Acai Berry Power "FREE" trial

WendyWoo_2

I'm one of the lucky ones I think, I'm always unsure about free offers so did a google search and came here and very pleased I did. I'll be going to Holland & Barrett instead I think !

I hope you all get this sorted out soon, but thanks for posting cos you've helped at least one person not make the same mistake

stone1

Wow - with all these acai scams out there, it's lucky that you're able to recommend a product selling for only $50 a bottle! I don't like my berries with :spam: though.

I don't get it. What's the spam in recommending a product? And do you think $50 is low?? Take a walk to the nearest pharmacy.

bitsandpieces

stone1 wrote: »

I don't get it. What's the spam in recommending a product? And do you think $50 is low?? Take a walk to the nearest pharmacy.

You're not allowed to use this forum to advertise your own website - doing so is spam.

Saying that $50/bottle (what the product you recommend sells for) is low was sarcasm. There's not good evidence that this stuff works. If I want to lose weight, I eat less and do more exercise - a lot cheaper, and this does work!

bitsandpieces

WendyWoo wrote: »

I'm one of the lucky ones I think, I'm always unsure about free offers so did a google search and came here and very pleased I did. I'll be going to Holland & Barrett instead I think !

I hope you all get this sorted out soon, but thanks for posting cos you've helped at least one person not make the same mistake

Glad you found this thread. Rather than H & B, though, much more moneysaving to spend the money on healthy food and activity, I think.

There's a decent summary of what we know about whether these berries work here http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article6086385.ece

astarr

just to let you know, the 15 day free trial starts when you place your order NOT when you recieve the goods :think:

Nicolamcn

I too have been stupid to fall for this scam and worse I used my bank card. Ordered the free trial and then seen all the complaints.

To avoid any further payments I called the bank and they have cancelled my card but say there is no guarantee that this will stop the payments.

Has anyone does this and payments still came off there account, does it only stop if i change my bank account completely.

Please advise!!!

competitionscafe

"On 6/25/09 the Arizona Attorney General announced it had reached a record settlement of $1,375,000 with Central Coast Nutraceuticals (CCN). CCN is the company that makes the Acai Pure (acai-pure.com), one of the many so called “free trial Acai Berry Products”.

Under the terms of the settlement, the state of Arizona is receiving about $1 Million and $350,000 is being put into an account to refund to customers who have purchased the Pure Acai from CCN. If you did buy Pure Acai you want to call 1-800-352-8431 by August 17, 2009 so you can file your claim for a possible refund. It is important to note that anyone who has purchased Pure Acai can file a claim (you do not need to live in Arizona)."

Not sure if the above [refunds] applies outside UK though.

See:

http://www.powersupplements.com/blog/132/acai-berry-scam-az-settlement/

http://www.azag.gov/press_releases/june/2009/CCN%20Settlement%20Press%20Release.pdf

melodee_2

hTo wrote: »

Has anyone else been sucked into this "free" scam thats online about Acai Berries????
I heard good things about the health benefits of taking acai berry power and decided to order the free trial from their website as you only have to pay about £2 p&p..... anyway I put all of my details in and clicked submit, by which time it was too late to realise that in the small print it states that once you order the free trial unless you cancel it within 14 days they automatically charge your credit card for a further supply and its about £40 or £50 each time until you cancel!!
anyway, they have a phone number on their website but as they are in Florida they have conveniently forgotten to give the rest of the number (dialing codes etc) and I was wondering if anyone has successfully managed to cancel this after receiving the free trial?????
I have tried searching online for dialing codes but all the numbers I have tried are unobtainable
001 954 877 350 8480 & 001 989 877 350 8480

Please can anyone help me????????

Hi,
I called my bank and told them this was a scam!! and my bank gave me this # 1 877 778-1619 option#1 and I also got a new card!!! hope this helps you guys..

geri1965_2

healthtips wrote: »

Acai Berry is a wonderful fruit which is find in the Amazon Rainforest of Brazil. Today many thousand people are using Acai Berry to stay fit and healthy. If you have not tried yet, you should go for it.

Are there any controlled studies to back up these claims?

hummingb

If the company was sooo convienced it worked, I am sure they would give it away totaly free.