Posting this on several sites in the hope of helping people shop online safely and with minimum hassle. Yeah, I almost got burned too after ordering the acia berry stuff. Apparently the Acia berry people, pricelimbo AND fit factory are all essentially one company.
Pricelimbo.com tried to ping my credit card after I ordered the Acia Berry trial but the joke is on them!! I would never, under any circumstances, use a "real" credit card online! I have a couple of reloadable Visa cards. The only time I EVER put money on them is when I'm going to spend it for something specific - and it's spent within minutes of it going on the card. Current balance is $2.66 and they pinged it for $8.53 which was DECLINED due to insufficient funds and there is NO overdraft fee on these cards.
The card cost me $15 to buy it, $20 initial "deposit" (because the least amount of money you can put on the card is $20), so $35 total to start up the card. $4 per month service fee and after the original $20 (which I spent quickly) there's no minimum balance and no overdraft fee for anything that's declined. The card is good for two years.
So, let 'em have at it. I'll send a letter to Visa tomorrow to let them know that I do not authorize any charges from pricelimbo or, apparently, fitfactory and just won't put any more money on that card until I'm sure Visa got the letter. I'm not even going to bother calling these companies, screw 'em. It costs them a merchant's fee every time they ping my card - let's see how many of them they want to rack up for nothing! My hassle is minimum compared to most.
I will, however, be contacting the BBB. These people suck and they've caused a great number of people significant problems. The more contacts the BBB gets, the faster they will take action, so I'm in on that level for everyone who got burned!
Holly
Newport, New Hampshire
U.S.A.