I purchased a restaurant voucher for $15 which was to provide me $30 in value when redeemed at the chosen restaurant. The restaurant, Cafe Creole Caribbean Spice in Port Charlotte, FL refused the voucher. I contacted LocalFlavor via their voicemail system three times over two weeks. It took them ten days before they responded via email. I requested their customer service call me to discuss my issue and was refused. During the multiple voicemails I left on their automated answering service, I described my problem using the restaurant voucher they had sold me. I told them the restaurant had refused to accept the voucher. The LocalFlavor representative, Jackie K wrote me telling me that some restaurants are struggling due to covid-19 and that they may not be able to honor the voucher. During the back and forth emails I exchanged with Jackie K, she told me the restaurant can do whatever they want and that LocalFlavor has no responsibility in the matter. When I responded that I wanted a credit, exchange, or refund I got the cold shoulder. I was told my claim was made after the 14 day warranty limit after purchase (it had been 18 days). I asked to have a manager or supervisor call me many times and never got a call. Instead, I finally received a generic email from Michelle F, Sr. Consumer Loyalty Coordinator, telling me I should either use the voucher or just gift it to someone. Is this Loyalty Coordinator in touch with reality? How can I use or gift a voucher the restaurant rejected? LocalFlavor sold me a worthless, unusable certificate and will not take any responsibility for it. They will not refund my $15 or exchange it for another voucher. LocalFlavor is still knowingly selling restaurant vouchers to The Café Creole Caribbean Spice.
SCAM DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THIS COMPANY! WE DID NOT AUTHORIZE THIS COMPANY TO SELL OUR COUPONS ON GROUPON! COMPLETE WASTE OF TIME!
Answer: Unfortunately it looks like their customer support is shut down or closed with no answers. I had to go to my bank to reject the transaction and get my bank to refund our money for the invalid certificates.
Answer: The number they have is bs as the whole company is. Most merchants say they were tricked and claim they get nothing. This is why merchants often are refusing these vouchers also. Have fun trying to get refund on anything. They were decent early in but not now. Stay clear of anything with these guys...
LocalFlavor has a rating of 1.5 stars from 142 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with LocalFlavor most frequently mention customer service, credit card and expiration date. LocalFlavor ranks 99th among Local Reviews sites.