Davison Design & Development review: fraud 71

I used to work for davison and I'm writing this to hopefully scare and save people money but there will always be stupid people believing them.I worked there for several years, so I've seen and know how they work. Before I tell you how it really is let me just say they are the number one invention company in the world but also the most scheming people I've ever met. They will tell you whoever posted this complaint was an unhappy employee that couldn't make it. but the truth is I couldn't take the feeling of not knowing what we were doing with people's money who invest thousands of dollars. They will use a book to rebuttal anything you have to say, this book is like a bible to so called directors that has answers in it for any questions you have. I never talked to a designer or engineer nor could I give any input on my client's ideas. I read a script everyday and tried to get people's money everyday. I could not do this anymore did not feel right. I would ask a question or say something didn't make sense only to have them threaten my job. Let me tell you they treat there employees worse than the client's. We all have to pay money to work there I used to pay 150 a month just to work in a certain building that not counting the other 400 dollars they charged me and every other employee. But let's get back to how they rip people. We would have meeting where we would talk about ideas and people would have the same ones but we would try and sell them both or someone sold a guy on thee same idea a week ago. There's rebuttals for those as well if you tell them you saw a similar product. All the directors only make money is they bring it in we are all on straight commission pretty much. If you ever got transferred to a new director is was because the last one wasn't bringing in enough money for the company they would let that person go and give you the director who could get your money. The president of the company is one of most evil people I've ever met it's all smiles and sunshine until you can't pay or we can't get you to pay.We make no money off royalties we made all he money off of people hiring us to work.If you think that your idea is going to get licensed through Davison I would suggest you be tested and thrown in a home. Do not hire them they hire anybody and will take anyone's money. As I said before they all read scripts and are pressured to get your money as fast as possible.

So I am in contact with them now, I'm scared after reading all this, so can they steal my idea?, how do I prevent this from happening?

I'm in the same Boat, can they steal my idea, because i'm dealing with someone name Patrick Bell and he seems really nice and willing to help me out but truly it does seem all about the money. Please respond because i'm suppose to give him 10, 000 in the next to weeks to finish my project.

Lee

I just found this site with all these complaints! Goodness...I just got off the phone with Mr. Pertrulli. Anyone know him? I just sent a drawing of my idea. No money was discussed yet, but now I'm leery about all of this. I'm a senior citizen and do not have available capital to put toward this. I would have to make payments, but THEN... just to have it be taken with no results. This makes me sick to my stomach! I watched all the videos and the "Morning Show" on CBS...is none of that valid? Can someone answer this and who do you go to in order to actually get the truth? Please let me know!

I thought it was too good to be true. I have been asked to send them $775 because they said they could work with me, they liked my idea. But it also said there was no consultation fee and that if my idea was made into a project they would take $60 to $70, 000 for their expenses. So why are people having to pay out all this money. I feel so sorry for people who have lost all their money and I am so glad that I read all of these comments. I will not be getting involved with this company.

Let's try Class Action Lawsuit...Everyone please email me what happened to you with Davison and we will go from there and I will try our luck for us all. I, too paid over 10 grand myself..Please email rufina670@hotmail.com and I will explain everything else

I've been talking with Jeff sawyer, vice president of new developments at davison. I've looked through thousands of patents from 1976 on and found no precedent. He has been hounding me for $795 and made no mention of future money. He is leading me to believe this is all that will be spent and telling me of six months to a year to deal with manufacturers. I'm glad I found these comments because I was supposed to call him tomorrow with card number to pay remaining balance of money. I recently had my wife pass away and he lead me to believe this could help secure a good future for my children and myself. All he's talked about is how I hit paydirt with my idea. I cannot believe that man, knowing the delicate situation my family is in, is still hungry for my money. I am disabled and don't have many choices of how to provide for my children. I've even had to set up a plumfund account to help get a hand up on bills. I'll be calling him tomorrow, but not to give card number...he'll get a piece of my mind instead. Thanks for the heads up.
Mark Catlett
206 Jefferson ave
Fredericksburg va
22405

I just got off of the phone with a representative from Inventionland and immediately sensed red flags by the way he kept asking about my plans for payment. As soon as we hung up, I googled for the reviews on the company and I'm extremely grateful for the heads up from the prior reviews. I will terminate all dealings with them starting NOW!

I paid over $9000 to Davison for a home product idea. For months they had one company to present it to. I had no idea when this product presentation took place. I got an email advising me the product was declined by mfg. and they located another company to present to for $ 395. I was appalled they had the nerve to ask for $395 just to show to another company or the product would remain inactive and go no where. I will report them and because i feel like i've been scammed of my money that was paid to them. I'm furious and will not letthem do this. They will not get another penny. I've been robbed, big time.

I have been in touch since i had my idea up, with a particular ''New product manager'' her name: Janine Pritt, she fled and stopped talking to me and wouldn't pick my calls or reply my e-mail, this is disheartening to think a company as big as Davison is a Scam!
I am taking this to twitter and tagging all the top police departments and possibly the mayor of that state.

hi i have read most of the post on this page and i to have been scammed by this company of over $12, 000.00 it started off the same way with $795. and then they start milking you for what you have...I am yet to see my invention, just a picture of something that looks nothing like i drew and asked for and then when i get upset about it they say if i have to get it done over i would have to pay again. Then they quickly turn it around and con you into signing off., that's when the trouble starts because they no longer answer you phone calls or emails. sometime a whole month pass before you can reach them, when where they were trying to scam you they were constantly calling and sending sales emails... Now it has reached the point where they ask me if i have what am telling them in writing, when they knew it was a phone conversation. When they asked if i have whatever in writing and i told them we were on a recorded line they say that they don't save the recording for a long period. Am totally embarrassed to say i was scammed because they sounded so professional until they got all my money.. Donna

I had an idea for a new type of kettle and I found Davison online. I was taken in by the video's TV appearances and slick marketing.
I first dealt with a La Shun Galatians who rang me often and I paid around five thousand dollars. When I was told two months after I had paid that no development I asked for a refund and was given my money back. I was later contacted by phone by Gary Dafor who told me that La Shun Gallati was no longer working for them and had dropped the ball in my case and he would personally ensure my project would be carried through to completion. I accepted this at the time but now realise that La Shun Gallati probably left because a career in cheating clients was not for her. I paid Davison $13, 000.00 of my pension fund to develop my kettle, after four months of brain storming and pre-development I received a call from Gary Dafor saying he had sent an attachment of a virtual rendering of my design, I had to sign it for my approval and send it back. I asked him if it was a computer generated design, he said "no, actual pictures" this raised a red flag in my head. How could he send me actual pictures of a kettle not yet made? When I saw the pictures my heart sank I knew I had been cheated, a standard kettle with nothing relating to my design! A piece of junk that would not work to be thrown in! It was below the standard of even an amateur, a disaster! I refused to approve the design disaster. Over the phone I asked Gary Dafor where this kettle came from? Either answer was not going to be good, either they bought it as a kettle already on the market or they made it with not one single feature of my design present. As the cogs turned in the brain of a conman when asked a searching question that had no good answer, there was a long pause as a lie developed in his head. He told me Davison made it! I refused to approve the design that had none of my design and he got angry that I was holding up the project! I asked for a refund and he refused and hung up. I later found the kettle he sent for sale on Amazon for £29.99 free p&p. I paid $13, 000.00 for Davison to develop this kettle and for that I got a picture on Amazon of another companies kettle!
In 1997 the FTC found Davison of misleading his clients as to the the success rate of bringing their product to market and ordered Davison to make changes and pay a fine of 26 million dollars. This was only part of the problem with Davison, the reason the success rate was so poor was that Davison was taking fees from his clients and not doing any real design and development, and certainly no presentation to retailers! He is a fraud, a conman! The FTC was not so stupid or inept that they did not find this out, and they did, you only had to interview his clients to find out they had been cheated! Instead of the FTC doing their job and shutting down the criminal enterprise that is Davison they played economics with the truth and took a 26 million dollar bribe to allow Davison to continue his scam for a further 20 years! Davison has conned people across the planet, with the complicity of the American government!
I wrote to both the British home office and the Department of justice in America to complain and had no reply from both!
The fact that Davison can do what he is doing for so long and get away with it with the knowledge of both the British and American governments is testament to the fact that governments act for their own personal self interest and have no regard for their own citizens. They’re prepared to stand back and let a conman and a criminal, as Davison is, cheat ordinary hard working people of savings and pension pots when they have the power to stop him, but do nothing! They are shameful, a disgrace and care nothing for the heart ache and mental anguish Davison causes!
As long as Davison continues with his scam getting richer, it will remain a testament to the inaction and corruption of governments.
His shame has become their shame!
His disgrace has become their disgrace!