Aw man, I was so excited to have a value-priced resource for my Vitamineral Green. I went to GotBody.com and ordered 5 large jars at a time (saves on shipping).Well, I won't be doing that anymore. I just got an email from some folks I've never heard of before: "Wellness-Hub.com". If you check out their website, it's a complete scam. None of the links are even active! But they will take your money. They offer a 14 day trial membership; it sneaks up on you when you place online orders for your healthy supplements at GotBody (and possibly other websites). If you don't notice the tiny little box that's already checked (by default), indicating that you've already agreed to the offer, then you will get that trial offer, AND monthly charges for $29.95 thereafter. You have to notice and uncheck the box to avoid this hassle.
Someone else on the "gotbody scam" complaint board said they might even be hooking people up with the offer through what's mentioned in their "terms and conditions". It's pretty outrageous. I wanted to comment on the complaint board about the validity of the post, as I too had been scammed in this way. I never did post though; you have to enter in too much information, and alas, now I'm getting more wary of doing so online...
I'm probably just going to have to get old-fashioned and buy my stuff at the store.
PS: The latest updates are as follows:
JULY 21: I had a talk with the gentleman at gotbody.com, who assured me that they'd make good on the $29.95 mishap I experienced. Andrew from gotbody was intent on winning back my trust, but the effort has failed. I do not want to have to scour all websites and all bills for that extra payment they might have tacked on...
JULY 22: I was mailed a check for $29.95, but in the meantime, I talked more to the Wellness Hub lady, who contradicted what the GotBody guy said.
The Wellness Hub Lady claimed she would've been the only one to have talked to GotBody, and that what he was saying couldn't possibly have been what she said. (What he said: "Wellness-hub told me that they'd experienced a glitch and hadn't sent out their emails in time." What SHE said, "We had no glitch. You must have missed the first email we immediately sent, when it went into your spam box.")
Wellness Hub Lady also said she couldn't be responsible for the fact that I'd overlooked their GIANT BANNER informing me that I was being automatically signed up for their service. She wasn't going to listen to me explaining that placing obnoxious banners up only makes a lot of us avert our eyes. (I try to avoid most of those ads. The latest one popping up on me told me I could "Find Desirable Men Over Fifty!!!" Is it any wonder that I avoided examining their banner that closely?
I'm still quite unhappy with the whole experience...
FEBRUARY 8, 2011: So here's the latest update, that GotBody has emailed me the following:
"Dear Cote,
We're sorry for all the inconvenience and frustration caused by our involvement in the Wellness Hub/Fitness Factory health trial offer. We're very sorry for violating the trust you put into us, and we wanted to let you know that we no longer have any affiliation with any 3rd party offers of any kind, and have not since the end of last year.
Since we've last communicated, we've launched a completely new web platform, and are rapidly introducing new features that will deliver even more value to you - our customers.
We're writing because we'd like an opportunity to earn your business back. To that end, we've set up a $15 discount coupon in our system specifically for you. It's limited to use by your email address (this one), and all you need to do is enter the code: (XXXXX) at Step 3 of checkout and the coupon will be automatically activated. Please note, that this coupon is not transferable and can only be used by you.
I hope you'll give us another opportunity and explore our new site. We have much to come, and hope you'll rejoin us!
Yours in health,
Andrew (Managing Director) and the rest of the GotBody.com Customer Response Team
Well, I'm still not buying it. Once bitten, twice shy...
2 comments:
I ordered the same way on 7/2/10 and was very excited at finding prices that were wonderful! On 7/24/10 I received a $29.95 charge on my credit card and immediately cancelled my credit card. I checked the internet and found all kinds of comments about how GotBody is defrauding and giving out your credit card information. My bank informed me that all companies on the internet do this practice. I will pay by PayPal from now on! And never deal with GotBody again!
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Yes, it's a lot of grief, to think of having to comb through every transaction on our credit cards, looking for unsolicited charges. (Isn't it easier when you can rightfully TRUST the companies you're dealing with?!) I like the PayPal idea.
Oh, a note in their favor: Yes, I did get a check for $29.95 within 10 days of discovering this whole scam and canceling my credit card. But it just wasn't worth the bother I had to go through. When I talked to the Wellness Hub lady about what GotBody had said, she contradicted what GotBody had said... So who do you believe?! So not worth the hassle...
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