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.