June 16, 2008

Those Free Hoodia Trials May Not Be What You Think

by Reagan Miers

The popularity of obtaining free hoodia samples is on the rise. If you don't know very much about hoodia gordonii, it helps people lose weight because it's a natural appetite suppressant. Hoodia is an all-natural supplement that is very safe and has virtually no side effects. Hoodia is becoming one of the top weight loss pills on the market.

There are several brands of hoodia diet pills on the market today. In order to be competitive, many supplement companies offer free hoodia samples. The idea behind these free hoodia trials is that you'll be enticed to try the product and if it works, you'll buy more. Free hoodia trials can be a win-win proposition because the consumer gets to try hoodia for free and the company selling the product gets an opportunity to make more sales with future purchases.

Unfortunately, agreeing to a free hoodia sample isn't always what it's cracked up to be. For starters, most of the hoodia for free is not authentic. One expert believes that the percentage of fake hoodia diet pills on the market today could be as high as eighty percent! Only authentic hoodia gordonii has the potential to suppress appetite so taking a fake product isn't going to do anything. You may be getting your hoodia for free but what good is it if it doesn't help suppress your appetite?

Before you agree to receive free hoodia samples from a company, make sure the hoodia they are offering you is authentic and not fake. The two easiest ways to identify real hoodia from fake hoodia is to view the company's CITES certificates and their lab test results which were completed through an independent lab.

To legally export hoodia gordonii from its native country of South Africa, companies must obtain CITES certificates. Without one, companies are not allowed to export hoodia gordonii from South Africa. Companies that have purchased authentic hoodia from South Africa will display their CITES certificates to prove their product is the real deal. They will also go a step further and have their hoodia randomly tested by independent labs that verify the plant's authenticity.

Companies that use authentic hoodia gordonii in their products will go out of their way to display their CITES certificate and their lab test results on their websites so that consumers can buy in confidence. If you can't find CITES certificates or independent lab test results on the websites of companies offering free hoodia trials, then they most likely don't have real hoodia gordonii in their products. If that's the case, you should not accept their free hoodia samples no matter how tempting it might be.

The other thing to be cautious of with these free hoodia trials is the actual cost of accepting them. When you sign up for these free hoodia samples you are usually charged a small shipping and handling fee. You are given a certain amount of time to sample the product. If you don't do anything after the trial period ends, you are charged for the products and are automatically enrolled in an autoship program.

An autoship program is where the company will automatically ship you a 1-2 month supply of their product every other month or so and charge you accordingly. These autoship programs aren't necessarily bad. In fact, they can be very convenient and cost effective. You don't have to worry about reordering and running out of supply, and you usually get a discounted price on the product.

The catch is to make sure you know how to cancel out of the trial before you get signed up for something you don't want to be shipped to you. Make sure you know how to get yourself out of an autoship program if you find you don't want it, later. Many times getting out of these programs is very difficult.

There are countless individuals who have found their credit is ruined because they naively agreed to receive free hoodia samples. Many of these people didn't know they were going to be autoshipped anything in the future. When they would try to cancel out of the program, they were unable to get in touch with anyone, or their requests to quit were ignored. Yet, month after month their credit card is billed.

You need to do your due diligence before agreeing to these offers by reading the fine print. If you read the terms and conditions, you will see a telephone number or an email address to use when you want to cancel. Before you accept these free hoodia samples, you should call the number to see if you can reach a live person. If you do, ask them questions about the offer and get a feel for the company.

You should do the same with any email addresses that are given to you. Send out an email to the address to see if you get a personal response from someone. Did they answer your questions? Did they get back to you in a timely fashion? If you can't reach a live person, or if your emails are ignored, forego the free hoodia trial. It probably isn't worth the hassle you may find yourself in down the road.

Yes, free hoodia samples and hoodia trials are a wonderful way to save money while you sample hoodia products. Just be very cautious about who you hand over your credit card information to and make sure they are a reputable company that isn't full of loopholes. These guidelines should help you find legitimate free hoodia samples without wrecking your credit in the process!

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