Comments on: LA Weight Loss Charlotte Franchisee Sheds Unwanted Members, Employees

By: Cheryl Palo

Cheryl Palo — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 20:53:38 +0000

I had pre-paid at Pure Weightloss formally LA weightloss in Saugus, MA when i went to get weighed in and found a niotice on the locked door that they had closed for good! I am out $350. I am not a wealthy person, and this was quite a setback emotionally too.

By: ella

ella — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 23:48:19 +0000

Regarding Kim Freel – she lost weight doing coke when she lived in NY w/ her ex-husband and children. She was a singer in a local band and would stay out late partying until all hours. She moved to NC after her husband gave her an ultimatum about her cheating ways. She continued to cheat and do coke in NC so they got a divorce.

By: D

Thu, 27 May 2010 08:49:10 +0000

Ha Ha – Here’s more from Kim —-> “I am not a doctor or dietician, but I drawing from over 13 years experience in the weight loss industry along with my own personal struggles with weight. I believe I’ve come up with a successful model and I offer advice on how I got there.” – Kim Freel

She was the “trainer” with the “If they cry, they buy” philosophy! LOL Also, you notice on her Bio that there’s not any pics of the 100lbs she supposedly lost. Don’t worry, my co-workers and I always wondered about that too… I personally don’t believe Kim was ever 100lbs overweight nor was she just a manager-trainer, she was an owner. & Notice, there’s no mention of the National Franchise she was employed by. If she’s so proud of her history & career, why not let everyone know? Something to hide much? Please pray that this woman will not be able to dupe anyone else – I feel horrible that I ever worked for LA!

By: D

Thu, 27 May 2010 08:43:36 +0000

Here’s Kim’s contact details – To reserve your spot Call Kim for more info 704-315-7311 or email: kim@kimfreelconsulting.coms & LA Products which are the products all of you purchased ——> HERE’S YOUR CHANCE TO CASH IN AND GET YOUR LA LITES BACK! & She’s selling all the old LA Detox’s and everything! Really sad stuff!

& she’s still selling LA Lites

Here’s an exerpt from her website, not mentioning how she and Rick shut down all the LA Weightloss centers – too funny:
” Since 1997 Kim has worked for a national weight loss franchise. Hired as a regional supervisor, Kim was responsible for directing and overseeing all center operations. She also welcomed the responsibility of training and developing the skills of her employees as weight loss counselors.

In 2001 Kim moved her family to Charlotte, North Carolina to continue to pursue her passion in the field of weight loss coaching. In Charlotte, Kim was largely responsible for the success of her 10 weight loss centers that helped thousands of people reach and maintain their weight loss goals. Eventually, Kim reached out to the city of Charlotte and beyond by becoming a public spokesperson for the corporation she was affiliated with. In 2005, Kim started a weekly local radio program called, “Why Weight?” which was broadcast on 1079 “The Link.” Kim’s radio program was a Saturday morning staple for people looking for guidance in their weight loss endeavors. The show was a forum for audience discussion, and sharing of personal experiences, with Kim standing by to offer motivational support and advice. Kim has helped people off all ages and backgrounds lose weight and keep it off. She believes although there are a lot of things in life we can’t control, we can control our weight. What Kim offers is education, accountability, and motivation from someone who has lived it, and has the passion to help you make the change. “

By: D

Thu, 27 May 2010 08:34:14 +0000

Hi ladies who are owed lots of money by LAWL – check this out -
kimfreelconsulting.com – this is one of the partners behind the massive LA Weight Loss scam in Charlotte. Kim Freel A.K.A Kim Eynard (48%) owner operator to Mr. Rick Rex is still scamming! If oyu visit her website, you can email her and ask her where your money is, as she ended up with half of it. Thought lots of you might like to have a face, name and number for your complaints =) Cheers & Good Luck!

By: Not Surprised

Not Surprised — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:10:30 +0000

He’s finally shut down!!! I use to be an employee at the Pineville location and Desi Alexander YOU ARE RIGHT!!! We were trained to take clients’ money, PERIOD!!! The “if they cry, they will buy” method is sick and many coworkers used it and moved up in the company for doing it. Meanwhile, I was fired for not selling enough. I even asked the manager one day, “If clients didn’t like me, but I was selling a lot, would I still have my job” The answer was “yes”. And she wasn’t lying because after I didn’t meet my quota, I was out. They came up with some bs about having clients pay up front to gain their committment, please. Certain employees were allow to get consultations, while others (the darker ones) were not. And the manager even noticed it herself, apologizing for not paying enough attention to “us”.

And to “Manager of Pineville”, you must have been one of Mr. Rex’s right hand man or mistress because management was definitely corrupted. Even some employees were brainwashed. I AM NOT SURPRISED THAT THEY CLOSED THE DOORS ON THEIR CUSTOMERS AND EMPLOYEES. They have been ripping people off for years, and have shown a ridiculous amount of favortism to certain employees.

Desi, I experienced a similar situation with Mr. Rex being CHEAP. He complained to us about turning up the heat in the dead midst of winter. We wore heavy coats everyday because we couldn’t turn the heat up past a certain temperature. THEY SAY WHAT GOES AROUND, COMES AROUND….AND LOOK AT NOW. CLOSED!!! I feel really bad for the people who lost money and gain nothing from this. I’m glad I was fired because the company was corrupted and from day one was ALL about sales, and NOTHING about helping people. None of the counselors were certified nutritionist or medical experts. Which should’ve sent up a red flag for me, but being young and dumb straight out of college, I accepted the job anyway.

More than likely, you wont get your money back. Kim and Karen were Richard’s right hand men. And for anyone on here defending them, must have been in on the corruption as well. And to address Mr Rex being a Christian, please. Did the definition of Christian changed over night? There is nothing Christian about continuing to sell plans to people knowing the doors will close and they will receive no refund? There is nothing Christian about forcing your employees to sell, sell, sell regardless if your clients can afford it or not. There is nothing Christian about Mr. Rex and this is another reason why this has happen to him. USING GOD as a fake identity. Other people may not see through it, but God does. I hope the BBB catches up with him. And sadly the site is still up for people to sign up. Good luck to you all.

By: Update?

Update? — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:51:32 +0000

Does anyone have an update on this? I went to their website and it looks like you can sign up for an On Line weightloss program. The owner of the Charlotte on-line program area is Rick Rex. If the program is up and running again…does this mean we can get our money back from the closure in December 2008? Or at least the products we were owed?

By: Saw this coming

Saw this coming — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 02:20:19 +0000

Well Well. I saw this coming. I used to work for Mr. Rick Rex a long time ago and did for a long time. The man Rick Rex: Computer nerd, bland personality, all business. Why he was the owner of a weight loss company is beyond me. He did not care about people losing weight. I knew this company would eventually shut down. The employee turn over rate was nearly every week. Hardly a way to keep a business running and happy customers. But, Rick knew that happy losing customers were spending customers. Staff members were literally TRAINED AND TAUGHT to sell. Thats it. Sell Sell Sell. They honestly believed that as long as it was medically safe, every client should buy every single product: bars, teas, powders, pills, drinks, potion, what-nots. It was intense. Kim, the speed popping pain in the ass, full of shit (pardon), district manager/ vice, would come in, pick up a chart and ask “why isn’t he using X product? Why isn’t she taking Y product?” It was all about the sales. There were sayings like “snake in the grass” which meant being able to sell clients twice as much product as they needed for a YEAR AND A HALF of service. They claimed they sold everything in bulk because it was incentive for clients not to quit the program… Probably true. In my experience, if any of the very successful clients we had couldve quit any time they wanted to, they would have and wouldnt have lost weight. I did see a lot of great things happen. But, not NEARLY as much as I just saw thousands of people getting ripped off. People would get tired of us selling and flip out yelling, demanding refunds. We would simply write in the file “DO NOT SELL” which meant this person won’t buy. Everyone worked on commission and they paid crap, so selling was how everyone made money. The products were CRAP. They were SOOOO overpriced and most people who couldnt use them medically did better than those who did use them. The company sucked. Seriously. They made huge promises they couldn’t keep, and had IRON STRONG contracts. I feel so terrible for everyone in this situation, but I will say this: Do not expect any money back. The first thing they say (quietly) in the consultations is that there are ABSOLUTELY NO REFUNDS. And, I have only seen them happen about a dozen times, and for medical reasons. People have gone to the BBB before and received nothing. But, they signed the contract, Im sorry to say. Plus, there were HUNDREDS of people I encountered that would come, do well on the program, but then start to cheat and eat whatever they wanted. They would stop losing weight, or start to gain and would blame the program or counselors. Not fair. And a lot of these people who just didn’t want to do the hard part quit. Just quit. Never called about refunds, didn’t care. Never to be seen or heard from again. I guarantee these people will want refunds too. All in all. Youre going to have to do individual claims, not group (since all are situational) and the only people I think that may have a chance at getting money back will be the ones that were going consistently and now can’t, or the ones that had just started. I really wish that wasn’t the case. I hate that so many people just got entirely ripped off. I hate that I was ever a part of that. These contracts are seriously indestructible. These owners lived very very well. But, thats because they were selling very very well. They hired the lowest of uneducated people (most of the time) and rearranged their brains to sell sell sell. And they did. High school graduates were now “nutritional counselors” that wore lab coats and had blood pressure cuffs. They were just as trained to wear lab coats as make up artists at JC Pennys. (No offense make up artists). This company made money, often being ranked in the top ten with sales every week out of the nation! The whole nation! So yes, theyre gonna claim being blind sided by corporate, and they will fake the emotions that all of you are actually feeling. They will play this victim who feels stabbed and lost. They will do all of this, and probably better than anyone anticipates. It sucks. But, do not give up. Get your money, your product, whatever you want. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY… dont let this ruin your hopes for weight loss. Better living matters. Eat right, exercise, and get out in the sun more. You do not need a 4 thousand dollar program. LAWL made you feel like you needed them and their products. YOU NEVER DID. They are done because the market doesn’t need them, you dont need them. Get your money, move on, and dont sign any more NON REFUNDABLE contracts!
My best hopes and wishes for everyone.

By: LAWL Charlotte Sucks

LAWL Charlotte Sucks — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 01:24:52 +0000

I just went to La Weight Loss’ website to find, they are shockingly still giving press releases and trying to lure more customers. Go to http://www.la-weightloss.com – I can’t believe this. This is ridiculous! They even have a NEW weight loss program called “Rapid Results”. OMFG – when are the laws in this country going to protect the consumers from such scam artists? They should never be allowed to operate a business anywhere in America! Anywhere for that matter! Start writing and complaining/ UPDATE: Richard Rex still has of yet to be contacted by the better business bureau! What a crock! I mean crook! Not even man enough to face up to his responsibility as a human. He makes me sick and so does his wife, she’s the one that is on here constantly rebutting everyone’s commentary! Screw you and him both, you will get what you both deserve. Oh wait, you already are. How fun is it not to be able to the grocery store with your family or go out to eat at a local restaurant because everywhere you go, there’s someone you screwed over! At your church too! You are some sick people. Like another Jim and Tammy Faye! I think they must have been your role models! You are the laughing stock of the Queen City! LOL

By: LAWL Charlotte Sucks

LAWL Charlotte Sucks — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 02:53:06 +0000

Hey there girlie, I would like to say first and foremost, I am so sorry for how LA Weightloss has treated you. I would go on to tell you more, bu everytime I post on this website, some asshole from LA Weightloss (who will never state their name or affiliation) comes back with lies lies and more lies about how wonderful the company owner, Rick Rex is and how I’m an asshole for calling a spade a spade. It is likely that you will never get your money back as no class action lawsuits will be able to be enforced against Mr. Rex as he is playing the victim of LA Corporate. The fact of the matter is, Richard Rex knew that LAWL corporate was bankrupt a month before he closed his doors. Atleast a month. Yet, he sucked every last dime he could out of the company without regard for the innocent people he was screwing out of their hard earned cash. Unfortunately though, the independent owners are claiming that corporate blindsided them and they only closed their doors because corporate gave them no other choice nor was there any warning. Well, I will tell you, that’s a bunch of horse shit because, Mr. Rex could’ve easily changed the name on his store fronts and people would’ve still kept coming and he could’ve chosen to keep honoring the agreements that he had made with all of his customers and been paid in full for. He would’ve actually made more money, because he wouldn’t have been having to pay LAWL royalties. He had so many locations, they would’ve supported themselves. LA Weight Loss & Pure Weight Loss were just names, and the independent owners were all responsible for their own businesses, they were just paying LAWL for the name, and nothing else. Point being, RIchard Rex and “higher” “Corporate” staff members and wife all knew LA was closing and chose to continue taking your money. Furthermore, Richard Rex is a con artist who was likely waiting for an opportunity to walk away with everything and have no consequences. He was successful. He knew after he closed, and defaulted on all his leases & creditors, his credit wouldn’t allow him the lifestyle he has grown accustomed, so he continued sucking the company dry, in order to keep enough cash to buy him a new life after he closed the stores. It’s unfortunate for all of you, but now, everyone knows what I’ve known for years. RICHARD REX AND HIS COHORTS ARE ALL SHEISTERS! THEY TOOK YOUR MONEY AND BECAUSE OF A GLITCH IN THE SYSTEM IE: LAWL CORPORATE, HE WILL KEEP YOUR MONEY AND HAVE NO CRIMINAL CONSEQUENCES.