Adds are popping up everywhere. Fake blogs touting how a "local mom" has found the secret to weightloss by combining two free trials are EVERYWHERE. These blogs are all fake! The usually plug in your town using your ISP address. They also post a weightloss success story that touts the amazing benefits of two free trial weight loss products. Armed complete with fake comments and all proclaiming it worked for everyone, consumers are duped into visiting "free trial" websites that end up costing consumers hundreds of dollars in "membership and autoship" fees. PLEASE do not order free trials! And if you do PLEASE read the terms and conitions. They are usually buried in a link at the bottom of these website. ALL of the websites that I have seen are claiming that CNN is endorsing the acai berry, and using a legitimate and famous news source to peddle the free trials with hidden terms. For all of these "free trials", the consumer usually unknowingly signs themselves into an autoship membership that costs any where from $60-$100 per month! By the time the consumer finds these outrageous charges on their statments, it is too late to get their money back for these "free trials". And PLEASE check your WHOLE statement. Chances are you will see more than one unfamiliar charge, because they sign you up for multi memberships in newsletters, websites, and ebooks. The truth is, Acai berry does NOT help you to lose weight. This is what CNN REALLY had to say about the acai berry:
""There's no evidence whatsoever to suggest that acai pills will help shed pounds, flatten tummies, cleanse colon, enhance sexual desire, or perform any of the other commonly advertised functions, " according to the organization's press release."
"The expensive acai berry is triumph of marketing over science, that's the bottom line, " Bowden said. "It's not useless, but it's not anything that people are claiming it is."
"Virtually every berry — blueberry, strawberry, goji, acai — are anti-inflammatory and high in antioxidants, " Bowden said. "This particular one is exotic. It's found in Brazil. It's been marketed to have more of a magic ingredient. It's been over-hyped and marketed to death. There are claims to curing cancer, curing baldness that is all over the place."
"Consumers are asked to provide a credit card to pay shipping and handling charges, but begin almost immediately receiving $80 to $90 monthly charges. Thousands of consumers have had trouble stopping those charges once they canceled the free trial offer."
Taken from
Http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/03/23/acai. Berries. Scam/index.html
BOTTOM LINE: Even if you DO cancel within the 14 days FROM THE DATE OF YOUR ORDER (not from date received), many consumers complain of STILL being charged, and still get monthly charges, even when they did cancel! Also, just because you cancel and do not receive any more of their product, you better check your statement. Many of these companies have duped consumers by no longer sending the product, but still charging for it every month. You will most likely have to dispute the charge with your credit card company. To do this be SURE to have evidence of you canceling (ALWAYS record phone conversations with them, and keep any e mails or cancel confirmations. You will need these to prove you canceled. The company will claim you never canceled.)
NOTE: This goes for a LOT of free trials, like tooth whitening, like dazzle white, ivory brites, gleaming white smile, celebrity sexy smile, etc) AND for wrinkle creams and pills, like resveratrol, dermapril, etc. ALWAYS read the terms. And my advice-Never sign up for a free trial that claims they need your card number for "shipping". A LOT of these companies will go ahead and put a pending charge on your card. This has caused many to go over their credit limit, and overdraft charges for banks.
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