Comments on: a new scam – American Direct, Inc.

By: Jerry allen

Jerry allen — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 06:46:40 +0000

yea i just bought their soundwave wireless headphones. all they are are two peices of plastic with red lights on them to make them look like they work. i bought them at tj maxx.

By: adam

adam — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 15:08:28 +0000

If you spend enough money it is worth a membership either here or direct buy. I flip several houses a year so it is def worth the money for me. Builders or people having a home built can also save quite a bit too. If your not doing anything like this its probably not worth it.

By: Frances

Frances — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:44:56 +0000

I live in the Houston area just got a call from American Direct just a few minutes ago. I am smart enough to smell a scam a mile away, so I promptly told the “telephone specialist” that I wasn’t interested and hung up. The same kind of company, Direct Buy, was targeting my parents not long ago until I looked up the company online and informed my family of that and sent them a link to a website much like this one. All I can say is, thank god for the internet….and especially this website. I hope it saves some people from getting scammed out of a fairly large chunk of change. I have learned to do research over the internet for almost everything these days!

By: Mr. Harris

Mr. Harris — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 00:29:31 +0000

There back, they have opened in Houston at 13805 West rd, Houston tx 77041. Looks like there gonna prey on another city.

By: ryan

ryan — Fri, 15 May 2009 11:19:20 +0000

I hope you’re right!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 15 May 2009 05:17:18 +0000

Guess what everyone!!! I heard today that American Direct has shut down and has laid off all of its employees. Hopefully the phone calls will stop and noone else is scammed!

By: collegekid

collegekid — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 05:53:38 +0000

Hey!
I didn’t read all of the posts but as the last person posted, there is an American Direct store in Murray, Kentucky. I had a friend who worked there and he told me that the majority of their calls go to the Ohio and Texas regions. I wouldn’t take it personally against the employees of American Direct – most of the workers are just looking for a part-time job because the store is a few blocks from a university.

By: ryan

ryan — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:01:29 +0000

GW, glad I could help!

By: G W

G W — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 20:56:16 +0000

Dear Ryan,
I am so happy that I found your site. I am originally from the Cincinnati area, so I am familiar with the news program that helped you tell your story. Currently, I am living in Western KY, which houses an American Direct “store”. I have a friend who is need a job, and I tried to find American Direct’s number in order for her to inquire about a job, and I found your report. Thank you for informing me and others about this company, and not only will I avoid their call, if they call, but now my friend will not have to endure another horrible part-time job!
Currently, I am working for a bank, and I have witnessed many scams, and this company is just as bad as the others, even though they have a “legitimate” sales pitch. I will remember this information if a customer comes to me with information regarding American Direct!

By: Almost scammed in Austin

Almost scammed in Austin — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 01:53:21 +0000

We just got back from the presentation…
When we said we’d have to think about the sales guy was short with us about recieving our free gift and slammed the door.

Luckily during the presentation I did a google search on my BlackBerry and seen this site. I told my wife it may be a scam…after the $1999.00 joining fee I figured it was too good to be true…and you know what they say about that…
This location was in Austin, Tx.

Thanks for posting this Blog, it may have saved us a lot of money and frustration