I’ve turned on the Credit Card Risk Alert light, due to complaints about money taken from accounts and the possibility of getting entangled in a subscription.
People who swallow stuff that they’ve received in the mail from parts unknown have my sincere fascination. You are the bravest of the brave. In the case of BioFit there is the additional dimension of whether you’re swallowing the real thing and enjoying its supposed merits, or an imitation and enduring the lack of them.
Several entities are involved in this web offering.
- Proud-to-be-nonmedical-person Chrissie Miller developed BioFit.
- She started Nature’s Formulas in Denver CO to market it. “The company makes BioFit in an FDA-registered*, GMP-certified facility in the Denver area.”
- Click Sales sells BioFit online thru their ClickBank subsidiary. Nature’s Formulas has a “vendor” relationship to ClickBank.
- Proud-not-to-be-a-bank ClickBank operates GoBioFit.com and GoBioFit.net, which point to the same website.
- NutraZen is the brand name of the counterfeit** BioFit product sold on Amazon.
*: “FDA Registration” does not mean the FDA says these pills work.
**: “… all the BioFit Amazon listings on Amazon.com or any of the Ebay or Walmart outlets are deemed to be fraudulent and should be avoided at all costs.”
How to get hold of real BioFit retailer ClickBank:
Address: 1444 S. Entertainment Ave., Suite 410 / Boise ID 83709 USA
Email: support@gobiofit.com
Phone: 1-800-390-6035
How to get hold of BioFit maker Nature’s Formulas:
Address: 37 Inverness Drive E, Suite 100, Englewood, CO 80112
Email: support@naturesformulas.com
Phone: 1-800-266-0373
May 3, 2021: There may be nothing illegal or wrong with the following business practices. But they suggest to me that the seller is not to be trusted. I’m using my Trustworthy scoring system; -1 means true (bad), +1 means false (good), and 0 means undetermined. I penalize the seller for statements made by shills.
Ridiculous claims: TRUE (-1):
- From Discover: ” … giving the gut a legitimate fighting chance at succeeding due to these seven miracle microbes that are being hailed as a next generation breakthrough in fat burning science that is well ahead of its time, until now.”
- “… BioFit claims to work due to the “most exciting and proven weight loss supporting compounds ever discovered.”
Suspicious location: False (+1):
ClickBank has a very nice looking office in Boise ID. It gives the impression that the supplement business is quite profitable.
Onerous terms: False (+1):
The Return Policy gives you 90 days to ask ClickBank for an exchange or refund. Other parts of the website say 60 days and 180 days; see “Lying and deception” below.
Ads, spam, robocalls: TRUE (-1):
- They’ll collect everything they can from you, your computer, and third parties.
- They’ll let third-parties track your web activity.
- They’ll spam you.
- They’ll share your personal data with other companies.
- If they sell their company, your personal data is part of the deal.
Lying and deception: TRUE (-1):
From Discover: “BioFit’s manufacturer backs up all purchases with a very customer-first 180 day (6 month) refund policy. You can request a complete refund on your purchase within 180 days if you’re unhappy with the results …” But in small print on their own web site ClickBank says they “will allow for the return or replacement of any product within 60 days from the date of purchase.” And ClickBank’s Return Policy says “Vendors may request a return, on behalf of a customer, of any purchase up to 90 days after the date of the ClickBank customer’s purchase.”
Chicanery: TRUE (-1):
- ““… are you really going to be the one who doubts this unique one of a kind formulation by a trusted company with a forward facing founder and an industry leading money back guarantee?”
- When I move my mouse away from the order form a giant notice about the 180 day guarantee pops up. Wait, don’t go!
Phony reviews: TRUE (-1):
Products with “friendly” reviews that have prominent links to the seller fail this test. I’m no longer surprised to see major publications lending their names to these advertorials; such is the decline of journalism. Among the shills are Discover Magazine, Yahoo!Finance, Bellevue Reporter
Crummy product:. Undetermined (0).
I’m not qualified to say anything about this.
Overpriced: TRUE (-1):
ClickBank asks $70 plus $10 shipping, total $80 for a 30-pill bottle, or $2.67 per pill. There seems to be no other source for real BioFit pills. Amazon carries other weight loss pills (including the counterfeit BioFit) ranging from $0.12 to $1 per pill. An advertorial in Seattle Weekly excuses this pricing with “BioFit is priced significantly higher than most competing formulas due to its strict standards of high quality sourcing and manufacturing.”
Bad service: TRUE (-1):
- The Better Business Bureau rates ClickBank A+ despite several hundred complaints and a customer rating of 1.63 / 5 stars. They say “Customer Reviews are not used in the calculation of BBB Rating.” I see that ClickBank responds to every BBB complaint; that’s something to keep in mind if you get into a dispute and want an ally.
- From TrustPilot: “It was a pleasure having Mini help me with getting a refund. She was prompt and very clear with getting the refund ticket initiated. 5 stars for Mini.”
- PissedConsumer gives ClickBank 1.6 / 5 stars. They report “Consumers are mostly dissatisfied.”
Total score: -5
Unauthorized charges:
- From Scambook: “I yhen decide to order the product and then they took out two separate amount $39.99 and $29.99 I need my money back they are scams. The Government should do something about it.”
- ” … you have charged me twice for one order, which I presume it could be mistake or entry error. I hope it could be refunded $62.91.”
- “Saw a sidebar advertisement for the article about solar power products while opening my e-mail account and clicked on it, and next thing I know, I’m out $181. Seemed safe enough since the sidebar ad is by CNBC and is part of my Comcast internet.”
- PayPal (a good defense against credit-card theft) is not supported.
- It looks to me like there is a risk that your single-item order may turn into a “recurring billing subscription” a.k.a. autoship. This isn’t mentioned on the order form, but it is in the Return Policy; and the BBB has received complaints about it.
Conclusion: This business is a real jungle. Have you got a doctor?
Bloopers:
- From Discover: ” … this BioFit probiotic review is unlike any of the other fake customer testimonials found online.”
- From Seattle Weekly: “This has brought on its fair share of BioFit scams and customer complaints to be weary of.”
- From Bellevue Reporter: “As popular as this formula may be, the company has not made it possible for any third-party retailer two salad at this point.”
- From TrustPilot: “Clickbank site is one of the worst sites in its history that rejects many countries and liars.”
- “Good site for all guys are not kar y this site usefully.”
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