Bridal Spam and Scams Part IV

Bridal Spam and Scams Part IV

March 8th, 2006 @ 9:45 am by Mrs. Bee
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I don’t believe these cookware companies are technically stealing your money since you do receive an actual product. However I do think they utilize unscrupulous, unethical, and misleading sales tactics and have no sense of corporate or personal responsibility.

They lure people in with the promise of a free prize and then employ hard sell techniques on their overpriced products that make it difficult for many people to say no. Sometimes customers are left on the hook for thousands of dollars in cookware they can’t even afford.

Here are some real life accounts:

Very detailed bride’s account of her experience with Royal Prestige.
An attorney’s experience with Royal Prestige’ presentation.
Consumer Affairs complaints against Royal Prestige.
CPA Larry Adams talks about Royal Prestige’ Cookware Scam in Arizona.
Carico Healthy Lifestyles vs. Royal Prestige
Thread on Carico Healthy Lifestyles.

It’s not all negative though. There are several brides on this modernbride thread that have positive things to say.

Several years ago I was contacted by one of these companies and told that I had won a free trip to Las Vegas. All I needed to do to pick up my voucher was sit through a 90 minute presentation with my significant other. They called at least 3 times trying to get me to come in, but I never ended up going because if it sounds too good to be true, it usually is.