If it's too good to be true it probably is. I got the call and I asked where I filled the ballot form in, the guy didn't know. I NEVER fill ballot forms in for this reason. Please be careful of a call from this number. Unless they can tell you when you filled in the ballot and you have a ballot receipt to verify (and even then I'd be wary) then FORGET IT.......

I posted this earlier in the wrong place, but here goes again.

Just got back from our trip to Grand Ontario International. I got the same call everyone here got, spoke with Mr. Stevens and all. At first, I read the entries here, but decided to go check it out. I sat through a short presentation about the company and the future plans they have for furniture sales. I picked my prize- a Toshiba 42 inch plasma screen. I am very happy and will only say good things about them.

Eveyone here asumes it is a scam, and didn't go. We did and it was ok! Let's just say, we are very pleased to have taken advantage of this promotion.

Paul

I got a call to day by this company.

They encouraged me to come with a partner/boyfriend/common-law in order to qualify for any possible prizes and that he would have to claim to live with me.  Hmmm ....?

They would not give me the gift confirmation number until I call back to confirm that I had some one and what time i could visit.


Althought some posters have said that this is legitimate it seems like a scam to me.

I will be watching this forum for more information.

I also recieved a call today and pretended i was my father who won. They think he is coming to pick up his gift tomorrow. I used to work telemarketing as a teen and i can tell you that when you get there they will try to sell you thinks. I asked how long we need to be there for and it went from 20 minutes to suddenly 2 hours. Thats for sure a sell call. One thing about me is that you dont call MY HOUSE and talk to me like an idiot. When he calls tomorrow i will see the telephone number pick up and give him a quick disclamer and then he will be listening to me! He wont even know what hit him. They are rude people.  Thanks for the varification guys because i googled the number and found this info on them.

I received the same phone call and spoke to someone named john who by the ay spelled his name to me as jhon and spoke with an accent. He was rude and insisted I come pick up my prize when I told him I was not interested he said well I filled out a ballot so I must have been interested . Anyway long story short they continued to call and harass me so i finally got angry and told them this was harrassment and if they called again i was going to call the police.  I have not heard from them since but it was only a week ago. Hopefully they got the msg. This place needs to b shut down!!

Why this is a scam:

1) although they say you get one of 5 prizes, the only prize they actually have is the 2 days getaway in a few places in the states and Canada. Interesting enough, we knew someone who had won this "prize" with the same prize company and they ended up never going because apparently, they never had any spaces. Moreover, you have to pay 50 USD in advance and oh, right, that money was never given back

2) they get you there with a prize for a ballot you didn't enter. The guy on the phone actually said that we entered it from dec 17 - 31 last year in one of 75 malls. What he didn't know was that in that period, we were not even in north america.

3) when you go, you learn quickly it has nothing to do with winning a prize, it is about you paying a lot of money for some club that provide you apparent financial benefits, but the paper they want you to sign only states you membership of the club, not the actual services provided

4) they want you to pay *the night you are there*. (lots of money btw, initially about 10000, when you kept saying no, it went down to 3000) When I told them, I'll think about it, go home and do some research, they were not interested anymore. In other words, they probably don't really offer anything as long as they get your money.

5) aggressive sales people, wow. No kidding. Slick like hell, like trying to be your friend and all that

I recommend anyone who actually went to the place to keep an eye on credit ratings. This is a primary scheme for identity theft