Aqua Di Lara Mercedes Benz Fashion Show Sponsor Scam, jeweler's beware! Internet

26th of Sep, 2011 by User829841

I was contacted this past March 2011 by Aqua Di Lara. They make high end swimwear, they wanted my company to be a sponsor for the Mercedes Benz Swimwear 2012 show in Miami. The cost $1500.00 Then I was to send them some jewelry and the models would wear it on the runway, according to the contract I was to receive Sponsor brand will benefit from pre-event publicity online through web, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube
Sponsor product/brand name will feature in press releases for the Event
Sponsor brand/product logo will be present on the invites.
Images from the Event will be provided
Gifts or collateral provided by Sponsor will be included in â€œswagâ€ bags given to VIPs
Write-up on your brand/collection will be included in the press package I went to Montreal to meet Reyhan Sofraci the top designer /owner of the company and took a look around make sure they are legit. I decided this could be a break and signed the contract with a loss or stolen clause my attorney added in. Everything went as planned the jewelry took 3months to create 12 pieces. The show was 716/11. And my jewelry has disappeared. They said it was left at a hotel while waiting for the curriers to pick it up. Aqua Di Lara went back to Montreal leaving packages containing my pieces in a hotel with no one responsible to make sure it was shipped. Now according to Aqua Di Lara the package has gone missing and the jewelry presumed taken. I sent them an invoice of $3745.00 they replied I was taking advantage of the situation, and they are a small company they could not afford the payment. I lowered the invoice to half it came to $1872.00 my materials alone came to $1087.20 and still they are giving me a run around saying that they think they should be paying less like wholesale. There are only 12 pieces that is not considered wholesale. This whole venture the $1500 dollars, the materials plus the trip up to Montreal has brought me a price tag close to $5000.00 and all I have to show for it so far is a blip on face book a few pictures they emailed me of my jewelry on the runway that they took off the internet the same images I already had copied myself previously before complaining that I was waiting for the items outlined in the contract. I received no press releases or press package. Itâ€™s now September I am still trying to get at least half of what the jewelry is worth.

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