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Loving The Classics is an online store specializing in classic movies, offering over 15,000 vintage films from the early 1920s to the late 1970s. They provide public domain DVD-Rs that are region free and studio releases that are region one. Shipping is affordable worldwide.
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This Company Loving the Classics is the worst company on the internet that I have ever had any dealing's with. Ordered a Movie in September it arrived in about a month and there was nothing on it. I contacted them via Email and have gotten the run around ever since. Usually shipping soon, shipping says this week, should be receiving tracking information shortly. This is March and I have received nothing. Scam Operation Don't buy from these people ever. I would rate them a zero (0) if there was a lower raring I would use it.
The facts: on december 3,2016 I placed an order with Loving the classics for one DVD. Payment by credit card. Almost immediately afterwards I got a warning that multiple fraudulent purchases were done with this credit card. This is surely no coincidence since I've read similar scenario's on this site. As of today I have still not received any dvd. Only false promises. I am getting very irritated with this kind of company. Moreover lovingtheclassics are giving e-commerce a bad name.
So the message is: PLEASE DON'T BUY FROM THIS COMPANY.
Complaint with the FTC is about to follow.
Hopefully we can put an end to the transactions of this company.
Update 22 feb 2017: dvd has arrived but copy is absolutely unwatchable (bad sound, bad picture). In short, quality is unsustainable.
Suspicion is that they are making copies from videos and selling them for the real thing. Complaint with the FTC has been filed.
I thought I had most of the classic films I would ever want. My collection numbers over 4,000 but that's nothing compared to the treasure trove I found here. This site has about 20,000 movies and although I can't afford to purchase as many as I would like :( I will endeavor to continue to grow my personal collection.
I read the excellent reviews on Loving the Classics. So I purchased a dvd on january 20,2017. My payment was automatically taken. After emailing and calling with no response, I read another review site where peoples credit card were being stolen and unknown purchases were being made. Long story short, my bank called me with $700.00 in purchases i did not make. DO NOT BUY FROM LOVING THE CLASSICS
On Dec. 20th I placed an order with LovingtheClassics for a DVD. My card was charged immediately and I received an email notification with confirmation of my order. It's now January 12th (23 days later) and still no DVD. Furthermore, I used a card that I normally only use for vacations. So, this charge was the only time I had used this particular card in quite some time. Suddenly, I have multiple fraudulent charges on this credit card account! I have reported the false charges and closed the account, but I'm not going to drop this. I'm sick and tired of companies like this getting away with their crap!
It's pretty clear that this site is a scam, but even worse, they appear to be stealing credit card information now! I don't know this for sure, so I will let the professionals in the federal trade commission determine if that's true. All I know is, it's a mighty suspicious coincidence! If you've been ripped off by this company, too, don't just leave a review here; file a formal complaint against them so they (and companies like them) will be shut down.
I have had a number of troubled orders from them but I have now had enough and wish to warm others about parting with their money. As other reviewers have said they do not answer emails or the telephone so once an order is placed there is nothing one can do but wait and wait and wait in the hope that they actually execute your order. Over 12 months ago I ordered four films, after many months two were delivered, the quality of one is appalling, barely viewable and certainly not worthy of any charge. Indeed, it is so bad one would not even be grateful to have it for free. After 15 months I am still awaiting the remaining two but here is the worst part. Some for or five months ago they sent an email apologising for the delay, advised that they were extending their working day (10am - 4pm) to 8am - 12am and offered another DVD for free as compensation for the wait. Having selected the third DVD they then provide shipment advice and tracking details. Except the tracking link does not work and the DVD's have never arrived. They are either totally incompetent or dishonest, perhaps both. Do not give them your money.
This place has more classic movies than anyone else I've found, but the prices could be a bit lower.
I placed 3 orders in the last year. I have received nothing. Email queries are not answered, nobody ever answers the phone and there is no way to leave voice mail. Avoid this vendor! My only recourse was to contact my credit card company to have the charges refunded.
--Brad Y., San Diego, CA
The beauty of the human race is how different we each are. Some of us love musicals. Some of us enjoy comedy, while others like drama. Some of us live for the adrenaline rush when we watch horror films, while others would much rather relax and learn through documentaries. The best thing on lovingtheclassics.com, they provide the exact genre details of the movie. All the movie lovers have different likes, so on this website they can easily find the different genre movie depend upon their tastes. Lovingtheclassics.com have large number of genre list like Action, Adventure, TV series, Family, Science Fiction, Documentary, Horror, Drama, Musicals, Fantasy, Comedy, Western, Children, Romance and many more. It always help me to find out the movie i want to purchase. These people have brilliant mind, as they do a lot of effort which shows in their every product.
"I love to shop on this website as this is the best which provide great discounts to their customers. I ordered 5 DVDs and 3 Blu-rays, i had pay very less amount for that. Loving the classics made my day, I never believed that any of online stores give this much discounts to their customers with good quality movies... Thank you loving the classics! You guys are best."
I ordered a dvd and heard nothing for three weeks. I was tired of waiting, so I cancelled my order. About 3 wks later they said they would send the dvd. Again I told them to cancel the order and refund the money. They sent it anyways, and I sent it back unopened and again asked for a refund. I wrote and I called a few more times to resolve the issue, but no response. After complaining to the BBB I was able to get a full refund.
I ordered videos four months ago and still have not received them, yet my credit card was charged. Because I was unable to get Loving the Classics on the phone, and the two email replies I did receive were full of empty, bogus promises, I contacted the Better Business Bureau of Ohio who logged a complaint on my behalf. Now, the BBB has recommended that I contact the office of the Ohio Attorney General for further assistance as they have not received a response from this company based on my complaint. I had ordered a video back in 2013 and had no problems back then which is why I ordered again. If they knew they were in trouble, it is unconscionable of them to have charged my credit card knowing full well they would never deliver the goods. They continue to email notifications of new titles and deals, conducting business as usual. They even offered me a free shipping code for a new order as an apology for waiting so long for my videos that I still have not received. Are they kidding? I'm a very prolific online shopper and take great care in making online purchases. This has been a very disappointing experience for me so please take heed. If there was a 0 rating, I would have selected that instead of the 1 star.
Unless you order by using a Visa or MasterCard, don't take your chances. With the card company you can get the charges reversed once the order does not arrive. I would rate them 5/5 as being jerks goes.
Company is a sham - takes your money - confirms your order - but DOES NOT deliver - follow-up enquiries are ignored
In years past I have purchased from Loving the Classics many times and all has gone well. Something has changed and now the company appears to have collapsed. I made a larger order 2 months ago, received email confirmation, but nothing since. Of course the phone number listed on my confirmation is now out of service, and when you call the number on their web site, no one answers. It appears this company has gone out of business, taken my money, and run.
I placed an order on March21, and after 6 weeks began contacting the company, to no avail. On the BBB site, it gives this company "F", and also says that the phone has been discontinued. Buyer Beware!
I ordered two sets of DVDs in August 2015 and finally received ONE set in March 2016. Two of the DVDs turned out to be defective. Repeated emails to them during this time have gone ignored. I would place many more orders with them but realize now that I cannot trust them. How can they possibly manage to stay in business when they treat their customers like this? What a shame.
Made a large order and never got it. Three months and waiting. Refuse to give refund.
The owner came on this site and asked me to give them a chance, so I placed another order. Within a week they sent me the wrong video... and a week later have not responded to my emails.
Jeeeeze!
Answer: Hello, We just recently joined SiteJabber and saw your negative review of our company. I'm sorry we did not provide you with a good experience. Can you give me your name and/or order number so I can work with you to get this matter resolved to your full satisfaction? Thank you, Brenda
Loving the Classics: We have a collection of over 15,000 Vintage films. We specialize in classic movies, mostly from the early 1920s to the late 1970s. Our public domain DVD-Rs are region free, studio releases are region one. We offer Affordable shippi...

