Two weeks ago I wrote a review about the workout apparel company P.V. Body. The company’s premise is that you pay a monthly flat rate (of $49.95) and receive one top and one pair of bottoms customized to your workout needs. I wrote honestly about my positive experience with the company in that I received my shipment quickly and truly liked both pieces of clothing. Since then it has been brought to my attention both through comments on my review and through P.V. Body’s facebook page that many of their costumers are unhappy.
It appears as though many women have placed orders through affiliate links (such as the one on my blog) offering anywhere from 20-40% off their first order and yet, the vast majority either have yet to receive their orders which were placed in November/December, received clothing that didn’t match the style quiz they filled out, or haven’t received the discount they were promised. Not only that but just this weekend I received an e-mail stating that they are now going to start sending out their own workout apparel brand “Ellie”.
Now instead of paying $49.95 for brands such as Lululemon, Nux, and Nike that you know are high quality and expensive, you’ll be paying to receive the company’s new brand. Maybe some will think this is a smart business move on their part; get people to sign up in hopes of receiving Lululemon and then send out your personal brand. But in my opinion it is also deceptive because it’s possible that “Ellie” won’t be worth anything close to $49.95/month.
The bottom line is, I don’t know whether P.V. Body is a scam or not. At best they are a poorly run company and I’m not comfortable representing their brand. To those who signed up through my link, I’m honestly sorry. I never would have advocated for the brand if I knew that this would happen and I sincerely hope that you receive workout clothes in the mail that you truly like. And for those who were considering signing up, all I can say is be warned and do so with caution.
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I just saw this. It looks like other bloggers had similar experiences.
http://sarahfit.com/ugh-sorry-guys-pvbody-change/
Yeah, I am definitely not alone in my hesitations.
Thanks for posting about this. How can any customer trust a company that has employed so much misleading and shady tactics in their marketing? It’s all a bait & switch.
They raised the subscription prices by $10, they offered giveaways that many customers have either not received or have had to nag about, long shipping times, emails that go unanswered, promises of merchandise that doesn’t appear, busy phone system, FB posts that get deleted, exchanges that don’t occur, refunds that don’t get processed.
What does this all spell out?
A COMPANY THAT IS DISHONEST AND DOESN’T CARE ABOUT THE CUSTOMER.
I couldn’t agree more. When I was first contacted I thought the concept was fantastic and I personally received great service. But I simply can’t back a company that treats their paying costumers so poorly. And when you combine the poor costumer service with the fact that they first upped the price (stating it was because they’d be distributing more Lululemon) and then make the switch to include this new, unproven brand; that was the end for me. I have a feeling that this company may not last much longer given all the bad press that’s about to come down on them.
I really hope they don’t stick around. They’re dishonest.
I’m convinced that they give preferential treatment to bloggers who they name as “ambassadors” so that the bloggers will get excited about it. It’s all free marketing for them. If they hook one blogger who has a loyal following of 100+ readers, they have a potential to plumb that audience to convert into a good percentage of them into paying customers.
I hope more bloggers like yourself come to this realization that this company is exploiting your audience.
I can’t imagine it’ll be too long before other bloggers start to see that all of the paying costumers are unhappy. I really hope bloggers wouldn’t continue to promote a product just to get some free workout clothes, while their readers are spending money and getting horrible service.
Thanks so much for posting this! I had a really bad experience with them (and I know I’m not the only one)
I’m sorry you had such a bad experience, but by the looks of their facebook page you are definitely not alone!