I too ws "duped" by Simplicity Gourmet's promises of amazing cookware and a great vacation. Not only that, but I was promised dinner, which did not happen. I suppose that and the slightly seedy location of the demonstration should have been a clue, but I was curious and I love to cook, so I wanted to see what they had to offer. The pricing was outrageous, but I sincerely believed that the product would be worth the $1500 worth of pots and pans we signed up for.
First of all, our payments were supposed to be around $32 a month, and lo and behold, I was informed 6 months into payments that they would be changing to $62 a month and that I couldn't get my cookware until a percentage of my balance due was paid off. At this point, I knew I'd been sucked into something, so I made sure I got my cookware. The only problems I have had with the cookware has been with dishes requiring eggs. I have been mostly happy with cooking meats, sauces, soups, etc., but the price was definitely not worth it. You do have to use a lower heat setting with stainless surgical steel, which I was familiar with. The couple presenting our demonstration were charismatic and from my husband's hometown, although we did not know them, but we felt comfortable with them nonetheless, so we made a custom package.
I never got to take advantage of the honeymoon package, due to military obligations, but it seems from other peoples' observations that the package is nothing special.
Throughout my dealings with Equitable Acceptance, I have had some very nice people on the phone and some down right nasty individuals. I will be paying off in a lump sum this week and I hope to rid myself of their tactics and attitude problems. I only hope I can get my credit report to say a zero balance and rid myself from them completely, or they will be hearing from the United States JAG Office.
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