Total Cleanse is another colon cleanse product that has gained quite a bit of attention (or at least that has been heavily marketed on the internet) lately. So naturally it was on my list of colon cleanse products to review. As you'll soon find out, the Total Cleanse review started out neutral and went south real quick. This is a brief version of my full review that you can find on my website.
When I review colon cleanse products I almost always start with the ingredients. Total Cleanse gave me some difficulty in these regards since they don't list their ingredients anywhere on the website. They do state how important it is to consume dietary fiber, so I think it's safe to assume that it at least contains fiber of some sort. Obviously, the fact that they don't disclose the ingredients is a bit of a red flag.
Since I couldn't review the product itself for effectiveness, I moved on the busines practices. Staring at me in the face was a big offer to accept their free trial. I clicked on it and was immediately asked for my credit card information to pay for the shipping. Not big deal. But what was a big deal is that in fine print below you'll see that by accepting a free trial you are enrolling in their autoship program. In a nutshell, if you don't cancel within 15 days, they will start mailing you monthly supplies of Total Cleanse and charging your card $78.84 plus shipping!
Oh you didn't know that the product costs $78.84? Well that's because they only show it in the fine print that they hope you will skip over. I don't have a problem if a company wants to ship you your order every month as long as you are aware of it. But what does bother me is that most companies that do this (including Total Cleanse) try to hide the facts about you enrolling in such a program in their terms and conditions or fine print. They are clearly trying to scam you by luring you in with the free trial. Don't fall for it!
But it doesn't stop there. They're money back guarantee is anything but friendly. You have a mere 15 days from the time it ships to decide if you like it. If not, you have to call them and get a 'Return Merchandise Authorization.' And even if you do end up being able to return it, they charge you a 30% restocking fee. Ouch! I don't know about you, but this is looking like a classic scam to me.
It appears that all of the above mentioned concerns are quite real. ComplaintsBoard.com had numerous complaints that confirm that many of these things are taking consumers by surprise. You may also find it interesting that the Better Business Bureau rated them at an 'F.'
So in summary: the price is very high, we don't know what ingredients it contains, their guarantee isn't very good, and they use shameful marketing and sales tactics to seemingly take advantage of consumers. I don't know about you, but it doesn't seem too enticing to me. - 15343
When I review colon cleanse products I almost always start with the ingredients. Total Cleanse gave me some difficulty in these regards since they don't list their ingredients anywhere on the website. They do state how important it is to consume dietary fiber, so I think it's safe to assume that it at least contains fiber of some sort. Obviously, the fact that they don't disclose the ingredients is a bit of a red flag.
Since I couldn't review the product itself for effectiveness, I moved on the busines practices. Staring at me in the face was a big offer to accept their free trial. I clicked on it and was immediately asked for my credit card information to pay for the shipping. Not big deal. But what was a big deal is that in fine print below you'll see that by accepting a free trial you are enrolling in their autoship program. In a nutshell, if you don't cancel within 15 days, they will start mailing you monthly supplies of Total Cleanse and charging your card $78.84 plus shipping!
Oh you didn't know that the product costs $78.84? Well that's because they only show it in the fine print that they hope you will skip over. I don't have a problem if a company wants to ship you your order every month as long as you are aware of it. But what does bother me is that most companies that do this (including Total Cleanse) try to hide the facts about you enrolling in such a program in their terms and conditions or fine print. They are clearly trying to scam you by luring you in with the free trial. Don't fall for it!
But it doesn't stop there. They're money back guarantee is anything but friendly. You have a mere 15 days from the time it ships to decide if you like it. If not, you have to call them and get a 'Return Merchandise Authorization.' And even if you do end up being able to return it, they charge you a 30% restocking fee. Ouch! I don't know about you, but this is looking like a classic scam to me.
It appears that all of the above mentioned concerns are quite real. ComplaintsBoard.com had numerous complaints that confirm that many of these things are taking consumers by surprise. You may also find it interesting that the Better Business Bureau rated them at an 'F.'
So in summary: the price is very high, we don't know what ingredients it contains, their guarantee isn't very good, and they use shameful marketing and sales tactics to seemingly take advantage of consumers. I don't know about you, but it doesn't seem too enticing to me. - 15343
About the Author:
Peter Wood has many other in-depth reviews on colon cleansing products. This was a brief version of his complete Total Cleanse review. To see Peter's full review of Total Cleanse go to ColonCleanseReport.com
