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7/5/2007 - Carlisto writes:
I also got drawn into their web of deception. The vitamin capsuls did'nt do anything for me, and I am not going to lie to anyone about their product. Also I've being trying to cancell not to do the business, to get back my refund for the longest with out success. Realizing that they are taking me for a ride. I've waited on the phone for a long time to speak with the opperator, after decussing my disatisfaction about the company and their product I am being told that someone will get back intouch within 24-48 hours without getting this problem resolve. If there is anyone out there that can help me with me dilemma I will appreciate very much.

7/2/2007 - Christina writes:
Just like everyone else, I saw the commercal one late night in August 2006. I ended up getting the media package for $1495. Two days after I got the purchased the program I called to cancel it. They said it would be no problem but it would take 2 billing cycles for the refund to appear. After two months I still did not recieve the refund. I have been calling 5-6 times a months to get my refund. This August will be one year. DOES ANYONE WANT TO GET TOGETHER FOR A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT. PLEASE EMAIL ME AT [], SUJECT LINE: VITAMIN LAW SUIT.

6/2/2007 - Sara writes:
i watch the program on TV. thought it was something i might like to do. called in in 2006 talk to a Rep. he upgraded my package to a 2,400 deal. i didn't have a enought so he charge my card with 1,500 and is going to take the rest out of my first check. i agreed. i got the package and watch the dvd, read the books. a week later i decided no this isn't for me. i called in to customer service told them to cancel and refund my money. they told me its going to take two billing cycle. i waited and when the statement of the last two month went by nothing. i called back talk to another rep. they told me they are going to try to process it and get it to me with in 4-6 weeks. i agreed cause i thought if they be making good money they would at less refund the 1800 total right? NOPe nOTHing again.. i called they promise me this they promise me that. i was frustrated and all they did was promise lies. quality manager would tell me they would call me back and let me know my progress. it get to me. i been calling and waiting for a year now. i just called my Credit company and told them what happen. they just told me to write a letter and hope for a return. i just went online right now and looked up “Greatest vitamin in the world” program by Don Laprea. then i found Infomercialsscams.com. I guess i should have done my research sooner. i don't kno what to do anymore. what can i do? can anymore give me advice. thanks

5/24/2007 - Zane writes:
First of all, let me begin by saying that I have read all of the complaints and defenses to this "Scheme." Personally, I find it sickening to read the defenses that look like they have been typed from an infomercial manuscript themselves. I did, however, get quite a laugh at a post by "Dizzel" in the defense section. He claims that he works for Don Lepre and he makes 80K+ a year. Yet, every other word is mispelled and his grammar is horrible. I promise you this "Dizzel," you would never work for me and if Don hires people that can even communicate then I definitely don't want the product. Moving on now. I called to check this scam out tonight. Notice I did say scam. Once I called I noticed right away that it was and still is a scam. I live in South Carolina. I own two franchises (Dipping Dots in Charleston, SC and Great Steak and Potato in Myrtle Beach). When I purchased the franchises several years ago there were no hidden costs. Everything was presented up front and not offered later after you purchased the first two options. There was the first mistake the rep made when I called. The second was that I could tell the phone rep was reading everything to me because he had to stop and "re-read" the information he just told me several times. Apparently, he did not know anything about the program (poor sales pitch) and finally, when I challenged him about whether or not the so-called advertising package was worth it, he told me that I wouldn't be able to market my website without it. What? "I run two businesses and just wanted to make a little extra on the side and you are telling me that I don't know how to bring customers?" I said. I then immediately told him to cancel my order. He said he did but I will check in the morning to be sure. In any event, this program is a sham and do not pay anything for it. I have notified my bank in case they try to charge me anyway. I suggest to anyone who has just purchased this to do the same.

4/16/2007 - Gisselle writes:
I dont know how to thank all you wonderful people. I was so exited about this stupid program and got so close to buying this... They have a good way of brainwashing naive, and stupid people like me. I know it makes no difference, but I just called them and told them everything that was on my mind. The damn guy treatened to hang up on me lol!! Im so sorry to the people that have gone trhough all this drama because of some stupid company who doesnt care about anyone. Hopefully we can all put a stop to this!! Good luck getitng your money back guys.

4/6/2007 - JW writes:
I have been trying for the past 6+ months to receive my refund from this company. 4 times I have been told that the refund is on its way to me. I have still not received it. Today, I turned the matter over to the Washington State Attorney General's office! BEWARE!

4/4/2007 - Roya writes:
I purchased their vitamins and returned it immediately after reviewing their program, etc. It has now been over 4 months and they have not refunded me yet. They had a guarantee for the refund. I have called them 4 times already and every time they tell me my refund is being processed. Today I told them that I am sending them a final warning in writing and then I will file a law suit agains them.

3/25/2007 - Paul writes:
It's the same story here. I've gone through the same exact dilema. I called up one day after watching the informercial the previous night. The woman on there made it sound like it was so easy and that it was only $35.00. At first I was skeptical because you always here that " If it's too good to be true, it probably is." But I figured... heck... only $35.00, why not... but then when I called the next day, I got a friendly rep who told me to listen to this Don Lapre fella on this sound bit. I listened. Then there were extras that they told you about that you had to pay for, including the additional 13 people for like $12.00 an hour as plus as vouchers and a fee for the website, also having to pay for additional products for the site when only a week later, the company was supposed to merge with another company and my site was going to include all those for free anyways... but she wanted me to pay a week earlier for all that. I recieved the packet a few days later and talked to a few people at work about it. I looked at my site and I don't even know where to start with it. I called to reach somebody that could help me with the site like they promised and all I got was another guy trying to sell me another package, the platinum package. I insisted that I just wanted help, but he wouldn't get off the subject of the platinum. So... I began to see that this company is making their money off of their clients rather than new customers buying the vitamins. All I can say is that this company has got to be a scam. I've also noticed that there are several sites like mine under google and I'm probably at the bottom of the list on the search engine, so does this mean that my website will never be seen since mine is at the bottom of the list? How is a new customer ever going to see my site since there are so many others like mine trying to sell the same thing? I honestly feel this is a scam. And yes, this testimonial can be used in the media. Somebody needs to take that goofy informercial off the air like today.

3/16/2007 - Amanda writes:
NO REFUND. LITERALLY. NO REFUND. I have called and called and tried and tried. And nothing. Now, even my bank can't do a thing. I'm angry and jaded, but intelligent. Any suggestions would be helpful. I've called multiple times and spoken with the operators. UGH....

3/12/2007 - Rey writes:
as far as i can tell, every damn money making informercials out there are fakes. i wasn't really sleepy that night i saw the informercial for the greatest vitamins so i stayed up relaxing and wathcing tv. then i thought to myself, why not give it a shot, it's only $35. and the informercial do stress "$35. that's it, with no additonal fees or costs". so my dumb ass called the next day and already the customer rep was offering to tag new customers to me at $12 each. i was starting to get suspicious at that time so i declined. i received the package a few days later that explained the same thing that was said on the informercial with a number to call to activate my website. i called the number and a very friendly rep answered but was a very fast talker. i kept telling him to slow down but he kept on babbling. he put me on hold while he set up my website so i can listen to a stupid voice message telling me about the specials they have on advertising packages. a one time setup fee of $295 then i can choose a package of guarantted 500 people to my website for $500, 1000 for $1000, etc. and this deal is "so good' it's only a one day thing for new customers. but i wasn't buying it. finally the rep got back on and told me my website was ready. a long ass url website that i'd be ashamed to hand it out to friends or strangers. of course then his sales pitch started. telling me how much i would be making with those packages. i told him im in the process of buying a house and couldnt really afford to buy these packages but he was persistant. he kept telling me how good it would be knowing i'll be having checks mailed to me so i can improve my new home and pay my mortgage. but the end of the call the lowest $500 package was dropped to $200. thats when i was really sure this was a scam. the guy was being a used car salesman. legitimate business wouldnt negotiate like this, its either you can afford a package to help your business and you want it or you can't and you don't. if im ordering this program its because i need money cause i have none. so why would i want to spend all this money on packages? i told him i would start off doing my own advertising first and see how that work and if anything i would call back to order the advertising. he said ok and hanged up as if he was upset he didn't make a sale. all this happened today so i decided to research this company. they lucky im here in miami and dont live in arizona or i would walk in there and sove my problems with them myself. I only lost $35 and im no even going to try and get a refund but i fell for you guys that lost so much and most of you didn't even have that much money to begin with. you were just trying to make some extra income because you need the money. but these crooks out there have no heart. they prey on the ones who already have nothing.

3/8/2007 - Estelle writes:
I will say up front that I never tried the vitamin. I only got as far as sending away for the initial $35 program and was annoyed to find out that in order to really do the program properly, one had to further invest in very expensive search engine optimization programs. (I suspect that these are the real products that are being sold, and not the vitamins!) In any event, I was not happy with the very lengthy URL of the standard website. I filled out a form to request a refund, put it in the original box with the marketing materials, and shipped it back to the same address the package came from. I have yet to get my $35 back. I never sold anything to anybody. I decided not to bother when I found that I had to buy all these extra programs in order to take full advantage of the marketing program. So my complaint is about getting a refund.

3/6/2007 - Barry writes:
This is an update to my report on Jan 17, 2007- By complaining to BBB and Arizona Atty Gen office and filing a dispute with my credit card company, I have my refund on a conditional basis, as my credit card company pulled $1500 fom the greatest vitamin's bank which possibly can be challenged till 65 days, but probably won't be, and the greatest V has refunded to my credit card today the rest of balance, though it is short by $100. I don't know if this was a deliberate shorting or honest mistake. I am now working on getting my $100 back. They had to give me just a little more aggravation it seems.

2/3/2007 - Sara writes:
I got sucked into the Greatest Scam into the world by the Greatest Vitamin In the World. I talked to them on the phone thinking what do I have to lose -35.99 and went to my back yesterday and they had withdrawn 799.00 out of my account. I called them today and they said that I agreed to everything. In reality the salesman said everything really fast and was asking me question like "wouldn't you like to have 5 people under you already?" I said yes but I didn't know that each person was 150.00. They told me that I said I understood everything they were telling me but I didn't understand that they were going to steal all of my money. Now, on a Saturday morning, I have to get a hold of my bank and let them know that I have been a victim of FRAUD. Thanks to you all who have posted, I know that I am not the only one! I hope we can stop these people.

1/27/2007 - Dan writes:
If you are reading this, do not do the 'greatest vitamin in the world' program by Don Lapre. I ordered the program back in early November of 2006. The intro package was $35. The next day I bought the 'targeted visitors program' for $2,400. The next week I bought the 'internet upgrade package' for $795. It was on that same day in the evening that I realized I was being scammed. I received a phone call from one of their salespersons to buy the 'platinum package' for #3,300. I told him I had just bought a program earlier that day for $795 and I was tapped out/didn't have the money. He dropped the price by the end of the phone call to $995. Also, he was offering some things in the 'platinum package' that I already had when I invested in the two other programs...the guy had no clue what I had and I was a customer of theirs who had just given them over $3,200 at that point. So all in all, his demeanor about him being completely fraudulent, his little knowledge about what I already had as a customer/independent advertiser of theirs (nor did he care), and the huge price drop made me realize that they were more interested in making money off of me than helping me sell the vitamins for them. It was obvious something was wrong. After the phone conversation, I decided I was going to call their customer service number and get the money back since it was a 1 year 'no risk money back guarantee'. I called and spoke with a lady in customer service who told me I'd receive my full refund back (over $3,200), but that first I would receive a phone call within 24 to 48 hours from someone within their 'quality management team'. I thought this was odd of a refund but I had no choice to agree and wait at that point. That night I did what I should have done before I started this whole thing; I researched on the internet. That was the point at which I got furious because I saw that people were complaining about not getting refunded. This set off a red flag in my mind so I called my credit card company/bank that night(they're 24 hours), and I reported a potential fraud in the making. I gave them all the info up until that point. The next day I did receive a phone call from a 'quality manager' from their 'quality management team'. He told me that I would receive the refund of $3,200plus within one billing cycle or 30 days. I was adamant with this guy about getting the refund very soon due to what I had read on the internet and he then said he would put an 'expedite' on the refund so I had a good chance to get it within a half a billing cycle or two weeks. I said okay. During this time my credit card company and myself agreed that I should give him the two weeks promised before I call him back. I returned the intro packet and made sure I had the post office put a tracer on it so they couldn't say they didn't get it. I thought I was becoming Detective Columbo or something. So, two weeks passed and there was no refund. I called him and left a voice mail to see what was going on with it. He never returned the phone call. I left him two more voice mails but still no reply. Finally at the end of the first week in December someone else, another 'quality manager' from their company calls me and tells me something completely different. He said that there was 'no definite time frame' for the refund, but that it was 'in process' and would come 'sooner rather than later'. So, between two different managers of their company and some lag time, the refund went from being 30 days, to a good possibility of two weeks.....to now being no definite date, and 'in process'. Also, the guy told me that since it was a business opportunity it would take a series of steps in order to refund it. I told him, that's not my burden, that's your company's burden...I am guaranteed the 1 year no risk money back guarantee so if you are going to refund me anyway it makes no sense to put it off. That is their company's responsibility to recover money on their end just as it's my responsibility to recover money I spent. He then said he would put an 'additional expedite' on it to speed it up. I was not happy with this conversation and I informed him that my credit card company/bank has been notified of everything said, dates, names, etc. all up to this point. We agreed that he would be the contact should my credit card company need to speak with anyone. This was the last time I spoke with anyone from the 'greatest vitamin' company. I then received the credit card bill for the amounts spent ($3,200 plus). This is when I refused to pay it being that it should have been refunded already and it became a 'dispute investigation' on the part of my credit card co./bank. After so many weeks by the end of January (recently) I recieved in the mail notice by my bank that they found the ruling in my favor. I should have had a party for 24 hours straight. I guess it was a no brainer for them considering all the bad comments written about them by the Better Business Bureau. I don't believe the 'greatest vitamin' and Don Lapre ever intend on people actually making money by selling the vitamins; their goal is to make money off of us, the independent advertisers (so to speak), by selling us tons of advertising packages and selling us on the idea that without this advertising we will be unsuccessful. They moniter the web site so you never know what is really sold....but I never got to that point....it was obvious to me before I got there. They ultimately make their money by simply not returning your money. Heck, what's to lose...it's a "1 year no risk money back guarantee". Well, unless you have a good credit card co./bank, you have alot to lose...I'm here to tell you. I ended up losing close to a hundred dollars between faxes to the credit card co./bank, the bottle of vitamins (which I threw the rest out due to my disgust with anything associated with the company), and all the shipping charges...but I'll take that instead of the $3,200plus. I was really naive and stupid to even entertain doing this thing. It was a period of time in which I wasn't in the best state of mind and wanted to make money quick and easily....there is no such thing I am finding out. They prey on people that are in a situation as I was at the time. I could have written alot more than what I wrote here as I have many more details but I hope you have enough info here so as to prevent you from doing this 'greatest vitamin' thing by don lapre. I went through about two months of misery, anger, and some loss of sleep due to the liars at that company. I learned my lesson(s) during that time. Well, I wish you the best in your future endeavors....just be careful. Good luck.

1/17/2007 - Barry writes:
I was taken in in Sept 2006 and my story is very similar to Garrett who posted here 1/28/2006, but without the happy ending so far. I have $4305 on the line and have been promised a 1 year money back guaranty. By the end of Oct 2006 I was asking for a refund because I was spending half the day on hold waiting to get through to the coaching dept of GVW or the tech support dept to get help customizing my website. It took over two weeks from the time I asked for a refund to talk to someone who actually claimed to have the authority to give me a refund. At that point this person offered me a few extra services and the reduction of my fee to $1800, with a refund of $2500 to come in their so called Dec billing cycle. That came and went and no $2500 refund to me, with my email inquiries being answered along the way with promises that it it was in the works. I finally got a firm refund date of Jan 5 2007, and was told I would see the credit on my credit card by Jan 12, which passed with no refund. Now my phone calls and emails are ignored and not replied to. I will be emailing them and sending a certified letter invoking my total money back guaranty and canceling all services and demanding my $4305 back that I am entitled to per their email to me at the start of this so called refund process nearly 3 months ago. I will be filing with my credit card company for a refund and sending them all my emails to this company, as well as filing a complaint with the Arizona Attorney General office consumer complaint dept. I will post further updates on this site as this progresses.

12/21/2006 - Lee writes:
I, like many other suckers out there thought I saw a way to make some easy money with GVW. Wrong!!! It's the same old bullshit, they lure you in with promises of making money with a little investment on our part, $35. to start with and then they spring the trap with now all you have to do is buy our products ranging in the $1000s and you will double your money in no time, again, wrong!!! luckly I saw right off the bat something was fishy when they wanted to sell me contact names to buy their product. The next day I called them back asking for my $35. back, that was in Oct. They told me it would take about 2 months for them to return the money. I'm still waiting. I have decided that legal action needs to be taken against this company,in the form of a class action law suit. what do you all think about this idea?

12/15/2006 - Lisa writes:
Ok well first off I was excited about the company and I am not here to say it works or it doesn't...I am here as proof that the Greatest Vitamin In The World sold mine and my boyfriends information to many different companies as I started recieving mail to my address with his name on it and the greatest vitamin in the world was the only company that has the two linked together...He does not live with me...So it's obvious that it was sold which is prolly how the company makes a considerable about of their money. It's pretty disapointing..I contacted the company and of course was told that it doesn't happen and they tried to convince me that it happened some other way but the fact is that it is impposible in our situation to have been any other company but The greatest vitamin in the world...I also contacted the corprate office of the company it was sold to and they admitted it was bought...just could not tell me from who exactly...and being that the greatest vitamin in the world was the only company who had our imformation linked it's obvious that it was them.

12/2/2006 - Anonymous writes:
wow all i want back is my investment i see no one wants to buy the product it cost way to much yea i got scammed so what do i do if any of you out there have any info on getting my $$ back please help

6/19/2006 - Mari writes:
Yes, The Greatest Vitamin In The WOrld is a company that takes advantage of good, honest people who are trusting and believing what Don Lapre and his employees are selling. If only they would leave you alone after you spent the $35 for the program everything would be fine. However they keep calling you trying to convince you that you need to buy these very expensive traffic (advertising) packages and tell you about all the money you will make from all the people they will be sending to your website if you buy these packages. If you say you cannot afford it, they tell you not to worry about the thousands of dollars they are asking you to spend because you will get it all back before you will have to pay for it if you put it on your credit card. The problem is that the advertising programs they are selling you are worthless and bogus and you will not make any money. So when you call up customer service to complain they tell you need to buy more programs such as television informercials to promote your website and it just keeps getting more rediculous until you finally come to the realization that you've been scammed and by that time it's too late to get your money back. I just feel so sick when I think that this is going on and that people are still getting scammed and there is nothing I can do to put a stop to this. It's just not right. I met a woman who told me that the same thing happened to her. I also became friendly with someone from customer service at GVW and he said he was quitting because he couldn't sleep at night thinking about all the people who were being scammed by the company. He couldn't in good conscience defend them any longer and just wanted to get away from there. I feel so helpless that there is nothing I can do to put a stop to this unscrupulous company. Please let me know if there is anything that can be done to get our money back and put a stop to this unscrupulous company.

5/23/2006 - Donald Powers writes:
The whole program is a crock of chicken droppings. Just like any other TV get rich plan, then get you realed in and take your money. I am not happy with Don Lapre and his way doing business. Someone needs to put a show out that tells the truth about these scam artists. I might have to be the one to step up and explain to the American people what these scams are all about before they purchase the chicken droppings.

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