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Time Life has 4 locations, listed below.

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    • Time Life

      8260 Willow Oaks Corporate Dr Ste 500 Fairfax, VA 22031-4515

    • Time Life

      5400 S 60th St Greendale, WI 53129-1404

    • Time Life

      PO Box 2889 Atlanta, GA 30301-2889

    • Time Life

      PO Box 8988 Pueblo, CO 81008-8988

    Business ProfileforTime Life

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    HeadquartersMulti Location Business
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    Additional business information

    Additional Info:
    According to information provided by the company, Time-Life was acquired at the end of 2003 to become part of Direct Holdings Worldwide, LLC. As of April, 2009, the Customer Service/Fulfillment vendors operate through their Reader's Digest/Time Life Correspondence office in Wisconsin.
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    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1/5stars

    Average of 5 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    22 complaints closed in last 3 years

    2 complaints closed in last 12 months

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    Reasons for BBB Rating

    Overview

    Publishers, CDs/DVDs, Music, Classic TV Programs

    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    Time Life has 4 locations, listed below.

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      • Time Life

        8260 Willow Oaks Corporate Dr Ste 500 Fairfax, VA 22031-4515

      • Time Life

        5400 S 60th St Greendale, WI 53129-1404

      • Time Life

        PO Box 2889 Atlanta, GA 30301-2889

      • Time Life

        PO Box 8988 Pueblo, CO 81008-8988

      Headquarters
      8260 Willow Oaks Corporate Dr Ste 500, Fairfax, VA 22031-4515
      BBB File Opened:
      3/9/2000
      Business Started:
      1/1/1961
      Business Incorporated:
      1/1/1976
      Type of Entity:
      Corporation
      Alternate Business Name
      • Direct Holdings Americas, Inc.
      • StarVista Entertainment
      • Direct Holdings Global
      Business Management
      • Mr. Joel Alonzo, Manager of Customer Care
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Mr. Joel Alonzo, Manager of Customer Care

      Customer Contact

      • Mr. Joel Alonzo, Manager of Customer Care
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      Customer Complaints

      22 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      01/28/2023

      Complaint Type:
      Product Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      On December 29 while watching TV an infomercial came on TV advertising an Ultimate collection of ***********************. Of course the infomercial plays it up as rare material that is a must for any *********************** fan so I being the fan I am purchased the collection. After receiving it and watching a few of the DVDs it seemed like it was not something that I hadn't seen before and nothing that you would call "Ultimate" collection for any fan. So now to the complaint. The commercial stated no less than 5-6 times that if not completely satisfied you would get a full refund no questions asked. I not being satisfied called the company for a refund and they told me all sales final and I could not get a refund because the item I purchased was discontinued and not able to be refunded. This was news to me. No where in the commercial did it state that it was discontinued or while ordering it online did it mention it. I emphasize I was informed of this satisfaction guarantee so often during the infomercial that it became annoying. I then ran to the computer and ordered the product. While ordering it I never noticed that is was a discontinued product and that the complete satisfaction guarantee did not apply. The guarantee was the main reason I took a chance on this product. They told me that they do not change their commercials when items are discontinued and that its up to the customer to know that items they are ordering are discontinued. I did not see anywhere while ordering the item online where it stated that I would the item was discontinued. TIME LIFE needs to do better and making this point prominent when someone orders on their website. TIME LIFE should also be made to change their commercials when an item is discontinued and not under their guarantee.
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      Customer Reviews

      5 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      RALPH D

      1 star

      10/19/2022

      I ordered the Richard Pryor collection, but I'm a truck driver and when I got home from my 8 week run, I tried to play the disc's but no joy! I thought my DVD player had died, so I tried 3 other ones (a friends laptop, a DVD viewer, and one newly purchased from Best Buy that I made them show me worked), but they all said no disc inserted. When I tried to exchange them I was told that there was a 30 day return policy and there was NO EXCEPTIONS! I feel this should have been explicitly mentioned in the commercial and not left for the consumer to find in the fine print. I will NEVER purchase another item from what I had considered a reputable company with many years of good customer service.

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