I was supposed to go to Brazil this past week but I didn’t get my visa in time. A few weeks earlier, since I was hurried about getting my visa in time, I contacted one of those companies that attempts to expedite the visa process. In conversations with them, they told me flat out that I might not get my visa in time, but once I put in the order I would not be able to get my money back.
It seemed like the bet on the low odds was worth the trip to Brazil. But, quite obviously, I did not get my visa in time and thus I lost out on both my plane ticket fee and the visa expediting fee (the plane ticket was also non-refundable). When I mention this to some friends, they say that I should have gotten my money back from the visa company, even though I agreed up front that I wouldn’t get my money back if they weren’t able to get me the visa in time.
So my question(s): Should I have not agreed to the no-refund offer up front? Is that a thing that these companies do, or was I just dealing with a less than reputable company in my haste to get my visa in time? I’m also a bit embarrassed by not getting the visa in time; I’ve had numerous people tell me that I should be more aggressive in trying to get my money back but on the face of it that doesn’t seem likely. But is my “doesn’t seem likely” feeling true or a rationalization?
How did you choose the visa expediting company? Did you have recommendations? If a company has a very good reputation it’s okay that it put the risk of failure on the client. If it doesn’t have a good reputation however, there no real reason why they shouldn’t take the risk.
There also the issue of why you don’t name the company by it’s name. In our times people search the internet to form opinions about companies.
I was supposed to go to Brazil this past week but I didn’t get my visa in time. A few weeks earlier, since I was hurried about getting my visa in time, I contacted one of those companies that attempts to expedite the visa process. In conversations with them, they told me flat out that I might not get my visa in time, but once I put in the order I would not be able to get my money back.
It seemed like the bet on the low odds was worth the trip to Brazil. But, quite obviously, I did not get my visa in time and thus I lost out on both my plane ticket fee and the visa expediting fee (the plane ticket was also non-refundable). When I mention this to some friends, they say that I should have gotten my money back from the visa company, even though I agreed up front that I wouldn’t get my money back if they weren’t able to get me the visa in time.
So my question(s): Should I have not agreed to the no-refund offer up front? Is that a thing that these companies do, or was I just dealing with a less than reputable company in my haste to get my visa in time? I’m also a bit embarrassed by not getting the visa in time; I’ve had numerous people tell me that I should be more aggressive in trying to get my money back but on the face of it that doesn’t seem likely. But is my “doesn’t seem likely” feeling true or a rationalization?
This word does not appear to be the one you want; it does not make sense in this context.
Thanks. No one has ever corrected me about my improper usage before.
How did you choose the visa expediting company? Did you have recommendations? If a company has a very good reputation it’s okay that it put the risk of failure on the client. If it doesn’t have a good reputation however, there no real reason why they shouldn’t take the risk.
There also the issue of why you don’t name the company by it’s name. In our times people search the internet to form opinions about companies.
The name of the company was Visa Passport Pro