I ordered the general SMC membership with a slight upgrade to recieve catalogs they promised. I was told that I would recieve 70 catalogs and that the world of products catolog price was $3 something for under 100 catalogs, and that I would get 70 of these and some coupons for an additional $200.00. Thinking this a decent deal, before I recieved the package the coach assigned to me told me that I instead would only receive 60 catalogs, that this number had changed, and that also I would get only 10 of the $3plus catalogs and 25 each of two tinyer company product lines with a tiny fraction of the company products. When I thought I was paying an additional $200.00 (A total of about $500.00, to include the $300.00 membership fee), for the "platinum membership" so that I could get a jumpstart and give out catalogs (70) to company business, I was told that my $200.00 would now only get me 10. They said that they are going to review their recording of this conversation, but I will have to pay to return their platinum package. They would rectify this they said. I told them that rectifying would be sending me the 70 catalogs they told me I was getting for the $200.00 they took out of my bank account ALREADY. Not me having to pay money for their ..."LYING".

I had decided to try to start a business. SMC promises so much. i joined and got the kit--which is worthless by the way. i paid $400 for the kit. (their prices range form $200-$500 for the kit, depending on how many notices they send you before you agree to join) so i get this kit, watch a DVD, read through the booklets and try to get all the info i could. it then said to call my business coach, which i would have for a whole year instead of just the 90 days. she then convinced me to spend over $5, 000 to upgrade my membership, get a gift card redemption site, catalogs, gift cards ect. asked me to call and set up the gc website with another gentleman named Justin. then through him i had to spend over another $5, 000. this was to get my website functioning, they do all the work to keep the online catalog updated throughout the year. a couple weeks later i get a phone call from a Steve Johnson at emerchant club. he wanted ocer $2, 200 to make it so my website is even better. then first time customers didnt have to use a gift card. they could pay by credit card, pay pal ect. a couple weeks later i still have no website. he calls yet again and wants more money. i explained how much money i have spent and have nothing to show for it. and how i am a single mother at the moment and cannot keep shelling out money when i dont make any. he puts me on hold and says he talked to his boss and can offer me the same package for a little less. (this is what they all did to make you feel like your getting a really good deal. i blew up at him. he said he'd call after my website was up. and he did, and of course they want more money. then i get a call from another gentleman who says my website needs work. so now i have all this money invested, a website, tons of catalogs and gift cards, but none of it works. still cant place orders, no money coming in to pay bills. i wasnt expecting to get rich, but at least be able to make a steady income like they said was possible. and not for them to drain my bank account. i have nothing now. i had registered for their website. now it tells me i am not a member. they also try to make you feel better about investing. well over $16, 000 spent and i had over $9, 000 in credit for merchandise, supp;ies or whatever. i just received an invoice the other day that i got charged $314.95 for membership/renewal fees out of my credits. (membership is supposed to be for a full year!) so now my credits are down to $7, 000.and i have no way to use them. my member number doesnt exist, but yet when these people call me they have to tell me my #. my member # is 72147690-69. (they use just the first 8).i am at my wits end and feel so heartbroken and foolish now. i have all these notebooks with so many different names and numbers for these people.but yet i cant get anywhere. please someone help!
thank you

I decided to call smc after seeing a commercial late at night, it sounded like a good idea. At first, they were real nice (before they had my money) and seemed to be very helpful in making a desicion. They made it all sound so good I decided to get almost everything I could, and ended up spending over $10, 000 with smc. At first I was excited to have everything up and running, but then I realized I was getting no visitors to the store at all (and I didn't sign up to sell products physically or I wouldn't have spent so much on the store!) So I decided to ask about this and turns out they have no true way of getting people to your store, which means I'm basically floating around with a $10, 000 webstore in space.) The only thing he told me about was passing out more catalogs and gift cards (trying to get more money) and how I was on the search engines. Big deal, so is absolutely everybody else and it never generated one hit to the store.

I was ready to give up on everything until I spoke with a gentlemen from about marketing and advertising the store (I did make sure to stay away from ecommerce and everyone else on the smc fraud alert list, already had bad experiences with them. Anyway, he gets to telling me that the $10, 000.00 was easily recoverable with the help of his firm, at first I was very leary (being that I just lost $10, 000). But I decided to invest with this man and I AM SO GLAD I DID!!! I never wouldv'e made a dime, let alone any of my money back using smc alone.

So to all the discouraged smc owners out there: DO NOT GIVE UP! It is possible, just not with smc alone, they still provide good products and sites, but people to store are the most important thing.

My advice, find the right company to advertise and market for you. I have since recovered my money spent with smc and have much more in my pocket. I wish the same to all of you!

God Bless

DO NOT answer the phone if SMC calls you and if you do answer the phone just hang up on the person talking. They are thieves, scammers and a fraud.

I am a nice guy and was very polite to the sales person on the phone and got suckered in. Don't let this happen to you. Hang up the phone. Even though I canceled everything during the trial period and BEFORE membership funds were to be paid.

SMC drew funds on my checking account without authorization and made my account overdrawn. Now I am stuck without funds and have additional penalty fees to pay. Thank you SMC.

Sales person was Joe Ford at least that was his phone name 1-800-794-8418 Ext. 4538 www.smcorp.com Evil Evil Evil

Be wary of these numbers 877-384-4691 800-345-4762 This company makes other MLM franchises look good and thats not saying much.

YOU have been Warned!

I had purchased a product kit that I thought had sounded to good to be true... But when I had spoke to 3 individual's something did not seem to be right and than I had spoke with my bussiness coach and I was told that I had needed to put out $ 795.00 in order to have my bussiness to be sucess . Soon after I had recieved a phone call from my lawyer and it was what I had thought that SMC was a rip off it was a good thing that I did'nt invest anymore than what was told to me . I recommend that a person that is trying to get into a home base bussiness that they do their homework and checkout the ducks investigate before getting into harms way ?