Acai Berry Detox Another Colon Board Sham
The third site recommended by the Colon Review Board is another "free trial" acai berry supplement site that, like most in the genre, is light on details about what's in the pills, proof that they work, and how much you're going to pay. The site's registered to a Canadian firm called Cyberplex, which has a client list including Blockbuster Video, ING and Microsoft, so we wonder if they're the actual registrant. We called and left messages at (416) 260-4411 and (416) 597-8889 and have yet to hear back. Check out consumer board complaint rants about Acai Berry Detox here, here and here. But wait! There's more.
Signing up for your "free" trial will still cost you $3.95 for shipping and after 14 days, $87.13 a month. We found that disclosure by clicking on tiny links the same color as the home page background, at the very bottom of the page. There's the usual display of major-media logos and a few pictures of skinny celebrities so small you can't tell who they are (they could sue the company for implying endorsement of their product if you could tell). You'll also see a number of pseudo-seals of approval and awards (one of them so blurred you can't make out the words).
Finally: The BBB has given its lowest possible rating to Acai Berry Detox's parent company, FWM Laboratories of North Miami Beach, Florida. We tried calling their phone number, but it's disconnected, and the local operator has no listing for FWM Laboratories in the area.
You really want to give these people access to your credit card number? You'd be better off going to your local supermarket and buying a month's supplies for making fruit smoothies. That should cost about $40 -- go heavy on the blueberries, bananas, yogurt and papayas (heck, you can even buy acai berry juice in the grocery store these days for a few bucks a bottle if you want to dump some in). Take the other $40 and give it to your local homeless shelter.