Need White Teeth Scam: Lucent Whites

Beware of teeth whitener Lucent Whites! The heavily advertised trial may lead to higher monthly charges and hidden fees! Read more here!

Consumer Tips Weekly has a story about Cathy from Santa Cruz who found a teeth whitening solution online that made her teeth whiter and saved her money as well. Cathy used trial samples of two teeth whitening products which was her secret to whiter teeth. Further, Cathy claims that these samples were cheaper than visiting the dentist or buying products at the store.

Be careful with stories like these. The websites that promote teeth whitening products like Lucent White are not news sites. And the stories are are not telling the whole story about buying many teeth whitening products online. There are often hidden fees and expensive monthly charges when buying teeth whiteners online.

The story for Lucent White has several links to the product on the story page. Visitors clicking on these links are taken to a sign up form for a trial sample of Lucent White. There are even codes for discounts for shipping and handling for the "free trials" of the product.

However, at the bottom of the page is small print which has the real charges carefully hidden from view.

Here is what we find there..

An order online enrolls all buyers in the monthly membership:

When you place your order today with www.lucentwhites.com, you will automatically become a part of our customer club in which you will receive a 30 day supply of the product to try for 14 days.

Your credit card will be charged for the trial period:

Your credit card will be billed between $1.99 and $4.99 depending on the options selected for the shipping of your 14 day trial shipment.

Then comes the real cost of Lucent Whites:

Upon the expiration of the trial period, your credit card will be billed the members only price of $88.98 for the full cost of the 30-day supply that you ordered.

And then more keeps coming:

On approximately the thirtieth day following the date you first ordered Lucent Whites we will send you another thirty 30 day supply of the product, and the credit card you provided to us will be automatically billed $88.98 for this new fresh 30 day supply.

Buyers can cancel their purchase by calling. However, there are more terms for canceling:

Calling our support department at (800) 876-0107, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
To return a product for an exchange or FULL refund you will need to obtain a Return Merchandize Authorization (RMA) number by contacting the billing department at support@lucentwhites.com.

Who is selling Lucent Whites?

lucentwhites.com
511 E. Harvard St. Suite #5
Glendale, CA 91205

Please note these fees and charges should one consider buying Lucent Whites.

Please note that this website does not sell the products reviewed here. For questions or support about this product or others reviewed, please contact the seller at the place of purchase.

White Teeth Scam: South Beach Brite

Be aware of purchasing the South Beach Brite product! There are hidden charges and fees which may make the product much more expensive than you thought! Read more here!

Consumer News Reporter brings us the story of Amy, a Boston school teacher who wanted whiter teeth. She tried a couple of free trial products and experienced dramatic results in just a few weeks. What's more, is by using trial samples, she saved hundreds of dollars over visiting the dentist.

Or did she?

The trial sample she tried was from South Beach Brite. The only problem is in the actual ordering of the product. On the Consumer News Reporter site, there are numerous links to South Beach Brite and instructions on how to get a trial sample of the product. There is even a code to get a discount on the samples.

The problem is the sample is just to get buyers information and payment. Unless the buyer carefully reads the fine print for South Beach Brite, they may be in for a real shock.

Visitors to the South Beach Brite website are taken to the sign up form for their sample. But at the bottom of the page are the terms for purchase and the real costs.

First, the charge for the "free" trial:

When you submit your order, you agree to pay the non-refundable shipping & handling charge of $4.95 for your risk free trial.

Then, after the trial period, the real charges kick in:

If you do not cancel before the end of your 14-day trial period, on the 15th day after you placed your order, you will be billed $79.95 ($1.00 for your e-book and $78.95 for your South Beach Brite) for the full 30-day supply of South Beach Brite and e-book you received as your 14 day risk free trial.
Then, the South Beach Brite keeps coming along with those charges:

Upon shipment each thirty (30) days, we will automatically charge the credit card you used to order your risk free trial product the price of $79.95 ($77.95 for South Beach Brite and $2.00 for your new e-book) plus $4.95 shipping & handling.

You can cancel:

If you do not receive your shipment within five (5) days of ordering, please contact our Customer Service Center at 954-237-2690.

But there are other terms which must be observed to cancel after receiving the product.

Who is selling South Beach Brite?

Contact Us. If you have any questions about the Agreement or about the practices of Natural Source Store, LLC, please feel free to contact us at:
Natural Source Store, LLC
4051 SW. 47th Ave
Suite 101-102
Davie, Florida 33314
Telephone: 954-237-2690

Be aware of these hidden charges if considering buying South Beach Brite.

Remember, this website does not sell the products reviewed here. If you have purchased any of the products reviewed here, contact the seller at their website where purchased for support or refunds.

White Teeth Scam: Beverly Hills Smile

Beverly Hills Smile is being advertised on another "mom makes great find and saves money" website. This time, Emily, a school teacher says she saved by using trial offers of Beverly Hills Smile to get her teeth white.

The problem is once a buyer signs up for the Beverly Hills Smile trial, they eventually are charged normal pricing for the product if they do take the necessary steps and cancel the trial at the right time.

The monthly costs for Beverly Hills Smile are very high and the purchase commitment, even with cancellation is steep.

Despite the claim that the product only costs "$1.97" for shipping and handling, read the Terms and Conditions carefully hidden at the bottom of the screen before buying Beverly Hills Smile.

Here we find..

We’re happy to award you a free trial kit today! By clicking the ‘Send me free trial kit’ button, your credit cards will be billed just $6.95 for S&H today.

If you choose to keep your trial, after 14 days your credit card will be billed the low member price of only $79.95 for your trial, and you’ll receive a fresh kit every month at the same low price

unless you close to cancel, which you do anytime by calling 1-877-597-6558.

As added bonuses, you’re also receiving a free fourteen-day and twenty-one day trial to Makeover beauty Secrets and Weight Loss Secrets pro, for $8.95 and $12.95 a month thereafter should you choose to chancel.

Bonus subscriptions can be cancelled and future charges stopped at any time by calling toll free 1888-286-4285 for Makeover Beauty Secrets and 1888-286-4294 for weight Loss Secrets pro. No obligation, Cancel Anytime!

So Beverly Hills Smile is actually nearly $80.00 a month and with sign up, buyers are also signed up for two unrelated and expensive monthly product subscriptions.

Be aware of this if interested in buying Beverly Hills Smile.

White Teeth Scam: Dazzle Smile

Dazzle Smile wants to help consumers now that the recession is in full swing. That means taking advantage of special offers on their teeth whitening product. By using trial offers, a "mom" says buyers can save over having their teeth professionally whitened.

Here's the trick - if you do take Dazzle Smile up on their offer, you may end up spending a lot more than you bargained for. Let's find out why..

Dazzle Smile is using the same ad page used by Dazzle White, Vibrant Whitening and others; a fake news site which claims that buyers who take advantage of Dazzle Smile's trial offer can use the product, get white teeth, and only spend a few dollars.

Check out the terms buyers before putting down your credit card.

The ad states that it Cathy, the trial subject, had to use Dazzle Smile with Clean Whites to get the desired affect. So there are two products which must be bought.

Further, reading the Terms of sale shows that upon ordering the trial versions of the credit card used for shipping and handling will be used for future charges. Check it out..

When you order today.. You will be billed $4.95 for the shipping of your 14-day day trial,

then once you choose to continue whitening with the DazzleSmile Pro System the low member price of only $58.76 per month for every month.

(Shipped as a fresh, 3 month supply every 90 days.)

What they don't say is the buyer has to call to cancel, otherwise, these charges will happen automatically. And since it is a three month supply, the buyer's card will be charged for three months!

You can cancel and this is how..

you can cancel your membership at any time by calling 866-989-2686.

But with a purchase of Dazzle Smile, the buyer will also be charged and signed up for two completely unrelated products!

You have also unlocked your fourteen-day and twenty-eight day trial to the celebrity-proven Insider Secrets Tips package and the Comprehensive Weight Loss eBook package for just $3.24 and $7.14 a month thereafter

Buyers have to cancel those products separately!

To cancel, call toll-free 866-989-2685 for Insider Secrets and 1-800-989-5907 for the eBook package.

If considering the purchase of Dazzle Smile online, be aware of these hidden charges and obligations with purchase. Read the Terms carefully!

Whte Teeth Scam: Total White

Total White promises a White Smile For Life.

I found several ads touting this product as "free, pay only shipping and handling". These ads use the same ploy - lead the buyer into thinking they are getting free or low cost trials which when used with another product, will give them white teeth for less money than if they had gone to a dentist or purchased the full product.

There are many hidden fees for buyers of Total White who purchase online through these ads.

The ads claim that Total White can be obtained for only $1.95. However, if the buyer was to check the Terms and Conditions of the sale, they would be in for a surprise. The Terms which are hidden at the bottom of the page or on the linked sign up page show the real costs of Total White.

The trial period..

You will have fourteen days after your receipt of the product to try Total-White

But after the trial period..

If you enjoy Total-White, simply do nothing and you will be billed $76.82 at the end of the fourteen-day trial period.

But wait, there's more..

Additionally, upon your ordering of the trial, you agree to be placed on the Total-White Preferred Customer Reservation List. This means that you agree to automatically receive a 90 day supply of Total-White every three months and be billed monthly for the price of $76.82 (S/H Included).

To cancel Total White and get a refund..

call 1-888-224-8440 in order to obtain your return authorization number. You must obtain this return authorization number AND return any unused product within thirty days

There are many hidden charges and terms with any purchase online especially teeth whiteners. Be aware of this when deciding to take advantage of any of these specials online.

White Teeth Scam: Clean Whites

I found this one on another fake news site, Consumer Tips Weekly.

The subject to the story was how to deal with the recession. One tip was to use free samples of teeth whitening products rather than go to the dentist. Allegedly, one could save by only using free samples and paying for shipping and handling.

The only problem is, both products reviewed, Dazzle and Clean Whites, are actually membership sales which means that "free sample" signs the buyer up for continuing shipments which are far from free.

The ad has the usual story about the woman with dirty, brown teeth who could not afford professional teeth whitening. As always, she learns about a way to use coupon codes online to get free samples.

The two "free" products have to be used together, or they are not affective. What this does is trap the buyer into two membership programs with high monthly fees. In this case the buyer is advised to click on the Dazzle White and Clean White links, use the provided coupon codes and get their "free samples" and pay only shipping and handling.

I clicked in the Clean Whites link as I am already familiar with the Dazzle White sales pitch. The sign up page asked buyers to sign up for their free 14 day trial. However, if you check out the Terms and Conditions hidden at the very bottom of the page in small print, you can see the real cost of Clean Whites.

15 days from your free trial purchase date and every 30 days thereafter you will be sent another fresh 30 day supply of Vibrant Whitening

the form of payment that you used to order the trial will be billed the Member's Only price of $79.99 plus $8.99 shipping and handling for a total of $88.97 for the monthly value-shipment package.

The trial offer is designed to display the quality and effectiveness of the AxisWellnessPortal.com website

If you enjoy the website do nothing and 15 days from your free trial purchase date and every 30 days thereafter you will be billed $9.99.

To cancel the Clean Whites membership -
To avoid being charged you must cancel before your 15 day trial period is over. You may cancel your Value Autoship Program by calling 1(888) 264-5497

To cancel the AxisWellnessPortal -
You may cancel your membership to AxisWellnessPortal.com by calling 1(888) 822-4806

Clean Whites is very expensive if you use the free trial and fail to cancel within the trail period. Also, including the Axis portal is not what the buyer thought there were getting. This also requires buyers to cancel out of two memberships when they thought they were only receiving some free trial products.

If you can afford it, good for you. If you were thinking about buying it, now you know the whole cost.

White Teeth Scam: Alicia Blog Brite Teeth Pro

Alicia's Blog is all about "staying young and beautiful". However, she only has one entry, about teeth whitening, so I guess she is bored with the young and beautiful thing.

Before she quit blogging, Alicia did tell us about her two favorite products - Brite Teeth Pro and Denta White. We have reviewed Denta White several times, but let's find out about Brite Teeth Pro.

Of course, Alicia confesses in her blog that she drinks lots of staining coffee and wine and use to have a problem with cigarettes, all of which left her teeth brown and dingy. She even includes convincing photos of her teeth.

However, Alicia learned that "at home teeth whitening" does work and with the help of her husband, found coupon codes which allowed her to order Denta White and Brite Teeth Pro at a discount. Now there is a big * next to that statement which should give us all pause to worry.

Alicia insists that we need to use both products for really white teeth otherwise they are not as effective.

Naturally, I clicked on the Brite Teeth Pro link to see what the fuss was about.

The ad for Brite Teeth Pro claims I can have a smile like a celebrity and backs that up with lots of photos of famous people with bright white smiles. (And I can drink coffee "guilt free" if I use this product!).

But does Brite Teeth Pro really only cost a few dollars? I clicked the Terms and Conditions and learned...

When you order the Free Trial of Brite Teeth Pro your credit card will be charged only $4.95 shipping and handling.

OK, but what's next?

As part of the trial period, you will receive a one month supply of Brite Teeth Pro and you will have 10 days, (5 delivery, 5 day usage), from your original purchase date to decide if Brite Teeth Pro is right for you.

10 days, then what?

If you are enjoying Brite Teeth Pro, then do nothing and at the end of your 10 day trial period, (5 delivery, 5 day usage), your credit card will be charged the full price of $89.00 for your first month's supply.

$89.00! Wow!

Approximately 30 days from your original purchase date and every 30 days thereafter you will be sent another one month supply of Brite Teeth Pro and your credit card on file will be billed $89.00 plus $4.95 shipping and handling.

It doesn't stop! How do I get out of ordering Brite Teeth Pro?

To cancel - You may contact our customer service department via our toll free phone number 1-877-546-0535 Customer Service representatives are available Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm EST.

Pure Essentials Inc.
273 Walt Whitman RD
Suite 274,
Huntington Station, NY 11746.

Well, that is good to know. But it is true that Brite Teeth Pro is expensive and is an ongoing cost called "negative option". Be aware of this before you order your teeth whitening kit.

White Teeth Scam: Dazzle White and Denta White package

Cathy, another "mom" is advertising the way she found white teeth for only a few dollars. Read the whole article though before believing everything she says.

Cathy is featured in another advertisement for white teeth made to look like a news website, this one called "US Consumer Reports". Cathy is actually advertising for two teeth whitening products, Dazzle White and Denta White.

Cathy claims in the ad that she saved money by ordering and "using nothing but free trial* offers and paying just a few dollars in shipping charges".

Cathy goes on to explain she had dingy brown teeth but was short on cash and that the teeth whitening companies needed customers because of the recession and so they are giving out free trials for shipping and handling costs only.

In fact, Cathy claimed she got both Denta White and Dazzle White for the combined low price of less than $3.00.

However, clicking on the Denta White and Dazzle White links and reading the fine print, we find out the costs are much higher!

Denta White, according to the Terms and Conditions normally charges $4.97 for shipping and handling. Even with the provided coupon however, the next shipment will be automatically charged to the buyer at - $92.37 - unless the buyer cancels within 10 days of signing up for the product online.
The seller of Denta White for this ad is
T89 Wie Vita Systems LLC and their address is 654 North 800 East # 505, Spanish Fork, UT 84660.

Dazzle White, according to the Terms and Conditions does not have a standard shipping rate, but does automatically charge - $58.76 - to the buyers card and holds that amount for the 14 day trial.

Further, Dazzle White will then charge an additional fee of $3.24 for the Insider Secrets Expert Tips Package and Comprehensive Weight Loss eBook Package.

And then will charge - $7.14 - each month for the Insider Secrets Expert Tips Package unless canceled.

Finally, Dazzle White will continue to charge every third month the amount of - $58.76 - per month for continuing shipments of the teeth whitener unless canceled.

The actual costs for Dazzle White and Denta White are far higher than the prices claimed in the sales ad copy. If the pricing above is higher than you would like to pay, please be aware of the actual costs before ordering.

White Teeth Scam: Vibrant Whitening

I found an ad online for Dazzle White Pro and Vibrant Whitening. What struck me was the following line..

to get one full "super" whitening, comparable to what you might attain at a local dentist for $400 or more, using nothing but free trial* offers and paying just a few dollars in shipping charges.

The idea behind these teeth whitening ads is to sell buyers a product. Unlike something one would buy in the store however, these white teeth companies use something called "negative option" when selling the product.

A buyer signs up for Vibrant Whitening and Dazzle White Pro thinking they are getting a free trial and are only liable for shipping and handling.

However, the ads carefully hide in small print and or at the bottom of the sign up page that the buyer is actually signing up for a membership which includes monthly shipments of the teeth whitening products.

The buyer is responsible for the monthly charges which may be as much as $90.00 per product per month. With these offers generally including two products, the monthly charges with shipping and handling may be as much as $200.00.

What's more is that other products are "piggy backed" onto the deal as well. These products include buyers clubs or wellness clubs. These also have monthly charges as well. To make matters more difficult, disattisfied customers have to contact multiple companies to cancel their memberships and purchases of these teeth whitening products.

Vibrant Whitening, Dazzle Pro and Dentech are three of the teeth whitening companies selling their products with "negative options" purchase plans.

Due to the glut of advertising and the promise of a low cost, the marketing of these products is questionable. If any of these three teeth whitening products work for you and you do not mind paying such a high price, then feel free to use them.

White Teeth Scam: Free Dazzle White?

I found this ad on MSNBC while reading the news today. The website went by the name, "American Derma Society" which sure made it sound official. The only problem is "derma" refers to skin, not teeth. I guess the American Dental Society website was already taken. Oh well, close enough.

When I reached the website, it was not done up as an official medical website, but instead was something called "News9, World News 9, Your News Online". The old news site trick. Works well, thats why the keep doig it.

The ad claims that the cost to whiten teeh at a dentist is $400-500.00. While the cost to whiten teeth at home: 0?.

This is misleading because it infers that whitening teeth at home may cost nothing, when nothing is further from the truth.

The ad goes on to claim that DazzleWhite was temporarily offering a month's supply for free. Hmmm..

"Jamie Harlee", a character depicted in the ad, who is addicted to cigarettes and coffee and has the teeth to prove it. There is a picture on the website.

Jamie claims excellent results from DazzleWhite and claims that we can try DazzleWhite for free. So let's check out the product!

First, I checked the Terms of Service with DazzleWhite. The product is not free. If you sign up for the trial period, you have to pay shipping and handling.

A few days later, your credit card will be hit for three separate monthly fees:
$58.76, 3.24 and 7.14. That is a very expensive "FREE" product.

Again, if you choose to use DazzleWhite and don't mind paying these costs, that is your right. However, if you are considering purchasing from one of these websites, please be aware of the high costs, carefully located in the Terms of Service.

Need White Teeth Scam: Cathy, Dazzle White and Dentech

"Cathy" is another mom who figured out the way to a white smile for just a few dollars. Cathy suffered from dingy, brown teeth and could not afford to have expensive dentist visit treatments.

The website, W56 Alert, Weekly Consumer News, makes no secret it is not a news site, but an advertisement. It is hear we learn about Cathy and her quest for white teeth.

Someone recommended she try Dazzle White and Dentech. Again, the suggestion was that she try both as together they are more efffective. Cathy wanted to save money, so she tried both products, but took advantage of a trial offer for each product. That meant she was able to get samples of both for only $1.99 each for shipping and handling.

There is the catch.

There is an asterisk next to the shipping and handling price and at the bottom of the sales page, in tiny letters and same color as the background we find some nearly hidden terms for the sale.

Also, click on the links for Dazzle White and Dentech. Read the Terms and Conditions at the bottom of the page. There you can find the total price for Dazzle White.

a pre-authorized pending payment of Fifty-Eight Dollars and Seventy-Six Cents ($58.76) does apply for the trial offer for your initial fourteen (14) day trial membership ("Trial Membership").

your Active Credit Card will be charged the monthly Insider Access Package fee of Three Dollars and Twenty-Four Cents ($3.24)

then your Active Credit Card will be charged the monthly Insider Access Package fee of Seven Dollars and Fourteen Cents ($7.14)

That is a lot more than the $1.99 trial fee Cathy mentioned in her ad!

What about Dentech?

If you enjoy the product do nothing and 15 days from your free trial purchase date and every 30 days thereafter you will be sent another fresh 30 day supply of Dentech Whitening and the form of payment that you used to order the trial will be billed the Member's Only price of $79.99 plus $8.99 shipping and handling for a total of $88.97 for the monthly value-shipment package.

That's nearly 90.00 a month!

And look at this!

15 DAY TRIAL PERIOD INCLUDES SHIPPING AND TRANSIT TIME

So your order, shipping and transit counts against your trial period. Better hope you don't live in the middle of nowhere and check that mailbox often!

If you have this kind of money for white teeth, then go ahead and order. But if you were thinking that getting white teeth with Dazzle White and Dentech were indeed less than $10.00, think again.

Need White Teeth Scam: Karens Teeth

Seems everywhere you look these days there are one or two ads on each website promoting white teeth. Ads like "Mom discovers clever trick to whiten teeth for less than $10!". Sound promising, right?

I checked out one for "Karen's Teeth". The link took me to a website which looked like a news site but is really just a sales page. It was called "Consumer News Weekly" but the entire site was about Karen and her teeth!

Karen outlined a problem found on all of these sites. She loved coffee and red wine and previously had been a smoker. Net result was dingy and stained teeth. The other problem was that Karen had limited funds. She could not get expensive treatments at her dentist.

A friend suggested she try two teeth whitening products which she reviews on Karen's Teeth - Dazzle White and Easy White. After trying a "trial period" product, she found neither really did the job. But at her son's advice, she tried them together and had great success.

What's more is Karen revealed that using the trial samples only cost a few dollars.

I checked out the two product links on Karens Teeth, Dazzle White and Easy White.

Dazzle White had a very nice website with plenty of pictures of pretty people and smiles. However, what interested me were the Terms of Service at the bottom of the page.

Hidden in small type was the link, which reveals the real cost of Dazzle White. There I found out the following..

a pre-authorized pending payment of Fifty-Eight Dollars and Seventy-Six Cents ($58.76) does apply for the trial offer for your initial fourteen (14) day trial membership

and

your Active Credit Card will be charged the monthly Insider Access Package fee of Three Dollars and Twenty-Four Cents ($3.24) ("IAP Monthly Fee").

and

your eBook Access Pass during your twenty-eight (28) day trial period, then your Active Credit Card will be charged the monthly Insider Access Package fee of Seven Dollars and Fourteen Cents ($7.14)

Whoa. I thought Dazzle White was only a few dollars for trial period.

How about Easy White?

The Easy White website was not as pretty, but instead, very medical looking. The Terms were easy to find, but the prices were located in another page called "How it works".

The price for Easy White was straightforward and just as expensive. $6.99 for shipping and handling. $78.23 a month automatically billed after the trial period. And the monthly charges will be for three months at a time.

Let's add up the total cost for Karen's Teeth.

Dazzle White
$58.76
$3.24
$7.14
Easy White
$6.99
$78.23
Total for one month
$154.36

Wow. that is alot more than the "couple of dollars" the ad claimed.

if you can afford $154.36 for Dazzle White and Easy White, good for you. But I wonder if a dentist might be cheaper?

Finally, Need White Teeth does not sell either product reviewed here. If you have ordered any of these products or any other online, go to the website you ordered the product from to cancel. If you have questions, need support or would like to cancel service, go to the website you ordered the product from and check the Terms of Service for contact information. Again, Need White Teeth does not sell this product, provide support or take cancellations.