Direct Buy

This site is not operated by United Consumers Club, UCC TotalHome, DirectBuy, or any of their franchisees. If you are dissatisfied with your membership purchased from any of these organizations and are seeking a refund of fees paid, you must contact the company that sold you the membership.
If you have been unable to obtain a satisfactory resolution, you may want to file a complaint with the Better Business Bureau, contact your local consumer affairs office or attorney general's office, or take legal action through your local courts.

If you're considering getting a membership in the UCC/Direct Buy membership buying club, you have plenty of reason to do some "due diligence" ... about $5,000 worth, that is, before popping for the membership fee.

DirectBuy was formerly known as UCC TotalHome and before that as United Consumers Club.

8450 Broadway
Merrillville, IN 46410
phone: 800-827-6400
phone: 219-736-1100

links

What Do You Really Get When You Join DirectBuy?: DirectBuy Kpix 20100524
100 People File Suit Against Indiana-Based DirectBuy: DirectBuy Wrtv 20100210
DirectBuy of Savannah Closes Its Doors: DirectBuy Wsav 20100414
DirectBuy -- Please Don't Send Our Email Addresses To Spammers!: http://iwillserve.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/directbuy-please-dont-send-our-email-addresses-to-spammers/ (SERVIAM blog, 11/28/2009)
DirectBuy: Deal or No Deal: http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/2009/the_price_cut_promise/main.html (CBC, 3/27/2009)
Under Pressure? Head for the door: DirectBuy Metro News 20090326
Lawsuit Claims Buying Club Took Kickbacks: DirectBuy Wcvb 20081126
Lost in the Averages: DirectBuy: http://techskeptic.blogspot.com/2008/07/lost-in-averages-direct-buy.html?showComment=1217833200000 (Techskeptic's Data Daily, 7/15/2008)
DirectBuy: Great Savings or a Bum Deal: DirectBuy Wcpo 20080527
DirectBuy, enter with eyes WIDE open: DirectBuy Hartford Courant 20080511
Pissed Consumer: http://direct-buy.pissedconsumer.com
DirectBuy saving customers money? : DirectBuy Khou 20080503
Why You Should Avoid DirectBuy: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/700743/why_you_should_avoid_directbuy.html?cat=46 (4/9/2008)
A puff piece on DirectBuy DirectBuy Florida Times Union 20080303
Ohio DirectBuy franchisees reach agreement with Ohio Attorney General
- DirectBuy Members Get Option to Back Out: http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2008/02/14/DIRECT_BUY.ART_ART_02-14-08_C8_2V9BNP0.html?sid=101 (Columbus Dispatch, 2/16/2008)
- Ohio AG Press Release: http://www.ag.state.oh.us/press/08/02/pr080213.asp
- Assurance of Voluntary Compliance: http://www.ag.state.oh.us/press/08/02/pr080213_a.pdf [pdf]
DirectBuy Acquired By Trivest Partners (PR Newswire, 12/13/2007)
To DirectBuy or Not to DirectBuy: http://www.mrsmicah.com/2007/10/27/to-directbuy-or-not-to-directbuy/ (MrsMicah.com, 10/27/2007)
$5,000 loss recovered after complaint to DA: DirectBuySanJoseMercuryNews20070712
DirectBuy - Is it worth the price of admission http://www.ottawabusinessjournal.com/300464900926564.php (Ottawa Business Journal, 1/24/2007)
DirectBuy - is it a Ticket to the House of Style or the Poorhouse?: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/82832/directbuy_is_it_a_ticket_to_the_house.html?cat=30 (11/12/2006)
Beware DirectBuy (Brads Blog): http://www.bradsblog.net/beware-directbuy.htm
- DirectBuy Brads Blog Matt 20060216
Big Membership Fee Doesn't Always Mean Big Savings: DirectBuy Wcbs 20060516
Buying Clubs: Can you really save money? : http://www.wkrc.com/heyhoward/story.aspx?content_id=EF1739B3-DA38-4513-8C5C-5C374CEBD286
Buying Club Agrees to Refunds After Sales Pitch Complaints: DirectBuy Wcvb 20070516
- DirectBuy Response: DirectBuy Wcvb DirectBuy Response 20070522
Complaints Board: http://www.complaintsboard.com/?search=directbuy
Consumers Clubs: Are They Worth the Price? : http://formeraboutguides.com/investingcanada/library/weekly/1999a/aa062399.htm
- Per this article, as of 1999, 16 of 100 outlets are company-owned, the remainder are franchise operations
DirectBuy: Pay $5,000 To Save? : DirectBuy Consumerist 20070914
DirectBuy: A Consumer Report: http://chriswondra.com/2007/03/19/direct-buy-a-consumer-report/
Savings at DirectBuy can be costly: DirectBuy Azcentral 20070919
Shopping Clubs Under Fire: http://formeraboutguides.com/investingcanada/library/weekly/1999b/aa110499.htm
With DirectBuy , it will cost you a lot to save: DirectBuy ConsumerReportsBlog 20070913
Getting Out of the Deal: http://formeraboutguides.com/investingcanada/library/weekly/2000b/aa122100a.htm
Buyers Club Warnings: http://archivesearch.wtnh.com/news/ct/ct090497.html
Consumer Club: Deal or Deception? : http://html.newsnet5.com/news/specialassignment/news-specialassignment-20000211-185155.html
Being part of the UCC club can be costly: www.cbc.ca/consumers/market/files/services/ucc/index.html [Wayback archive]
DirectBuy: One Man's Story: DirectBuy Ctv 20051122
UCC Total Home open house "carefully scripted": www.cbc.ca/consumers/market/files/services/ucc/index2.html [Wayback archive]
"Buy Direct. Save Big": http://wiltononline.com/wilton/articles/?id=3553&c=11
DirectBuy expands into Sacramento: DirectBuy San Antonio Business Journal 20061215
Dollars & Sense: DirectBuy confusion: DirectBuy Star Tribune 20050209
It seemed like a good idea but it wasn't: DirectBuy Orlando Sentinel 20050615
Dollars & Sense: If Direct Buy UCC tempts you, do your homework: Direct Buy Star Tribune 20040517
Bargain club turns out to be anything but: DirectBuy Financial Post 20031206
Plexus Outbursts: http://plex.us/outbursts/marx_motivation.html
Backchannel Media: Discount Home Furnishings Club to Enter Utah: http://www.backchannelmedia.com/newsletter/story/4208053291/Discount_Home_Furnishings_Club.html
Mafe Maria: Direct Buy Ultra Secret Society Of Direct Buy
Martins Quest: http://martinsquest.com/personal/UCC_Totalhome_Directbuy.htm
Gardenweb: DirectBuy Gardenweb Thread 20041011
Ottawa DirectBuy Wins 2007 Consumers Choice Blinds And Shades Award

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