Black City Designs - Bullshit return time, Bullshit promos, ignore emails/ICQs
 

FUCK http://www.blackcitydesigns.com

Add these fuck ups to your blacklists.

They offered a promo, and I responded, which led to them offering me a return time of 24 hours.

This was around 2 weeks ago. I sent Mike an ICQ late the next day (I was promised it would be done in the morning, so was not pestering him for the design) asking for a progress report. He told me they were backed up and I'd have to wait until the 24th for my design. I was okay with this because the promo was a good deal.

24th roles around, Mike fails to contact me. I sent him an icq that was ignored. The next day I sent him an email and have yet to see a response.

Mike, I'm still expecting my design. STOP IGNORING ME.

I am afraid I have had a similar experience, but no money changed hands so I just walked away.

It doesn't matter whether money was exchanged or not. He offered a service and you relied on that service.

Unprofessional as hell.

Mike, where is my work? Where is Big Rod's work?

I will bump this thread everyday until I get my work.

In all honesty I wasn't overly impressed with the proofs that he came back to me with, so when he fell out of contact I wasn't overly concerned. He seemed like a nice guy, he probably just took on more than he could handle.

I never even saw proofs. It doesn't matter if he took on more work than he could handle, he could of let me know. He's ignored me for days.

I'm not disagreeing, if you can't handle the work you should definitely let the client know.

This thread will probably get a lot of views from designers so I am going to use this opportunity to throw out an invite for quality designers to send samples and portfolios to frostentertainment (at) gmail.com

I currently produce 20/30 blogs per month and need quality design companies to help me in production. I look forward to all your emails.

Thanks

There is no money in design

:pimp

There is.

Sorry to hear about your experience with bcd, hope things work out well!

Thanks, hopefully Mike will wise up and contact me before his reputation is completely destroyed.

Sounds like tgpfactory.com

Funny thing is, I was using his sale to test his work and work ethic out. I buy A LOT of designs. He fucked himself majority.

I've had this happen with other designers before. Thanks for the headsup...I will be adding these guys to my blacklist as well.

I've had this happen with other designers before. Thanks for the headsup...I will be adding these guys to my blacklist as well.

Glad to help. It's a pain in the ass trying to release a project when you rely on a fuck up designer.

Well if you need anything specific and sooner rather then later, hit me up.

:1orglaugh

I'm not ignoring you.
In fact I sent you an email dated March 27th (in reply to the one you sent me on the same day) saying that I was still working on the projects before yours, and that if you wanted to still wait around that's fine, otherwise you could cancel the order with no hard feelings.

It's my fault for being so backed up. But I'm really not trying to ignore you, I've been on ICQ all day for the past three days.

The promo was poor planning on my part, I agree. I wasn't planning on so many people ordering full site designs. I should have thought it through better.

However, to make up for the mistake I made in planning I will give you your site for free, if you still want it. That way there are no hard feelings. I did in fact tell you a deadline which I missed, twice. That is not usual for me, and I really am sorry.

I have one more project I'm finishing up today and then I will get yours done and email you the finalized product when I'm done.

I'll be on ICQ for the rest of the day today as well, should you wish to discuss this.

Big Rod, if you are the one who ordered the two blog designs a while back, I emailed you back with the changes you requested and never heard anything back from you. I still have them here if you want me to send them again. Email me or ICQ me.

Mike

Well, you should take a look at your mail server. Oh, and your ICQ as well.

http://media.slapdot.com/bullshitmike.jpg

Yeah, e-mail me it.

Keep adding designers to the black list!!

Should be no problem for me to get work when i'm ready. :)

But I won't be offering "specials"

What a surprise. NO FUCKING EMAIL! This guy has been off icq for days.

Again, this thread will be bumped until I get my design!

This sucks big time...
Next time chose me ;) heheh

Funny how he promised my design would be started after he finished up a project. 24 hours and nothing. Not an e-mail, not an icq - mother fucker hasn't even been on.

I'm about to start blowing up their office phone number listed on the site.

From Mike's site:

"So think of it this way: Why spend more time and money working with a big design company when I can be your design guy. I'm always there when you need me, I have great communication skills, and my prices are unbeatable."


BECAUSE I WILL ACTUALLY GET MY DESIGN!!!

Still no design or response via ICQ.

FUCK UP

Horrible someone would do this to their company's name.

This shouldn't still be a fucking issue!!!!

Sorry you had a bad experience with these designers. That's the kind of people that give the rest of us a bad name.
In any case, if you need help with anything, I'd like to help.

BUMP FOR MIKE! I still do not have this design and have yet to be contacted in any way, shape, or form.

Still no design. What a surprise!

that sucks mate, he should of done it way before now.

lil bump.....

Just a warning: DO NOT BUY FROM http://www.blackcitydesigns.com

Still no fucking design. BUMP!

They got me too. BUMP

fuckkk .. that sucks . hope you get your design

You should contact Chauncy from www.AffordableSiteDesign.com they have a team of designers to handle your needs :thumbsup

Yup, they TGPfactory got me :(

I'm posting this thread in every thread he makes.

that sucks

:thumbsup bump it up!

Interesting how this thread has found a few more people.

BUMP.

Also, he can reply to my bashing in his other threads, but ignores this one.

Yeah they put my design on back order. When I brought up another "quick" project, it was done in 5 minutes. I should have thought, it looked good dont get me wrong, but when my other guy (who does great work btw) saw it, he said that was 3 minutes tops he spent on that. and charged me 85 bux :( I googled and as said before, found the same "template" many times over. BUMP for my boy Slap Dot.:pimp

awww that's cold.. hope you get your stuff.. bump..

Wow, this is even worse! He sells the same templates over and over?

I think this thread should advise everyone to stay away from this guy and his company.

Any comments, Mike?

not a good business model

obviously, that depends on which side of the table you're sitting at ;)

god dam fucking people like this should be shot

mike? what's up, man?