The longer version: As you can see from the invoice, dreamstoves.com was required to make delivery in April, but we were still waiting on our stove in May. That's when the unthinkable happened: at 38 years old I was diagnosed with a potentially terminal medical condition. I have a 5-year-old and a 10-year-old who is autistic; I was utterly heartbroken. We had to make plans and needed all of our resources. Christian Maupin said he would help us but instead he took $3,500 from us.
To date, the only solution he has offered is for us to send him $3,500 more for a lesser stove.
You can read the complete story as it unfolded in emails between Christian Maupin and me. I have retained the emails and would be happy to forward them (including complete headers) to you upon request. Please write me at: teachnewsletter@yahoo.com.
Update: Mr. Maupin refunded $2,000 of our deposit, meaning we are still out $1,500. He would not grant us this partial refund unless we signed a legal document saying we were satisfied with the amount and therefore would not seek to recover the rest of our money.
Update: Mr. Maupin refunded $2,000 of our deposit, meaning we are still out $1,500. He would not grant us this partial refund unless we signed a legal document saying we were satisfied with the amount and therefore would not seek to recover the rest of our money.
