Posted in Acai Berry, featured on July 9th, 2009 by lee
Everyone who has bought any www.acaiberrysite.com will be aware of the sometimes dubious sales techniques used by a minority of on-line sellers. I have been stung by one particular company: CCN (Central Coast Nutraceuticals). It warms my heart to see that this organization has been forced to pay a settlement of $1,375,000.
The settlement came about as a result of the action brought by Attorney General Terry Goddard after hundreds upon hundreds of complaints about CCN’s unethical practices came flooding into his office.
I was one of those complainants. I signed up for the acai free trial; like others I was drawn in by what seemed to be a very good deal. I paid a nominal fee for shipping and handling and waited for my bottle of acai berry. The acai arrived with what were described as ‘bonus products’. I didn’t think much of this, and as I didn’t want them, I threw them away.
I finished the bottle of acai, and I wasn’t that impressed with the quality. I decided not to repurchase with CCN, but instead looked around for an alternative supplier. To my surprise and disappointment, I noticed another bottle of the same acai product arrive from CCN. I checked the documentation that came with it, and saw that I had been signed up to an expensive monthly subscription. This was not what I wanted, and I called to cancel straight away. After 90 minutes on hold, I gave up an sent an email. No reply.
Next month the product arrived again, and once again my credit card was billed. Still more phone calls and e-mails: still nothing. In the end I had to cancel my credit card, which was a major inconvenience, and shouldn’t have been necessary just to stop a monthly subscription which I never wanted in the first place.
I hope to get some – if not all – of my money back when the Attorney General apportions the restitution money. Acai might be the next super food (I still buy it from a reputable company) but this kind of scam puts a bitter taste in your mouth.
New Ways to Try Acai Berry
I’ve heard a lot of buzz about the new health trend, acai berry lately and it’s health benefits. I also know how difficult it is to stick to a routine. I’m one of those people that get really gung-ho about something and then after a few weeks, sometimes even after a few days, I’ve lost all that ambition. I’m planning on changing my ways starting with acai berry. Not only is there a juice that I can drink, but the Acai Zone brand has new products to make it even easier to integrate taking acai berry into my daily life.
Check Out Health Food Stores for New Products
My best friend and I were perusing the health food aisle at our local supermarket last weekend when we decided that the health food aisles in a large supermarket just don’t offer the variety of an actual health food store. With that in mind, we went down the street to an actual health food store to try to find some new products to try. The newest product we found was something using acai berry to help increase your energy. Since I’ve been feeling a little sluggish, I bought that one while my friend went with a new acai berry weight loss product.