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Well the truth has finally come out about the acai berry: it is truly a scam. And I am not just saying that in order to get you to purchase something. I am not an affiliate. I started this blog thinking that acai berry juice and acai fruit were to be hailed as the second coming, giving us all a leg up in our journey for a more healthy lifestyle, but after reading all the negative press about how the acai berry sellers used the lure of the health benefits to entice health seekers to sign up for what amounts to a slick scam, I became disheartened. Here is what I found out.

The main point that I want to stress is that acai berries and acai drinks can be beneficial to your health but that you must purchase your supplies from a reputable dealer. Most acai berry monthly plans are a hoax and should be avoided, in my humble opinion. If you do visit a monthly plan type website, then please, please, please be sure to read the fine print. I have found, and so has the Better Business Bureau, that many companies are wrapping their con job around the benefits of the acai berry. Here is how they do it and how you may have been duped.

You see their site; they are touting the berry as an extraordinary source of antioxidants and other nutrients. Okay, I am on board with that. Next, they encourage you to order. No problem from me there either, that is the way of business. But, and here is the major objection that I have, if you order from them (even a single bottle), you are automatically enrolled in the monthly plan. The plan is automatic to re-enroll you at the beginning of each cycle. You cannot opt out of this with your order because they never give you the chance. The details of the plan are buried deep within the small print and legal jargon of the service agreement, which by the way, is not posted on their site, but only linked to.

Unless you click the link and open the terms of service page, will most likely be hoodwinked into a plan that you are not asking for and one that you are not even aware of. They then, quite handily, use your same credit card (the one you ordering the single bottle with) to bill you outlandish sums. The only way that you can cancel is.... can you guess?.. you must call them and submit your cancellation in writing. Oh, how easy they make it to order and oh, how difficult to cancel. Typical of most companies if you ask me. Never liked that little feature about acai berry sellers or their contemporaries. The law had ought to be changed to say that the order or engagement process should be identical to the termination process. In other words, if you can order with a very visible and well lit advertised button, then you should be able to cancel in a like manner. Something tells me that that will never happen. The new business practices have been set: get the stupid customer to order and then make it ultra difficult to cancel.

Of course, lost in all these scams is the fact that the acai berry and acai juice can actually do you some good if you take it. First though, it has to be real. Second, it has to be fresh. Third, it has to be real fresh, as in only 24 hours old; otherwise, it will not work. Do you research. You may have to visit several acai berry sites before you find an honest supplier but it is worth it so that you don't get conned. Do not enroll in monthly billing cycle plans unless you try the product first. Do not "sign up" for anything. Purchase your acai products from a single source and make sure that they can be vouched for.