SlimFast Reviews

I'm so sick of Slim-Fast's nonsense and false advertising. Their meal replacement bars while they do fill you up are by far my worst enemy. I spent the past two days in agonizing pain farting up a storm with severe stomach cramps and diarrhea nonstop. These bars make you so gassy and cause stomach issues. Nothing has controlled the excessive farts until I finally figured out the culprit. Slim-Fast bars. I have no idea what they are made of but if you wanna spend each day farting nonstop with bad stomach cramps by all means try the Slim-Fast bars. Don't be surprised if you go through the same thing I did. I never had this problem with Atkins bars so will be sticking with them. Slim-Fast is no good.

First, I must say that I really like the Original type of SlimFast meal replacement shake mix. It is easy to use and with a hand blender and some ice it is a refreshing thing. However... there is no such thing as 4 hour hunger control and I suspect that is misleading advertising. I do not normally eat when I am NOT hungry though it might work better then? I eat when hungry so if I am replacing lunch with a 200 cal drink that is not much to sustain a person even after they are used to much reduced meals. I shall continue using this product as it replaces my mid morning and mid afternoon snack.

I can't speak to the negative reviews regarding taste and packaging, since that's subjective, but I do want to address reviews calling this product a "scam". If you follow the program Slimfast recommends (no cheating), you will lose weight, barring some type of medical condition. It's not a magic bullet. It doesn't melt away pounds upon swallowing. It's only what it claims to be: a low-calorie meal replacement that helps with appetite control.

The new, "prettier" packaging of the shake powder. The packaging is larger, there is a full 2 oz less in it and it tastes like crap. It leaves the most disgusting, bitter taste in your mouth. SO with there being less product and more packaging it is also 3.5$ more than the original, smaller packaging that has more and better quality product. I will not be spending my money on it again, or rather, wasting my money. It's disgusting.

I don't know why people are complaining here, but Slim-Fast is a Godsend. With it I lost 45 pounds in 3.5 months, and that's with no exercise. I went from 249 pounds to my current weight, 204. It also completely reversed my high blood pressure, which was originally 170/104, which then dropped to 108/76 after I had lost 36 pounds at that point. My weight loss has been documented with my PCP, so this is fully verifiable. I even emailed Slim-Fast about it and they wanted to put me up on their site, but I'm a private person and opted out. So for those of you out there who complained, it's not because of the Slim-Fast product. It's because you didn't give it a fair shot.

I did not know you have to take Metamucil or something like it before each meal... I had a problem of not being able to go to the bathroom I almost needed a doctor's help. I then took Metamucil before each replacement meal and after two weeks I lost NOTHING... THIS COMPANY IS A SCAM.

Slim Fast Advanced Nutrition Smoothie Creamy Chocolate: bought 2 containers today at Walmart and the contents is NOT smoothie, it is the other chocolate type. This is unacceptable because the other type contains aspartame which will give me a dangerous migraine for days. Both containers have this other product. I could see the powder looked different right away, it mixed differently and it tasted like the chocolate Slim Fast that isn't the smoothie type. What do I do now with the 2 opened containers that I cannot consume? What's for breakfast tomorrow since your product isn't as advertised?

On 1/7/18 I purchased a box of the peanut butter chocolate chip cookies. I open the first one and there was mold all over the top. After checking the other cookies, they all had mold on them, some more than others. Use by date 09/01/18. Batch # SF09062017.

Wow, whenever I've "stumble" upon a great, weight loss or appetite control snack over the years, I've always noticed they were foods by Slim-Fast. Currently, I'm addicted to their barbecue flavored potato chips which are much better than the high fat content ones sold at the grocery stores. I eat at least one small, 100 calorie bag of these a day. They are absolutely delicious, addictive and a great mid-day snack to hold me over until dinnertime. I miss their chocolate covered, peanut butter crunch bars so much; I can't find them anywhere. I think they got rid of them last year, because I found hundreds of boxes of them at the 99 cent store nearby.

I have been using Slimfast (Royal Choc) for 5 years now and drink them primarily as my go to morning breakfast shake. These new shakes taste completely horrendous compared to the originals. Just awful... What have you done?! I will no longer buy the shakes due to the new taste and will miss my routine. What’s more, the new packaging is poorly made and the bottles continually break out of the flimsy cardboard containers... Too much trouble. The former twist tops were much more convenient and these new sealed tops are NOT. So disappointed.

Last summer I had a problem wanting to vomit after drinking cappuccino. I continued to vomit almost daily after eating. I started to drink it again and once again I heaved. Went online to see if this happens to anyone else. I was shocked I was not the only person. I just bought a number of bottles online since I can't find that flavor in the stores. I will not drink them again.

I've been buying the 2 of the four packs of the original, chocolate variety for quite some time. Although they do have the box of 8, I found it more convenient carrying two items instead of one larger box. I'm starting my review with the packaging because when the packaging recently changed, so did the flavor & even consistency. The old packaging had a twist off cap, without any need to peel off anything before opening, then a foil seal. The "new" packaging has a perforated plastic seal that needs to be removed before twisting the cap off. No big deal really... Until I actually tasted one of the new ones. It was watery & gritty and just didn't taste good. I thought maybe I just hadn't shaken it well enough so the next day, I shook extra. NOPE, same gritty, watery, bad tasting stuff. Slim-Fast has been part of my morning routine for quite some time. I'm sad to say I won't be buying it any longer. Undo whatever was recently done, PLEASE!

I've been drinking one bottle of Slim-Fast Cappuccino Delight for two or three years, and before that the milk chocolate flavored drink. I really liked these drinks, but about a month ago when I opened a bottle, the drink smelled rotten. I checked the other three bottles of the four-pack and they also smelled rotten. I figured out that probably because I had had them in my kitchen cabinet for a couple of weeks, they must have spoiled. So after that I put the drinks in the refrigerator as soon as I brought them home from the supermarket.

Slim-Fast curbs sweets cravings. It used to make me feel a little sick (years ago when I used it). About a month or two ago I started using again. Not every day. Now I can better handle empty stomach too. I have lost weight with Slimfast exercise/ active. No pop. Good to hear good comments and to know side-effects. Good way to lower blood pressure. Need to lose 50 #. Eat a lot of nuts, fruits/veggies and eggs every day.

I have been using Slim-Fast for over a year and have managed easily to take 20 lbs off and keep it off. I freeze the shakes, like them better that way, and use the plan 3 times a week. I originally decided to try it because it has been around for so long that I thought it must work for someone. I saw so many negative comments that I decided to obtain an account and write a review. I love it!

It has been over 8 years since I last used Slim-Fast drinks in my daily diet. My busy schedule and now turning 52, I have packed on a few extra pounds, more likely over 20 lbs. Thank God I remembered what helped me in my past. I turned back to the drinks that were formerly in a can, now in a great plastic bottle. I freeze them overnight and by lunch time they are perfectly thawed into a deliciously cold drink. I have IBS and was afraid that it may trigger problems, but fortunately they haven't bothered me one bit. They help take the cravings for the sweets I crave so often far away and fill me enough so when I go home I desire a healthy dinner. I am on my third week of using Slim-Fast again and have noticed a huge difference on how I look and feel. My wife also enjoys the results I have received. I use the Cappuccino, the Milk Chocolate and the Dark Chocolate. I love all three flavors. Dark being my favorite.

I am writing because I have only one complaint about your product. I canNOT open the container very easily. I have attempted several different ways, but to very little avail. Also, due to this situation, I can never "grab and go" with Slim Fast. In this world of hurry, hurry, hurry I would love to have a SlimFast to drink in my car as a snack or whatever. I love the creamy-milk chocolate and drink it daily.

I have been using Slim-Fast creamy milk chocolate for years and love it UNTIL you changed it and the new one "milk chocolate" is undrinkable. Taste very bad. Are you ever going to change it back? Before the change when I needed to lose a few pounds it worked very good. I only have a return receipt because I always buy 2 8-packs and could only return 1 that was unopened.

I tried all the products, bars, shakes etc. I got so sick I had to go to the hospital. I was hospitalized for gastrointestinal issues. The Doctors told me to stop using Slim-Fast and that was what was making me sick.

Slim-Fast - it sure tastes good if you like being nausea for the whole day. I got the powder and mixed it with water. It was fine before but this is my third can and only the second time of drinking a shake out of this one and as it says above so sick for the day. I've been on this diet for a little over 2 weeks. I've never had this problem with my pre-mixed drink. Oh well it must be just like Pedigree I fed my three dogs that almost died and that was all they ate no snacks and they had seizures and bloody diarrhea but they don't poison things. BS.

Ive been drinking SlimFast shakes for a couple of months now. Not to lose weight by using them as a meal replacement, but more so to lose weight by adding more protein to my diet. I have yet to find a protein drink that I like. However, I tried the high protein shakes and actually think theyre pretty good. I prefer the creamy chocolate which reminds me of liquid pudding really. There is an aftertaste, but it's not unbearable... and still tastes much better than protein powders in my opinion.

Have had a long relationship with Slim-Fast. Easy for a busy woman. Often wished I could buy them at the airport before a flight. However, I am not happy with so called new and improved Slim-Fast. Do not like the taste... much too sweet and they have reduced size in the packaging (I buy at Sam's) and the price doesn't reflect the lessened quantity. Now I've purchased Kellogg's protein shake... will see how that works.

I love Slimfast, I lost over 30 lbs after my second child. Simply had one for breakfast then a snack like a piece of fruit or a Slimfast bar. I had a larger lunch and a snack, then dinner I would have another shake that I would put in the blender with a banana and/or espresso to make a frozen smoothie. I normally drink chocolate. Those of you who have stomach cramps, the reason why is the fiber. If you are not getting enough fiber in your daily diet then add fiber suddenly, normally you will have gas or cramping 'til your digestive system gets used to it. Ok face it... for those of you who are afraid of the thickening added to Slimfast. Everything we eat has something in it. You won't be on Slimfast forever if you stick to a good diet. Once you have lost your weight you can stop drinking Slimfast and maybe add an Ensure or Boost to your daily replacement meal drink. I love Slimfast!

I honestly don't know why so many reviewers are having issues with the Slim-Fast advanced nutrition. All of the products are delicious and keep me feeling full. I will agree with the one review that the coffee shake makes my urine smell like coffee for a day. Other than that I love this product.

I bought a box of 4 hour control caramel Almond Hunger control bars. Nasty stuff. The almond stinks. Old almond. It makes you throw up. I guess Slim Fast wants people to lose weight by getting sick eating their products. Shame on Slim Fast. First I thought maybe the bars have expired date on it and Wal Mart is selling them not knowing is outdated but when I read on the packaging it had another 5 months before it expired.

I have been asked by my physician to lose weight before surgery. I had decided to try the SlimFast Protein Drink. I had been advised to watch for all products that add "CARRAGEENAN" to their products for thickening. CARRAGEENAN has very bad reviews and can lead to cancer. So to my dismay, when I was ready to buy SlimFast for a diet routine, I noticed that "CARRAGEENAN" was in their shakes. I immediately decided against this product. I am so disappointed that the makers of SlimFast decided to use CARRAGEENAN in their products. Now let me also tell people that there are a lot of dairy products and other types of products (pizza crust) that have CARRAGEENAN in them. People need to be aware of this & watch for it. Myself and others have written to some of the companies (ex: Almond Milk) and they have removed this product. SLIMFAST think of the livelihood of your customers. Listen to what we say.

I've been heavy most of my life and I've never been a great dieter. I decided to switch it up and try some meal replacement shakes. I went with Slim-Fast. Used unsweetened vanilla soy and the Chocolate Royale powder, blended it with ice, so it was exactly like drinking a choc milk shake. I started on January 7th and replaced 2 meals a day, a balanced dinner with little to no exercise. The most I did was a 30 minute walk to and from my daughter's school. To date, I have lost 70 lbs. I couldn't be more excited. Start weight was a whoopin 209 lbs and I am currently 140 lbs. I would definitely recommend this (and have) to my friends and family. Great product and has changed my life forever.

I am 37 years old and have recently decided to get serious about my weight loss. I anticipate a most challenging journey with a goal of losing 100 pounds. I was enthusiastic about eating one balanced meal and substituting the other two with Royal Chocolate Slim-Fast. I did this faithfully for 2 weeks. At first, I felt great. I used unsweetened almond milk to make the shakes. They were enjoyable and satisfying. However, at the end of the two weeks, I had only lost four pounds which is ok, but it should've been more with such a drastic caloric intake shift. I also included exercise in my daily routine.

I have been a regular Slim-Fast user for almost 15 years. My daily breakfast would consist of a Slim-Fast and an oatmeal breakfast bar. It was a very convenient way for me to eat breakfast in the morning. It was never about using it as a weight loss drink, it was about starting my day with a nutritious breakfast. When I went to the store to pick up more this week I saw that you had changed your drinks. I would buy the Chocolatey Royale. Your new drink is called Creamy Chocolate. And you cut down from 8 bottles to 4 bottles.

I bought Slim-Fast power 4 days ago. The first time that I drank it at night, it gave me really bad stomach cramps and gases. I was thinking could be the milk and I decided to use only water in the second time. In this case was worse, the stomached was really painful. I wake up with cramps at 4 o clock in the morning and I felt like throwing up everything... I will throw away the rest of it. This is a really bad product.

I started taking the SlimFast shakes about two month ago. I've lost about 15-20 pounds. For me it works. When I first started drinking the shake I notice that sometimes I would get really bad stomach pain in the mornings. Then I notice that it was only when I would drink the bottle that said high protein on it. So I switch it around. I would take a regular one for breakfast and a high protein one for lunch. It's been working like a charm. No complaints at all. I order all my shakes online, that way I have all the flavors and can switch them up.

I drank Slim-Fast when I was overweight as a younger person. Never had any complaints. Now I started to drink it for a week. Lost 3 lbs but it gave me really bad cramps in my stomach and gas that was extremely painful. I will throw away the rest that is left and not drink anymore. Everybody's different. You might not get this pain or symptoms. I'm very unhappy. Advice try one package before you buy a month's worth.

I have been drinking Slimfast shakes (ready to drink) for over 25 years and now without even letting people know they change it and decide to add Stevia as a sweetener. Well I didn't know this but noticed my stomach was really bothering me after drinking which it never did before. I called them and after sidetracking they finally said they added Stevia (doesn't say this on bottle). Then I researched Stevia and find it causes digestive discomfort in many people and is hard on the stomach. Slimfast what are you thinking why would you do this!! I will now be changing to something else for breakfast as I cannot drink these shakes anymore.

I am disappointed in the new size and limited choice of the snack bars. I have substituted Danon Light yogurt with chocolate on top and find them much more satisfying. I still use the shakes but limited choice of flavors is a big turn off.

I buy two boxes a week and I agree with some of the other reviews that sometimes the bars are smaller. Sometimes wider and or so hard you can't bite into them. I can handle the smaller and wider bars. I want fresh product. It's the hard as a rock bars that brought me to this site and I am tired of paying so much for bars I can't eat. :/ Fix it!

Was about to get on this plan again, but based on these negative experiences, decided against it. Thank you all for sharing. Hope the company improves the product. The rating I gave is for the time I used this product which was 29 years ago and I remember achieving decent results - not stellar but a decent start to weight loss which had to be coupled with rigorous exercise. I looked at it more like a detox program. The only thing I did not like at the time was that there was not much variety in SlimFast's products to choose from.

I am determined to once again lose weight. I accomplished losing 30 pounds years ago. I now need to do that again and started back on slim fast. However, there is hardly any product available. I get stuck with chocolate shakes and nothing else. No powder, no flavors, no bars. I have tried many stores. Where can I buy it. Or else give it up?

For the third time in as many weeks, one of the Peanut Butter Crunch Time Snack Bars in a box contained at least one bar that is approximately one half the width of the regular size bars. And they have gotten smaller each year. The taste is usually good, although I have gotten several that are hard and not like the usual peanut butter crunch time.

I am very disappointed in the quality of these bars. They remind me of the Butterfingers I used to eat as a kid. I am frustrated that I am only finding one bar out of about every eight that has not crystallized. My current box has an expiration date of FEB2516VB13. I am assuming these are good til Feb. 25th 2016. Not sure what the VB13 stands for. Am I the only one having this issue?

Bought 2 cans of the powder - 1 chocolate flavored and 1 vanilla flavored. The chocolate was very good. I finished the entire can, and opened the vanilla. Made my first vanilla shake, tasted it, and promptly dumped it down the drain. It has a very nasty aftertaste, bitter and gritty. I mixed it in a blender, so I know it was thoroughly blended. I can't for the life of me understand why there is such a difference between the two flavors. The chocolate was delicious and the shake replaced my lunch. Now I'm stuck with a can that I won't be able to use! Very disappointed with the company. I doubt I'll buy either flavor again. I don't want to have the same thing every day, and I'm not sure I trust the company enough to try a different flavor. Especially since I am on a fixed income, and buying something that I won't use is a huge waste of money - which I don't have a lot of!

I have been drinking protein/replacement shakes for years. Normally I buy Atkins, not because I'm into low carbs-because I'm not. But they have decent protein NO SUGAR, good fiber and they are tasty. But I thought I'd try SLIM FAST. I purchased Cappuccino Delight. Delightful it's NOT: Tastes like **. Gross. Reminds me of burnt coffee beans. 18 G Sugar/it is so sweet. It stays in your system for days.

The cans I was used to buying have been replaced by 4 small plastic bottles. They are small. The flavor was what I remembered. I have had 2 bottles. The first gave me stomach pain followed by diarrhea. I had a bottle this morning and within an hour the diarrhea began again. Won't be purchasing again.

I buy slim-fast from Wal-Mart. It's just $7 for the protein powder. Soooo much cheaper than a lot of other shake regimens out there. Love the product look. Of course bottled shakes will cost more - duh! Make your own with milk and powder, so much cheaper. Best of all, I'm seeing results! Thank you, Slim-Fast!

I have been purchasing Slim Fast products for years, mainly the shakes and snack bars and have been very satisfied. I usually buy a couple of boxes of the snack bars at one time and keep them at work. Well the first problem I had was that my local Wal-Mart where I usually purchase the snack bars is no longer carrying them. They have the shakes but not the bars. After finding them at a different local retailer I once again purchased two boxes. When I unwrapped the first snack bar it was noticeably smaller! It seems as though they cut back at least 25% or more on the size of these bars. After eating it I could tell that it did not satisfy my hunger the same as the previous size.

When I first tried slim fast, it was in powder form only (yes, many many years ago). It gave me very bad gas and diarrhea. Never tried it again. I cannot use any diet products with fibre in it. For those of you who can tolerate fibre, go to your drugstore and buy cheap fibre pills. Same result as all the overpriced diet products and you save money.

The packaging!!! Why not put a little perforation in that first outer plastic. It frustrates me to no end. Fingernails bending back. On to the next challenge. Now that your fingers are burning from the first task you must attack that foil seal. It is SO ridiculous. "What's in there? Plutonium!" I yell. I know there are larger problems in the world but for some reason battling these bottles everyday really, really bugs me!

I quit using Slim-Fast when it changed from can to plastic bottle because of higher price and because of new bottle. Having forgotten my objections, I just bought S-F again. Never again. It is impossible to get the inner seal off without using a sharp tool or pliers. For me, bare hands is simply not enough. What are they thinking? I need a quick-n-easy meal drink that I can open and consume wherever I am, whether tools are available or not.

The new container contains 10% less product and the same number of calories. It has more Cholesterol and costs more per container. This a huge effective price increase. The bottle has sharp edges that cut your lips as you drink it. We are not only dropping this product but the others including: I Can't Believe its Butter, Vaseline, Ragu, Hellmans, Q-Tips, Ben & Jerry's, Lipton, Wish-Bone and Nexxus. These folks are greedy and dishonest.

Are they out of their minds? Slim-Fast has taken downsizing to a whole new level. First, they go from 6 cans to 4 bottles, and then they reduce the amount in the bottles from 11 ounces to 10 ounces. What used to cost 7.5 cents an ounce, now cost 12.5 cents an ounce. That's a whopping 65% increase! Their greed just cost them a customer. And no longer will I be purchasing any of their other products: Lipton, Wish-Bone, Dove, Hellmann's, Vaseline and Axe.

Like many others, I am disgusted with Unilever's move to change containers and raise the price. It is the same story that others tell - I buy the six-pack of 11-oz cans from Wal-Mart at $5.48, but they changed to a four-pack of 10-oz bottles and the price is the same! I buy two packs per week. I have not made a move to other products yet. I have stayed with Slim-Fast, but I made one vow - I would never buy Slim-Fast again without a coupon. I get two each month from Slim-Fast online and order coupons in bulk on eBay. So far, I have not purchased one product without a coupon. The new container is much harder to open, easy to tip over, and is not easily recycled. The whole new packaging is a bad idea for Unilever!

I was the biggest fan drinking Slim Fast daily and have stopped. The new bottle is hard to open and you can not drink on the run out of the bottle because it cuts your lips. Bad move on Slim Fast packaging.

The new 10oz bottled Slim Fast is not only more expensive than the 11oz can, but they require 3 steps to open (instead of one, making it more difficult for some people). You cannot drink from them or risk cutting your lip. They contain more cholesterol and more sodium, taste more watery, yet magically retained the same amount of calories, protein and fiber as the larger can size. This is a giant step downward for the company. We will no longer be purchasing the liquid Slim Fast products.

I am a regular user of Slim Fast. I purchased a carton of 4 with bar code number 0 08346 12203 3. One bottle in this carton was spoiled and not fit to drink. The bottle had not been previously opened. This information may help your quality control to identify a potential problem. Please confirm via email or telephone that you received this message.

Drank a Slim-Fast Strawberry shake about 30 minutes after I got to feeling so bad, my head hurt. I was sick to my stomach and really have felt strange all day.

I am a senior citizen with arthritis in both hands. This new container is a nightmare. I must use a knife to cut the plastic wrap on the top, and then I use small pliers to pull up the foil, peel-off top. This takes time, causes me pain, and the "unkindest cut of all" is that the product is more expensive. I used the pop-top cans for years. I will be forced to buy other brands that are in an easy-open can, which is recyclable. This new container is a bad mistake.

New Unilever Slim-Fast Liquid in plastic bottles: if you dare to drink directly from the bottle, beware, the bottle may slice your top lip open. The plastic is extremely sharp, all bottles. Pour it in a glass.

Slim-Fast packaging is in #7 plastic. Are not noted as bio-degradable. The size is smaller, therefore the price increase is more significant than the sticker might indicate.

I consider the new packaging a big drawback. The old container was 11 oz, the new one is 10 oz. It was one step to open the old container (pop the top). The new container has a plastic seal you'll need fingernails to rip off. Then there's the twist-off cap. Then there's the foil seal to remove. The old container is recyclable, the new one is not. Great product, poor packaging.

I have been searching the stores for the $9.99 12 pack of cans, I am used to getting at Wal-Mart. I do not drink the shakes to lose weight, but rather to get the vitamins. I never have much of an appetite, and sometimes find myself not eating for a couple of days in a row. So I have gotten in the habit of grabbing a can on my way out the door in the morning and maybe having one in the evening, if I am not hungry enough to eat.

I also agree with previous recent posts regarding the change in packaging of Slim Fast. I've been trying to find the cans for weeks to no avail, and now I have learned why. Less product for more money equals bad business. Change it back, Slim Fast. Or I will likely not buy the product as I used to.

Slim-Fast changed their packaging from six 11 oz cans to four 10 oz cans. That was a 61% decrease in product for the same price. It was ridiculous. I think that everyone who agrees should go to the Slimfast.com website and put your comments in the "Success Stories" section so that they can get a sense of how many former customers are disappointed and outraged at their audacity.

I have to rate this a one star, even though you guys offer a 5 star product. I been using your products for over 7 years and I have to say I am very disappointed to the way you took the product off the shelves and called it a new design, take 1 oz off the container and 4 bottles of the original 12 pack. I'm sorry to say but if something doesn't change soon, I will be forced to use an alternative product, like a store brand product. I been loyal to you guys all of these 7 years and you owe us. Reduce the price or increase the number of bottles per case.

It was worse than a rip-off. Congratulations, Unilever! Less per bottle, fewer bottles per pack, higher price for less+fewer. And you market them as "on-the-go." I used to grab a can of SF from the fridge on the way out the door in the morning, head down road, shake, and pop top with one hand and drink the 11 oz. Then I flip the steel can in the recycle bin at work and be done with it.

Slim-Fast has increased their prices by 33% in a disgusting manner. They originally came in 6 packs of 11 oz. cans for somewhere around $5.00-$5.50 per pack. They have now repackaged and have reduced the size from 11 oz. to 10 oz. Most importantly, they now come in 4 packs at around $5.75 for the 4-pack. Please send a message to Slim-Fast that we will not stand for their underhanded double-whammy increase. Boycott Slim-Fast and send a message to Unilever that you are doing so. Netflix didn't get away with it, nor should they.

I too have been drinking SlimFast cappuccino for years. The new bottles are awful: less product, fewer units per package, and a significantly higher price than previously. I am paying a much higher price for less than I previously received. It's a scam, and the company is taking advantage of consumers. Old packaging: 6-11ounce cans for approximately $1 each. New packaging: 4-10 ounce bottles for approximately $1.75 each. Less product, more money. A rip-off.

I've been using Slim-Fast cappuccino flavor for years. I've always paid $5.42 per 6-pack of cans (66 total ounces). Now they only have bottles, which are 10 ounces each and only 4 to a pack. So I'd be getting 40 ounces vs. 66 ounces. And to add insult to injury, the price is even more, $6.49 for the new 4-pack!

I started dieting on the first of September. I was using the ready to use shakes in a can from Slim Fast, 2 per day. After about 2 days, I had severe indigestion, but continued on with the shakes for a week. After a week, I cut back to just one a day and added an extra salad. The indigestion seemed to get a little better. Over the weeks the severity would come and go, so I didn't read that much into it. Over the last week, it became much more severe and I was also very tired, dizzy and nauseated.

Update: I have finally received my full refund from Unilever for their bacterial contaminated Slimfast product. It took eight months (since December 09) repeated phone calls and complaint letters and forms. My advice is do not give up because that is just what Unilever wants you to do. Do what I did, file formal complaints with the Attorney General Office of Consumer Protection in both your state of residence and in the state of New Jersey where Unilever is located. Also file a complaint with the state of New Jersey Better Business Bureau. You can do all these filings on line. It is worth the time and trouble to get what you are due and send the message to Unilever that they will not get away with cheating consumers.

When the Slim-Fast recall came out, I had about 30 cans. I called the number given and followed the direction which had me leave my information and the number of cans. Then the message told me to throw it all away, so I did. That was way back in December 2009. I still haven't gotten a refund. I have not received my monies.

In December 2009, I called the Unilever/Slim-Fast 800 number to request a refund for the 62 cans of bacteria-contaminated Slim-Fast product I had purchased just prior to the nationwide recall. The automated recording instructed callers to leave their name, address, telephone number, and a count of cans on hand. The recording instructed callers to dispose of any cans of the product. The recording did not offer an opportunity to speak to a real person nor did it ask for any proof of purchase. I left all the requested information.

I got sick Thanksgiving morn throwing up etc. I hadn't been feeling good for awhile but I thought might be the flu or some kind of bug going around. I went to the doctor & he sent me for a blood test which was $150. He also gave me antibiotics. My stomach is just now getting back to normal size. It looked like I was 3 to 4 months pregnant. I have a letter from B.J. 's stating they have me on file buying the recalled cans & I bought many cases. I had two cases left. I called Slim Fast to see how to get a refund & never talked to a real person. I left all my info & details.

In early April, I did receive a second check, but this time for only $16. So even with the confirmation they requested, they were still reimbursing me only about $0.50 per can when it cost me closer to $1 per can to buy them originally. I tried contacting Slim-Fast to register my disappointment, and so far the only reply, which make me think they did not even read my message, was they there are going to send me a letter requesting confirmation of the number of cans I had.

When the Slim Fast recall came out, I have 22 can, so I called and the message stated to throw out your cans (which I didn't) and that I would get a refund in 6 to 8 weeks. I called again and this time the message stated that you have to either have the cans, the UPC or pictures of the cans to get a refund. I still have not heard anything back. I think it is the company's plan to have people either forget or throw away the cans, so no refund can be given.

I became ill after drinking Slim Fast for breakfast in Aug.09. I was in a mall when I became nauseous and vomited before passing out and having diarrhea. The ambulance took me to ER. In my medical records, the doctor states "certainly the cause of her syncope and injury was a direct consequence of her vomiting and is likely related to gastroenteritis".

I asked for the money from the recall on the 2nd day they put it out. We had 59 cans, all purchased in packages of 6. Here these in a 6 pack cost $5.97 plus tax, that's almost a dollar a can before tax. The recall said to empty the cans and we did, down the drain, and put the empty cans in the trash which we did. Now I get a letter with a $10 check and a demand for proof that I had 59 cans before I will get the remaining money they owe me.

Slim Fast recalled my products and on that first day, I called and left all the information for my refund. It was never received. I called them again over 8 weeks later and I was told that it was never put in the system and that somebody would contact me by phone or email and that they would try to expedited the refund so that I won't be penalized for them not initially processing my phone message. It has now been another 10 days and I have heard nothing and received no refund from Slim Fast. I believe they are deliberately dropping calls in efforts to save money. I had 36 cans of low carb Slim Fast at $7.00 for 4 cans that refund of $63.00. I want my money now. They said they would get it to me ASAP. Please help me get my money back.