Comments on: PURE WEIGHT LOSS REFUND INFORMATION

By: Sandy

Sandy — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:46:03 +0000

Sean,
This is the letter I wrote to them.

Office of Attorney General
Bureau of Consumer Protection
14th Floor, Strawberry Square
Harrisburg, PA 17120
(717) 787-9707

March 20, 2008

To Whom It May Concern:

Per telephone conversation with Laura on March 20, 2008 I have enclosed the following.

Enclosed you will find a copy of my monthly transaction. 12/1/2007 Pure WeightLoss took out $229.95.

Also have sent you a copy of UPS tracking..You can see when it left my town and on 12/05/2007 it was delivered..also the person who signed for it.

I DON’T have a client ID # as I DID NOT order this product. If I wanted to sign up I would have gone threw my daughter as she worked for Pure WeightLoss…Even her manager & supervisor were stunned.

Well thank God for the order# as the supervisor confirmed and granted me my refund of $229.95…I’ve made numerous calls and they told me my refund was processing..When I heard they were closing WeightLoss I called again. I was reassured that the closing would have NO EFFECT on my refund as it was processing..I’m still WAITING.

I took everyones word as to being honest..Here it is 3/20/2008
and still NO REFUND. A refund that I was promised to receive by 1/2/2008. I kept my word and sent the package back, now I wish WeightLoss would keep there word as well…

Please, for the love of God keep your word and send me my money..please. It’s not that hard to be nice.

Thank You,
Sandra Pittsley
67 Herbert St.
Somerset, MA. 02726
1-508-674-1419— Please call me if you need more info or at least let me know when you’re going to send my refund.

PS
Thank You Laura for at least calling me back, NO one else would. Also for giving me the correct information.

By: Sandy

Sandy — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:32:53 +0000

Sean,
Here is the letter I received.

TOM CORBETT
ATTORNEY GENERAL
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL
May 29, 2008
Re:Pure Weight Loss
Health Care Section
Public Protection Division
14th Floor, Strawberry Square
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120
Telephone: 717.705.6938
Facsimile: 717.787.1190

Dear Consumer:
The Public Protection Division – Health Care Section acknowledges receipt of your
complaint against Pure Weight Loss and would like to inform you that on January 23, 2008,
Attorney General Thomas W. Corbett, Jr. filed an action in the Commonwealth Court of
Pennsylvania against Pure Weight Loss, seeking redress for potential violations of
Pennsylvania’s Consumer Protection Law. The lawsuit seeks full restitution for all consumer
claims, along with civil penalties of up to $1,000 per violation – or $3,000 for violations
involving senior citizens. Be assured that we will periodically update you on the status of these
proceedings as new information is presented. Agent Supervisor Jeremiah Kling will serve as
your contact with our office.
If you financed your purchase through a credit company, you may wish to contact
the credit card company and challenge the charge for services and/or products that have
not been received.
Please note that you may have the right to bring a private legal action, however, you
may wish to contact an attorney as the Attorney General’s Office cannot provide you with
individual, private legal representation.
On behalf of Attorney General Tom Corbett, thank you for bringing this matter to our
attention. We hope to be of assistance in resolving your complaint.
Very truly yours,

Timothy E. Gates
Deputy Attorney General
TEG/rmb

By: Sandy

Sandy — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:29:33 +0000

Sean,
No high & low. I sent in all my info, and to my surprise on May 29, 2008 I received a letter from the AG office. To me it gave me a little bit of hope.. Sending letter so you can read & everyone else. I was even assigned an Agent. There are no high & lows only hope.

By: Sean Kelly

Sean Kelly — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:40:47 +0000

Sandy:
What did the letter say? Can you share the high points?

I’ve updated the list of posts, most recent first:
http://www.franchisepick.com/pure-weight-loss-refund-information-center/

Thanks

By: Sean Kelly

Sean Kelly — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:36:48 +0000

Sandy writes: Your articles are nice, but your website really needs a major UPDATE. You have messages posted back to 2007….
Sandy:
This is a blog and that’s how blogs work. New stuff is added but we don’t delete the old posts or comments.
However, I have updated the index page for this topic with the most recent posts first. You can find it below. Note the article about the $700K the PA AG is collecting for refunds.
Contact the PA Attorney General for info on getting your part of the settlement. Also, MD and NY has separate funds for their residents.

http://www.franchisepick.com/pure-weight-loss-refund-information-center/

Thanks for reading for a year! Keep us updated. Good luck.

By: Sandy

Sandy — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:11:57 +0000

To Sean Kelly,
Your articles are nice, but your website really needs a major UPDATE. You have messages posted back to 2007….Also what to do? Heck that has never changed. I did everything i was suppose to do. Just would be nice if you would UPDATE. I’m tired of reading the same things over & over. Its been a year now since the closing. I’m sure by now people know what to do.

Thank You,
Sandy, MA.

By: Sandy

Sandy — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:55:07 +0000

Hello all,
On May 29th,2008 I was shocked. I got a Letter from the AG office. Agent Supervisor Jeremiah Kling will serve as my contact. Signed by Deputy Attorney General, Timothy E. Gates.

Has anyone received what I received for a letter?
Plz lmk by email..RE: LA WeightLoss.

Sandy

By: Penny(Jan 16 comment follow-up

Penny(Jan 16 comment follow-up — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:55:19 +0000

Just read in the newspaper this week that the pure weight loss/ La Weight loss has agree to the law suit that was file by the attorney general and agree to refund people that never receive there product when they closed. So now I’m just waiting to see when there going to start kicking out the money!!!!

By: Mary Ann

Mary Ann — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 20:59:50 +0000

I don’t know if anyone else filed a complaint with the Attorney General of Pennsylvania. I did and just received a response saying that Pure Weight Loss is in violation of their Consumer Protection Law and they have filed a lawsuit against them seeking full restitution for all customer complaints, along with civil penalties of up to $1,000 per violation, or $3,000 for Senior Citizens. They said they would keep me informed periodically of the status of the case.

By: sean

sean — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:44:19 +0000

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