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Consumer Affairs

States Act Against Royal Prestige



Four states -- California, Arizona, Texas and Pennsylvania -- have sued the Hy-Cite Corp. or its distributors in recent years for tactics similar to the ones ConsumerAffairs.com uncovered.

Consider:

Pennsylvania The Pennsylvania Attorney Generals Office accused Royal Prestige distributors of deceptive and illegal business practices, including making claims that aluminum cookware causes Alzheimers disease;

California The California Attorney Generals Office sued the Hy Cite Corp. and two of its distributors, alleging they targeted the Hispanic community with high pressure door-to-door sales and scare tactics. One Royal Prestige salesperson allegedly posed as a health department worker -- and questioned consumers about their family's health -- to sell the products;

Texas The Texas Attorney Generals Office took action against a Royal Prestige distributor, claiming he charged consumers unauthorized fees to redeem their prizes, failed to disclose that airfare and hotels are not included in trips offered as prizes, and misleading consumer about their financing.

Arizona The Arizona Attorney Generals Office sued two Royal Prestige distributors, citing 19 deceptive acts including: claims their salespeople were city water inspectors; claims that consumers had won a raffle or other prize; misrepresenting the amount of consumers down payments; misrepresenting the terms of the agreements to consumers who spoke little English; claims that a consumer would ruin their credit if they cancelled their orders; charging exorbitant prices; and requiring consumers to sign blank sales orders.

Hy Cites President, Erik Johnson, said his company terminated all the distributors named in these actions.

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