Colon Cleanse Pro is one of the more ‘popular’ colon cleanse products on the market with a lot of marketing on the internet. Is Colon Cleanse Pro all that the advertisements say it is? This Colon Cleanse Pro review will give you a glimpse into the product and the company behind the product to see if it’s all it’s cracked up to be.
When visiting their website you’ll quickly see a marketing tactic that’s often used to add credibility to the product but that’s quite deceiving. They’ve posted logos of the Oprah magazine, USA Today, MSNBC, and CBS News in an attempt you make you think that Colon Cleanse Pro was somehow mentioned on or endorsed by these programs. At first glance, that’s what it looks like, but if you read the quotes next to the logos, you’ll see that they mention the colon or colon cleansing in some form, but say nothing about the Colon Cleanse Product itself. Above the logos it says “Colon Cleanse in the Talk of Media.” Note, however that it does not say Colon Cleanse Pro (although they want you to assume that).
But does the product work as advertised? I don’t know. Since they don’t mention anywhere on the website what ingredients the product actually contains, it’s tough to know. I’m sure that fiber’s in there, but aside from that, it’s anyone’s guess. This is rather disturbing in that people are putting something into their body without even knowing what it is.
Now on to the good part, the company behind the product. There were pretty bright red flags that popped up in my research which I think you should know about. First off, their (not so much of a) privacy policy made me worry. In a nutshell, it states that they have the right to “sell, rent, lease, or otherwise provide the personal information that you provide to us, to any third party.” Ouch! In today’s world, this is simply unacceptable.
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.
I’ve seen quite a few scams in relation to the kind of ‘free trial’ offers that Colon Cleanse Pro has on their website. So made sure that I went through their terms and conditions to see if anything looked fishy. As suspected, they detail in their fine print (that they plan on you not reading) that by accepting the free trial you are automatically accepting their autoship program. Essentially, you have 15 days to call and cancel the program (that you likely didn’t know you were in) or they will start charging you $69.98 plus shipping every month (they mail you a new supply every month). This is a sneaky way to get as much money out of the consumer as possible.
I decided to test the ability to cancel the autoship myself (or just to see how their customer service was) by calling. The result? Nobody answered my phone call. Now I don’t know if this was just a chance occurrence or not, but it definitely makes one raise their eyebrows a bit. Oh, and did I mention that if you are able to return your product, they charge a 15% restocking fee. Ouch!
In summary, I think it’s safe to say that you should stay far, far away from Colon Cleanse Pro. They’ve had many, many complaints filed against them and are seemingly uninterested in trying to improve their business practices. They use shady sales tactics that are designed to take advantage of the unsuspecting customer. Colon Cleanse Pro looks like a scam to me.
