If you’ve ever been scammed by an internet retailer, you know how frustrating it can be.  I found this out the hard way over the holidays, when I tried to save some money on a name brand pair of boots for my teenage daughter, and ended up with a pair of fake suede boots with genuine looking brand labels.  What is even more frustrating is the hassle you get from the retailer when you try to return their products.  It was then that I understood the frustration shared by so many Teslar scam victims.

Picture this.  You find out about a revolutionary technology that can be worn on your wrist, and will keep you from feeling stressed.  Even Oprah is heard singing the praises of this fabulous new watch collection by Philip Stein.  Then you try to find one at a bargain price online, because you don’t want to pay more than a couple hundred dollars for a luxury watch.  You are relieved when you find an online watch site that will sell you the one you had your eye on for less than half of what high-end retailers are charging.  So you bite, and you place your order with a smile on your face.

When your new watch arrives, it looks like you expected, but not nearly as shiny, and you are little surprise at the stiffness of the band, but you are still really excited about the frequency technology.  So you start wearing the watch, and waiting for your stress level to drop. After about a week you start some online research to find out how long it’s supposed to take, and that’s when you find it… a whole web site about Philip Stein Teslar scams.  When it dawns on you that you’ve been scammed, you start frantically searching the seller’s web site for return instructions, and then you find out that you cannot get a refund because you’ve had the watch for more than a week.  Believe me, I know how you feel.

The only way to prevent this from happening to you, and be certain you are purchasing a genuine Philip Stein watch is to look on the company’s web site for a list of authorized retailers, and ONLY buy it from a store on that list.  No matter how reputable an online store may look, if they are not on that list you are probably being scammed. When it comes to Philip Stein’s Teslar technology, it’s just not worth the risk.