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            • UAC Advertising Specialists

              Arlington, TX 76006-6879

            • UAC Advertising Specialists

              1053 Cave Springs Blvd Saint Peters, MO 63376

            • UAC Advertising Specialists

              1053 Cave Springs Blvd Cottleville, MO 63376-6432

            • Universal AdCom

              5010 22nd Ave Moline, IL 61265

            • Universal AdCom

              2728 W Central Park Ave Davenport, IA 52804

            Business ProfileforUAC Advertising Specialists

            Advertising Specialties
            HeadquartersMulti Location Business
            The Complaints and Reviews shown on this HQ profile may have been submitted against either the HQ itself or one of the corporate-owned locations found under "Find Locations".

            Current Alerts For This Business

            Pattern of Complaint:

            BBB files indicate that this business has a pattern of complaints from consumers alleging they were billed for services that did not meet the customers’ expectations, or were not rendered, and received harassing telephone calls from the business. On August 3, 2022, BBB submitted a written request to the company encouraging them to address the pattern of complaints.

            On August 10, 2022, the business submitted a written response to BBB stating that it has taken action to address the underlying issues for the pattern of complaints, including implementing a system of recording telephone calls with its customers and a third-party verification system to ensure that the customer advertisement information is accurate.

            At-a-glance

            Customer Reviews

            1.17/5stars

            Average of 24 Customer Reviews

            Customer Complaints

            39 complaints closed in last 3 years

            17 complaints closed in last 12 months

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            Business Details

            This is a multi-location business.

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            UAC Advertising Specialists has 5 locations, listed below.

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              • UAC Advertising Specialists

                Arlington, TX 76006-6879

              • UAC Advertising Specialists

                1053 Cave Springs Blvd Saint Peters, MO 63376

              • UAC Advertising Specialists

                1053 Cave Springs Blvd Cottleville, MO 63376-6432

              • Universal AdCom

                5010 22nd Ave Moline, IL 61265

              • Universal AdCom

                2728 W Central Park Ave Davenport, IA 52804

              BBB File Opened:
              1/1/1979
              Years in Business:
              50
              Business Started:
              1/1/1974
              Business Started Locally:
              1/1/1974
              Business Incorporated:
              7/1/1999
              Type of Entity:
              Limited Liability Company (LLC)
              Alternate Business Name
              • Premier Impressions
              • Scoreboard Productions
              • Hometown Productions
              • D & L Map Service
              • Universal AdCom
              • Universal AdCom, L.L.C.
              • RadioPromos
              • Radio Promos
              • Event Guru
              • UAC Collections
              • Pizza Solutions
              • Premier Map Company
              Business Management
              • Mr. Hector Patino
              Contact Information

              Principal

              • Mr. Hector Patino

              Customer Contact

              • Mr. Hector Patino
              Additional Contact Information

              Fax Numbers

              • (817) 633-3169
                Other Fax

              Phone Numbers

              Customer Complaints

              39 Customer Complaints

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              Most Recent Customer Complaint

              02/12/2024

              Complaint Type:
              Advertising/Sales Issues
              Status:
              Answered
              This company gets you on the hook for advertising with a one time payment, then they call saying you signed up for renewing products and say the ads are already printed so you have to pay. We requested they cancel all ads last year. They claimed they did, the again this year they call again threating to turn us in to the credit bureau if we don't. They agree to lower the price if we go ahead an pay. My wife secumbed to the threats and paid them $1600. I never want to hear from them again.
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              Customer Reviews

              24 Customer Reviews

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              Most Recent Customer Review

              Andrew E

              1 star

              03/21/2024

              This company is so demanding. I signed up for some advertising with them a year ago. Part of the ads was not fulfilled, so I refused to pay them. Fast forward a few months, they called me and threatened to take legal action. I asked about the shirts that I never received (third payment) and they told me that they don't print until all sponsors are paid up. I recited the verbiage that was told to me "the shirts will be given to the players to wear to the games, that way people in the stands will see them". After I recited that, I was told that was far from the truth. Anyway, they finally sent the shirts and I paid. I received a bill later in the month, I had called and confirmed that I had made payment. The person that I spoke with told me that my "account" was paid in full. Fast forward to yesterday (03/24) I was contacted again. I was told that I had ads that weren't fulfilled and was again threatened with legal action. So, I paid again. This time I was offered a 3 month payment plan or one time purchase that saved me $100. I opted for the 3 month plan. I jumped on my banking app and saw they hit my card for the total amount of $900 (three month plan) where it should have been $800. I called and left a message, we will see if they return my call and make it right, if not I have other ways to handle it.

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