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My wife picked up a little flyer at the store. Something about "stop bedwetting now" (One of our sons struggles with this)

The company is called Pacific International. They tout a high sucess rate and a money back guarantee. My wife inquired.

They called tonight and the caller wanted to set up an appointment at our house. She would not answer any questions. She said that she was a "scheduler" and that the in-home consultant would answer all our questions when he visited our house. She wanted to make an appointment for 8:00 at night at our house.

I wanted just a little information about how the program worked and what kind of price to expect. She insisted that she didn't have that information and she got her "supervisor" on the phone. The supervisor added that each case is different and that the consultant would develop an individualized program for our needs. I asked if he could call first to perhaps give some general information. No, he needs to come to your house.

By then I was suspicious and declined.

A quick internet search revealed that their program consists of an ordinary wetness alarm, educational materials about sleep disorders, and a pep talk for about $1,700! The thing with the home visit is that they come to the house and give a hard sell, right in front of the kids. What parent can refuse that!

I'm glad that I had the sense to become suspicious!

Thanks Ed! I'm glad you did become suspicious. I rarely trust any salesman now. And I've called the Better Business Bureau many times - I highly recommend doing that. In fact, if they ring my bell now, I wave them away, I don't even open the door. But these products are usually $20 a pop compared to your almost shelled out amount of $1,700.

Buyer beware timely topic Ed - perhaps we can continue this thread?

The one sales pitch that still gets me is the lone guy who walks door to door with a plastic squirt bottle, filled with clear liquid. A dirty rag in his pocket. The minute you open your door, he's polishing anything in sight - door knob, door knocker, brass kick plate, etc. See what this product can do? I asked once for literature, order forms, to "think about it" but oh no, this is a one time offer, you HAVE to buy his product....honestly can't remember if you pre-pay and a new bottle of probably water comes in the mail......he tried coming up to me once when I was talking to a neighbor, on MY property. I said I'm not interested.....not good enough. I finally said get off my property. When I said IF you don't, I'm calling the police right now, cordless phone in hand. He almost ran down my driveway. My neighbor was cracking up, awww, the poor guy. Poor guy my $#@!

Mary