Is bridalawards.com a legitimate company or is it a scam? They have
called me and told me I have won a trip for me and my fiance as well as
a $500 shopping spree on their site. All I have to do to claim the
prize is sit through their one hour sales pitch for their products.
Should I go? They claim there is no obligation, but is there a catch to this?

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Request for Question Clarification by scriptor-ga on 21 Mar 2006 09:41 PST

Not an answer, just a few remarks:

The website address is registered by a company named "Royal Prestige",
which is actually an assumed name of the Michigan-registered company
"Lifestyles Unlimited Inc."

While the company is indeed existing, you might be interested in this:

"Yes, I am a former employee who had access to an abundance of the
illegal and immoral business practices upheld by this company. It has
recently come to my attention that they are now soliciting business
under the name of Bridal Awards using a website address of
www.bridalawards.com
Please do not be fooled by them. It is Royal Prestige and you will be
offered a "lodging certificate" which claims to be 4-star
accommodations (actually you have to sit through a time share
presentation even though the person who calls you assures you it is
NOT a time share). I have been told by one customer that actually used
this lodging certificate that all they got was a roach infested
Ramanda Inn in Orlando. This couple eventually settled quietly with
the company for an undisclosed amount of money to keep quiet.

Royal Prestige/Bridal Awards/Lifestyles Unlimited/Hy Cite---those are
all names used by the same company with the deceptive sales practices.
They prey on newly engaged couples caught up in the excitement of
their upcoming wedding and convince them that cooking with their
products will assure a long and healthy life together. At $2000 a set,
these couples cannot afford this purchase and I have seen sales people
even accept credit applications from folks working at Burger King
making $600 per month and will be strapped with a $100 Royal Prestige
payment if they buy the products.
Please avoid ANY dealing with this company at any cost. Hang up when
you receive that initial phone call. It will save you a lifetime of
misery."

See:
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/ripoff34134.htm

Regards,
Scriptor