From Yesterday:
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Originally Posted by SallyM
Good morning everyone!! I was just reading the thread about how everyone's sizes have changed since losing weight on IP!!! INCREDIBLE!! Talk about motivation!!! Thanks for setting that up Carla!!
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I love the way IP literally "melts" the fat off of my body!! My face is starting to look younger than it did. Anyone else find that?
You're welcome! It was something I have always been curious about, we lose the same pounds but in different ways so, how might that effect our size.
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Originally Posted by Coastalcrafter
IP fees-?
A coworker told me that our IP store here was charging $75. a year for sign up fee and now it's $100. for 6 months sign up fee, if your stay on phase 1 of the plan longer than 6 months, you have to pay the full sign up fee again..
(or registration fee whatever they call it)
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Originally Posted by EatAnts
That doesn't sound kosher at all. I wonder if Ideal Protein knows this. You could do IdealtoGo.com (one time $25 registration fee) instead and save yourself not only $$ but time.
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Originally Posted by Journeysend
Hmmm that doesn't sound right!!! We have been told the sign up fee is for a life time membership.
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Originally Posted by Brenley
we were told the same thing that our sign up fee was a lifetime membership.. that just doesn't sound correct and I would check to see if it was anywhere in the contract that you signed about a second sign up fee...
CC - Definitely check any contract you signed to see what you were told and agreed to in the begining.
On the other hand....
Ideal Protein is a product and a program. IP clinics are not part of a corporate business concept. It is not a franchise. It is not an MLM. IP is corporate for their product/program and they do find people to offer and represent their product. They do control how the program is offered but they do not control the finer details, such as fees, of the individual businesses that offer the IP diet plan to their clients.
Consultation fees are at the will of the clinic/center. They can and do exist and are not always lifetime, that is at the discretion of the clinic owner.
Here in Arizona we have a several clinics and they have a range of price points. Some that exist in doctors offices actually charge a $45.00 per visit office charge plus your food each time (you can go every 2 weeks instead of 1). Others charge a fee up front and a smaller office visit of $15.00 per week plus food. It is highly possible that someone sets an up front consultation fee that is based on a 6 month window of time and then charges another on if people are still needing the coaching services after 6 months.
Part of why clinics are now charging fees is, people are learning to use other products (alternate products) to save money but, they still want the accountability of going in each week to be weighed and measured. That presents a problem because they aren't really on IP and the losses may or may not be consistent and predictable. Also, many people don't like the higher pricing of IP but, that higher cost is what use to pay for the "consulting" factor and let me tell you it isn't much when all is said and done. If people aren't buying the food and still expecting the coaching they are basically seeing the coaching as a freebie and it never really was.
Ideal to go is offered by a clinic that was approved to offer product to people in remote areas or areas that DO NOT have a clinic. Be prepared that at some point Ideal Protein may insist that they stop offering product to people who do have clinics in their area and are just not wanting to use them.
If you have multiple people offering Ideal Protein, shop around. You might find a coach you like that offers more information, more medical care, better coaching or, better customer service. You may also find a difference in what coaching services they do. Some clinics only offer weight and measurement pieces. Other clinics offer body fat analysis and more. Also, check the pricing. You may find a clinic with a more acceptable consultation fee schedule.