CrownVictoriaCop's Blog

The computer layaway company BlueHippo has been popular lately, both with media investigations and with its new advertising campaign.

Before you read any further, you will need to watch Katrina Cravy's fabulous investigation on BlueHippo at http://www.myfoxmilwaukee.com/myfox/pages/ContentDetai
l?contentId=2570165 because I will make references to it in this story, and so you can learn more about the company and what it does.

Are you done watching it? OK, here are other reasons NOT to use BlueHippo.

1. Maddie McFarlene (Sorry if I spelled it incorrectly) isn't the only victim of BlueHippo's scam.

If you look at BlueHippo's record on the BBB and on ConsumerAffairs.com, you will see that there are thousands of complaints against the company, many like Maddie McFarlene's.

2. #6 on the "Top Scams of 2007" list.

No explanation needed.

3. The computers they offer are junk...

The computers they offer are very basic. They are fine for someone who just uses it for email and internet purposes, but for someone who runs advanced business applications like Microsoft Office or someone who plays a lot of the latest games, the computers BlueHippo cannot handle them.

4. not to mention expensive.

They may seem cheap at first, but in the long run, you will end up paying twice or even three times the amount for the computer than just going out to the store and buying one brand new. The one big sign of a genuine ripoff.

5. There are other ways to get a computer at a low budget.

Anthony Salamone of NJ.com has a great alternative to BlueHippo (near the bottom, under "What others can do") http://www.nj.com/columns/expresstimes/salamone/index.s
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