Of course, Oprah.com isn't the only place where the public is crying foul about a company selling a Resveratrol product. Complaintboard.com is warning people about Resveratrol complaints and there are also YouTube videos about the subject.
I did a search on mainstream drug store sites and found Resveratrol for about $7 to $12 a bottle. This seems to be a more sensible way to go than paying almost $100 a bottle if you choose to try Resveratrol before the FDA approves it. These places won’t keep charging your credit card, over and over again, either.
If anyone reading this has a complaint, the best place to report it would be the Federal Trade Commission. You can do so right on their site. I ran a search on the FTC site and so far there is nothing about Resveratrol companies, but if enough people complain to them, perhaps there will be.
Posting complaints in Internet forums is an honorable thing to do – but my guess is that if the FTC gets enough complaints they will look into it and go after the people doing it – a lot more, effectively!
To close this post, I would like to reach out to all the mainstream sources which have covered Resveratrol. Their stories are being used to market these products. It sure would be nice if they took the time to cover this aspect of the story more effectively. The few warnings out there about this are easily buried by all the people selling Resveratrol!
My inspiration to write this post came from a Nurse Carol, who spent a career working in Public Health and holds a Master's Degree. She fell for the free trial part of this and has gone through hours of pain and suffering trying to get her money back. Despite cancelling the product after realizing what it was all about, her credit card is still be billed by Resveratrol Ultra as I write this. Although Nurse Carol isn’t a celebrity like Doctor Oz, I can guarantee she recommends that anyone considering using Resveratrol exercise caution before handing over a method of payment.
Article comments
1 - Best Resveratrol Supplement
Great article and i know what you mean when you say anti aging is a problem. Just goes to show the french drinking wine did help!
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2 - Cheryl
I was one of the victims of this advertising. I was told by one of their telephone solicitors that "there is no such thing as a free trial" and I should have known that.
My credit card company refused their charges, I cancelled my card and ordered a new one.
I won't be ordering on line again.
3 - Linda
I, too, fell for this - in large part because there was a "blog" from someone in my community about trying and really liking the product (with before and after pictures). However, that was very stupid of me because after becoming suspicious and checking that blog out from a different computer in a different area, I found the "woman's" town had changed! How amazing! Fortunately, my credit card company blocked their charge (I believe) and I will talk to them tomorrow to make sure it does not go through! Thank you credit card company! (And I thought I was too smart to fall for something like this...)
4 - steve
We run an online cosmetic store and have sold various antiaging products that offer a full refund if the product doesnt work.When we have had a couple off claims we have contacted our suplier for a full refund. They have contacted their official reps who have basically told us that we have to cover the gurantee ourselves and the company will not offer a refund to us.
From what i have herd thru sources in the past I would not beleive in any free trials or refunds if the product doesnt work.They are either impossable or really complicated to get your money back or just a blatant advertising scam to get you to buy the product.
we have not mentioned no names for legal reasons for our own protection and to keep witin the rules off this blog.
5 - Skin Care Anti Aging
My husband is an attorney and actually was supposed to be part of multi jurisdictional case where he was supporting several people in their claims against the company for false advertising. False advertising is running rampant and no one is checking these pharmaceutical/beauty companies!