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    • Storyblocks

      1515 N Courthouse Rd Ste 1000 Arlington, VA 22201-2939

      BBB Accredited Business

    Business ProfileforStoryblocks

    Videographers
    BBB accredited business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1/5stars

    Average of 2 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    9 complaints closed in last 3 years

    4 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 6/19/2013

    Years in Business: 14

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    Overview of BBB Rating

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    Overview

    Storyblocks is a subscription-based resource for downloading royalty-free stock footage, motion backgrounds, production music, sound effects, after effects templates and more.

    Business Details

    Location of This Business
    1515 N Courthouse Rd Ste 1000, Arlington, VA 22201-2939
    BBB File Opened:
    3/4/2010
    Years in Business:
    14
    Business Started:
    7/21/2009
    Business Started Locally:
    7/21/2009
    Business Incorporated:
    5/5/2009
    Accredited Since:
    6/19/2013
    Type of Entity:
    Corporation
    Business Management
    • Mrs. Tess Gleave, Manager of Customer Service
    • Mr. Christian Catlett, Manager of Customer Service
    • Mr. Thomas Leonard, CEO
    Contact Information

    Principal

    • Mrs. Tess Gleave, Manager of Customer Service
    • Mr. Thomas Leonard, CEO

    Customer Contact

    • Mr. Christian Catlett, Manager of Customer Service
    Additional Contact Information

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    Customer Complaints

    9 Customer Complaints

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    Most Recent Customer Complaint

    01/10/2023

    Complaint Type:
    Billing Issues
    Status:
    Answered
    I cancelled my subscription in early December after seeing that I was auto-charged for another month after not using the service for awhile. I attempted to get a refund, but their policy is not to refund a customer even when they haven't downloaded a single thing from their website in over a month. I called a representative to confirm that this was the policy and that my subscription was cancelled and they said that was accurate and that I wouldn't be charged anymore. I still had my account in case I wanted to use the service again at some point, and they said I could download items until January 8th when my monthly subscription would end. Well, I just woke up and saw that I'd been charged again for another monthly subscription as if I never cancelled my membership. I have multiple cancellation emails confirming that my account should not have been charged, but this shady, greedy corporation is trying to sneakily continue charging me. I logged into my account to see that suddenly, my account has been renewed and I'm scheduled to be auto-charged again in a month. I just called their support number and it took me to an answering service where I spoke with someone who doesn't even work for the company and requested they refund me. She said she will forward them the information and confirm that my subscription is cancelled. I also deleted my CC info from my account to ensure that this can't happen again. I think this is despicable behavior for such a longstanding company, but it happens all the time, unfortunately. I would advise all to stay away from this entity and use other stock services like ******* or ***** or ******. Storyblocks' search system is garbage anyway.
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    Customer Reviews

    2 Customer Reviews

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    Most Recent Customer Review

    Sean S

    1 star

    08/28/2023

    Hard to cancel and even harder to get a refund. Signup did not show that I was getting charged for the entire year until AFTER the transaction went through. Used it for one day and found the videos to be very generic and not useful for my purpose. Still lost $65 and time to get it cancelled. Not a great experience, and can't recommend.

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