51, Report:
#296799
Posted Date:
Jan 04 2008
Pure Weight Loss - LA Weight Loss Centers not open for consumers to pick up prepaid bars Fairless Hills Pennsylvania
I did not see the 20/20 report and (sadly) did not look up Pure Weight loss before joining. I actually had positive results with LA Weight loss 6 years ago, so when Pure called me and invited me to try the new program, I felt good about it. Big mistake!
I received a letter in m...
Entity
Pure Weight Loss
Categories: Weight Control
52, Report:
#296520
Posted Date:
Jan 03 2008
LA Weight Loss - Pure Weight Loss The Company was closing and gave no notice. I saw a counselor as I was entering the church to attend a funeral on the 21st of December and she told me that she had just been notified that the centers were closing at the beginning of the year. Horsham Pennsylvania
I joined LA Weight Loss about a year-and-a-half ago, I constantly complained because I usually lost weight rather easily. All of the products made me break out so , they didn't push them. I wondered if that was why I wasn't losing and they said, no. Every so often though they would...
Entity
LA Weight Loss - Pure Weight Loss
Categories: Supplemental Health Programs
53, Report:
#296491
Posted Date:
Jan 03 2008
LA Weight Loss - Pure Weight Loss closed without warning, products paid for, unable to obtain Florence Kentucky
The Pure Weight Loss Center closed without warning and I still have products (LA lites) that were paid for and unable to obtain because the doors are always closed and locked. As little as two weeks ago I was being called to come into the center since I had not been there in about ...
Entity
LA Weight Loss - Pure Weight Loss
Categories: Weight Control
54, Report:
#296391
Posted Date:
Jan 02 2008
LA Weight Loss/ Pure Weight Loss Paid for a year in advance (August 2007) and the doors are closed. Bensalem Pennsylvania
I joined this weight loss group quite a few years ago and did quite well. Went back to rejoin in August 07 and paid in advance for a full year plus product. When I went to get checked in there was a note on the door saying limited hours only effective immediately. None of the hours ...
Entity
LA Weight Loss/ Pure Weight Loss
Categories: Healthcare Centers
55, Report:
#296382
Posted Date:
Jan 02 2008
Pure Weight Loss Abruptly ending service Grand Rapids Michigan
I too am a former client with Pure Weight Loss. To date, I have lost 20 lbs and can attest that the program does work. HOWEVER, if you don't have the guidance from the counselor or the materials about the next stage- for me that would be maintenance/stabilization- then you are compl...
Entity
Pure Weight Loss
Categories: Supplemental Health Programs
56, Report:
#296342
Posted Date:
Jan 02 2008
Pure Weight Loss I prepaid for face-to-face cancelling and products. The centers will be closing on 1/4/08. Lewisville Texas
On August 11, 2008, I joined LA Weight Loss which later became Pure Weight Loss. The membership included 18 weeks of weight loss; 6 weeks of stabilization; and 52 weeks of maintenance. Which is a total of 72 weeks. The center closed before I completed the first phase of the progr...
Entity
Pure Weight Loss
Categories: Weight Control
57, Report:
#295679
Posted Date:
Dec 30 2007
Pure Weight Loss - L A Weight Loss KNOWINGLY SIGNED ME UP FOR A 52 WEEK PROGRAHAM AND TWO DAYS LATER CLOSED THEIR DOORS!!!!!! Los Alisos California
Pure
wieght loss closed their doors knowing they would be shutting their doors days later. What makes me so sick is I don't have money to begin with I have two little boys to support, rent to pay and I work at their school and get paid very little. I used my cash savings to pay f...
Entity
Pure Weight Loss - L A Weight Loss
Categories: Corrupt Companies
58, Report:
#294368
Posted Date:
Dec 30 2007
LA Weight Loss All corporately owned locations will close effective 1/4/2008! Horsham, Pennsylvania Nationwide
I currently go to LA Weight Loss here in Charlotte, NC. I am not sure if this particular branch is corporately owned or not but I will find out tomorrow and submit an update.
It was because of this site that I learned of closings and then further looked into the situation at hand...
Entity
LA Weight Loss
Categories: Corrupt Companies
59, Report:
#295218
Posted Date:
Dec 28 2007
LA/PURE WEIGHT LOSS WE MUST FILE A CLASS ACTION SUIT BEFORE TIME RUNS OUT Manchester New Hampshire
I have been with LA Weight Loss since April of 2007. The plan seemed very expensive, but I needed to lose weight and thought this was worth trying. I lost 40 lbs in less than 5 months, but then stalled for a long time. They gave me extra weeks because they failed to counsel me on my...
Entity
LA/PURE WEIGHT LOSS
Categories: Weight Control
60, Report:
#295169
Posted Date:
Dec 28 2007
LA Weight Loss, Pure Weight Loss company knowingly ripped off clients when they knew doors were closing Chambersburg Pennsylvania
My husband and I signed up for this weight loss program the end of October 2007 and was having very good success with it. We went to go weigh in and found out they went belly up and are closing their doors for good on January 4, 2008. They told us we could order the remaining of o...
Entity
LA Weight Loss, Pure Weight Loss
Categories: Health Clubs & Gyms
61, Report:
#294807
Posted Date:
Dec 27 2007
Pure Weight Loss Took my money for weight loss product, kept product at its store, is now closing doors and I have not received product nor have I finished my weight loss weeks Centereach New York
On April 10, 2007, I joined LA Weight Loss in good faith. I paid a membership fee and I also prepaid $650.00 worth of their LA lite bars. I had 2 months of my membership to go and about 22 boxes of bars still paid for and not picked up. I recently found out that they are closing ...
Entity
Pure Weight Loss
Categories: Supplemental Health Programs
62, Report:
#294712
Posted Date:
Dec 27 2007
Pure Weight Loss - LA Weight Loss Doors closing 1/4/08 - will we get our money back? Contact the Attorney Generals of your state as well as PA Horsham Pennsylvania
Are you owed a refund form Pure Weight Loss centers?
Were you given a refund application?
Their doors are closing on January 4,2008 their refund application that you were given within the last week states that we should allow them up to 8 weeks to process our refund application...
Entity
Pure Weight Loss AKA LA Weight Loss
Categories: Weight Control
63, Report:
#294682
Posted Date:
Dec 27 2007
Pure Weight Loss Closed with no warning, can't get refund of prepaid services and goods Horsham Pennsylvania
Pure Weight Loss, previously LA Weight Loss, closed without warning. I was told I could continue to recieve weight loss counselling online or over the phone, but no one answers the phone or responds to emails. I prepaid for 6 more months of services, am owed my 6 month rebate and wi...
Entity
Pure Weight Loss
Categories: Weight Control
64, Report:
#294408
Posted Date:
Dec 26 2007
Springfield Signs Lies To Vendors Horsham Pennsylvania
A few weeks ago, a representative from Pure Weight Loss contacted our company to tell us that monies owed to our company would be delayed until the end of January 2008. The said cash flow would become much better at the beginning of the year, as many people begin to diet after the N...
Entity
Springfield Signs
Categories: Supplemental Health Programs
65, Report:
#291320
Posted Date:
Dec 25 2007
PURE- La Weight Loss Center Closing shutting down going out of business cut off ripped off dishonesty Buffalo New York
2 weeks ago, I signed up with LA/Pure Weight Loss. This, is the first time that I have lost weight in YEARS. I have tried everything... Jenny Craig, Weight Watchers, Slim Fast, personal trainers, pills, plans, I even had liposuction. It's been a non-stop battle for me -- and, on top...
Entity
PURE - La Weight Loss Center
Categories: Weight Control
66, Report:
#293534
Posted Date:
Dec 21 2007
Pure Weight Loss Center ,pure weight loss Muskegon Michigan
theses corporate vermin closed without warning,,ripped off customer,,myself for $500,,
Bill
muskegon, MichiganU.S.A.
Entity
Pure Weight Loss Center
Categories: Health Clubs & Gyms
67, Report:
#293137
Posted Date:
Dec 20 2007
LA PURE WEIGHT LOSS I PAID 339.00 PLUS 1000.00 IN LITES AND OTHER ITEMS AND NOW I CANT GET ANYTHINK I WOULD LIKE TO BE INVOLVE IN ANY CLASS ACTTION SUITE LANCASTER Pennsylvania
I WOULD LIKE TO TELL EVERYONE OUT THERE THAT WERE INVOLVE WITH THIS WEIGHT PROGRAM LA/PURE WEIGHT LOSS IF YOU ARE DUE ANY MONEYS OR LITES AND ARE NOT GETING ANYWERE WE SHOULD FILE A CLASS AUCTION SUITE ITS NOT RIGHT THAT WE WORK HARD FOR HOW MONEY AND THEY COME AND STEAL IT FROM US ...
Entity
LA PURE WEIGHT LOSS
Categories: Weight Control
68, Report:
#292699
Posted Date:
Dec 19 2007
PURE WEIGHT LOSS - LA WEIGHT LOSS SAME ONES SOLD PRODUCTS AND MAINTAINANCE UNDER FALSE PRETENSES. ONE WEEK AFTER I PURCHASED A YEARS MAINTAINANCE AND $339 WORTH OF PROTEIN BARS I WENT TO BE WEIGHED IN AND WAS TOLD THE COMPANY WAS OUT OF BUSINESS. I WAS FORCED TO TAKE ANY PRODUCTS THAT WERE LEFT. OR LOSE ALL THE MONEY I GAVE THEM. BOCA RATON Florida
I purchased one year of maintainance and $339 worth of fudge brownie bars.I thought that i would take them home every week but I found out the next two days later that the pure weight loss company was out of business. I was forced to take products that iI did not want or get no...
Entity
PURE WEIGHT LOSS - LA WEIGHT LOSS
Categories: Weight Control
69, Report:
#292043
Posted Date:
Dec 18 2007
Pure Weight Loss took my money & ran Horsham Pennsylvania
I signed up with LA Weight Loss in April cause I hit rock bottom with my weight. I went to La weight loss and had a consultation with a weight counselor. Well, my husband & I thought this was worth the money. However, we didn't realize that the lite bars were so expensive (at least ...
Entity
Pure Weight Loss
Categories: Weight Control
70, Report:
#292303
Posted Date:
Dec 18 2007
Pure Weight Loss Or L.A. Weight Loss Pure Weight Loss closing there doors and giving employees and clients no notice of it. Central Illinois Illinois
I would like to start out by say Im truly sorry to every client that was part of Pure Weight Loss. I am an ex employee that found out the company was closing at 2:00 Tuesday afternoon. I had no warning and no job to fall back on.
I want to start by saying I hope you made every c...
Entity
Pure Weight Loss Or L.A. Weight Loss
Categories: Weight Control
71, Report:
#292492
Posted Date:
Dec 18 2007
LA Weight Loss; Pure Weight Loss Request for refund due to medical condition not completed as promised Fairfax Virginia
In September 2007 I contacted LA Weight Loss to request a refund of supplies not received/obtained. I spoke with the manager at that this who was not understanding and did not want to process the needed paperwork as I asked. This person was not a friendly, understanding, helpful bu...
Entity
LA Weight Loss; Pure Weight Loss
Categories: Health Clubs & Gyms
72, Report:
#292481
Posted Date:
Dec 18 2007
Pure Weight Loss In Lancaster, Pa Pure Weight Loss shocked employees and shut its doors, scamming many our of their money and terminating 1,200 employees!!! Lancaster Pennsylvania
Advice for clients trying to get their lites &/or money back.
Before you try to go through Pure Weight Loss...I would try getting in touch with your credit card company only if you have not paid your Pure Weight Loss portion of the bill (within 30-60 days usually). See if they w...
Entity
Pure Weight Loss In Lancaster, Pa
Categories: Health Clubs & Gyms
73, Report:
#292470
Posted Date:
Dec 18 2007
Pure Weight Loss Employees were blind sided and let go once they received a phone call from upper management last wednesday. Lancaster Pennsylvania
I am a former employee of Pure Weight Loss at the Lancaster center in Pennsylvania. My manager received a phone call last Wednesday and when I looked over at her while she was talking to our regional, the tears were streaming down her face. She told me that the company is closing ...
Entity
Pure Weight Loss
Categories: Health Clubs & Gyms
74, Report:
#272310
Posted Date:
Dec 17 2007
LA Weight Loss - Pure Weight Loss LA Weight Loss took my money and won't give it back! Toledo Ohio
I signed up for LA Weight Loss on June 15 and decided June 20 I wanted to leave the program.
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June 21: sent the following email to Customer Service
-As of yesterday I'm no longer a client of LA weight loss, I would like my $273 membership cost returned. I was ...
Entity
LA Weight Loss
Categories: Weight Control
75, Report:
#292288
Posted Date:
Dec 17 2007
LA Weight Loss/Pure Weight Loss Closed down Toledo Ohio
I too just received notice of LA Weight Loss closing down. I have spent at least $1400 on this program. I was highly pressured into spending this much money up front, I had to get a loan. They told me I could not join unless I purchased this expensive package. I have been very p...
Entity
LA Weight Loss/Pure Weight Loss
Categories: Weight Control