Dusty W.
Yelp
I wish leaving no star was an option.
For those of you that frequent this Farmers Market, pls avoid the vendor PEREYDA PRODUCE.
On Oct 12, I patronized this Farmer's Market for the first time & purchased produce from PEREYDA PRODUCE.
I didn't have cash (bad choice) & only my debit card. After my order was complete, I handed the petite Mexican guy my card & he went into the back to assume "charge it". However, he took almost 1 minute to return with my card. Once he returned, I inquired "what was the hold up" & he just looked at me. I scanned the receipt to ensure he charged the correct amount since it took him a min to return with my card.
Fast forward to Sunday Oct 13, Chase my banking institution texted me & said they declined a $785 JetBlue Airline charge & asked if this was me! Then I went to my checking account & saw an additional charge that actually went through in the amount of $618.35 for Avis car rental service. Immediately, I called Chase.
Informed the Fraud Dept. No I did not authorize the $785 to JetBlue nor the Avis amount. While I was on the phone with the Claims Rep, two additional erroneous charges were applied & pending in my account of $222.98 to again Avis. Needless to say, Chase closed my debit card , credited me back those fraudulent charges & issued me a new debit card.
I completed a police report & also emailed the so called Farmers Market to inform them of the fraudulent activity performed by one of their vendors, but they never responded.. Plus, the next Saturday 10/19, I went back to that Farmers Market to confront that migrant, & lo & behold, the entire setup was changed plus that little guy wasn't there. The setup consisted of teas only & not produce.. As in the setup I saw when I visited on 10/12. They did a whole switch up & placed different people to attend to their storefront.
I've never had that happen to me & I hope if you attend, only use CASH! As they will attempt to steal your information & think they're going on a vacay at your expense!