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Man discovers friends were NOT looking for him, sues Classmates.com
You know all those ads you see all over the internet telling you that your old friends from high school, or the lonely half-naked girl down the street are waiting for you to call? Yeah, it turns out they're not always telling the truth. But one San Diego man figured that when he signed up for a free Classmates.com account and was then told that his friends were trying to contact him and he could find out who they were by paying $15 to upgrade his account, it couldn't hurt to shell out a few bucks.But once he did, Anthony Michaels discovered that nobody he knew or had gone to school with was actually trying to contact him. And the only users who had viewed his profile were people he had never heard of.
Most people would probably just figure they were out $15, because it would take more time and effort to try to recover the money than it was worth. But Michaels decided to try to put together a class action suit. Presumably, he's hoping to get more than $15 per user out of this, but the bigger point is that he's trying to get a court to show that Classmates.com used deceptive practices to convince him to become a paying member.
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Subscribe to commentsWhat the Frack?!Nov 12th 2008 4:09PM
Now I don't feel as lonely. I should get in on this. Stupid Classmates.com.
DiRTNov 12th 2008 4:09PM
How sad. I hope he can make new friends someday.
CanucksterNov 12th 2008 4:47PM
Classmates.com was never a good service (well maybe in its first year, when the internet was young), and I had spam problems with them a few years ago. Surprised to learn they're still in business. Hope this lawsuit forces them to either adopt integrity or else go bankrupt.
anonDec 25th 2008 11:27PM
Bankruptcy... hopefully. They're scum.
skrollanNov 12th 2008 5:01PM
in germany theres a free service like that...
but finally somebody stands up against those dickheads!
i'd support him!
EvenioNov 12th 2008 5:19PM
That guy on the right has downright unfortunate hair.
grlofthecityNov 12th 2008 7:19PM
That's because it's a girl! lol Supposedly, those two had seven kids together... ;)
EvenioNov 14th 2008 8:03AM
I know, but I still say nothing that looks like that in real life can possibly be female. Hey, it helps me sleep at night. :P
marieNov 14th 2008 2:09PM
That is not a guy---LMAO
TOMTNov 14th 2008 2:24PM
Did it ever occur to him, that maybe he was an A-Hole and thats why no one was willing to spend the $15 to contact him?? I have been contacted by at least 6 people on the site so far. Not to mention, they were actually people I wanted to hear from too. Thats only $2.50 each! Such a bargain.
by the way. the hair doo on the girl above in the 80's was called a "glans cut" lol
JimNov 14th 2008 2:32PM
Ah, I think that's a girl.
EvenioNov 15th 2008 12:22PM
*whoosh*
I'm sorry I made a snide comment about how the lady on the right, whom I'm sure is a wonderful lady, looks like a man. I should have reminded myself how difficult it is for sarcasm to seep through text on the internet. I shall retire to the punishment room presently, and write the above on a chalkboard 512 times whilst flogging myself.
gladNov 12th 2008 5:21PM
I think I know why he has no friends as he tried to sue them for not phoning him when they said they would. Joking aside good luck with the class action hope he wins.
CreepersCreekNov 12th 2008 5:43PM
Isn't that what Facebook is for?
Bolivar BaezNov 12th 2008 8:29PM
I doubt older people would find their classmates on facebook.
Sandy BeachesNov 15th 2008 2:00AM
Hey....I'm an older person and I've found lots of my classmates on Facebook!
PatchNov 12th 2008 9:23PM
It's about time these sites are held accountable
Salsa SharkNov 13th 2008 8:23AM
reunion.com pulls the same crap...
CounselNov 13th 2008 9:46AM
Why can't Google or Yahoo see the ad revenue possibilities and create a "free" alternative supported by ads? There were ads anyway weren't there?
Jas BagbyNov 14th 2008 11:07PM
Alot of HS Reunion web sites have come & gone. They all used to be free.
The only free one left is gradfinder dot com. It's in my openion ever better. but guess what,, hardly any one is on it. They today, like in HS, follow the crowd. I have been on them all,,, but I never pay.
Jas.