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Anonymous

Guest-522125

Salt Lake City, Utah

Pure ***

Aug 15, 2014

My then fiancee and I were contacted, and we went. Like idiots we thought it was amazing and a good honeymoon. Even better was we could pay half price for a while. We were complete idiots. We get the pans and they burn even on the low setting. The saucepan scratched the first time being used without us doing anything. We hate the pans and when we moved just bought pans from Wal-Mart that works better. The vacation was a scam, too. We paid for it and heard nothing back. Now we are stuck paying all this money for pans that we do not use. Equitable Acceptance is another monster. They call non stop and are unreasonable. Now we are stuck figuring out how to afford paying for these hunks of junk and what we can do. We do not want them and we do not want to pay for them. Oh...and we can't seem to get a hold of simplicity gourmet. Classy.

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Guest-1016096

Aug 05, 2015

Personally, I love my pans. And nothing ever burns in them.

They are super easy to clean and the food tastes great. Since buying them, the food is so much healthier that on the occasion that I take my kids out for fast food, they inevitably get stomach aches and all the bad that goes with them. My sales person, Carol, is amazing and years later still calls occasionally to check up and see that I'm still satisfied and if I need anything else or if they have something on clearance that she knows I was interested in.

Sorry you didn't have the same experience, but it's not the fault of the pans themselves. Sounds like it was your sales person and lack of knowledge in using them to their potential (which would be the sales persons' fault too).

Anonymous

Guest-325802

Sedgwick, Kansas

SCAM. Out 2400 dollars!

Feb 21, 2013

My fiancé and I bought cookware for our first big purchase from this company. We paid $2400 total. After we used them (doing everything correctly) they instantly stained, scuffed, and stuck. It took about 30 minutes to clean them AFTER they soaked for three hours. We were also forced to use the powder cleaner every time we used the cookware. Side note, nothing even cooked as good or as fast as the demonstration showed. Cooking took about an hot longer than before. This place is ridiculous. Whenever we signed the contract, they just ask for your signature to authorize the purchase. They don't tell you the fine print is on a completely different paper so you can't review it, or else I would have. Now that we are unsatisfied, you are NOT able to return them no matter what. No matter what!! We are so freaking pissed off and unsatisfied we just want our money back. You can't return them. Well, you can but you still owe them the full amount of money. I am so mad right now that I literally just threw $2400 down a toilet drain bc these things suck!!

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Guest-628465

Mar 25, 2013

This strikes me as absolutely absurd. As with any direct purchase or any other for that matter you have 3 days to cancel.

As a business owner this contract is to protect both parties involved and seldom is anyone dumb enough not read a contract of any sorts before signing. As for the cookware it self I own three sets of different waterless and greasless cookware and none of them cook as well as the Simplicity Gourmet set. Built in America, by Americans using American steel even. They are the snap on tools of the kitchen.

my advice to anyone is if you buy a product and you're just not sure how to use it, call the company and ask for a rep to come out and demonstrate how to use them in your own home. a company this large has reps in just about every major city in the US. the would surely rather you be a happy customer then a pissed one and could help educate you at the same time. As a Chef for 23 years I can assure you you wont find a finer set of cookware in the world..

My mother in law has had her set since 1973 and never needed to buy another set of cookware her entire life. and if you are burning things chances are you can't follow directions, medium low and off is all you should Ever use that's why things keep sticking.

and preheating the pan is a necessity not a choice. :roll

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Anonymous

Guest-267352

Roanoke, Virginia

Bella Gourmet Bridal Show

Apr 16, 2012

Don't fall for the bridal show ....here's a copy of the complaint I just sent to them. I recently attended a "bridal show" with the promise of receiving a $25.00 gift card to your website, a 2 night vacation and other discounts and promotions. I sat through the demonstration, with an inexperienced salesman, because apparently the normal guy injured himself playing football with his cohorts prior to the meeting. The individual who conducted the session in jeans and a t-shirt repeatedly told us this was the first time he'd done a show. Said "uh" more times than I could count and he forgot to turn on the cook top for the demonstration and just generally fumbled his way through the presentation. I tried to use the gift cards my husband and I received at the session only to find out neither of them are valid. Surprise, surprise. On top of that, I did little internet research about Grand Incentives - the two night trip we were promised that would "make an excellent honeymoon" only to find out they have hundreds of complaints against them for fraud. Apparently they routinely collect the $50.00 "refundable" deposit, force you to schedule your trip via snail mail and then after waiting 6 weeks for a response, they advise the date/location you selected is not available. The cycle continues until people give up and their $50.00 "refundable" deposit is never seen again. As if that weren't enough to complain about, I also researched the "grocerysaver.com" only to find out that they too are shady and have numerous complaints against them. I do not appreciate being out right lied to in a desperate attempt to gain an audience for your over priced cookware presentations. Not a single one of the "promised" incentives was legitimate even down to your prepaid gift cards. Your company should be ashamed to provide false promises to potential customers. I'm thankful I wasn't persuaded to order the $5500 pot set, because had I placed an order and come home and tried to use the gift card, travel voucher and coupon vouchers only to find out they were all a sham, I would have immediately cancelled the order. Do you honestly expect to gain a customer base by lying to them right out the gate? I should have been wiser from the beginning because when I was solicited to attend, I was told it was a bridal show. I wasn't really sure what to expect, I was sure you were trying to sell something, but I foolishly expected it to be, oh a BRIDAL SHOW with multiple vendors - invitations, photographers or other wedding related vendors, not a pot/pan demonstration. Needless to say, I will never purchase anything from Bella Gourmet, and I will readily spread the word to others via any media I can find, that your company lies and makes false promises in order to sucker people into sitting through a their demonstrations.

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Guest-627228

Mar 22, 2013

I too was fooled by this company with the incentives, wish I did my research before hand, like I usually do! ARG!!! Sadly, we did place an order but I had a bad feeling afterwards. So when we got home I started doing my research.

Found nothing but complaints about the company and none of the coupons or incentives were valid. I called to cancel my order...turns out you have a 3-day time period to mail in your cancellation. And when I called to cancel the guy gave me nothing but trouble, so bad I was shaking by the end of the conversion.

He said I would receive my refund in 10 days, its been 30 days! Still no refund, haven't received the pots and pans...so I'm guessing my order was cancelled.

Horrible Horrible Horrible experience!

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Erica G Dzd

Jan 15, 2013

I work for Simplicity Gourmet in the customer service department. I would first like to apologize that your Bella Gift card did not work.

We would like the opportunity to make it up to you. We did have a few numbers that sales reps wrote incorrectly, etc. Any time we received a call from someone who had trouble with their card, we immediately issued them a new number. I assume if you called us after posting this you have already received your new gift card code.

If not, please call 1-866-897-7676 and we will be happy to assist you and rectify the situation.

As far as Grand Incentives goes, they have always been happy to assist any customers. From time to time a customer contact us with questions about their vacation accommodations and we have Grand Incentives contact them. We have had 100 percent satisfaction reported back to us anytime a customer has contacted us with questions on their vacations. Grand Incentives does have a specific booking procedure you must follow.

Most issues from booking have stemmed from customers who did not follow the correct procedure, but even then when we are contacted we have been able to contact Grand Incentives on their behalf and get reports back that Grand Incentives took care of them. When you have trouble with a company, as all companies have things that do not go right at times, the best thing to do is call the company directly and give them an opportunity to make whatever the issue is right.

At Simplicity Gourmet we strive to maintain happy customers. As you correctly ask in your post, why would a company give a gift card that doesn't work or a vacation from a vacation company that is not legitimate and expect to gain business?

I can answer that, we would not. I assure you, your experience is not the norm and we would love to help you become happy with your experience with us. we maintain an A+ rating with the BBB by conducting business in an ethical and professional manner.

Please allow us to show this to you by contacting us directly at 1-866-897-7676.

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lyndsay s Vww

Rochester, New York

Scammed me for alot of money

Oct 23, 2011

This product is not what they made it out to be. Food sticks and takes just as long to cook. Pots wobbled on my flat stove top. Handles werent secure and they take an ungodly amount of time to clean to get them looking like they first did when they arrived. I wanted to return them for a refund and ALL SALES ARE FINAL AFTER 3 DAYS after the demonstration!!!!! I hadnt even recieved them in the mail yet to try them for myself until a week after the 3 day mark... So now Im stuck paying $3600 for *** pots and pans I dont even like or use! A reputable honest company would give you a longer trial period and accomadate its customers in any way to keep them happy and give themselves a good name but NOT SIMPLICITY GOURMET! THEY ARE OUT FOR YOUR MONEY... STAY AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY!!!!!! SCAM SCAM SCAM!

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Erica G Dzd

Jan 15, 2013

I work for Simplicity Gourmet in their customer service Department. We stand behind our products 100 percent.

With that being said, it sounds like you are not having a good experience.We would love to have the opportunity to address your concerns. Food just not stick to the pans. There are a few reasons food can stick. One potential problem is the initial cleaning of the cookware.

The cookware comes with instructions on how to clean your cookware before the initial use. If this is not done, it can cause issues with sticking. These issues can be corrected easily with stainless steel cleanser and a few simple instructions. Another potential issue is that all stoves cook differently.

Your stove may cook hotter than the average stove. It is important to first clean your cookware with stainless steel cleanser to remove any residue left on the pan if you burned food, etc. After this, we recommend cooking at a lower temperature. Some can cook boneless skinless chicken on medium low in 12 minutes because their stoves cooks more efficiently than others.

Cooking on lower temperature will produce positive results in less time and use less heat/energy.

As far as the handles and wobbly cookware issues are concerned, you do have a lifetime warranty on your cookware. If any cookware is defective it is repaired or replaced free of charge. We encourage you to call customer service so was can assist you.

We are not able to help with issues that are not brought to our attention.

Please call customer service at 866-897-7676 so we can help you. We look forward to hearing from you.

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Erica G Dzd

Jan 15, 2013

Replying to comment of Guest-563703

I work for Simplicity Gourmet in their customer service Department. We stand behind our products 100 percent.

We are eager to help customers and are proud of our A+ rating with the BBB.

With that being said, it sounds like you are not having a good experience.We would love to have the opportunity to address your concerns. Food should not stick to the pans. There are a few reasons food can stick.

One potential problem is the initial cleaning of the cookware. The cookware comes with instructions on how to clean your cookware before the initial use. If this is not done, it can cause issues with sticking. These issues can be corrected easily with stainless steel cleanser and a few simple instructions.

Another potential issue is that all stoves cook differently. Your stove may cook hotter than the average stove. It is important to first clean your cookware with stainless steel cleanser to remove any residue left on the pan if you burned food, etc. After this, we recommend cooking at a lower temperature.

Some can cook boneless skinless chicken on medium low in 12 minutes because their stoves cooks more efficiently than others. Cooking on lower temperature will produce positive results in less time and use less heat/energy. As far as the cookware issues are concerned, you do have a lifetime warranty on your cookware. If any cookware is defective it is repaired or replaced free of charge.

We encourage you to call customer service so was can assist you. We are not able to help with issues that are not brought to our attention.

Please call customer service at 866-897-7676 so we can help you. We look forward to hearing from you.

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lyndsay s Vww

Jan 23, 2013

Replying to comment of Guest-563703

Nope I had to pay for them.... Still stuck with these *** very disappointing things!

I did get fed up enough with them I ended up buying some that I enjoy cooking with to make my cooking experiences less stressful! Still I say that if this company was so reputable then they would do whatever it takes to make the customer happy, to which I am far from... I will never have a good thing to say about them! So pleas no more responses from the company!

Your suggestions are completely worthless as I have tried them multiple times and still do not function as promised!

I don't have the time for the added stress in my life. I've paid you for your junk ( even though I should never have , my own fault) and moved on with a much happier cooking experience with other products!!!!!!!!!!

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Erica G Dzd

Jan 23, 2013

Replying to comment of lyndsay s Vww

Dear Zyln2108,

I work for Simplicity Gourmet in the customer service department. In your post above you wrote a "reputable [company] . . . would do whatever it takes to make the customer happy." Then you wrote, "please no more responses from the company". When a company reaches out to try and help you, then all assistance is refused, I would think the company is doing all it is being allowed to do, in a genuine effort make the customer happy.

If you are a real customer, I hope one day you allow us to help you. Our cookware works exactly as we demonstrate. Unfortunately, some customers need a little help cooking waterless and greaseless, if they have never cooked that way before. When customers call in and allow us to assist them, we are always able to help the customer achieve success in cooking - even when it is someone who has little experience cooking at all.

All it takes is one call. We just ask that you walk through what you have prepared with us, what temperatures you used, and how you have cleaned your pan. In some cases, we may request a picture of your pan. Then we have the information needed to trouble shoot successfully. With little information and anonymous posts, it is very hard to do that.

You do have a lifetime warranty on your cookware. It will work waterless or the traditional way of cooking with oils and grease. Just remember to cook at lower temperatures with either approach. It is far more efficient in heating. We hope you are able to try it again with an open mind in the future. We sincerely want all customers to be happy.

If you would like, give us a call, and we can help. 1-866-897-7676.

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Erica G Dzd

Jan 23, 2013

Replying to comment of Guest-563703

I work for Simplicity Gourmet in the customer service department. I respectfully ask that you prove you are in fact a customer.

As a customer, you do have a lifetime warranty on the cookware. We stand behind our product 100% as it does work exactly as demonstrated directly in front of you in the seminar you attended.

We sincerely want our customers to find success in cooking. If that did not happen for you, we are here to help. We can always trouble shoot with you over the phone. We are positive that if you call with an open mind, walk through step by step what you've tried, and try what we recommend- you will have success.

We look forward to adding you to all of our satisfied customers. Please call customer service at 1-866-897-7676 for assistance.

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Viggo Wib

Rochester, Michigan

Very Rude!!

Oct 13, 2011

Me and my Fiance were told we won a trip and extra stuff if we went and heard about cookware and ate. First they said only 90 minutes... 2 and a half hours later, we were straight up with Mark that we didn't see the product working for our lifestyle and he was honestly so rude. He just said how our lifestyle is going to kill us. Total ***. To be honest the carrots didn't even taste cooked. I don't know how they are in business with how they treat people. We were honestly considering purchasing with them but not after our one on one conversation. Do not give this company the time of day. Free trip is cool and all, but if i knew this, id rather pay for the trip.

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Guest-442199

Mar 03, 2012

I need to report the biggest scam in Buffalo Ny. This Company is preying on the engage couples selling 4 thousand dollar sets of cookware.

Simplicity Gourmet....Pink Apron...Chefmaster Usa should be reported to the Attorney General for fraud, unfair business business practices and offering free gifts that are not free. They offer a 50 dollar discount on 2 thousand dollars worth of knives.

They beat up cookware sold in stores and use scare tactics to sell their over priced products. I'm posting this complaint to warn all brides and to get a class action lawsuit started.

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Erica G Dzd

Jan 15, 2013

Replying to comment of Guest-442199

I work in the customer service department at Simplicity Gourmet. We provide extensive training for all of our representatives before they begin working with us and continued training bi-weekly to help ensure all customers and non-customers are treated in a professional and respectful manner.

We maintain an A+ rating with the BBB because we diligently strive to make customers (and even non-customers) happy.

We would never condone representatives being rude to potential customers. We would love to hear more details on this matter so we have an opportunity to investigate.

Your happiness is important to us and we sincerely apologize that we were not able to make you happy previously. Please contact customer service at 1-866-897-7676 so we can have the opportunity to better serve you.

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Guest-401716

Jan 02, 2012

haha Tasha! I guess you must work for the company!

I wish more people WOULD complain about Simplicity. My husband and I went to the presentation. Honestly, we have not tried to book the trip yet so I will not comment about that. After leaving the presentation and putting $100 down on ordered products, my husband looked the company up on the internet.

We found too many people calling it a scam and having so many problems with the product that we decided to cancel our order right away. Needless to say, it has been a year and have not recieved our refund or any type of communication from the company. It is nearly impossible to get in touch with anyone in the company and if you leave a message they will not call you back. We have had only a small dealing with them and have been disappointed; I can not imagine losing thousands to this shotty company with poor products.

We went home and immediately fed ourselves information about the company (no pun intended) and made an informed decision on their business practices within their 3 day cancellation period. Though I lost $100, I guess I shouldbe happy I didnt lose more!

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Erica G Dzd

Jan 15, 2013

Replying to comment of Guest-358839

I work at Simplicity Gourmet in the customer service Department. We are frequently asked if the vacation packages we give away are part of a time share promotion. Our vacation giveaways are NOT a part of any timeshare program.

We give away vacation accommodation packages to couple who are selected to attend one of our free showcases.

The gifts are paid for from our advertising budget and our partners. It is the same thing as paying for a commercial, it just happens to be live, fun, entertaining, and include a small tasting. We are able to purchase the vacations at a discounted rate. Travel companies sell them to us at a discounted rate because many brides decide to add extra nights to their stay (even though it is NOT required). It is a win/ win for both companies. As for the negative reviews, every company has a few. When we have read ours, we notice a common theme-people claiming that our gifts are not real. We also notice that those same people making the claim have never attended a showcase. Unfortunately in this day and age, you dont have to be well informed to post anything online.

We hope that any person that has a question about our gift, or complaint about our company, will always contact us directly so we can have an opportunity to address any issues and create positive experiences and happy customers and non-customers alike. We strive hard to help everyone be happy and are proud to boast an A+ rating with the BBB. Please contact us with any questions, etc. at 1-866-897-7676. We look forward to serving you and the community.

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Kree Bwv

Baltimore, Maryland

Confused about Simplicity Scam

Apr 14, 2011

I am extremely confused by some of the complaints on here. I just received this call, and the woman was very honest. I'm pretty sure she said we "won" the offer, but I am smart enough to know that is just a marketing technique. She said that I would get a voucher for a vacation and a $25 gift certificate if we sat through a two hour seminar on the cookware. Now, if you don't realize that they are going to want you to purchase this cookware after they show it to you, then you are an ***. However, I am curious. Do you really get the voucher? We haven't planned our honeymoon yet, so any help would be great! I can't believe so many people claim they were scammed. That's your own fault! Wise up!

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Guest-809061

Apr 25, 2014

Went to a show in Sacramento CA and the sales guy what pretty cool and when signed up he told us no worried we don't pull your credit it won't effect your credit score ask him numerous times and promised me and my wife that it won't effect out credit. Few days later we get notice that they pulled our credit which dropped our credit scores and we were trying to buy a house.

Well that didn't happen because our credit score is to low now. Tried calling the company for 2 weeks email phone calls tried calling the sales guy nothing. Went to face book and posted this : Cant believe this company. All the lies and promises and no one answers emails or phone calls.

Amazing you can take my money and run numerous credit checks damaging my credit score. Nice way to go after newly weds.. Well I get I phone call the next Monday and some guy is cussing and chewing my *** out using foul language saying everything I said on Facebook was untrue. I had to yell back to get my side in and he said "oh".

And he would call me back I said I didn't want the merchandise cancel the order. Come to fond out he was the owner his name is AJ Johnson. Next week goes by and I get a $3,500 bill saying owe this amount I tell this company that we don't want it to cancel it. We don't do busy with people like this.

My wife calls the owner Aj Johnson and he starts yelling at her calling her crazy. This is *** poor customer service.

For the owner to act like this is unprofessional. So before doing business with this company beware

Guest-772369

Jan 12, 2014

attended a bridal show and was called twice in one day regarding a "free trip/honeymoon to an all-inclusive resort." To receive this "free" trip, my fiance and I would have to attend a pots and pan demonstration presented by "NutriChef." We went, although I was very skeptical. They did have some awesome products...but they were $5000 for a set!

Yeah right! Prior to going I had Googled the name "NutriChef" several times just to come up with no negative reviews. They didn't harass us to buy anything and seemed very sincere about giving out these trips just to get their name out there. At the end of the presentation, they did provide us with the information on how to book our trip.

The company they use to book the trips through is "Bella Bridal Network" who also goes by the name "Grand Incentives" AND "Simplicity Life Travel." After Googling all of these companies, here is what I gathered. There are a lot of reviews from people who didn't even go to the presentation and just assumed it was a scam. But here's the truth: yes, you in fact DO get a trip. HOWEVER (you should have known that was coming) there is a catch.

Before you can book your trip, you have to pay $24.99 per person for an application fee. THEN, you have to pay $50 per person to upgrade your trip to all-inclusive. And of course you pay the taxes (the only cost that was mentioned in the presentation.) After you have paid that, you pick the top 3 destinations you would like to travel to along with the travel dates, and the travel dates for all 3 HAVE to be 30 days apart. They will not tell you which one you have received and you will not receive a confirmation after you put in the request.

You have to physically CALL 30 days before the first choice and then they will most likely tell you to call back 30 days before your next selected date because that selection has no available rooms. You call back 30 days prior to the next selected date...same thing. Third? You guessed it, same thing!

They will then apologize that all of your selections were unavailable and booked, and then send you to a destination of THEIR choice. (Yeah, good luck with getting a good rate for a plane ticket 30 days before you're scheduled to go on a trip.) At this point, you will probably accept anything because you are so annoyed and out about $250 (and about 3 months past your wedding) OR you will request a refund...which you will never get. I would prefer to skip the BS and just book where I want to go through the resort website and have the security of knowing I have a guaranteed honeymoon/trip booked. Like I said, it's hard to find actual reviews about someone really receiving the trip; mostly it is everyone being skeptical about the presentation (which can be from different companies than NutriChef) and automatically assuming it's scam.

It is, but it isn't at the same time. While you get your trip, it's not entirely free. You will be paying taxes, application fees, upgrade fees AND lose a little bit of sanity along the line. Remember, if it sounds too good to be true, it usually is!

Nothing in life is free. Good luck to you!

Erica G Dzd

Jan 15, 2013

I work for Simplicity Gourmet in their customer service Department.

If you have questions, we encourage you to call 1-866-897-7676. Every couple that attends our showcase receives all of the gifts promised on the phone and is under no obligation to purchase whatsoever. After you attend the showcase, we encourage you to make accurate posts out there in the Internet world as a person who is informed (and might we add happy after receiving a really nice gift package).

We respectfully ask that people with questions, call and ask us directly at 1-866-897-7676.

Guest-364256

Oct 25, 2011

Okay..... first of all...

IF IT SEEMS TO GOOD TO BE TRUE... I have been called numerous times regarding this offer. The woman I spoke to said "we met you at the bridal fair". GUESS WHAT?

I am engaged to get married BUT I never went to a bridal fair. This was my first tip off. Second, I have a sales background I know all the gimmicks. If any one of you think for one minute that the demonstration was going to be "free" then you deserved what was coming.

There is nothing that is FREE. They brought you in and excpected you to purchase. You made the choice not to. That is your choice.

I wouldn't spend that kind of money on cookware. Most of the people that purchased it believed enough in the product to purchase it...fine. The others felt taken advantage of because they didn't like the events that took place? I have read enough online that I wouldn't go or I may just go and know going into it that I wont buy anything...not because I didnt like the product or because of buyers remorse...

but because I have no intention of buying it... I am just curious.

Ps. It is ENGAGED not ingaged.

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Foster Dxx

Rochester, New York

Simplicity gourmet is a scam

Apr 11, 2010

I was invited to a bridal preview last weekend and found myself listening to a sales pitch about $3000 to $6000 pots and pans. They trashed store bought cookware and talked about Teflon and how it will poison my family. The salesman talked down to us when we asked questions about his false and insulting claims.The demonstration went on for 2 1/2 hours. When we tried to leave without buying their over priced pots, the salesman was rude and insulting.I can not believe they are still in business. Their gift offering was awful.....I highly recommend you stay away from this company.

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Guest-834630

Jul 01, 2014

sometimes people need to realize that if you want high quality products that will last you long time, they will be expensive. and the preview is ONLY AN HOUR AND HALF.

big deal. people nowadays are just lazy and having nothing good to say either bc their broke and cant afford it or they just don't see the good in anything.

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Guest-790565

Mar 03, 2014

My fiancé and I went over a year ago to the bridal show and a few days later I got the call. They called me a couple times because I was at work and couldn't answer which I was so happy for, since I was so happy about winning a honeymoon.

Went to the presentation knowing we can not afford to buy anything and of course ended up financing. We regret and didn't read the fine print til well after we could cancel. My fiancé and I are having a two year engagement so we were waiting to investigate more on whether this was scam or not. We got a free coupon book, which was $5 for the stamp and I never received the coupon book which I began knowing this was a scam.

I called a travel agent to find out if it is a scam or not. The travel agent said they don't know for sure but if it sounds to good to be true then it is, also if you have to send money in advance then probably is a scam.

She then told me that it is probably a time share and you will NOT be able to get out of it, it would be beyond miserable. I have been reading a lot of people saying its a scam then its not but I want someone who has actually went on the honeymoon/ vacation to say whether they got screwed or not.

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Guest-615047

Feb 26, 2013

This is NOT a scam. My fiancé and I recently went to a show.

The presentation did last an hour and a half. I personally found it informative although we did not purchase their set. The reason being is because I currently own an amazing set that is almost identical to theirs. My cookware is waterless, greaseless, and 50+ years old yet still looks brand new.

My grandparents used to schedule dinner parties to showcase the cookware they sold as well. $3000 for a two lifetime set of cookware isn't outrageous. However, if you can't afford it don't buy it. It's that easy.

The presentation was a little long but Cory and Andre were great hosts. They cracked jokes and for the most part kept the presentation entertaining. They were very adamant about not buying their products if you didn't want to. I wouldn't call them high pressure at all.

For those of you who said they were, all you have to do is say no. We told them we weren't interested in purchasing at this time, they handed us our gifts and wished us a great day. We will be booking our vacation soon and actually upgrading to the 7nights, 8 days package. Who cares if you have to pay for a flight and $75 in taxes.

You're getting a vacation to an ALL INCLUSIVE resort. You're getting a *** of a deal! Stop complaining. There's always a catch but this one isn't bad.

Give them a chance and enjoy the show! :grin

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Guest-540836

Sep 11, 2012

i went to a bridal show in january and was told also i won a trip and what have you. So we get there and they make us feel as though we are going to get cancer or something if we used other types of cookware.

So anyways we decided to get the cookware since they told us it was no interest for a year and with our wedding gifts we could surely pay them off in a year. Also my husband said the guy who setup our paper work reaked of vodka and kept staring at my chest. So my husband is already mad and then i get my first bill in and im being charged 25% interest which is a total of about $55 a month added to our grand total of $3,789. How could anyone possibly afford this.

These pots and pans put us in a severe financial bind which in return ruined our wedding day and almost ruined our marriage. I had to get my family to bring food to my wedding and told everyone it was byob and also had to use a wedding gown my friend let me borrow.

We tried to get a lawyer and sue them but the attorney said we would have to sue the guys who sold it to us and it would be hard without there full names which the lady who answed the phone at customr support would not give us any info and just kept saying she couldnt help me with anything but recipes. We got scammed even the lawyer said we did but it was there word against ours without enough written documentation in our favor.

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