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FTC Toymail
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"6 Quick-Fix Tips for Reputation Repair"
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Did Toymail deceive customers by having individuals leave
5 star reviews for Toymail's Mailmen
without disclosing their connection with Toymail?
Toymail's (Mailman) Rochester's Amazon Reviews
Out of the 31 reviews of Rochester one of Toymail's (Mailmen)
15 were 5 stars, 3 were 4 stars, 2 were 3 stars, 1 was a 2 star, and 9 were 1 stars
As shown below at least 6 individuals,of the 15 individuals,who left 5 star reviews
for the Rochester (Mailman) had connections with Toymail
and DID NOT disclose their connections!
(That is 40% of the 5 star reviews for Rochester)
Please also note: that none of the reviews below are from a verified purchaser
1) Michigander's Review for Rochester
What Michigander fails to disclose in their Amazon review
is that this account belongs to Richard Hill,
the husband of the alleged Toymail Co-Founder Audry Hill
(upon request I can provide documentation of this fact)
in fact,
as shown below, Audry Hill herself left 3 (5 star reviews) for Toymail's (mailmen)
2) Nicolas Amarelle's Review for Rochester
According to Nicolas Amarelle's LinkedIn Profile he is an investor in Toymail
and according to his company's CodigoDelSur website,
his company developed the android app for Toymail
Nicolas fails to disclose his connections to Toymail
3) Pablo's Review for Rochester
On the same day as Nicolas Amarelle's review, Pablo leaves a review
Pablo also works for Codigodelsur who did the Android App for Toymail.
Pablo emphasizes "Great app!" but fails to disclose his connection to Toymail
4) Gaurav Varma's Review for Rochester
(1st review of 5 reviews for the different mailmen)
According to Gaurav Varma's LinkedIn Profile he worked for Toymail
Gaurav Varma actually left multiple reviews for Toymail's (Mailmen)
which will be shown under each toy further down.
In each of these reviews he fails to disclose that he works for the company.
5) Melissa Rosenberg's Review for Rochester
According to Melissa Rosenberg's Background on her LinkedIn Profile she also worked for Toymail and failed to disclose that information
6) Amanda Edge-Gougeon's Review for Rochester
Amanda Edge-Gougeon is friends with Toymail Co-Founder Audry Hill
(upon request I can provide documentation of this fact)
Toymail's (Mailman) Buck's Amazon Review
Just like Rochester (Mailman) above the Buck (mailman) also has
5 Star Reviews from individuals with connections to Toymail
7) A.H.'s Review for Buck
(1st review of 3 reviews for the Toymail Mailmen)
As you can see the name has been changed on this Amazon account.
A.H. use to be Michigander. (Michigander use to have 2 accounts)
1) The one mentioned above for Richard hill
2) and this one for Audry Bartholomew which is Audry Hill's maiden name.
Now the account simply says A.H. for Audry Hill's initials.
Audry Hill is the "alleged" Co-Founder of Toymail
Like Gaurav Varma she left multiple reviews for the Toymail Mailmen and also is not a verified purchaser
8) Mary Peterson's Review for Buck
According to Mary Peterson's Background on her LinkedIn Profile she also worked for Toymail and failed to disclose that information
9) Gaurav Varma's Review for Buck
(2nd review of 5 reviews for the different mailmen)
According to Gaurav Varma's LinkedIn Profile he worked for Toymail
In each of Gaurav Varma's reviews
he fails to disclose that he was working for the company.
Toymail's (Mailman) Snort's Amazon Review
Just like Rochester (Mailman) and Buck (mailman) above, Snort (mailman)
also has
5 Star Reviews from individuals with connections to Toymail
10) A.H.'s Review for Snort
(2nd review of 3 reviews for the Toymail's Mailmen
As shown above
A.H. is Audry Hill who is an alleged "Co-Founder" of Toymail
11) Gaurav Varma's Review for Snort
(3rd review of 5 reviews for the different mailmen)
Toymail's (Mailman) Fairfax's Amazon Review
Just like Rochester (Mailman), Buck (mailman) and Snort (mailman) above
Fairfax (mailman) also has
5 Star Reviews from individuals with connections to Toymail
12) A.H.'s Review for Fairfax
(3rd review of 3 reviews for the Toymail's Mailmen
As shown above
A.H. is Audry Hill who is an alleged "Co-Founder" of Toymail
13) Gaurav Varma's Review for Fairfax
(4th review of 5 reviews for the different mailmen)
Toymail's (Mailman) Milksop's Amazon Review
Just like Rochester (Mailman), Buck (mailman), Snort (mailman) above
and Fairfax (mailman) above the Milksop (Mailman) also has
5 Star Reviews from individuals with connections to Toymail
14) Gaurav Varma's Review for Fairfax
(5th review of 5 reviews for the different mailmen)
