If u spent as much time enjoying the food as u scrutinize the call,then maybe ur suspicions would be moot... Amazing how someone can purchase a $ 50k vehicle,leave the lot,depreciate in value,go home & rant about ur car that is now worth less than what u pd for it,but yet u complain about a better quality food product being delivered to ur home.... AFF is NOT an accredited business bcuz each state requires an accreditation fee,being in ALL the states would be a substantial cost,AFF does honest & hard work to get u more value for ur food $$$ ,not everyone settles for low grade foods,some really do appreciate much better quality,I wonder what kinda scrutiny that u or ur husbands company must have behind the scenes,lets LOOK them up & REPORT their status,most people really need to get a life,go critique ur own existence,leave theirs alone...
There is NEVER a call back response on a CALL OUT #,reason for that is bcuz if u were to talk with a telemarker then appts would be cancelled,altered or changed daily,no work would ever get done.... Answer the phone & u wouldnt have that problem,they call u dont answer,u call they dont answer,sounds pretty even to me....
Same woman called me. When I tried calling back to cancel the presentation, all I got was a message stating don't leave a message cause she doesn't return calls. Salesman came next day. Very courteous man and informative. I just didn't want to make a commitment. They do push the freezer deal very hard. and I imagine in the future there will be more sales pitches. I didn't care for the fact that no actual meat prices were stated, just weekly averages. Myself, I'd rather buy top grade meat from butchers I've dealt with and know their products from past good experience. Twice a year meat buying by placing checkmarks on an order form is not my cup of tea. I also have one complaint. The sample of sirloin hamburger that was given me didn't phase me too much. When thawed, it had a dark look to it. I've seen that before when meat has thawed and been refrozen, but as I couldn't really attest to the fact who's to know. But if I bring home meat from a butcher and process it I know exactly it's status. Plus I didn't find the taste of the hamburger to be that great. But to be fair, I allways buy top grade meats when I eat meat. This food club is not for me.
This call is from American Frozen Foods out of Maine, and they call to set up an appointment to drop of a free sample of their frozen meat. When they called, they knew my first and last name and my address. I was supposed to have received their flier and should have been expecting the call. I never got a flier, but "most other people on (my street name) got their flier and had their appointment" (as I was assured by the caller). I am usually pretty careful, but the gentleman talked me into an appointment. A few minutes later I got another call from an unlisted number (that my child picked up) trying to reschedule the appointment. When I had that woman on the line, I asked how they got my phone number in the first place, but she was not able to come up with a satisfactory answer. I was told they looked it up on the Internet, but my number is unlisted and unpublished. When I voiced my concerns about them having my data including never having received that elusive flier they kept referring to, I was assured that the company has a 5-star rating with the BBB. Of course I tried to verify that, but I cannot find an accredited company by that name at the BBB responsible for Maine, let alone one that has a five-star rating. I was given www.americanfoods.com as the company's website address, but so far any customer feedback or rating has eluted me. I will post again after the appointment.
OK, this is an update to my last post. The gentleman who came to the house was very nice and tried to convince us of the benefits of having frozen foods delivered directly to our freezer. The main arguments - "you don't know what happens to your food before you buy it, it could defrost a few times in the pre-store handling process" - makes you believe that nobody but them cares about or even knows about appropriate food safety procedures. The BBB rating was brought up again, but even with more info given I was unable to find an accredited company by that name. When asked how they came by my name and number, I was informed they used the yellow pages and 411.com. Apparently nobody cares to check federal "do-not-call-lists." Unfortunately, the appointment was cut short and we never got to making a menu and pricing. I would really like to hear the rest of the sales presentation, learn more about the menu and pricing, but I have not yet heard from the company again, unless they call during dinner time (when we are usually not home) and not leaving a message. In addition to the above mentioned number they use "Unknown caller" that then does not leave a record of the call (at least on my phone). There was a also a missed call from 207-510-7274 (Patricia Williams) on one day.