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Couple Fined $3,500 For Writing a Negative Review

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 When Jen Palmer of Salt Lake City, Utah, didn't receive a Christmas gift that her husband ordered for her online, she wrote a negative review of the company and moved on with her life, but the company never forgot it. Recently (several years after the incident), the e-commerce company fined the Palmers $3,500, citing a bizarre fine print on its website. The company also reported the Palmer's "debt" which has compromised their finances and credit for the last year.
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