07-2007 Bender Ball Scam sucks "21 min automated order"

"it's just a Ball", simple Abdominal Exercise ball ($1.27 ~equiv at Publix) TV infomercial. Calls to automated system, no totals given. Quantity question ambiguous/confusing, many have end up w/ 2 like me. No repeats of #/total so you dont know outcome until you receive it. They get $7.95 S&H/ball, non-refundable plus you pay postage to send one back, IF, you can get an RMA. BE CAREFUL! If you used a check card, cancel it since many tell me they are billing monthly for stuff not ordered.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• Bender
• Ball
• Ab
• crunch
• Infomercial
• scam
• IMO
• July 2007

[nc08638]

They sell them in stores people! I saw boxes with the ball and the workout at a sporting goods store. If you buy it there who's to say your getting stuff that you didn't pay for, cmon!

[winsleuth]

I agree, I dont see how they can scam you with other things you didnt agree to. Maybe this is a last ditch effort to get rid of this product once and for all. When I made this video I had only gotten a say 4 out of 10 ripoff. Others if you believe the comments got ripped at closer to a 10. Now almost 53,000 have watched this and few rave about it. Even in a box at a store, I still wouldnt spend over $5 for this pool ball. Thanks for the info.

W@S4T

[ImThaidUp]

..the card and then call back with 24-48 hours in order to cancel the continuation...she sounded like an indian robot and I didn't feel safe with it...I will never authorize ANYONE to go into my checking account and withdraw money at their discretion..so I had already decided not to order it but your video made a world of difference...in fact I did use one of my daughters rubber balls and although I wasn't as stable as I'd like to be...it probably achieved the same job

[winsleuth]

First I heard of someone seeing fine print, good job! It was Aug 07 I think they ripped me but nothing compared to the stories that have come in. Can you believe they are in business and from my hits Insight (demographics), it is World Wide, not just US. Ouch!

W@S4T

[ggalmin]

I got the ball for the 9$ + the extra fee to get a DVD instead of a stupid VHS Tape. I felt okay about spending the money. But then the real trouble started, they sent me two DVD's weeks later and auto charged my credit card I used to order from them. They wound up charging me somewhere around 40$ for crap I did not want or ordered or agreed to. BIG SCAM - CHEAP BALL - UNETHICAL Company. STAY AWAY FROM THEM or they will get your cash.

[truckgirl28]

They still sent it to me so today I tried to call their customer service line but it don't connect and just gives me a busy signal. The note that comes with the dvd's says that if I'm not satisfied I can send it back but I have to pay shipping! I'm contacting my credit card company to alert them to fraud. Do not order this ball it is just like this video describes it.

[winsleuth]

Wow, a refund, unheard of so far. Congrats on that. I thought cancelling one's card was the only hope from the stories left here. Almost starting year three of this scam, IcReDiBlE!!!

[Cherylyiyi]

I had to report them to BBB because they also ripped me off. Thanks for warning others.

[Cherylyiyi]

I had to report this company to BBB because they also ripped me off. Thanks for warning others.

[ImThaidUp]

I was SOOO going to order this product....from the first time I ever saw it I wanted it because it looked so convincing..especially given the fact that they were promoting flexion and extension...when I got to the screen to order it I noticed that they had (in small letters) that they were going to be sending items that I didn't order and charging my card....I was immediately alarmed and I called the number...kept pressing zero til I got a live person...she told me that I would have to charge

[winsleuth]

Wow, one of the worst Rips yet. Finally over 50,000 hits here and yet they are coming up on almost two years of this business plan, amazing. Good luck and thanks for the comment.

W@S4T

[hvnlybliss]

okay i called them and told them to cancel it so i'm just going to call tomorrow to make sure that they really really did. =) thanks a lot for this video.