Was our membership in Direct Buy secured under coercion and if so can we see a refund of the membership fee?

Many, many, many, many (a whole bunch) of people have been suckered, er taken in by Direct Buy. The outfit has been in Denver since the 1980s at least and its simply an organizatoin that sells membership and very little else. I had a client many years ago that ordered a product from their catalog, when it arrived is was a different item and they wanted 3 times the price listed. A lawsuit in county court later and the client got their money for the item back. There is probably no good way to get your membership fee back. Unhappiness with the product after purchase is not a legal ground for recission, moreover 3 yrs of membership kinda messes up any claim for misrepresentation since you would presumably have known about that much earlier. You can complain to BBB and to the Colorado Attorney General's consumer complaint office. Unlikely that either will do anything. Chalk this one up to "live and learn" and "try to make every mistake only once". In the future remember, a sales pitch is a sales pitch! The salesman gets paid when you hand over your card or check and that's all he cares about. When you buy outside your home there is no recission period. The recission period applies only to sales in your home. (This answer was formulated for Colorado Law.  Please check with an attorney in your state to make sure the answer remains correct in your state).