.co
an anonymous user from: Georgetown, Kentucky, United States

This place is def a scam! I ordered my son (who had seen it on TikTok) a weighted cheetah. I ordered it 12/12/22 and received the knock off on 1/16/23!

It’s def not weighted, its a soft stuffed looking armadillo instead of a cheetah! It looks like a .50cent toy you’d get from a crane machine inside a gas station. Ridiculous! They should be ashamed.

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January 16, 2023 at 3:08 PM by
Is Mushplushies a Scam or Legit Online Store? Review of mushplushies.co
an anonymous user from: Redmond, Washington, United States

After waiting three weeks for delivery, I received a regular stuffed unicorn when what I ordered was a large weighted unicorn. This is definitely a scam. Buyer beware.

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January 13, 2023 at 10:02 AM by
Is Mushplushies a Scam or Legit Online Store? Review of mushplushies.co
an anonymous user from: Santa Cruz, California, United States

I ordered a large-size weighted stuffed animal and paid extra for express shipping. After three weeks, I finally got a regular-size stuffed animal that just had cotton filling in it, definitely not weighted.

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January 12, 2023 at 8:34 PM by
Is Mushplushies a Scam or Legit Online Store? Review of mushplushies.co
an anonymous user from: Redmond, Washington, United States

I never received the product I ordered 35 days ago. The company does not respond to several emails and there is no phone number on their website.

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