Question

After I saw a post here for clinics charging a monthly fee , I am just curious to know how much do you guys pay for boxes of food ? Did you guys pay for a startup fee ? How about a monthly fee ?  

Answer 1

I think our initial visit was like $380w/ lifetime membership, visits &included all supplements & a week of food , shakers & IP salt . Our boxes are about $30. per box , Ind packets are abt 4. 50, vitamins average about $30 per bottle , salad dressing $5. and water enhancers $5 per box . After reading a lot of this I am so grateful that our clinic is more focused on helping people reach their goals and they are just making a huge profit.  

Answer 2

I paid a startup fee during a special, $100 (normal $200) for lifetime membership. Food boxes $30. Zero monthly fees. I'm in Iowa.  

Answer 3

No start up fee and No monthly fee. Food varies, I buy individual pkgs, not by the box.  

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@thomsen same here

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@conal how much per package? I pay 33. 00, whether I get one box or 7 packets. One week is 99. 00.  

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Most are around $4. 50 per pkg (Canadian$$)

Answer 4

Western WA $250 start up +$30 per box of food and roughly $50 for supplements (8 week supply). No monthly fee.  

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Crystal, $33 for boxes and shops are more like $80ish.  

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@nehru I was estimating

Answer 5

I am for sure getting ripped off then . I paid 150 for initial startup ( on sale from 300 ) and my boxes are 33 dollars . My vitamins are 150 per month  

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@nehru I paid almost 600 dollars to get started . 2 weeks food , and supplements. You don’t think it’s a bit high ?  

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Blerina, did they give you a breakdown? Well, for our clinic, we charge $349 for the first week - which includes $150 lifetime coaching, first week of foot $99, supplements for the month $100. Does seems high.  

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@prescriptive97 I live in MA. I didn’t pay anything to join and pay $4. 00 a packet. My vitamins cost $26. 00 for 120 days worth.  

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And I have lifetime coaching.  

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I spend 80. 00 a week on food.  

Answer 6

About $300 startup fee that included a couple weeks of food and all my supplements. No monthly fee and about $30/ box of food.  

Answer 7

I’m outside Buffalo NY and my insurance gave me a $100 discount. 1 time fee and boxes of food average $30

Answer 8

3 years ago, we charged 243. start up. That included a week’s worth of food, supplements, lots of literature, examples of menus, recipes. after that food was 28. 00 a box. No other monthly fees, even in just monthly visits. Plus we called yearly to come in for tune up, no cost except food. We charged for vitamins, of course, but it was their choice to purchase or find equivalent.  

Answer 9

4. 50 a packet, start up fee (lifetime) of like 120. 00. No other fees. I buy my vitamins elsewhere. Much cheaper.  

Answer 10

No start up fee but I pay 125 a week for food and includes my vitamins

Answer 11

I paid a 1 time start up fee of $125. I paid for food separately which I liked.  

Answer 12

We changed 4. 25 per pack some got tax some done

Answer 13

Uhhh I’m in Indiana and mine are $40 a box!  

Answer 14

I paid $49 on special to start, and I buy food by the packet approx $4. 25 each. I'm in Canada

Answer 15

$33 per box, no start up fee (New Year Special)

Answer 16

$33 per box. No monthly fee. Initial consultation fee which can be waived with Dr referral

Answer 17

I’m located in Ontario. No sign up fee, No monthly fees. I only pay for my food and each packet is $4. 25.  

Answer 18

My start up fee was 400. 00 which gave me only one weeks worth of food and supplements (about 4 weeks worth). Food ranges from 29. 60 to 31. 50 a box (7 packets in a box).  

Answer 19

I was paying $30 a box I believe

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@sadism that's what hubby pays too

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I charge $29 for most boxes, readymade and wafer are $31. I just charge for food and supplements, coaching included in price

Answer 20

I paid a start up of $250 for pa lifetime membership, boxes are $31 and there’s no monthly fee. During non Covid times, I get weighed and measured every week. I am on my third time on IP and there was no extra charge when I started up again.  

Answer 21

In Canada--start up was $100 for lifetime and boxes are $29. 99+ and individual packets are $4. 29+ each

Answer 22

Don't remember what my husband and I paid for our startup but it also came with the IP scales. We pay $4. 50 for most packages but a few are $5 and a couple are $9.  

Answer 23

Start up fee was waived for me because they were running a special. I pay $33 per box of food, approx $7 for water enhancers, and i buy my own supplements because I have allergies. I'm appalled for those of you who's clinics are making this more expensive for you. No clinic in my area charges a monthly fee.  

Answer 24

I think I paid $300 Can but got a huge bag of products. Pacjakges are $30 for seven in a pack . Started again after ayear and did not pay again .  

Answer 25

How can it vary so much

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@charactery688 IP has suggested fees but they are all independent clinics and can set their own fees.  

Answer 26

$150 (CAD) start up fee. $107 USD

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@fsh0 lowered to $75 actually

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@touchstone59 Noseworthy Didn't know that! Didn't look at my invoice lol

Answer 27

In Houston startup $250 No monthly fees, boxes range $30. Weekly coaching & weigh in plus measurements before virus

Answer 28

My start up fee was 400. 00 which gave me only one weeks worth of food and supplements (about 4 weeks worth). Food ranges from 29. 60 to 31. 50 a box (7 packets in a box).  

Answer 29

27. 00 a box. Approximately

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@blas10 where ?  

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@prescriptive97 Iowa

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@blas10 I wonder how much is shipping fees . I would totally order from there .  

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@prescriptive97 you can not just order from a clinic . You have to be a dieter from that clinic. Shipping is expensive. Flat rate, would be cheapest $20. And if you order crisps ( chips) you can fit 1 box crisps and maybe 3 or 4 other boxes . What you going to safe on boxes of food you will pay on shipping. Clinics sign strict contracts with Ideal Protein. It cost a lot of money to run a clinic. I’m not sure how long you are on IP but have you notice how many clinics closed the last year. Clinics have to sell a lot of boxes of food to just cover expenses. Just rent cost more then a mortgage. Please support your clinic if you can, it’s hard to find a good coach. That is the only way your coach can pay herself. If you try to order from another clinic, your coach won’t see you. She cannot work for free. The $150 start up fee ( plus food) can not cover someone forever. A lot of people just wish to have a clinic close to them.  

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@tiffa yes I would support my coach if that coach is not gauging prices . Why is my coach ( just an example ) putting prices so high up when another one has prices down . Cost of those foods is 50 -50 with ideal protein . They are absolutely not working for free .  

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@prescriptive97 as mentioned depends it on where the clinic is - what it will cost to run a Bussiness. All clinics are independently owned, it’s not a franchise and to be honest most dieters that try to do it cheap or try to get discounts drops out and are not successful. Not saying that’s you. But I speak out of personal experience.  

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@prescriptive97 what are you paying per box ? What was your food budget before the program? Seems like you think you coach is not worth the extra $1-3 that you feel you pay too much? Say it’s $3 a box - it’s $9 a week. What can you buy for $9? A Starbucks ? With some change. 2 IP products. Most coaches Will work with their dieters because they do it for the love of it. I’m a clinic owner and I don’t pay myself many months. If you really struggle to afford the program, talk to your coach and see, many will work with you and see how they can help you. But don’t bring it to social media and complain about a dollar or two. It’s very expensive to run a clinic. Clinics know it’s on them, they never try to put it on the dieter. They take the risk to sign contracts. Most of us are small business owners. Don’t get any bail outs or funding. If you don’t feel your clinic or coach is worth it, search with your zipcode closest clinics, ask their fees and maybe you find a better fit.  

Answer 30

My start up was : $380. 49 -program fee $60 per mo with 3mo paid in full $180 -Foods 97. 60 -vitamins-90. 50 -salt + shaker-13. 51 I do think each clinic has different tax, overhead etc so these costs may vary.  

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@ignatius did you say that your clinic is in Ct ?  

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@prescriptive97 yes

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I think boxes are $30. 80 on average

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@ignatius I used to go to a clinic in Ct . Perhaps you should check it out . This was in Niantic , ct .  

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@prescriptive97 pmed you

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I go to Stony Creek Wellnes in Guilford, CT. No monthly charge on top of food.  

Answer 31

I pay 3. 50 each product. No weekly fees

Answer 32

Usually $31 a box; minimum 3 a week

Answer 33

No startup no monthly just food $5 a pkg or $33 for a box of 7 of the same no minimum.  

Answer 34

450 for my start up with my first week of food  I don’t even know how much the food is but roughly 100$ for a week

Answer 35

I think my start was 69. I paid $30 per box or 31 for some.  

Answer 36

I restarted the program with a new clinic. My other clinic closed. I told them I used the program before, so, they charged me 100 to join their place and I pay 29 per box and 4. 50 per pack

Answer 37

I pay $99 a week. That includes meeting with a coach (virtually for now) and 3 boxes of food each week. I can buy extra if I'd like at $30 a box

Answer 38

Does anyone pay a fee each week?  

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NO! Never have.  

Answer 39

No fee, just pay fir my weekly food which is about $90 for 3 boxes, 7 packets in each. During this shelter at home my counselor set appointments for weekly phone calls.  

Answer 40

I don’t pay monthly fee I paid a one time start up fee at 240. 00

Answer 41

Calgary canada 250 fee was my starter pack with vitimans an salt an 14 items Then I see my coach weekly , but my food , always is 95 ish a week of food., mines always abit more because i get pack of water enhancers No extra fees.