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Feb 16, 2008
The overtly cute marketing caught my attention for weight control patch called the Pink Diet Patch. The Pink Diet Patch is marketed to younger women looking to lose weight discretely with the application of an herbal pink patch.
What's in the Pink patch? A strange brew. Fucus Vesiculosus (a seaweed), 5-HTP (a neurotransmitter), Guarana (a source of caffeine for some soft drinks), Zinc Pyruvate, Yerba Mate, Flaxseed Oil, Lecithin, L-Carnitine.
I can't say anything about the efficacy, but it's really irksome to see their promotional materials using incredibly skinny models and statements that it can work miracles far beyond dropping pounds:
Don't pretend you don't know about the tragedies that can befall women later in life. Protect yourself and be one less victim! Put on the Pink Patch, and you can reduce your chances of getting breast and ovarian cancers, boost your immune system, and cleanse your liver and kidneys. That's it! That's all you have to do. That's Pretty with Pink
Does this bother anyone else or do I need to take a chill patch?
UPDATE, PLEASE READ! I've received a ton of requests (below) to cancel your Pink Patch order. As mentioned, I have NO AFFILIATION with the PInk Patch company. Here is contact information I've found online for contacting Pink Patch. I welcome updates or suggestions on better contacts
PINK PATCH UK:
Company Number: 5294475 Registered in England & Wales
Registered Office: Cherrytree (Suite 2) Union Road Nether Edge Sheffield S11 9EF
Customer Service Number: 0845 603 6469
Customer Service Email: customercare@thepinkpatch.co.uk
Customer Service Address: The Pink Patch PO Box 99 Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 6SNPINK PATCH US:
1-866-468-3300
Monday - Friday
8 AM - 6 PM ESTThe Pink Patch
500 Bic Drive
Bldg #4 Ground Floor
Milford, CT 06461
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no it's not just you! i agree completely with you that their statements and verbiage through out the whole site is really irritating...
Like many women around the world, I'm hoping to drop that winter weight that is so easily gained under the safe sanctuary of baggy sweaters and comfy trousers. I want to wear my summer clothes without feeling self conscious and exposed. I saw the ads for the pink diet patch and am so tempted by its wondrous claims, but surely if it was that simple, everyone would be doing it? I would love to know if anyone has actually tried it, good or bad feedback would be most appreciated! I would agree with Ms Seattle in that they are peddling their product by preying on the fears and insecurities of women... but if it works.... oh gosh vanity vs morality!
well sure, you can order, and it might work, with exercise, but the bottom line is, this Free sample they offer you isn't free at all. they wanna charge you eight dollars shipping and handeling for it!. I tried to order a free sample and that is what they did to me.
In a moment of weakness I registered for the sample, paid the postage and am now worried they'll take out the money for the 1 month course in a couple of weeks as I can't find out how to cancel the subscription!
Anyone got any ideas? I don't want to have to cancel my credit card.
Send an e-mail to customercare@thepinkpatch.com telling them you want to cancel the preferred customer program. Be sure to include your customer number and order number that came with your sample. You can also call this number 866-468-3300. I just tried the sample as well and did not like the side effects. The day that I wore the patch I started sweating profusely and the next day had severe cramping right before I had to use the bathroom. Also,I was very put off that in the welcome letter they were offering bonus supplements and more diet aids at discounts.If there product was as effective as they claim why would I need all of these additional diet aids?
Customer Number 763759 Order Number NIC962251
Please cancel all further orders. All I wanted to do was eat chocolate and I am not that fond of plain chocolate. I was very jittery and counld not sit still. Thank You for allowing me to try your product and I was hoping it would work for me but I guess I will just have to keep on cutting back on my calorie intake. Again THANK YOU for allowing me to try your product but please cancel all orders.
Sincerely ,
Patricia Reep
I would like to cancel any other purchased. Thank you for your help. Can you please not charge any more products into my credit card.
Some feedback to your question: I would love to know if anyone has actually tried it, good or bad feedback would be most appreciated!
My mom tried something quite similar to this, it's a tiny patch with a little metal button where she would put it behind her ear. She was from 185 and now down to 150. It worked so well that the ladies and some men at her church began using it.
But the idea is not just to put the patch and go eat whatever you want. It's almost like a mental reminder of the goal you're trying to reach. She had a meal plan with it along with a little exercise plan.
I'm now at 135. 3 months ago I was 128. Reason why I gained is because I did it purposely. I was vegetarian and switch to being a non vegetarian for 2 months, stop exercising and I began to gain weight, feel tired and fatigue and lazy. I like doing experiments. By the way I'm back to being vegetarian and preparing for a vegan lifestyle (again) Anyway I'm going to try this pink patch for 1 month along with a good meal plan and exercise.
Another one that works (I've tried it) is eating 1 grapefruit at after last meal and before 1st meal in the morning. Drinking a warm/hot water in the morning is good for digestion. Homemade lemonade is good (substitute sugar with honey)
:) Hope the info can help
i've also tried the patch. it did nothing for me. all i got was alot of headaches from using it. didn't work for me.
I tried the patch, but I am feeling hungry everytime and I want to eat only sweet, ice cream, candies, cookies. Why I am worry?, because in my life never I ate that, and my doctor said what I am not diabetic, for all that I don't want receive more your shipments.
Tks
really?? its really not that offensive! come on, what do you want them to advertise with, heavy women? pink patch sounds like its got ingredients that help for wieght loss but i'll listen to the people here who tryed it already
the patch does not work and you can,t get the office to cancal it so please don,t try it
ACTUALLY, I TRIED THE SAMPLE, I DID NOTICE SOME INCREASED ENERGY & DECREASED APPETITE. HOWEVER, TO BE COMPLETELY HONEST, THESE THINGS COULD BE CONTRIBUTED TO MY MONTHLY HORMONAL CHANGES. IT'S HARD TO TELL ON JUST ONE WEEK OF PATCHES. STILL, I DECIDED TO CANCEL THE "MEMBERSHIP" DUE TO NOT FEELING IT WAS QUITE WORTH THE AUTO-DEBITED $34.95 EACH MONTH. I SIMPLY CALLED #866-468-3300. GRANTED, I HELD FOR 12 MINUTES BEFORE GETTING A CUSTOMER SERVICE REP, BUT ONCE I DID ALL I HAD TO DO WAS GIVE MY NAME & CUSTOMER NUMBER (FOUND ON MY PACKING SLIP)& TOLD HER TO CANCEL ALL FUTURE SHIPMENTS. THIS LITERALLY WAS JUST MINUTES AGO, SO IT IS YET TO BE CONFIRMED IF IT ACTUALLY WILL BE CANCELLED.
Its a great marketing campaign! I am in no way saying that it did not make me want to kick kittens but they are praying on the young girls and that has nothing to do with age. Alot of women are going to be irked by this ad, its because you are not in the demograghic. They use skinny models because most ads use envy as a selling point. The use of herbs is just another strategy appealing to the fad of if its not straight out of the earth its not good for you. Many of the natural ingredients have boon proven to help with depression and in many cases people over eat and tend not to exercise when depressed. I am in no way saying that thus patch is going to help to depression. Just a thought.
Please, cancel order and membership effective, "IMMEDIATLEY" ! Thank You For Your Promptness. My Customer Number 751085 Order Number NIC941211
Hi Donna
I'm not sure the Pink Diet Patch customer service team is monitoring this blog post, so you may want to contact them directly.
The Pink Patch website offers this contact information:
Please call us toll free at 1-866-468-3300
Monday - Friday
8 AM - 6 PM EST
THE ALLI PILLS WORK buy them at walmart or walgreens take 2 a day eat a sandwich and fruit the whole day don't eat fat foods because you will shit real nasty sorry to be blunt..i have taken them for 2 weeks and lost 6 inches off my waist very good product
claudia
feel free to add you comments to the forum discussion about alli diet supplements: is alli weight loss program worth it?
Please cancel all further orders. All I wanted to do was eat chocolate and I am not that fond of plain chocolate. I was very jittery and counld not sit still. Thank You for allowing me to try your product and I was hoping it would work for me but I guess I will just have to keep on cutting back on my calorie intake. Again THANK YOU for allowing me to try your product but please cancel all orders.
Sincerely ,
Order Number: #986033
Shipped To: Christy Gowin
Shipped Date: 03/26/08
I am having problems finding where and how to cancell. I tried the samples and found no difference in my hunger or mood or energy. I am very dissapointed that it didn't work. I was really hopeing it would. Please cancell. My order number is #774870. Ship date, 3-24-08.
i'm really disappointed i thought it would work for me but it didnt. thanks but i would like to cancel all future orders thank you
sincerely,
chiffaun mims
Hey Everyone- im new to this forum stuff but i stalk them very closey ive always wanted to join and add my own expirences. im 20.5 yrs old and after my miscarraige in oct of 06 i started to keep the baby weight and add to it once i then started my desk job. before my pregnacy i was very thin and was good at keeping it that way but i find with growing age its more and more difficult, or am i just more and more lazy? i refuse to take it out on any of my other medical issues and i do try hard to get out and move more and eat less. its just more difficult when im out for work 10 hrs a day. anyways- for a last resot i did see the pink patch in a banner and it looked like a godsend. so i thought to myself this must be bull. but yet my ignorance led me to belive that this simple patch may work and i went ahead and order the one month trial. 2 weeks later i finally recieved my shipment and today is day one. immedietly i felt whatever it was... going threw my body bcuz i was lightheaded- but that subsidded rather quickley. an hour ish. all day though - with slight and i mean very slight nausea i didnt feel my regular and usually cravings from the vending machines of sugar and treats in food and drin k form. i did however force myself to have a low cal sub for lunch beacuse i kno that starving urself does no justice. and im currently now snacking... 3.5 hrs after lunch on a few pieces of fruit. i have low blood sugar as well. but still no crazy craving or anything for the sweets and anything else for that matter. i put it on b4 work today right when i recieved it at 11am this morning easter standard time. its 730p now and its making me feel confident already that i can go ahead and remove this belly! im a little under 5 ft 6inches and weigh aprox. 170-- something. :p and it doesnt help with my DD bra size. even when i was 110 lbs i still had my DD's. i alwasy said i woudlnt go over 120- then 130 and all of a sudden im in my 170s??! somethings got to give. i dont feel like i look as fat as the scale says i am though. self concious issue?? i could use a weight loss. my finance came back from iraq in in february and hes a nice guy and all- but mentioned he noticed i gained a bit of weight and is always pushing me to ecercise and get out more than i already do. and i feel i do as much as i can for a young girl working all day and getting home close to 10 at night exhausted. anyways--- i put the patch on. the pink ness and cute ness of it i will admit did catch my eye. so there adertising did well - so just leting you know. day one and i already feel it for anyone whos courious. got any questions feel free to ask - and if youd like me to post my progress for anyone whos courious, i could do that as well i suppose. - Thanks. :]
So how is it working?
To whom it may concern,
I tried your pink patch and it did not work for me, so I want to cancel my membership. I know that not everyone can have the results that your product offered and I am one of those people.
Thank you for caanceling my membership and the best of luck to you with your other customers!
Sincerely,
Darla Havnar
Customer Number: 783220
Order Number: NIC995205
Editor note:RealSelf.com has no affiliation with Pink Patch. Please see above posts that offer proper contact information for the company
Hi, I'm fat lazy bitch, I eat cheeseburgers, donuts all day long and do no exercise, I;ve absolutely no idea why I'm fat! anyone have a clue? Anyway, I've discovered a new diet, its called the SHIT DIET. you know the saying, "you are what you eat," well its like that but in reverse, its "you eat what you are!" I do a shit into a bowl and then I eat it! It makes you vomit and you automatically lose your appetite for days. I've lost 10 lbs in 4 days! Try it girls!! IT WORKS!!
Please discontinue my subscription to the pink patch. I did not care for this product.
thank you
trena peppers
i have been using the pink patch for a week now and i love it... I started dieting about a month ago but nothing was happening. I was 140 lbs and am 5'5. With the help of the pink patch i am down to 131 and doing great.. I have already had about 3 people notice the difference.. I guess everyone is different but it def. works for me :)
ship date = 03/26/2008
customer number =778824
order number =nic986866
I was wondering what is needed for me to do in order to receive more pink patches ?
Editor note: RealSelf does not have any affiliation with Pink Patches. Please contact the pink patch company directly for any refunds.
Please cancel any further orders. I do not want my credit card used to order more of this product. Thank you, Rebecca Farmer
I tried the Patch. It did nothing for me. Please cancel any further shipments. I didn't have any results from wearing it. But, Thanks for letting me try it. Customer# 789813 Order# NIC1009254
Editor note: PLEASE read the posts above providing proper contact information for the Pink Patch. This website and blog have no affiliation whatsoever with the diet patch company. We cannot assist you in cancellations or refunds
Why are so many people trying to cancel their shipments through this site?! Are they not reading through to know this is a blog? I hate to think so many people are that ignorant. I really don't mean to be rude, but it's actually scary to me. I hope you all figure it out and are able to cancel your subscriptions before you get charged.
they aren't trying to cancel, if you read the above posts you will see they are merely putting their copy of what they sent to the company to stop the subscription of further patches, as people have been asking for advice on how to cancel.
I am unhappy with this stupid patch! I want to cancel my order! It fell off 3 times today and now i lost it and i dont want anymore patches and dont you dare bill my credit card!
Editor note: PLEASE read the posts above providing proper contact information for the Pink Patch. This website and blog have no affiliation whatsoever with the diet patch company. We cannot assist you in cancellations or refunds.
My paperwork says that you will send me a 1 month supply, 14 days after you ship the free trial supply. I DON'T WANT IT. CANCEL THE ORDER. The paperwork included with the trial said to email
customercare@thepinkpatch.com and you will NOT charge my account or send me the 1 month supply.
I don't think the product is for me. I am still
hungry, nothing changed at all. I do not want any more of your product. If you indeed send more and bill my account, I will refuse shipment and dispute the charge. I know how mail order stuff works and I was stupid to do it in the first place. Nothing good ever comes out of mail order products. You people, at will, take it upon yourselves to keep shipping even when an order was cancelled. PLEASE DO NOT SHIP OR CHARGE MY ACCOUNT FOR ANYTHING ELSE.
Hahahahahah, I find it HILARIOUS that all of these people are trying to cancel through this site... do they not remember how they got to this site in the first place and that it's not the place to cancel? I have to say that if those people can't handle simple tasks such as find the pink patch website where they bought it from I wouldn't be surprised that they aren't satified with a product which they probably are not using right anyways. (Come on it's not exactly like you've proved your intelligence by trying to cancel on a blog that says a zillion times its not the place to cancel)
I've read up on possible con's of using the Pink Patch but there are side-effects and bad points to everything in life in my opinion. I'm trying it now and enjoy feeling no cravings and generally quite happy and would recommend the patch to people who just want to try something different.
OMG help me!
I thought this would be a good product as im a over weight 15 year old :(
& i thought great i'll order, pay the P+P and then cancel straight away.
Now i'm reading more and more into it and theres no cancellation bit on the site!
& its an 0845 number!!!!!!!!!!!!
I can't afford that!
What if it takes all my money thats left in my savings account :(
Help Pls?
hii...please can you tell me if you cancelled it...and how exactly you did it ?
thanx
cooment bk lv tash xxxxx
please cancel any deliveries of pink patches to me i have lost no weight at all764
I tried your pink patch and it did not work for me. please cancel my membership thank you
I have cancelled my order by calling... 08456036469
Hi normally take phentermine tablets but today I have started wearing the pink patch, it must do something though not as good as phentermine tablets I will persevere with it, I mean if you got cosmetic surgery you would have to pay for it and I tend to like the options the drs don't agree with anyway because they are usually faster weight loss I mean thats why people do these things for fast weight loss what good is a pound a week weight loss to anyone ha ha so come on pink patch show me what your made of.
Hey Ladies,
Relax!!!
I'm not sure if the pink patch works or not, but i did order it and thet gor frightened that it may have any side effects and decided to cancel it. CANCELING is really EASY!!!
If you go to their website all the way to the bottom on the right is a little link that says "contact us" and a pop up window will appear where you find all the info and their contact number is an 866 area code which is a toll free call. Just in case you can't find it this is what you need to cancel. Good Luck!
Please call us toll free at 1-866-468-3300
Monday - Friday
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Our customer staff will be pleased to assist you with: order status, autoship status and/or cancellations, monthly specials, re-orders and product information and any other inquires that you may have.
Return/Refund Policy:
If at any time within 30-days of placing your order you are not completely satisfied with your product, please send back the used and unused portions along with a note explaining why you are returning the product. A refund will be issued for the full cost of the product (less shipping and handling). Please be sure to include your full name, billing address and product order number. Allow 10-15 days to receive your refund from the date the product is received back at our fulfillment center.
Note: product sent back as "RETURN TO SENDER", will not qualify for a refund.
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