Acai Berry Supplements Warning & Scams

It had to happen! As soon as the benefits of the Acai berry started becoming more widely known ... some unscrupulous companies jumped on the "Acai bandwagon". Here are some things to watch out for when buying Acai products ...

 

Acai "Autoship" or "Monthly Ordering Plans"

This is actually a good idea when you know you've got a good Acai product and want it regularly.

You sign up for a monthly automatic delivery of Acai, with your payment taken from your card/bank automatically.

Many legitimate companies offer this option (we do not). Unfortunately, there a few companies out there that make it very hard to cancel your order, with some people having to resort to cancelling their credit cards to stop payments being deducted.

If you want an autoship/monthly plan, contact the company first. Make sure they have a telephone number, address and email address you can use to contact them on should you want to cancel. Or, just order monthly!

Acai Concentrate 4:1

There are several companies selling Acai concentrate, quoting a ratio of 4:1, with anything up to 1,200mg per capsule.

That's fine ... but remember 4:1 does not mean that it's 4 times more powerful. 4:1 means that (for example), a 1,200mg capsule of 4:1 Acai only has 300mg of Acai in it.

This is important to note when comparing prices.

Pure Acai™ - 120 capsules of 500mg full powder at £18.97 (incl P&P) -
This equals 60g of Acai at 32.6p per gram

Other Brand - 60 capsules of 1,200mg 4:1 at £9.97 (plus P&P) -
This equals 18g of Acai at 55p per gram. (plus P&P)

Not Freeze-Dried Acai

Freeze-dried Acai should be your only choice when buying Acai. Other manufacturing processes severely harm the Acai and should be avoided. You can read more about the different types of Acai processing here.

Acai "As Seen on TV"

You may have seen those red and white images which say "As Seen on TV" on several Acai websites. They are used to add "authority" to a product, implying that as it was (supposedly) seen on Television, so it must be a quality product.

The thing to note here is:

Was it the actual product that was seen on "TV"? More often than not, it was not their branded Acai product that was on "TV", but Acai itself being discussed. Some companies automatically put this image on their site to "mislead" visitors that their product has more authority as it was seemingly featured on some television program.

When you see this, check that it was their product. And, even if it was, still do your homework about the quality and guarantees being offered.

 

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