Teeth Whitening Scams : Buyer Beware
Protect Your Credit Card Information
These are a few of the more notable names in the teeth whitening field. Note that all listed brands have a growing list of complaints.
* Denta White Teeth
* Celebrity Teeth
* Bright Teeth Now
* Smile Brite Teeth
* Max White Teeth
* Easy White Teeth
* Dazzle White
* Bright Teeth Now
Complaints about the billing practices of these start-up companies are also increasing. It is often impossible to cancel an order, and refund requests are seldom granted. Frequently, the fine print in an advertised offer obligates the buyer to a full subscription for that item. The $1.99 trial offer then becomes a $70 charge to your credit card. Remember that banks and credit card companies offer little assistance in resolving these types of billing issues
Here are a few of the more than two thousand listed problems with whitening products and offers from complaintsboard.com.
* Refunds were not delivered as promised.
* Cancellations were not allowed as promised.
* Unauthorized charges or double billing to credit cards occurred.
* Recurring charges continued after cancellation attempts.
* The product was not received but the card was billed.
* Refunds were not granted for a damaged product
* Free trial offers were billed the full subscription price.
* Customer service assistance was unavailable.
Protect yourself from unethical business practices. Before making a purchase, investigate all offers thoroughly. Read the entire contract including the fine print. Know what you are purchasing and how it will be billed. Avoid companies that have accrued multiple complaints about their billing practices. Protect yourself from worthless or harmful products. Visit your local dentist for more information. Do not risk your teeth by accepting an online offer for an unknown product without verifiable claims. Professional dental care is a much safer option.
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Published by Paul Wilson
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23 Comments
Post a CommentHey there Jack,
good for you , spread the word
Paul
Go to your bank.Cancel your credit/debit card,they will send a new one. If you have a good bank and credit card company they will work with you. Mine refunded all charges. Now I out to shut these people down! My credit card company assures me that we can do just that. Good Luck.
They not only sell product on Amazon, in salons and though their website, they are also allowing anyone who was scammed by a teeth whitening company the opportunity to order refill kits from them as if they were originally customers of theirs. He said that they make a dollar or so for each refill kit sold and the owner wanted to give back to any one that was scammed. They are selling refill kits for $10 each. The link to their offer page is here.
http://www.nicewhites.com/offers/iws/
I order last month, the gel pack arrived 5 days later, and there was no surprises. They did not bill me for additional product, etc… I think this is a great thing they are doing to help everyone else…
I was scammed a year ago by “oh I forget the name” smile, a teeth whitening company that promised to keep sending me monthly refill kits for "free" after their $300 in fees and charges were paid. Well a few months after I was receiving their kits they stopped sending it.
I did find this while searching on the internet last month and wanted to see if it was for real and it is. So I decided to post it on every board that is about people being scammed by teeth whitening companies.
Apparently, the owner if this company was scammed years ago and decided to start a company doing things the right way. When I called their customer service number I was speaking to American people, “Wow what a change”. They described their program the following way.
They not only sell product on Amazon, in salons and though their website, they are also allowing anyone who was scammed by a teeth whitening company the opportunity to order refill kits from them as if they were originally c
Well just like April. last October CleanWhite and Dazzle got me but used different names on the credit card entries. Got me for almost $356.00 and my nice Gander Mountian credit card company keep sending me letters asking for more in. I faxed and sent them mail certified all they wanted and now the moron expect me to pay the bill when I did not authorize the charges. I told them to take me to court. I think they don't like me know.
Most of these occur because people respond to a pop up ad. Never give your card to someone that searches you out. If the product looks interesting, Google it and find a reputable seller. Real companies don't give their products away for $1.99
Here is a good link describing how these companies work.
http://www.ultra-white.com/consumer-alert.html
I appreciate this article and I was scammed. But, I have to take offense at the suggestion that I did not read the offer carefully. I did. No where did it say that they were going to charge you more. It was a scam. A lie. Plain and simple. Not my fault. Tell everyone you know not buy any of these products. And I will only ever use the "Gold Card" company to order anything ever again. I had a card from the "city" and they refused to remove the charge until after an investigation. I had to pay the charge or have interest charged while they investigated. Eventually, the did remove the charge, but it was a real headache. And, I had to overnight the product back to the company with a note saying not to charge me. Total outlay to me was over 20 bucks with the overnight shipping charges. And to MM below, I am sure your wife has saved you a fortune by finding tons of deals. Don't blame her or ABC if you got scammed. Blame the scammers.
Thanks to my wife and that ABC special we are $149 more broke. What a scam! $149
Hi
Everyone file your complaints with the names of the companies with FBI fraud online. Look at your stmts and then give them all to the FBI. I made a copy of the diff names of companies this one company used and my bank refunded half of the charges because they were current. The other half i had to let go and cancelled my card.