How not to do a trial offer lol

[LisaNJ25]

Here is my 2 cents on how not to do an offer lol


Beautiful Skin offer: $3.95 s&h pays $17.00

Products must be returned by day 20 for no product charge.. between days 20-and 30 you will be charge 99.00 but than receive credit

here is what I did:

paid 3.95 shipping handling
paid 7.50 shipping priority mail to send back(was a saturday and mailman never took the box )
voided $7.50 label since I cut it to close and didnt think it would make it
paid 21.60 for overnight mail
had 10.00 in stamps.com so actually cost me 11.60 out of pocket
it got back in time.. that i was charged a 7.95 restocking fee

So my $17.00 Profit cost me $23.50. Would of been $33.50 without the stamps.com credit.

 

[Kevenswife2]

Your example is exactly why I'm afraid to take "the leap " and do a higher paying offer. That or the darn thing won't even credit. Wish I could get past my fears so I could make some BIG BUCKS .

 

[alacazander]

OH no that is just awful!

Returning items is such a pita!

 

[azgal81]

Wow! I'm scared of the returning item ones.....

 

[kytiam]

If it makes you feel any better, I got burned by that one too. I didn't read the fine print closely enough so I didn't realize you had to pay to send it back, pay the restocking fee, etc. etc.. I opted to keep the "free trial" shipment for my daughter and cancel any future shipments, so I lost even more money than you did! And the payout was less back when I did it! On the bright side, the stuff has lasted a LONG time and my daughter's face has been beautifully "zit-free". So, another lesson learned!