Is this the exact same company that was around in 2000 called "Harvest America" then later "Harvesting America" after a class action lawsuit against Consumer Buyline, and then was reported as closed?
Harvesting America Logo Circa 2000:
New Logo 2009:
Very similar?
From the Class Action lawsuit:
Consumers' Buyline, Inc. advertises that members can obtain discounts on products and services. Such as exclusive low prices on over 250,000 National Brand name products and 5% discounts on airline tickets. Membership in CBI also entitles the member to purported discounts on purchases from an exclusive skin care company. Consumers' Buyline, Inc. also offers members a discount of 1% of the purchase or sale on "virtually" any home. Consumers' Buyline's standardized promotional literature and sales presentations describe several of these "product service providers," through which its members are required to purchase in order to obtain discounts and rebates, including PPI and "Harvest America", a mail order grocery service. Consumes' Buyline, Inc. claims to have made special "exclusive" arrangements with these services. Membership in CBI entitles the member to the supposed benefits available through PPI. The "Harvest America" another services generally require additional fees.
From the 2000 Harvest America website:
Bringing The Best Of America To Your Table... For Less!
Harvesting America is a national movement of consumers dedicated to the goal of lowering the price of food in America!
The Company intends to accomplish this by leveraging the power of individuals through the Internet into a strong and powerful national alliance. The goal of the alliance is to utilize the Internet to communicate, shop and to actively participate in changing the way we purchase food in America. Dedicated to free enterprise principles, Harvesting America will lead, build and support the infrastructure that will become the center for this exciting revolution in food shopping.
Harvesting America is a national home delivery service that offers consumers Guaranteed Low Prices on over 10,000 items, all with Free Delivery! Consumers who join the alliance network will have an opportunity to actively participate in lowering grocery prices while earning incentives for their participation.
For more information on this exciting opportunity, E-mail us today and ask to be put on our mailing list!
Same management? Now it's MyHarvestAmerica?
Has anything changed, and do you know what failed before? It looks like the exact same business, exact same model.
Any idea what happened to Frederick Weih's other companies? TapCity and Celestial Harvest?
From the original "Harvesting America" website:
Mr. Weih has 15 years of experience in developing e-commerce and mail order grocery shopping. His working prototypes give him the experience and maturity to bring this concept to the next level. Over 100 newspaper articles, studies and industry reports have been written about Mr. Weih's home shopping concepts and working prototypes. No other individual has been involved in modern home grocery shopping longer than Mr. Weih.
As co-founder of Harvesting America, Mr. Weih directs idea conception, plus the day to day operations, supplier networks, and public relations. Under his leadership, mail order grocery shopping has grown from a visionary idea in 1986 to a national e-commerce consumer movement today. Prior to founding Harvesting America, Mr. Weih has served as President of Celestial Harvest, Harvest America and Executive Vice President of Tapcity.com. Mr. Weih served his country with the United States Military Academy Band at West Point.
Same crew, same concept, same business?
