FROM: HOLLEY
CARNRIGHT
DATE: MAY 13, 2015
RE: PRESS RELEASE –
FREE TRIAL OFFERS
A common practice
currently seen in the marketplace is using the “free trial” method to sell
products. This allows a potential customer to preview a product at no charge
with the idea that the product will sell itself and the participant will end up
purchasing the product. There are offers that have no strings attached. But the
Ulster County District Attorney’s Division of Consumer Affairs advises caution
before proceeding.
Always check out the
company first; Be clear as to when your free trial starts and ends; Know the
company’s policies for sending items back (how to properly send it and who pays
for the shipping); Know exactly what you will be charged if you decide to keep
the product; Find out if your acceptance of the product at the end of the free
trial automatically puts you on a continuity or auto-ship plan.
Consumer Affairs can
be reached at 340-3260.
