I would like to respond to some of my critics hiding under anonymous names like Fed Up U who filed the preceding complaint. First of all, her name is Aida Rodriguez, she did not quit and is not owed... More

I would like to respond to some of my critics hiding under anonymous names like Fed Up U who filed the preceding complaint. First of all, her name is Aida Rodriguez, she did not quit and is not owed any money. She was fired for embezzlement and did 15 years in prison for smuggling cocaine. Ordinarily I don't bring up people's pasts as I have 3 felonies but no longer participate in criminal activity, so I believe in second chances and that people can change. Let me point out some of the inconsistencies in Aida's story. She frequently uses words like stole and fraud in her complaint which are both felonies and then says there are no criminal complaints, only civil. The account she gives for example, selling $3000 and charging $5000, that would be criminal. Obviously this never happened as well as many other things in her account. Stellar Flooring has around 300 customers who purchased flooring and received it, most who were happy with the service, and of course some who were not. Stellar Flooring has never participated in fraud, that would be criminal. There are however customers who purchased flooring who never received it. Let me give an example everyone can relate to given the current economy: a bank customer deposits a few thousand dollars in a bank, then due to payroll, rent, utilities, advertising, bad investments the bank runs out of money and files bankruptcy. The customer will get their money back because banks are FDIC insured. There is no insurance offered by the government to flooring customers. If a flooring company runs out of money the customer loses there money and has right to file suit as several Stellar Flooring customers and vendors have done. A bankruptcy judge will eventually find a way to resolve all of these matters. As Aida pointed out, Stellar Flooring spent a lot of money on advertising, over $120,000 to Google alone. I never personally be
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I worked for Joe Smith since he opened the business, Stellar Flooring. In the beginning I thought him and his wife were great people. They seemed to really have it together. I began becoming... More

I worked for Joe Smith since he opened the business, Stellar Flooring. In the beginning I thought him and his wife were great people. They seemed to really have it together. I began becoming sceptical after they would start leaving there 4 month old daughter with me to babysit, when they barely knew me. At the time Stellar Flooring was being ran out of the 720 N. Goldenrod office. I ran the office, which was a lot of work due to the fact that I was the only one doing that job, and Joe were extremely irresponsible and messy. Plus, their was a large volume of calls coming in. When I first started it took me almost a month just to get the office organized and clean. Then, on top of Joe wanting me to keep up with the office work, he would dump his baby girl in the office for me to babysit so his wife and him could go out and do God knows what. After a couple months working for the company I realized that Joe Smith and his wife, whom is now in Jail ( a fugitive from Texas ), were doing drugs. They went to a Methadone clinic, but still smoked marijuana, drank a lot, took Xanax, and still did Heroin from time to time. However, they still seemed to be running a good business and were paying me. So, I didn't quit. Around May, 2008 was when things started going bad. First I started to wonder why Joe would never want to talk to customers. If a customer called asking for him he would tell me to handle it. He'd say that that's what he was paying me for. The funny thing was though, Larissa, his wife was also on payroll and was getting paid waaayyyy more then me even though she did NOTHING! Her title was Office Manager, yet she never lifted a finger. She would blame everything on the baby, whom they brought to work with them everyday. Then when I started having customer call stating that they paid Joe and never heard back from anyone. When I asked Joe about it, he would say that
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Please read Part 1 first. After about 5 months of working for him, he started to not pay me. Joe would tell me he didn't have the money because he was waiting for a check to go through his bank, or... More

Please read Part 1 first. After about 5 months of working for him, he started to not pay me. Joe would tell me he didn't have the money because he was waiting for a check to go through his bank, or because he was waiting for customers to pay him. Everything was under the table, so I couldn't really do anything. He would usually pay me back though. But, check he would write me began bouncing. And then I started getting paid once a month instead of once a week. I had to eventually quit due to the fact that he was no longer paying me, or when he would it wouldn't be the full amount that he owed me, or the check would bounce. It was a nightmare. To this day, Joseph Smith, owes me over $1,000 in bank fees from checks bouncing and unpaid money. It got so bad that Amscott, ACE Check Cashing, and The Check Cashing Store will no longer cash any checks from Stellar Flooring, or Joseph Smith.When I quit Joe had lost his house in Winter Garden due to not paying rent, and had moved into a little house off of Bumby Ave. He closed down the Goldenrod Store and had opened another one. He was thinking of just changing Stellar Flooring to another name. His wife and him where still doing drugs. Plus, come to find out she was pregnant again!Last I heard someone had called DCF on them and they were going to remove their daughter. By the way, they already lost their first child to DCF in Texas, which is where they are originally from. I also heard that Larissa (last name Davidson, not Smith) was in Orange County jail due to a warrant she had. I guess she was on the run from Texas for about 3 years. She had been arrested in Texas for drugs and never showed up for court. Just left and came to Florida thinking that she wouldn't get in trouble. So, Joe is taking care of the baby now all by himself. Plus he was about to be evicted from his house off Bumby Ave last I heard. He told one of my frie
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contact the attorney general for complaints. There are actions currently being taken. Put in your complaint. It is important http://myfloridalegal.com/contact
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I made my purchase via their website. After two months of calling Stellar (and Joe - 321-594-0527) and asking about my delivery date, I finally figured out they had no intention of ever sending me... More

I made my purchase via their website. After two months of calling Stellar (and Joe - 321-594-0527) and asking about my delivery date, I finally figured out they had no intention of ever sending me the merchandise. The entire operation at Stellar Flooring is a scam. Fortunately, I purchased my flooring via credit card and was able to dispute the claim through my credit card company. After a 2 month investigation, I was able to receive my money back. I was confided in by two employees that they had not been paid in a while. It seems to be a big ponzi scheme.Whatever you do - do not give your money to this company. Stay clear!
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I made my purchase via their website. After two months of calling Stellar (and Joe at 321-594-0527) and asking about my delivery date, I finally figured out they had no intention of ever sending me... More

I made my purchase via their website. After two months of calling Stellar (and Joe at 321-594-0527) and asking about my delivery date, I finally figured out they had no intention of ever sending me the merchandise. The entire operation at Stellar Flooring is a scam. Fortunately, I purchased my flooring via credit card and was able to dispute the claim through my credit card company. After a 2 month investigation, I was able to receive my money back. I was confided in by two employees that they had not been paid in a while. It seems to be a big ponzi scheme. Whatever you do - do not give your money to this company. Stay clear! Pros: Absolutely none Cons: You will never receive your merchandise
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He has no money borrows from one customer to buy and install another customer's flooring. Does not have money to pay employees and would bad mouth an employee instead of paying. Do not work or buy... More

He has no money borrows from one customer to buy and install another customer's flooring. Does not have money to pay employees and would bad mouth an employee instead of paying. Do not work or buy from Joe Smith or Stellar Flooring.
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Google Joe Smith (owner) Stellar Flooring, before you let him STEAL your money. The Attorney General has a file a 1/2" thick on him in for 2008, his first full year of business. The Orlando Sentinel... More

Google Joe Smith (owner) Stellar Flooring, before you let him STEAL your money. The Attorney General has a file a 1/2" thick on him in for 2008, his first full year of business. The Orlando Sentinel has wriiten 3 articles about his scam. Employees are left with worthless checks, customers having accounts opened up by GE Money Bank without their knowledge, a multitude of customers who have not received there orders. He will give you every song and dance there is, but in reality , he has a small flooring business, using the Internet to make his company appear larger, all a front to steal money..which is his primary occupation. Joe Smith is a pathological lair , sociopath, with a criminal record. . Do not be dubed by his low prices. He make a 100% on what he sells, becasue you never receive your flooring. It is very easy to offer a tremedously low price when you have no intention of every furnishing the floor. Pros: NONE Cons: EX CON CON MAN: SEEMS APPROPRIATE
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Google Joe Smith (owner) Stellar Flooring, before you let him STEAL your money. The Attorney General has a file a 1/2 thick on him in for 2008, his first full year of business. The Orlando Sentinel... More

Google Joe Smith (owner) Stellar Flooring, before you let him STEAL your money. The Attorney General has a file a 1/2 thick on him in for 2008, his first full year of business. The Orlando Sentinel has wriiten 3 articles about his scam. Employees are left with worthless checks, customers having accounts opened up by GE Money Bank without their knowledge, a multitude of customers who have not received there orders. He will give you every song and dance there is, but in reality , he has a small flooring business, using the Internet to make his company appear larger, all a front to steal money..which is his primary occupation. Joe Smith is a pathological lair , sociopath, with a criminal record. . Do not be dubed by his low prices. He make a 100% on what he sells, becasue you never receive your flooring. It is very easy to offer a tremedously low price when you have no intention of every furnishing the floor.
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Even after he defrauds you and sets up a GE Money acct, Joe Smith knows eventually you will get some your money from GE less his 35 % restocking fee. This is how one of his scams works, you order... More

Even after he defrauds you and sets up a GE Money acct, Joe Smith knows eventually you will get some your money from GE less his 35 % restocking fee. This is how one of his scams works, you order $5, 000.00 worth of flooring, he gets you approved by GE or CitiBank, you wait weeks, months, you cancel the contract. Joe Smith charges you a 35% restock fee $1750.00, for a product he never ordered, nor intended to. GE credits his account $5k with in two days after you are approvexd, less their fee of 4.71% approx $235.00. He now has your $4800.00 to use interest free for several moths while you chase him your your money. You mayeventually get back $3, 300.00, Joe Smith nets 1750.00 times how many victims, all pure profit. He no different than a thief in the night.
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