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As Seen on TV,How Good Are this Products?

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Last night I was searching Ebay  for a VELFORM  SAUNA BELT ,I found so many listings,but something  inside me pushed to search on the net about this product,and what I have found  about  it wasnt nothing good.As a woman,we love to shop,we see everyday new  products that catch our attention,and they looked so easy to use and we trust so  much these sellers,but are we aware of what really comes after this As seen on  TV great offers?

The worst thing is that we found  them at Ebay at very good prices,what a deal!!......Yea RIGHT!!


 Now,let me introduce you to the  wonderful Velform Sauna Belt,This awesome belt make you loose inches of your  tummy if you use it one hour straight!!Wow thats amazing right?


But  let me do this more interesting for you,writing here a few comments of REAL  CUSTOMERS,who boght this product....and 2 others...

CUSTOMER#1

2/16/2007 - April writes:
 I am trying to find contact information for  velform!! I found their website, and not so surprisingly their contact info says  "coming soon". Well heres another thing they have coming soon, lawsuit. I bought  this product from a canadian site (no surprise the us isn't allowing the sales),  for $80.00, and I actually didn't use it right away, I bought it, it got put in  the closet and i forgot about it, I tried it last week, and now I have digital  pictures of the burn marks, and blisters this caused, I could not believe that I  have a cluster of fluid filled blisters, similar to what you get from a sunburn.  it was gross, and became infected, forcing me to go to the dr to have it looked  at. This company should not be allowed to sell something that can obviously hurt  people. Not only do I want my money back, which I probably will not get, but I  want to make sure EVERYONE knows not to buy this horrible thing. Does anybody  have an email address or phone number for this company? if you do please email  me at []. Thank you.

 

CUSTOMER  NUMBER#2


2/3/2007 - Kevin  writes:
I bought it for 20.00 cheap but it sucks,  it doesn't work it burns your skin and gives you rashes i'm throwing this  product out


CUSTOMER#3
1/22/2007 - Natalie  writes:
Well, my father, brother and I were watching t.v. one  day, and came across a commercial for this 'sauna belt'. and i thought holy cow!  this has to be right because i've always been told that you 'sweat out the  pounds' in a sauna, So my father bought us two belts, one for my brother, and  one for me.. we ordered it in about july or august, it is now almost february,  and it still has not come! On top of that, it apparantly does not work! and i  cannot find the number of a representative of the company that i can contact to  get the money back because after the complaints and testimonies i have heard, i  don't want to come within ten feet of this 'sauna belt'!

CUSTOMER NUMBER#4
 12/18/2006 - Taylor writes:
****How often we are fooled**** The sauna belt is NOT  worth the $$$$ AT ALL!!! This product did NOTHING for me and I'm doubtful that  it will do anything for you!! Well, I can give this product credit for burning  the hell out of my skin. I DIDN'T lose or sweat any "pounds" off my tummy, like  this product promised. ****Don't waste your time or money****--TRUST  ME!!

CUSTOMER NUMBER#5
12/4/2006 - Kavita writes:
 Hi I got so tempted tp see the commercial  of this product that I too bought it. Now I sit here thinking I eas duped. The  belt burned me in my belly area , it wrinkled, got ripped because of the heat  from the belt,emits stinky burned smell of wire making you sick & dizzy.  & upon all these I didn't loose a inch at all. It was sheer waste of my  money, I was cheated in name of weight reducing formula. Manufactuer with these  kind prducts are also spoiling the honest manufracturer image... Please tell  your friend never to buy this product.


O.M.G!! This is what I found about this  product oh but what about the famous Pasta Express?? The one you use to make  tasting pasta in minutes!!


Customer number  #1
2/2/2007 - JulieAnne writes:
I have a Pasta Express and I've never used a product  so bad. The spgahetti I tried to make with it was so pasty that I would never  have wanted to eat it. Plus, if I've got to heat water in a pot for it so I can  have boiling water, then I might as well throw in the spaghetti. I let it sit  for 13 minutes and it was still not cooked and tasted terrible. I had to boil  more water and finish cooking the spaghetti over the stove. I can not imagine  that anyone would recommend this product. It was a very big waste of my money  and also my time. It took me 7 minutes to boil the water - then another 13  minutes to try and cook the spaghetti. Your directions that say the pasta will  cook in 7-10 minutes is very misleading. I could have certainly cooked it on the  stove a lot faster and easier.

CUSTOMER NUMBER#2
1/9/2007 - Julie writes:
I am soooo disappointed with this product. It will  not cook the noodles completely. The first time I used it, it took almost an  hour to cook a box of noodles. I had to drain it once and add water a second  time just to get the noodles almost edible. It just won't keep the water hot  enough to cook the noodles. It a waste of $ and takes longer than using a  regular pot.

CUSTOMER NUMBER#3
1/1/2007 - Brenda writes:
I bought this and used it one time. It is a piece of  crap. The pasta does not cook, it just clumps together and makes a total mess.  The infomercial is a total lie. I tried to get my money back, but had no luck  doing so. I think it is easier to boil water, in a pot and do it that way. I am  really disappointed in these woman on the infomercial, they should know  better!!! Do not buy this product!!!!

CUSTOMER NUMBER#4
12/23/2006 - Michael writes:
I'm afraid this one just doesn't work as advertised  for making pasta. Works OK for asparagus, other vegetables- just not pasta.  Doesn't cook it, pasta sticks, tastes raw, not al dente. Tried it several times-  I give up. Waste of $. And I bought a tea kettle to boil the water to  boot!

CUSTOMER NUMBER#5
12/12/2006 -  Camille writes:
I purchased my Pasta  Express at my local [] store...thank goodness it was only ten dollars...I guess  it is true that you get what you pay for... It works absolutely horribly on  Pastas...The only thing it is good for is to steam veggies...and that is much  more easily accomplishes with one of those dollar store veggie steamers...true,  you do not have to wash out any pots and strainers, but you still have to clean  and wash all the parts...so you may as well just use that cheap little metal  steamer...and the water does not even have to be strained...

 

What about PROACTIVE SOLUTION?

 

2/22/2007 - Carmel writes:
I signed up for the $19.99 deal for what  looked like large bottles. When received, the bottles were the size of a free  minature sample product one would receive in the mail. I tried the product and  it burned my face. I threw the product away. I was billed $27.00+ for the above  first shipment which I thought was the last. I was shocked when my checking  account was billed for a second shipment that I never signed up for, called for  and/or received yet in the mail for an additional increase in total dollar cost  of $29.00+. I was furious and telephoned the 1-800 line acting like I wanted to  place an order due to Pro Active Telephone Specialists hanging up the telephone,  supposedly by accident or leaving me on hold when dialing the customer service  option. Bottomline, I was now being told that I had signed up for not just one  isolated trial order of proactive, but three, two of which were on their way and  an additional billing for who knows how much money directly debited from my  checking account. The Pro Active Scammers signed me up for some type of  annoymous membership that was never approved by me or accepted, without my  knowledge or consent. I had a few choice words to tell the telephone rep. and  finally she stated it was just too late and to write "Refused" on the box and  return it via US Mail to Pro Active and my checking account would be refunded.  Who knows how long it will take for this refund Sales person "Diane" told me  would then take place. Oh, did I forget to add that one more additional shipment  would be coming and to treat that one the same way as shipment number two, write  "Refused" and mail back and wait for the refund. This product doesn't work and  the illegal marketing behind the three for one advertising should be reported to  the Dept. of Justice, State Department of Consumer Affairs and the Better  Business Bureau and the most important, the U.S. Postal Service, Investigations  Dept. as Pro Active is using the mail to shove their unwanted and unsolicited  product via U.S. Mail. The company should be shut down immediately like Miss  Cleo on Television. A scam is a scam regardless of the way it's solicited. The  minor/nobody celebrities who advetise this product should also be held  responsible and accountable as doctor's records will confirm Pro Active did not  get rid of their acne..... 

2/16/2007 - Jennifer writes:
I bought into the hype and decided to  give Proactive a try. I am 29 and don't have particularly bad acne (as I did as  a teen) but I thought this would make my skin overall softer and clearer  looking. Well...I was wrong. What it did was cause acne like I had as a teen!! I  got these cyst-like deep pimples that I haven't had in years. My face turned red  and bumpy. I used the product exactly as described. The cleansing (part 1 of the  "solution" is ok. The toner stings and the lotion, I think, is what really  caused my newfound breakouts. I stuck with it for well over a month as hearing  that it might take some time for the product to show results, but two days ago I  decided this is not working and it just keeps getting worse and worse. The  facial mask that came with my set really caused extra problems. That stuff  really dries out your face. Plus, the day after I used that is when I got two  huge cyst-type pimples. My face never felt clean after using proactive - any of  the products in the set. In fact, after washing w/ the cleansing scrub, if you  use the toner you will notice the cotton still has stuff on it as if the  cleansing scrub didn't really wash anything. I am going to send what I have left  back to the company and hope the refund me (it's been less than 60 days). I  called to cancel yesterday and they tried to give me the run around, ensuring me  it was a mistake because I'd lose out of the special club pricing, etc blah blah  blah. I said I had no intention of using this ever again. The rep said they  cancelled. We'll see. So I started using my old "tried and true" facial  cleansers, Saint Ives and Biore. Last night after using my Biore, my face looked  much cleaner, it felt good. I use the St Ives apricot scrub. It slothed off the  flaking and it just feels better and less irritated now. I do not recommend  using Proactive. You're just going to spend a lot of money on a worthless  product that will, possibly, make your face worse. At best, you'll just see no  results. I don't know anyone who's tried this and has actually seen improvment  in the condition of their skin. Most have increased problems. Proponents say if  it doesn't work, you might just have a bad reaction to Benz. peroxide. But come  on- read these complaints. This many people have that bad of a reaction to benz  peroxide that is causes great irritation and worse acne than they've ever seen?  Please, save your money, and more importantly, don't cause unnecessary damage to  your face by using this crap. 

2/9/2007 - Anonymous writes:
Okay so before I tried proactiv, I went  through a very long list of store bought and doctor prescribed products, but  none were successful in helping my acne in the slightest bit. I was so  embarrassed of it that I would sometimes skip school and tell friends I was busy  when I wasnt. Im sure many of you know what Im talking about. It was horrible. I  heard about this stuff proactiv which seemed all the rage. Its kind of hard to  not hear about it when its advertised all over the tube, radio, and internet. So  I gave it a shot and it helped my skin clear up a little the first week. I was  so happy it was finally going away. After that week though, it came back worst  than before. I thought it was normal so I continued to use proactiv for a good 4  months. NO RESULTS WHATSOEVER. wasted nearly 150 dollars on this CRAP. I  recently found something that has helped me clear my skin very well and I want  to tell all of you that are suffering right now. Its funny because its not even  ment for clearing skin, but honestly its the best thing I've ever used in the 6  years ive been suffering for PERIOD. this might be a shocker, its toothpaste! I  dont recommend it for those with very sensitive skin, but only those with pretty  normal skin (besides all the acne). give it a shot. My acne cleared up in  literally 1 week and a half weeks. I used colgate anticavity protection  toothpaste for those of you that are wondering. Apply a layer right before bed  and wear it overnight about 3 times a week. Give it a shot, my skin is so soft  and smooth now. 

2/9/2007 - Laura writes:
My acne might be considered mild-moderate.  I've had trouble with acne off and on since age 12, I'm now 30. I thought I'd  give Proactiv a shot to see if it would help; the claims sounded so good! I  ordered Proactiv last week. The day it arrived, I was so excited. I order the  largest package (the 3-product system plus 2 more products, then they threw in a  free bottle of another product.) I read through all the directions very  carefully and followed them closely. I thought my face was going to burn off!  The next day (and days after and still continuing...) my skin is very itchy, dry  (despite moisturizer), blotchy, puffy, and breaking out even more. This was  after one use, folks. One use. Calle dthe hotline. Tried to say I must have done  something wrong or I could be oversensitive to benzoyl. I've used benzoyl before  with no problems. This stuff is toxic. I asked for directions in order to return  it all immediately. Kept trying to sell me their sensitive skin version. Finally  accepted my no, supposedly canceled the automatic shipment they signed me up  for, and would accept my return and agreed to refund minus shipping costs. I put  the return in the mail that day. Now... we'll see how long it takes for the  return to credit my debit card. Wish me luck! 

2/5/2007 - Angela writes:
The product didn't work for me, but that's  not really my issue. The problem I had was that after my initial order, I  realized it didn't work and then just stopped using it. Two months later I  noticed a withdraw from my account for $75! When I called proactive, they said  that since I ordered online, I would automatically be billed every sixty days!!!  When I sent it back for a refund, it took SEVEN WEEKS! They are VERY deceptive.  Whatever you do, don't order this online. Get it at the mall and pay cash. 
 


 

Well,I can keep going and going  but Why you dont go and see it yourself?Before you buy these as seen on Tv  products,give a google a try and search is for free!!

The worst part of all  this is that We actually find this products in Ebay,people sell them as"GREAT"  "AWESOME" "GREAT PRICE",but they dont even take the time to do a search and  learn more about what are they selling and they take peoples money for something  it would end up in the trash,before you spend any penny buying something,search  about it first!

You can visit  INFORMERCIAL SCAMS.COM and they have a  huge,huge list of every single item As seen on TV.Read,decide and good  luck!

Im not saying that every as seen  on tv product is not worth it,no no,I actually bought the Vidalia Chop Wizard at  Walgreens(thats the best way to buy something to try)and that really works for  me,!!I love it!! And when you buy them at a retail store at least you can  buy,try,return right away back to the store and get you money back if you dont  like it for any reason!


 Well,I hope you get to read this  guide before you throw away your money buying something is not worth  it.


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Guide ID: 10000000003021028Guide created: 02/26/07 (updated 10/02/08)

 
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