by Peter Wood
Being heavily marketing on the internet, Colon Cleanse Pro has become quite popular, or at least more noticeable lately. Is Colon Cleanse Pro all that they are trying to make you think it is? This shorter version of my more complete review of Colon Cleanse Pro will help you to see what Colon Cleanse Pro really has to offer, which isn′t much.
Aside from the ‘Free′ trial offer (I’ll get to that later) the first thing that you’ll notice are supposed endorsements from the Oprah magazine, USA Today, MSNBC, and CBS News. You’ll notice, however that none of the quotes mention anything at all about Colon Cleanse Pro, but rather are about colon cleansing (in one form or another). This is a classic marketing tactic trying to get you to think that the product itself has been endorsed by these credible sources. To the quick browser, it may work. But if you pay any attention, you’ll find that they in no way talk about Colon Cleanse Pro itself.
Another red flag is that they don′t state anywhere on the site what any of the ingredients are that make up Colon Cleanse Pro. This is certainly a cause for concern since there′s no way to verify or judge if the product will work as advertised. I can obviously assume that there is fiber of some sort in there since most colon cleansers do, but I can′t go any further than that.
The first red flag that caused major concern was their ‘privacy policy.’ They explicitly state that they may sell or provide your personal information to other third parties. This means they′ll likely sell your email, phone number, address, etc. to other people that want to market to you. My suggestion, don′t give them a drop of information.
The Better Business Bureau didn′t make me feel any better about the company either. Not surprisingly, Colon Cleanse Pro received an ‘F’ grade by the BBB. In fact, in late 2008, the BBB invited Colon Cleanse Pro to meet with them to discuss how they could correct the problems causing the complaints. The BBB reports that they have not responded to their request.
The first thing that you’ll notice when you visit the Colon Cleanse Pro website is that big free trial that they offer. And while there may be some legitimate free trial offers out there, most of the ones that I’ve seen have been a way to lure people into a scam. In Colon Cleanse Pro’s case? Smells like a scam to me. If you read in the fine print in the terms and conditions, you’ll see that by getting a free trial, you also agree to enroll in their autoship program. This basically means that if you don′t cancel within 15 days fo your order you will charged $69.98 and they will start shipping you new product every month and charging you the $69.98. I’ve read many complaints that it has been very hard for people to actually cancel this program and before they know it, they′ve been charged quite large amounts. Do yourself a favor, and make sure that you read all the fine print so that you know what you’re getting yourself into.
There are many complaints filed on the internet of people not being able to get a hold of the company to cancel or to dispute the charges (that they didn′t know would occur). Well, in order to see for myself, I called the customer service number. Surprise! No one answered the phone. So it appears that some of the complaints are true it may be difficult to cancel your autoship program. Also, they charge a 15% restocking fee on all returned items.
In conclusion, Colon Cleanse Pro has scam written all over it. Aside from the fact that we don′t know what’s in the product, they use shady marketing tactics. It looks to me like they plan on you not reading the terms, getting you your trial and then racking up the charges on your credit card. Consider yourself warned. Do your homework and don′t fall prey to tactics like the ones that Colon Cleanse Pro uses.
About the Author:
Buying colon cleanse products can be confusing and daunting because of the many options to choose from. Peter Wood′s critiques of various colon cleaners will have you armed with information to make the choice that’s right for you. See his full
Colon Cleanse Pro review here.