Acai berry fruit has been the subject of some recent controversy. The latest news about Oprah’s sue-fest will come as no real surprise to anyone following the Acai and its related industry. Many of the companies jumping on the Acai bandwagon have employed what would charitably be described as ‘inventive’ ways of marketing their products. One of these ways was to associate – either implicitly or explicitly – media darling Oprah Winfrey. It is believed that Oprah will sue as many as 40 companies over Acai scams, and the various accused companies could be looking at massive fines.
Acai berry fruit has been the cause of a number of Acai scam related court actions lately, as cases have been brought by various government and state bodies; this move by Oprah to sue over acai berry is only going to fuel the trend further. In fact this move by Oprah occurs at the same time as Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s suit filed on behalf of customers who claim to have been tricked into believing fake endorsements. People have, the complaint claims, been tricked into trusting the products and their manufacturers as a direct result of Oprah’s fake endorsement.
Acai berry fruit advertisements that use Oprah’s image, says the Queen of the talk show, implies some kind of relation between her and particular products; this, she says, was invariably done without her permission. Fabrication of quotes – or taking quotes out of context – was another area in which the complaint took issue with the advertising campaigns of up to 40 companies involved in selling acai related products.
“Consumers should be aware that neither Oprah Winfrey nor Dr. Oz are associated with nor do they endorse any acaí berry product, company or online solicitation of such products, including MonaVie juice products,”
Acai berry fruit has caused Oprah some serious problems, whichever way you look at it, and Oprah most likely has some very good reasons to be annoyed by the habits of the perpetrators. Her name has become inextricably linked with Acai Berry, and has been used to promote the health benefits of the berry which, she says, are often misrepresented. That many customers are being sent fake products and pills that bear no relation to the products they thought they would receive did not help the matter. The damage to the Oprah brand is impossible to quantify, but is clearly substantial.
There is no doubt that the Acai berry fruit is a nutritious and healthy food. It is one of the world’s super foods, and if used correctly is a perfect tool for improving anyone’s health; misleading people with fake products and dubious marketing tactics has finally caught up with those controlling the darker side of this particular market.
is the pure acai product available in switzerland?
Yes
We ship to Switzerland there is a shipping fee it runs about $4.30 for the first bottle and $2.50 there after 
Can i get Acai Berry in Malaysia? How to identify it’s true acai berry product?
I ordered a package of the acai weight loss program about two months ago since according to the company I was going to paid for the shipment only. To my surprise I was charged over $80.00 for the shipment. I used the product for one month and I did not have any weight loss result at all. I am so afraid to use this product now due the many negative publicity that is out there. I would like to know if anyone has lost weight using the acai berry.
Thank you,
Iris
Yes, we ship to Malaysia
Iris, sorry to hear about your experience. (* note: this order was NOT from http://www.acaiberrypure.org, our shipping is free within US and clearly marked for overseas orders. *) . As for the weight loss, I just recognized the name of a customer for our Acai-Kick this morning for a repeat order and I believe the best way for us to gauge our product is through referrals and repeat orders.
There are companies out there who are ripping people off, by sending orders from all over the us. I was one of them. I called and had them cancel, but i was also very upset when my check book was over drawn from these companies.
I am based in the UK, how do I order your product without a Credit Card? I know that a sensible diet and exercise all boost weight loss but how soon can one expect to see results with Acai Kick?
I had gotten a free trial of the acai berry extreme diet pack and it worked great! and i was wondering if that was sold online, i can’t find anything by that name. the pills that say white pearl, or pearl white on them?….
thanks!
I just ordered 1 bottle of acaipure and i was charged $4.80 shipping and only read just now that it free to ship to the US. Im just wondering if it is also free to ship here in Saipan since we have a US Post Office here.
So how do we know for certain if you guys are legit with your products or not?