BlueHippo Paid $5 Million Fine To FTC - But Was It Enough?

Those BGlue Hippo scam artists regularly put flyers in those “junk mail bombs” that go out from a third party company with things like Walmart ads and grocery store coupons.

It’s obvious fraud and it’s nice to see the FTC stepping up and doing something, I hope there will be further consequences if the Blue Hippo scams continue though.

If you read their fine print, you find out that you have to pay them their monthly fee for several months before they send you the computer, WHEN they send it you’ve already paid more than it’s worth and you’ve still got half your payments left.

Another one born every minute.

i researched about hippo after placing an order with them over the phone and I saw a lot of complaints about them so I thought so cancel my order but I got much busy in work and couldn’t find time to call and cancel which I think was good for me as I got my computer from the company and it was difficult for me to pay upfront so I am paying bluehippo in installemtns and I have my computer. I think for people like me bluehippo is excellent no matter i pay more but i get a quality PC in installments

The total cost of my computer is nineteen hundred and something and Dell is giving the same computer in $1799 but there you have to pay upfront and with bluehippo i am paying $100 in an year but still its good as i am paying only small payments every week. i dont have 1799 upfront

little mistake in my last message……. by $100 i mean 100 more then that of dell

I think “John Lewis” looks a bit like a BLUE HIPPO!

YESSS, INDEED THEY ARE RIP OFFS THEY NEVER SENT ME NUN IN , I STOPPED IT BECAUSE ONE DAY I WAS ON THE PHONE TALKING TO ONE OF THE SO CALLED REP AND IT WAS NOISE IN THE BACK GROUND LIKE THEY WERE TAKING CALLS FROM HOME. I NEVER GOT MY MONEY BACK AND THEY STATED THAT I HAVE TO ORDER SUMTHING AND WEN I I TRIED ORDERING SUM N DONT U KNOW THAT THEY NEVER SENT IT OUT AND THE ORDER STATED THAT I HAVE TO PAY THE SHIPPING FEE AND NOT TO MENTION I HAD MONEY LEFT FROM THAT 178 DOLLARS. I STILL HAVE MY INFORMATION AND , WHAT I CANT BELEIVE IS PEOPLES ARE ADVERTISING THEM ON T,V LIKE THEY ARE DOING PEOPLES RIGHT… THIS IS WRONG AND THEY DO NEED TO DO SUM N ABOUNT IT. AS U CAN C I DO TEXT A LOT.

Yes I’m one of those people that were scammed I did the 99.99 down with monthly payments of 69.99 a month until paid stop payment. And only can’t get credit with them. Okay I excepted that sent them a money order for a laptop for shipping & del my daughter to go to college in Aug of 09 and now it Oct of 09 and still no laptop. And fall semster is all most over. They kept saying there waiting for HP to send. Someone please help

I’m currently a Blue hippo customer , and I have one more installment to go ,I thank GOD I,ve have finally received my home computer (Desktop) I waited over a year ,It may have took long but I received it,(Patience is a virtual) now I just waiting for my gifts,The computer cost alot .But I’m satisfied,and very happy to finally get it. Now I qualify for my free gifts which I believe are included in this large amount for the dell computer.Im happy when I receive what Blue Hippo has promised me for after a complete my final payment. Thank God & Thanks to Blue Hippo

I made payments to BlueHippo towards a laptop and it was drafted from my checking account every other week in the amount of $69.98. My first payment was on August 4, 2008 for $124.00 and thereafter, it was $69.98 (every two weeks) that I paid until it was paid in full. I did want the laptop after 13 weeks because I wanted to pay it off in full, which I did on July 29, 2009. I have not received a laptop or a phone call nor a letter from BlueHippo. I thought this was a good thing, but now I know that I have joined the many people that they (BlueHippo) have ripped off. I have paid $1943.00 starting balance total off. When you try to do right to better your situation, you get nothing out of it, but a bunch of none sense from customer service, for example: They told me that mine was top priority, and also that the supervisors does not receive phone calls, and they are aware of it and as soon as it comes in, they will ship it out to me, and it will be coming any day. The customer service person is quiet, it is like you have to keep saying, “Are you here?” I will never, ever do this again, I know that we learn by our mistakes, but this mistake, I did not know that this was a scam. I heard it avertised on the radio and television. My son has been asking me everytime he think about it. We teach our kids to be honest, but he is also learning from this, what happened to me. I am trying to make it in life, and it is hard to concentrate when something like this happens.

Hello Vivian,
I understand how you feel. It is terrible for you to have gone through this experience and also the affect it may have on your son. I wish you the very best in life and pray that God shines down on you and your family.

Blue Hippo, Your a peice of shit and you deserve to get murders for al lthe money you steal from people daily. How is this legal How is there commersials on TV i just saw one and was like wow that piace of shit company is still around,
BlueHippo is the biggest Scam dont wasit your time and money.