Well, I'm thinking I'm a more recent victim of the Stores Online Scam...We attended our workshop on Oct. 11, 2003 in Anchorage, Alaska...
I bought a 3 site pack.
When I got home, I was really nervous about what I'd just done, but read the agreement and realized that there was no refund offer (something they didn't tell us)...
The stores online stuff was no where NEAR as user friendly as it was made out to be in the workshop, and the services offered didn't really seem to be worth the 3,800 I paid for them... I mean, I could get sites for WAY cheaper than that...
So I've decided to just work hard and make this happen. After all, we can't afford NOT to.
Then we get a call from PMI Coaching. Again the thought went through our minds... Is this a big scam? We even asked the guy on the phone--is this a scam?
Utah--Mormons. That's honestly what I kept going back too. Come on--these guys are Mormons from Utah. Mormons are generally pretty good guys, right?
Well, after reading what you guys have to say...
Is there anyone REAL that I can talk to who has actually succeeded with StoresOnline? The guy who spoke at our workshop (flew up from WA) supposedly was... www.wheatgrasskits.com is one of his succesful sites... He also marketed printer cartridges, but I can't remember the site address to that one...Is the wheatgrasskits.com real site from stores online? Is he a real guy??? Does anybody know?
Am I ever feeling gullible now! We were going to make our big deal with PMI coaching tomorrow--thankfully a friend emailed me this site today, before I added 8,500 bucks to the scam! Yes, we were feeling nervous about it, but the pmi website looked fairly sound. Through the member-only page, which they gave me a password to get into, I did find a lot of great companies who will dropship. That made me feel like it was all legit...
We put our initial $3,500 on our VISA. I called them, and I think we should be able to get it back.
I am feeling so disappointed! I was thinking this was our big 'break' into making additional income. As a stay-home mom, I've been looking for an opportunity like this for a while...something I could do from home, etc...
Well, looks like I'll be looking into other venues... Argh!
Thanks so much to all the previous posters who've shared their advice with all of us. I've read through most all the posts, copied out a lot of helpful info, and really appreciate the time you've taken for the benefit of others.
Well, I'll be a lot smarter in the future... I guess that's one good lesson learned! I'll be calling storesonline tomorrow morning, when they open.
I look forward to any responses to this post. ARE there any real stores online success stories out there???
Molly
Anchorage, Alaska
U.S.A.