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treshay · User Joined: 19 Sep 2007 Posts: 25

I got a link in an email the other day for a website called eFantasmic.com. It's a website full of curriculum based on books. They've done all the work, each book has pages and pages of discussion, worksheets, parent guides, power reading and more. It looks great. It cost $97 for life but that is a limited time offer. It's something I really want to try but there are a few things....my husband just got his CDL and his just starting this new career so we are money-less at the moment - I have my stash of money and could buy this but without his income I'm thinking very long and hard before spending anything (although he'll start getting paid again in a week) Having said that, obviously, money is one of the issues, second is that I've never heard of them. I guess they're somewhat new but me never hearing of something could just be that I just started homeschooling this year.

So I'm wondering if anyone has used or heard of this website? What would you recommend. Here is the website, maybe even just some opinions on what you think of the site itself would be helpful even if you've never heard of them either. I'd love your opinions. Thanks
http://www.efantasmic.com/
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elliemaejune · Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 10:16 am Post subject:

Well, for the price, it wouldn't hurt to buy one and see if you like it.

gardening momma · User Joined: 10 Apr 2007 Posts: 61 Location: Ohio

I've never heard of them. I followed your link. They seem to be brand new. Do they have any guarantees? What if the site doesn't last?

Another thing to consider is that it appears that you need to print everything yourself. If you're concerned about the cost to join this website, can you afford all the paper & ink to print everything you need?

Also realize that they do not provide the books, you get them from your local library (a good idea, cost-efficient, if you avoid late fees).

treshay · User Joined: 19 Sep 2007 Posts: 25

gardening momma · User Joined: 10 Apr 2007 Posts: 61 Location: Ohio

What grades/ages are your kids? I believe Five in A Row is for younger elementary, and is literature--based (you get the books from the library). I have a friend that uses it and she really likes it. There's also Before Five in a Row for preschool-age.

treshay · User Joined: 19 Sep 2007 Posts: 25

Mark · Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 4:45 am Post subject:

I looked it over last week and decided to go with it.
I think my wife has already done the subscription thing. Smile

of course, I have a monster printer so will be printing things out and filing
them over the next few weeks. That way if the site goes away for some
reason, I'll have covered my investment.
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milehimom · User Joined: 23 Feb 2007 Posts: 67 Location: Colorado

If you are trying to save money and don't want to print, we discovered www.bookadventure.com. You use it to take a quiz on the book you are reading, with most popular children's titles available. It's free, you take the test online and parents can view the results.
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Mark · Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 2:26 am Post subject:

that's pretty neat. Smile

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WishboneDawn · User Joined: 31 Jan 2007 Posts: 36

I believe efantasmic.com is linked to K12FreeHomeschool.org which some homeschoolers have had serious problems with in the past.

StellarStory · User Joined: 15 Apr 2007 Posts: 472

jslcbb · Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 9:07 am Post subject: efantasmic

I bought the full access subscription since they have a 30 day money back guarantee. It took a week for them to get me my login info when it was supposed to be made immediatly available. I had to email them 6 times before the finally contacted me with that information. Over halfof the files that I tried to download would not completely load. It says that they are corrupted and will not open. I tried to contact the customer service to see if they could fix the problem. I never got a response. I decided that I was not satisfied and wanted to get a refuns. I started contacting them with a week and a half left in the 30 days. I have now emailed them 9 times to request a refund. I have heard nothing back from them. The last time I emailed, I told them that if I did not hear from them I would make sure and post on the forums that I heard about them to warn other people that the do not provide the services that they say they do, so don't waste your money. I thought it would be safe with the guarantee, but obviously not. Efantamic is part on 3moms.com. I even tried contacting them that way. If anyone has any suggestions on how I can get my money returned, I would appreciate it.

StellarStory · User Joined: 15 Apr 2007 Posts: 472

You could contact a consumer forum about this. They might lean on the company for you. Here is a good one:

http://consumerist.com/

I'm so sorry this happened. I hope things work out better soon. Let us know what happens.

Mark · Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 9:10 pm Post subject:

I got that error a couple of times, and it turned out that I had a problem
with Adobe.
Once I re-installed Adobe there were no more issues and I am quite pleased
with what I have downloaded and used so far.
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jslcbb · Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 7:15 am Post subject: efantasmic

They finally sent me my refund two days after I posted on here. Thanks for the suggestions.