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Leaking about the Pelvic Floor Strong exercise program

We will give you your money back right away. No questions asked!

People have struggled to get a response

The program seems okay (guy here), but the customer service sucks.

Suspicious Address: False (+1):

Brand: Pelvic Floor Strong
Company: AMF Training Inc.
Address: 809-110 Switchmen Street Vancouver CANADA V6A2W5*
Email: info@pelvicfloorstrong.com
Phone: 1-800-390-6035
Website: AMF Training

Address is from AMF Training’s Pelvic Floor Strong trademark application.

An apartment; looks okay.

Ridiculous claims: False (+1):

None found.

Onerous terms: Undetermined (0):

guarantee daysguarantee starts when?ok to open the package?ok to try the product?ok to use the product?restocking fee
60?yes??
See “Lying and Deception” Below.
  • You can only resolve a dispute thru individual arbitration or, within 60 days of your purchase, in small claims court.

Ads, spam, robocalls: TRUE (-1):

“do not track” settingemail adsrobo-calls“do not call” registrytext adsjunk mailshare your data
ignoredyesyesyes
You can opt out.
  • If they sell their company, your personal data “may” be part of the deal.

Lying and deception: TRUE (-1):

AMF Training and ClickBank share responsibility for this offer in a way that I don’t fully understand. Each has posted their own legal documents, which sometimes contradict the advertising or each other.

  • Disclaimer: “ClickBank will allow for the return or replacement of any product within 60 days from the date of purchase. ClickBank’s Return And Cancellation Policy: “… Sellers are not permitted to make any guarantee that conflicts with the ClickBank return Policy.” But AMF Training’s Terms of Sale state “We will give you a full refund of the purchase price within 60 days of delivery if you are not satisfied for any reason.” The difference between purchase and delivery dates is a big deal.
  • Advertised: “If you are not completely satisfied with your purchase, we will give you your money back right away. No questions asked!” “Even if you don’t like the pictures in the manual you can return it by sending one email or one quick phone call that won’t take no longer than 90 seconds.” But ClickBank’s Return And Cancellation Policy says “When a customer contacts ClickBank by phone or online to request a return, our service and support staff attempt to provide the customer with sufficient instruction, customer service, and/or support.” Looks like you’ll be answering a few questions after all.

Chicanery: False (+1):

Popup: “Don’t miss this one-time offer! Try Pelvic Floor Strong For Over 75% OFF Today!” Cutting them some slack here.

Phony reviews: TRUE (-1):

Paid reviewers include Wellness Warrior, Advanced Living, The Signal

Crummy product: Undetermined (0):

What you get for $47:

  • Informational video
  • Pelvic Floor Strong manual
  • 10-minute quick start exercise video
  • Exercise manual
  • Checklist for diastasis recti improvement

Overpriced: Undetermined (0):

SelleritemRatedprice
AMF TrainingPelvic Floor Strong exercise program$47
Not sold on Amazon. I couldn’t find any similar products.

Bad service: TRUE (-1):

BBB Accredited Business” refers to ClickBank, not AMF Training. The Better Business Bureau did accredit ClickBank, and rates them A+. But posters there rate ClickBank 1.62 stars. I see that ClickBank has replied to and resolved many complaints posted at the BBB. So if you’re having trouble contacting them, try posting there.

  • From BBB: “I try to order exipure online It keeps denying my payment methods I put in my card information two different cards I’ve checked my address I checked the information and all of it was correct. I feel like it’s false advertising that you’re offering this product just to get people’s account numbers? Especially seeing you asking for account numbers expiration CVV address I know my account had enough money in them.” I see many complaints like this. Standard response: “Your attempts were declined by our third party risk control system, which can happen for a lot of different reasons with different rules that get triggered.  After a manual review, everything looks good to go, so you can make your purchase attempt again and should not have any further issues.”
  • [Futile struggle to cancel an order truncated.] “The credit never appeared on my statement. After waiting a bit and countless hours calls CLKBank and the vendor, no one could help me. I filed a dispute with ***** ****. After numerous additional phone call ***** told me that the vendor denyed the claim. I was NEVER REFUNDED theRefund Date: 11/16/2021 6:00 AM PST Refund Amount: $152.64. The bank tells me to contact the vendor. The vendor tells me to contact the bank. I am due a refund from Click Bank according to their confirmation.”
  • From Reviewopedia: “many complaints state that people have struggled to get a response from the company concerning order issues, refund problems, or general questions.Some buyers did not receive a download link after completing their purchase. The company was unreachable to obtain the link, and they had already completed the payment process. Therefore, they paid the money but received nothing for their purchase and couldn’t get assistance.

Total score: -1

Unauthorized charges: I found no complaints about this.

Advice: Consult a doctor.


Bloopers:

Watch as Alex Miller turns into Emily Lark: “You may have heard of Emily before… She is known as America’s leading healthy back expert. However, one thing most people don’t know about her is that I used to suffer from embarrassing accidental leakage for many years after the birth of her second child… “It was impossible for me to do things I used to love like go for a run or get up and dance at weddings…and I was even scared every time I sneezed in public. But then my good friend Alex told me about her program …” Does either of them exist? Emily Lark has a LinkedIn profile, but it’s “not in my network” so I can’t look at it. I couldn’t turn up anything about Alex Miller.

Scoring: There may be nothing illegal or wrong with the above 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.  The practice scores total to a Trustworthy Score between +10 and -10. I consider the seller responsible for paid reviewers’ statements.

Baffled by (fake?) BioFit weight loss pills

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.”

Related:

BioFit Reviews: Is BioFit Probiotic Weight Loss Formula Safe