The Free Trial Scam Arrives For Krill Oil

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Apparently these companies didn’t bilk quite enough people with acai free trials.

At the moment there’s quite a media blitz for a “krill oil” product from Purity products. Here’s what you see on their web page:

Nothing Is Truly Free

When you scroll down to the bottom of the page, however, here is the real story behind this (and every other) “free trial” offer: (I pasted this directly from their site, but I bolded the important parts)

† – $6.95 shipping applies. By accepting the free bottle offer you will be enrolled in our Super Saver program, locking in the low Super Saver price of just $39.95 per bottle. As a Super Saver you will receive three bottles every 90 days at a savings of over $45 on every shipment. Your first delivery of 3 bottles will arrive in 15 days after you receive your FREE bottle, so you don’t have to worry about missing a day. Purity will charge the credit card used today for your 3 bottle shipments. Of course, you can customize your order at anytime by changing the frequency, date of shipment and number of bottles shipped out to you. If you want to discontinue the automatic shipment within the first 15 days, you will never even be billed.

So there is absolutely no way you’ll have time to evaluate your “free” product before your credit card is charged $119.85 just 15 days later. And while they claim here that you can “customize your order at anytime by changing the frequency, date of shipment and number of bottles shipped to you” there are over 80 complaints at PissedConsumer.com that state it’s far from easy to do so. Several have had to resort to cancelling credit cards in  order to stop recurring charges.

Meanwhile, what exactly are you getting in this product? Well, here is the label:

  1. How much Krill Oil is even in this? Since it isn’t listed in the supplement facts, there can’t be much.
  2. What form are the Omega 3’s in? The only reason you’d need such a high amount is if they’re not in phospholipid form. Which kind of defeats the purpose.
  3. Where’s the astaxanthin? Listing the amount in micrograms instead of grams is a neat trick to make the number look bigger. This product has .375 milligrams – hardly worth even mentioning.
  4. Note under “other ingredients” the words “Highly refined and concentrated.” This is another word for highly processed.
  5. Look at all the other ingredients.

Why bother even calling this Krill Oil?

The Bottom Line: Avoid this product, and this free trial scamming company, like the plague.

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