I did the stupid 90min meeting at Global Travel so that we could get a tablet, cruise package and camera. My husband and I got lectured on the verge of harrassment of how we need to buy their vacation package. We had to tell them no atleast 30 times. Aftwards we got a certificate for simply great gifts. That was July 19, 2013 and after numerous calls to them speaking to the same person every time named Janelle ( which is is mean, nasty and has no personality or customer service personality, as well as a horrible liar) it is now January 16, 2014 and we still have nothing to show for it!!!!!
This company needs to be sued and all the people that were scammed should be given them the items promised to them!!! I don't know how they are getting away with it!!!

http://www.ico.org.uk/complaints/marketing/20

First time I ever attended one of these.  Thank goodness we said "NO".  Of course unable to connect t the web site "simply great gifts"'.  Never again.

I would not hesitate to sue them !

I have called simply gifts at least 10 times and was given multiple excuses of they were just waiting for the information to be entered into their system and then finally talked to supervisor named Jackie who stated she personally entered our information and we would we receive our gifts on the next shipment. After waiting for 3 more weeks, I made another call where I was told that she would call me in 2 days with my tracking number for our delivery. Never received that call and that was 3 woks ago. Any advice to receive our gifts because we went to their presentation in februarury and are still waiting. All you get from them are lies and excuses!

I went last night with wife, spent 1 hour in presentation then certificate, yes its a scam no gifts and no camera for calling back to confirm. the office is in Dublin ohio global5500 frantz suite 110
over 15 salemen in there. this is a scam web sight dowes not work no android, 12990 for life time membership  then 380  if use small one bed room 159 extra then 2 bed rooms 189 extra.
They hate time shares and try say you can exchange scam pass on no gifts

phone numbers 8557966573
9033720852
9033720297
8883126393

8884441786
called all no android

Amen and thanks for the advice.  
You may want to check this out from the Central Ohio BBB
http://www.centralohio.bbb.org/article/bbb-wa ... id-tablet-36524
It is amazing the players stay the same only the names seem to change, maybe this time they will dump this player for good.

Yeah, right.

Nice try, shill!

Run and Run Fast, Scam at Worst, Unethical business practices at best.

Letter States "You are under NO OBLIGATION to pay, purchase or subscribe to anything to receive your tablet. There is no cost for shipping and handling."

When you call "T.J. JOHNSON and ASSOCIATES" at 888-312-6280 and give them your "Package Code" you get a "canned" almost robotically read speech requiring your attendance at a 90 minute seminar to get a voucher, you then must timely submit this voucher back to them, now the  "wait"  "jump thru hoops" game starts to get your promised tablet.  Even if you do EVERYTHING ASKED you will probably never see the tablet or find the time invested trying to get your "not so free tablet" far exceeded the products value.  The first sign of "bait and switch", their  written "no obligation" promise doesn't align with their actual requirements and actions.  SERIOUS RED FLAG.  Logically if someone does elect to sit through the seminar why isn't the tablet given to them when they leave?  JOHNSON, GLOBAL TRAVEL or whoever the real entity is  would save tablet postage, certificate mailing cost, thousand of internal man hours for processing and all the phone/e-mail responses/inquiries they fend off.  Let us say those costs are, being extremely conservative, $5.00 per tablet transaction and they get 500,000 people to listen to their "dog and pony show" over the last 3 years.  That would be a 2.5 million dollar savings for just handing the tablet to the people as they left the seminar.  A prudent business minded company that were truly interested in business would know that and jump at the savings.

Your best bet is to ignore/trash this "not so free" offer completely. Telephone *67 gives you NO PROTECTION what so ever, toll free numbers are exempt.  You want guaranteed protection then DO NOT CALL, DO NOT RESPOND to this scam.   When you call they, the scammers, have your number and the ability to SELL it to the next SCAMMER, that's where the big bucks lie and they recoup their costs 10 fold.  Give your E-Mail and at best you get junk mail at worst a professional hacker trying to get into your computer.  Submit a copy of your driver license, they now have your license number, this and the internet will yield them your SS number if they really want it.  If you give/gave them your SS# directly then shame on you go start your professional identity protection RIGHT NOW.

Extensive research on people who finally did receive tablets showed the tablet had large memory but only about a quarter available for the user.  What built in programs or Trojans have they pre installed?  Why is all that excess memory not accessible for your use?  You connect this tablet to your home/business Wi-Fi and you are on the WRONG side of the firewall protection thus they could have free and easy access to all your personal files.  Is a $50.00 tablet worth all this risk?  If you must still "test the waters", at least learn how to wipe the tablet COMPLETELY clean and reload it properly.  Good Luck.

If it seems too good to be true, guess what, IT IS.

Run and Run Fast, Scam at Worst, Unethical business practices at best.

Letter States "You are under NO OBLIGATION to pay, purchase or subscribe to anything to receive your tablet. There is no cost for shipping and handling."

When you call "T.J. JOHNSON and ASSOCIATES" at 888-312-6280 and give them your "Package Code" you get a "canned" almost robotically read speech requiring your attendance at a 90 minute seminar to get a voucher, you then must timely submit this voucher back to them, now the  "wait"  "jump thru hoops" game starts to get your promised tablet.  Even if you do EVERYTHING ASKED you will probably never see the tablet or find the time invested trying to get your "not so free tablet" far exceeded the products value.  The first sign of "bait and switch", their  written "no obligation" promise doesn't align with their actual requirements and actions.  SERIOUS RED FLAG.  Logically if someone does elect to sit through the seminar why isn't the tablet given to them when they leave?  JOHNSON, GLOBAL TRAVEL or whoever the real entity is  would save tablet postage, certificate mailing cost, thousand of internal man hours for processing and all the phone/e-mail responses/inquiries they fend off.  Let us say those costs are, being extremely conservative, $5.00 per tablet transaction and they get 500,000 people to listen to their "dog and pony show" over the last 3 years.  That would be a 2.5 million dollar savings for just handing the tablet to the people as they left the seminar.  A prudent business minded company that were truly interested in business would know that and jump at the savings.

Your best bet is to ignore/trash this "not so free" offer completely. Telephone *67 gives you NO PROTECTION what so ever, toll free numbers are exempt.  You want guaranteed protection then DO NOT CALL, DO NOT RESPOND to this scam.   When you call they, the scammers, have your number and the ability to SELL it to the next SCAMMER, that's where the big bucks lie and they recoup their costs 10 fold.  Give your E-Mail and at best you get junk mail at worst a professional hacker trying to get into your computer.  Submit a copy of your driver license, they now have your license number, this and the internet will yield them your SS number if they really want it.  If you give/gave them your SS# directly then shame on you go start your professional identity protection RIGHT NOW.

Extensive research on people who finally did receive tablets showed the tablet had large memory but only about a quarter available for the user.  What built in programs or Trojans have they pre installed?  Why is all that excess memory not accessible for your use?  You connect this tablet to your home/business Wi-Fi and you are on the WRONG side of the firewall protection thus they could have free and easy access to all your personal files.  Is a $50.00 tablet worth all this risk risk?  If you must still "test the waters", at least learn how to wipe the tablet COMPLETELY clean and reload it properly.  Good Luck.

If it seems too good to be true, guess what, IT IS.

I got the exact same letter dated 17-May-13 from CCD Research LLC
Could not find the website and not comfortable calling the number

OK strong minded one. It wasn't a matter of wasted time, driving and gasoline. It was the matter of a sales co. NOT presenting you with promised gifts AFTER wasting your time, driving and gasoline. It now becomes a matter of a company that offered lifetime travel membership discounts for $9900 fee, reduced to $6900, then $4900, then $3900, then $2900, then $1495. Sorry if I still don't feel comfortable with the price because all you've pointed out to me is how badly you were trying to rip me off from the onset.

Company claimed presentation would be 90 min in and out the door. Three hours later husband and I are telling Global Travel Co. that we have no interest in purchasing membership and they hand us a website instead of our three promised gifts (android tablet, digital camera and five day trip). Now I really am angry that they wasted my time.

Received the letter today, called and set an appointment to go Saturday.  Glad I found this information today,
I will not waste my time.

Received the letter today (outside of Cleveland, OH) and before researching it called them about it. They set me up for a 90 minute presentation today at 4pm (it's about an hour drive from where I live) and after reading about this, changed my mind about going!

Just got the letter as described as others. I won't call it back because it's too good to be true.

they are a rip off they lie try to get you to buy travel space, then pressure you to purchase, there tablet are b***s*** you can not even get them on line

They still sending the letter - got one today...

Got the letter today, strongly suspected a scam, investigated it online (here and elsewhere) and threw letter away  thanks for the info. Kinda weird to get an old-fashioned scam letter when everything seems to be online these days.

My husband received his letter and survey from this company in yesterday's mail. I also recognized it as a scam, but have decided to use this as a "teachable moment" for our two teenaged children. Both of them have lots of electronic devices, and I imagine their initial reaction to the "free" tablet offer may be quite different from mine. This is a great opportunity to educate them about being cautious and careful with their personal information, as well as things in this world that are "too good to be true".

Your driver's license gives enough information about you that an identity thief would have a field day. Don't you realize that you handed out enough info for someone to made a fake driver's license with your info with THEIR picture? Big time identity theft. For a low price anyone can find a website that can give them all kinds of info about you.

The scam is alive and well in Florida in April 2013. Just received the letter. Looked up info, came to this site. Is there someplace to report this scam to?

I got the letter, did a search on T.J. Johnson and Associates, came up with an Ohio BBB Report and others websites saying you are required to attend a travel marketing meeting and then you get a certificate to mail in and don't receive the computer.

Thank you for telling your story.  I also sat through the 90 minutes in Tinley Park, Illinois and was interested because the promised diiscounts would have been beneficial.  The sales team was very impressive.  Your story and other considerate people helped me to not be a victim.  Thank you all.

got the same letter for free tablet... ugh...NOT CALLING THEM!

Yes, true.  My husband and I went to the 'seminar', wasted our night, did not buy into the vacationing thing.  We did get a certificate for our two free gifts, registered them, mailed them what they requested, and over a month later, have not heard anything or seen any promised gifts.....  :(  
oh well, that's what I get for trying to take advantage of an offer that's 'too good to be true.'

Thank you.

Please arrest the people who are calling from this phone no.

T.J Johnson & Associates is scam company. I think Attorney should sue them and fine them Billion dollars and send the company owners to jail.
I can give support to close this company .
Thanks.
Shah

What does *67 do?