ZIPFIZZ CORPORATION review: dangerous product & they do not pay there employees 47

My name is Matt Rinehart. I live in Charlotte, NC not FL. I did not post this complaint.

I am 100% positive that i'm the only Matt Rinehart that ever worked for Zipfizz. Whoever posted the complaint was pretending to be me and I have a problem with that. I think complaintsboard.com should remove the post.

Squibs... Mr. Pot? I don't get it.

The person who posted the original complaint is a coward and if you really had any character or integrity you would handle your situation in a professional manner - pick up the phone and call her. Here's a challenge - post your phone number and I'll call you personally. You won't because you are a frustrated individual that probably did not meet your responsibilities and because of that can't hold a job. I feel sorry for you, I personally know Mary Smith and I will tell you SHE IS ONE OF THE HARDEST WORKING, MOST LOYAL, LOVING PERSON, CARING INDIVIDUAL IN THE WORLD. She is an asset to the Zipfizz Company and always goes over and beyond for her employers and employees. Hide behind someone else's name? HA - true coward. Also, I have seen many of Mary's demonstrations and the employees running them. She is meticulous, every sample is mixed in a bottle of spring water and the area is beautifully set up and very clean. As far as the product - it is awesome. You can google just about anything and see that people get sick off of it. Water makes people sick, milk makes people sick and every summer I see parents pouring Kool Aid down their kids' throats and dye color sugar popsicles and for sure that makes kids sick but you don't see any warning labels on those products. This is an ENERGY drink, get it? Anyone who has children and cares about them shouldn't give them ANYTHING without checking the ingredients and then making a decision if it is good for their children or not. Pull your head out of your ###, you fool - then grow up and be a man (or whatever you are) and stop defaming someone else's character when it is very evident that it is yours that needs work.

Hey MOMMADUKESNJ,

I live in Merritt Island and just happen to know who mary e smith is, before she ever faked her way into that drink company!
We call her the soccer mom home wrecker...lol...there is not a married woman in our zipcode that has anything to do with her. IT IS A HUGE RUMOR THAT SHE SLEEPS AROUND ON HER POOR LITTLE EX-HUSBAND, YES EX JUST RECENTLY! I wonder why "hint" "hint"
I heard that she brought knee pads to the job interview lol, I believe it! I also heard from a manager at BJ'S wholesale club that she said 13 times that she "HATED" someone she worked with...hmmm... was that you MR. MATT? and by the way wtf you put your phone number online and you say you have a family? RECKLESS, RECKLESS, RECKLESS.
I am a mother of 3 with 5 foster kids would NEVER post my number online! And... according to most websites the "TERMS OF SERVICE" does not allow posting anything private that you cannot already get online. So... the only one here on this post breaking the rules are you MR. MATT! We should all report matthew rinehart!

And for this post, well I just happened to google zipfizz and they were on T.V. for getting children sick. LOOK WHAT I JUST FOUND THIS ON [redacted].COM:
The owner and all that work for him are pure ### and con-artists! This product costs pennies to make according to Vince Buono a former Regional Manager that resides in Virginia, pennies...wow! made of the lowest quality ingredients. Google them, there are people all over getting sick. The sweetener Xylitol will kill a dog, google it I am telling the truth.

Zipfizz Review by Kevin Moses a San Diego Licensed Nutritionist claims below:

Here’s my Zipfizz review. I am continually trying new products and assessing them for myself and my clients. Today I wanted to share my thoughts about a energy drink called Zipfizz.

I purchased a case of 24 from Costco around 2 weeks ago. I have been consuming 1 day for the past 10 days. I’m going to share my experience in this short video clip and explain why I have stopped taking this energy drink.

by TONYA MOSLEY / KING 5 News Posted on January 16, 2010 at 5:19 PM

LYNNWOOD, Wash. - Twelve-year-old Austin Lloid and his mom spent Saturday online, researching the ingredients inside of the energy drink mix "Zipfizz." They believe something inside of the 11 gram package made Austin violently ill. "He was profusely throwing up and everything that was in his stomach came up that day, " said Austin's mother, Cheri Crews. Austin says a classmate offered him and several others the powder Thursday at Martha Lake Elementary. "I licked my finger and took some and put it on my tongue and it started fizzing and 15 minutes later my stomach started hurting really bad, " he said. By nightfall he was in the emergency room. "I'm livid. It's taking every ounce in me not to say something to the manufacturer, " said Crews. The principal of the school says at least five others got sick, at least three of them were taken to emergency. Zipfizz president and CEO Riley Livingston said the package clearly says it should be mixed with water and that it's not intended for children. "The green tea and the caffeine levels from the green tea probably caused their problems, " said Livingston. Austin said his classmate purchased the mix from Walgreens. A store clerk told us they're not obligated to refuse the sale of it to children; there isn't a warning on the label, but rather a recommendation. "I'm also amazed to find the M&M's almost the same package and label, " said Crew, who also wants to see a change in the packaging.

Livingston said they'll certainly consider it. "I'm definitely going to look into it and hopefully nothing like this will happen again, " he said.

Zipfizz is based in Mill Creek. In regards to energy mixes, this isn't the first time something like this has happened. There have been reports throughout the country of kids getting sick from drinks and powders. They're stimulants and often their bodies are not able to handle them.

So...is it still a lie? nope! The nutritionist in San Diego in the above said that he got sick from it, It's not just children MARMADUKE'S. I also found a blog where a senior citizen women in Miami was fired for no reason by mary smith, and Approx. 20 others as well for no reason. It didn't list names but why would people be writing this about such a not so nice person? Because mary smith zipfizz is not a good person and that is my opinion!

I agree with squibs: "They won't remove it. They could have used prez Obama's name and it would be perfectly legal. You don't hold a patent or copyright to the name bro". squibs, I would tell MS. MARMADUKE to do her homework ;-)

My daddy always said to me "KARMA" it's a B...tch... Whomever this company pissed off or mary smith for that matter,
I would probably apologize to those people. Remember or country was founded on "FREEDOM OF SPEECH"

Hey folks, this is not made up. I just did a Google on this company and mary smith zipfizz:

Reference's: /link removed/

Submitted: Tuesday, November 08, 2011
Last Posting: Saturday, November 12, 2011
Reported By: No2zipFizz — Atlanta Georgia United States of America

zipfizz
18303 Bothell Everett highway suite 140 Millcreek Washington 98012 United States of America

Phone: [protected]
Web:
Category: Alternative Health

The owner and all that work for him are pure ### and con-artists! This product costs pennies to make according to Vince Buono a former Regional Manager that resides in Virginia, pennies...wow! made of the lowest quality ingredients. Google them, there are people all over getting sick. The sweetener Xylitol will kill a dog, google it I am telling the truth.

Zipfizz Review by Kevin Moses a San Diego Licensed Nutritionist claims below:

Here’s my Zipfizz review. I am continually trying new products and assessing them for myself and my clients. Today I wanted to share my thoughts about a energy drink called Zipfizz.

I purchased a case of 24 from Costco around 2 weeks ago. I have been consuming 1 day for the past 10 days. I’m going to share my experience in this short video clip and explain why I have stopped taking this energy drink.

by TONYA MOSLEY / KING 5 News Posted on January 16, 2010 at 5:19 PM

LYNNWOOD, Wash. - Twelve-year-old Austin Lloid and his mom spent Saturday online, researching the ingredients inside of the energy drink mix "Zipfizz." They believe something inside of the 11 gram package made Austin violently ill. "He was profusely throwing up and everything that was in his stomach came up that day, " said Austin's mother, Cheri Crews. Austin says a classmate offered him and several others the powder Thursday at Martha Lake Elementary. "I licked my finger and took some and put it on my tongue and it started fizzing and 15 minutes later my stomach started hurting really bad, " he said. By nightfall he was in the emergency room. "I'm livid. It's taking every ounce in me not to say something to the manufacturer, " said Crews. The principal of the school says at least five others got sick, at least three of them were taken to emergency. Zipfizz president and CEO Riley Livingston said the package clearly says it should be mixed with water and that it's not intended for children. "The green tea and the caffeine levels from the green tea probably caused their problems, " said Livingston. Austin said his classmate purchased the mix from Walgreens. A store clerk told us they're not obligated to refuse the sale of it to children; there isn't a warning on the label, but rather a recommendation. "I'm also amazed to find the M&M's almost the same package and label, " said Crew, who also wants to see a change in the packaging.

Livingston said they'll certainly consider it. "I'm definitely going to look into it and hopefully nothing like this will happen again, " he said.

MS. MARMADUKE IS MARY SMITH WHO DO YOU THINK IT IS LOL.

I agree with squibs!

I just found this online too...

This zipfizz company is just awful!
INDEPENDANT CONTRACTOR, employee as per IRS CODE! (Former Employee), South Florida – November 13, 2011
Pros: The boss I never met.
Cons: mary smith
I am a late 50's woman living check to check and I heard of this job giving out samples at BJ'S wholesale club and I jumped on it because the lady I met was so wonderful as well as her assistant.

Than there boss came in with another fellow and secret shopped me, oh boy was I scared because I heard there boss was strict.

After all and said his assistant approached me and was very nice. He said his boss being my boss as well was on the phone and was in a hurry but he wanted me to know that I was doing great and everything looked awesome. I was soooo happy!

Than the SAME thing happened to me BUT! with a women a couple weeks later and yelled at me and said I was horrible and ripped my display down and said "I'M YOUR NEW BOSS NOW"
I said what about the man that was my boss she said he is incompetent and has no idea what he is doing, he is fired and no longer your boss!

I was sent an email a week later telling me I was fired. I am still crying, I have never been fired from a job in my life ;-(...

I just found this on indeed dot com thanks toads tool!

This zipfizz company is just awful!
INDEPENDANT CONTRACTOR, employee as per IRS CODE! (Former Employee), South Florida – November 13, 2011
Pros: The boss I never met.
Cons: mary smith
I am a late 50's woman living check to check and I heard of this job giving out samples at BJ'S wholesale club and I jumped on it because the lady I met was so wonderful as well as her assistant.

Than there boss came in with another fellow and secret shopped me, oh boy was I scared because I heard there boss was strict.

After all and said his assistant approached me and was very nice. He said his boss being my boss as well was on the phone and was in a hurry but he wanted me to know that I was doing great and everything looked awesome. I was soooo happy!

Than the SAME thing happened to me BUT! with a women a couple weeks later and yelled at me and said I was horrible and ripped my display down and said "I'M YOUR NEW BOSS NOW"
I said what about the man that was my boss she said he is incompetent and has no idea what he is doing, he is fired and no longer your boss!

I was sent an email a week later telling me I was fired. I am still crying, I have never been fired from a job in my life ;-(...

I just found a job listing on this company...

Lots of fluff...lol! Doe's anyone agree that they are eluding the IRS calling them "Independent contractors?" especially when they are "TOLD" what to do? Independent contractors don't have a manager or a boss, right? I can't tell the cable company when to be at my house, they tell me! Cable company and that go's for anyone "Independent"
Job Description:
We are a successful and nationally recognized company growing fast and furious and we are putting together a driven, self motivated, creative and proactive promotions team in the Memphis Area. If you are selected to join in our success you will have the good fortune to be able to represent a healthy/sports energy drink and make money while having fun! If you have a proven promotions background or sales experience that is a plus, however if you have a positive attitude like meeting new people and the idea of a great hourly wage plus commission interests you please send your resume! This is a great weekend gig and perfect for students, moms who need extra cash or those with a proven sales record. The money is fantastic and who wouldn't want to work two days to make the money most people sit behind a desk for five days to make? . Please reply to schedule an interview.
About the Company:
Founded in 2003, Zipfizz was developed to bring about a change in
the Energy and Sports Drink categories. We actually forced a change
on the industry as consumers' demands for no sugar, low calorie, and
low carbohydrates sparked a revolution of sorts.

Over the Past 7 years Zipfizz has fueled that revolution with its great
tasting, all natural, "healthy alternative" push of vitamins and minerals
which provides the body with electrolytes, antioxidant immune boosting
nutrients, and cap it off with our signature burst of B-12!

Our products have created a dynamic niche in the Energy /Sport /
Vitamin Drink categories, due to the public's conscious efforts at living
a healthier lifestyle. When someone pops a tube and pours it into a
water bottle, shakes it up, puts it to their lips and, with no hesitation
tilts the bottle back, takes a big gulp and swallows...we know we've
just improved the quality of that persons life.

We encourage you to pop a tube or try one of our other "healthy
alternative" products, and focus a watchful eye on us in the near
future.

Zipfizz has been hitting headlines nationally! With a great product
line and innovative packaging it’s hard not to create so much
attention. Zipfizz is being talked about all over the radio and is even
being touted by Hollywood elite as part of their daily health regimen
to staying fit and increasing energy!

If you would like to learn more about our company, our great
products, or schedule an interview

Karma is a ### isn't it Mary Smith zipfizz... Who's next? Remember what we were told as children? Leave others alone or karma will catch up to you.

MammadukesNJ AKA MARY ELIZABETH SMITH!

Just found this on a work BLOG...Unbelievable, how do you sleep at night?

This zipfizz company is just awful!
INDEPENDANT CONTRACTOR, employee as per IRS CODE! (Former Employee), South Florida – November 13, 2011
Pros: The boss I never met.
Cons: mary smith
I am a late 50's woman living check to check and I heard of this job giving out samples at BJ'S wholesale club and I jumped on it because the lady I met was so wonderful as well as her assistant.

Than there boss came in with another fellow and secret shopped me, oh boy was I scared because I heard there boss was strict.

After all and said his assistant approached me and was very nice. He said his boss being my boss as well was on the phone and was in a hurry but he wanted me to know that I was doing great and everything looked awesome. I was soooo happy!

Than the SAME thing happened to me BUT! with a women a couple weeks later and yelled at me and said I was horrible and ripped my display down and said "I'M YOUR NEW BOSS NOW"
I said what about the man that was my boss she said he is incompetent and has no idea what he is doing, he is fired and no longer your boss!

I was sent an email a week later telling me I was fired. I am still crying, I have never been fired from a job in my life ;-(...

FOUND THIS TOO
This zipfizz company is just awful!
INDEPENDANT CONTRACTOR, employee as per IRS CODE! (Former Employee), South Florida – November 13, 2011
Pros: The boss I never met.
Cons: mary smith
I am a late 50's woman living check to check and I heard of this job giving out samples at BJ'S wholesale club and I jumped on it because the lady I met was so wonderful as well as her assistant.

Than there boss came in with another fellow and secret shopped me, oh boy was I scared because I heard there boss was strict.

After all and said his assistant approached me and was very nice. He said his boss being my boss as well was on the phone and was in a hurry but he wanted me to know that I was doing great and everything looked awesome. I was soooo happy!

Than the SAME thing happened to me BUT! with a women a couple weeks later and yelled at me and said I was horrible and ripped my display down and said "I'M YOUR NEW BOSS NOW"
I said what about the man that was my boss she said he is incompetent and has no idea what he is doing, he is fired and no longer your boss!

I was sent an email a week later telling me I was fired. I am still crying, I have never been fired from a job in my life ;-(...

http://www.zoominfo.com/#!search/profile/company?companyId=182140937&targetid=profile

I can appreciate that you all have an opinion about the product. Your entitled to it. I may or may not agree with you depending on where you stand, but aside from what has been said about Mary and Zipfizz. Someone used my name to post the original comment and I don't appreciate that and now soccermom772 created an account today according to her profile to defend the original post. I don't know if you are one pissed off ex promoter or a couple of them, whatever
the case, its malicious gripes against zipfizz. Anyone who reads the comments can tell plain as day. For the person who used my name on the complaint, feel free to contact me. I would like to know who did it. If its a competitor of Zipfizz posting this stuff then stop. If you have to resort to this kind of thing then just admit defeat and hire a better mktg person.

Matt,

Get over it. lol.

p.s.

The truth and THE word of mouth is the best marketing MR.MATT! Thank goodness there are websites like this to protect the public.

Robbie. Use your real name next time you want to complain because you got fired ### hole.

Matt,

my name is Leslie [censored]!

Matt Rinehart is gonna be posted on every website known to man! Than we will see who the real [censored] is, idiot!

Just because I want to give my opinion gives you no right to assume I am someone else, lol! According to your posts on here there are alot of people you do not like, now another one! I wonder who Matt is going to post tomorrow?

Matt, calling people names is not a very good idea on the internet, especially when they have your phone number that you posted on your own like a real dumb [censored]...lol...

How far do you wanna take this Matt? I'm a stay at home mother, I have time to post...post...post... your attack on me, a women with kids... NOT SMART! My husband's home office is in Kannapolis N.C. wanna meet him? He is only 6 ft 7 and 260 lbs of man that doesn't like other men calling his WIFE an [censored]! One more nasty comment about me and it will be personal, and please do not take this as a threat.

I found this on an internet website people finder:
Remember Matt, any information that anyone can find on the net is allowed to be posted by law.
Which one is you... ;-}
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Congrats on people search. None of the results you posted are me. Wrong addresses and birthdate. If your husbands home office is in Kannapolis then thats fine. Good for him but why do you live in Florida? If your not Robbie I am sorry though but Robbie is the only person that I mentioned on here. I didn't make any nasty comments about you personaly, only Robbie. So, i'm not sure if your him or not. If you are calm down, I don't appreciate my name being used on this site to make malicious comments against Zipfizz. If you are not Robbie. Then I apologize to you. My comments are directed towards someone else.

PS. So that we are perfectly clear. If you were to find my personal info online. Thats cool. If you pay for it on a site then its for you to see. If you post it after you have paid for it and its info like my credit report or SSN. then I can and will have you arrested.

Oh yeah. My phone number was on there because I wanted to make sure that the person who posted the original complaint could call me. all of these people that complain about zipfizz are ex promoters who got fired. Thats the nature of that business. I am pretty good about helping people find promo work. I have a lot of contacts. After I finished letting them know that my name shouldnt have been used to make the complaint because I havent had anything to do with zipfizz for a few years now. I was going to offer to help find them work through my contacts.

Mary Smith has cheated on her husband for years and always claims to be the victim. Its amazing how many people know about this but she seems to have many friends who blindly believe her lies and feel sorry for her. Shes always ragging on her husband but I know them both and she is a lier. I tripped onto this thread funny. She has used her position and bs ability to hire her boyfriend (Chris Marshall) aka james dasalva and Zipfizz unknowingly has been paying for all their weekend romps as promoters. Anyone at Zipfizz ever wonder why those 2 are always together? She destroyed his paperwork in order to get him hired and I'm sure she pads his count and mileage no doubt. Its not fair that all the other promoters get abused but because this ( 30 yr old) is doing the boss (50's) he gets the best and is highly paid for it. I wonder who else shes bedding down. She has a serious problem and the rest of us pay for it. Its not right. She is evil. Zipfizz must be a bunch of ###s not to have figured any of this out yet. And yes this is why her husband is divorcing her.

Mary Smith is well known On Merritt Island as the Zippy [censored]. Zipfizz car always in spandex and a tight top. Wonder what shes shopping for. LOL
Things are closing in around you Mary.

I live in Merritt Island. This woman is a nut case.

/link removed/

Animal Abuse Elder Abuse No wonder he was fired and his sales team with him

I've had the unfortunate mishap of having to deal with her this past year and I'm so glad to see I haven't judged her unfairly. Put her name in the internet and here she is with a regular fan club of her own. She has apparently built herself a reputation her family can be proud of and I can't tell you how happy I am to come across this and share it with others. Good to know my opinion of her and those around me weren't far off! Way to go Mary Smith.

Do you know that accusing of someone of elder abuse is a triple felony? Ever heard of HIPAA laws? I looked up this guy "Robbie" and he rebutted against the dog thing lol, but the elder abuse is bull sh...t! Come on! I am going to seek him out, call zipfizz and get his contact number so he can be informed of this crime that has arised, SHAME SHAME SHAME on whoever would stoop that low. I will be a witness for him with others for this elder law situation!

Does anyone have this guy Robbies number? Yes Matt I do live in Merritt Island Florida idiot! I am going to BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB and showing there GENERAL MANAGER and The VICE PRESIDENT this awful awful stuff about this guy Robbie, poor guy being accused of elder abuse, this really piss's me off! Matt do you know this guy or ever met him?
If not your [censored] is going to be burned with the other person that posted that evil stuff!

By the way everyone, I am a retired Medicare abuse investigator prior to my marriage and children.

This chicken sh...t DevoHarrison is ripping on some guy name Robbie? this thread is about zipfizz and the acts of mary smith, passing the buck is what little children do. Yeah, I read the post that this chicken sh...t DevoHarrison posted about this guy and if you actually read it the guy rebuttal's everything that pissed off dog person was posting, anyone with half a brain would realize bad people, sellers don't fight back on posts about them, but this guy did on everything, so my opinion is "Not Guilty"

Someone give me this guys number so I can tell him what is being said about him especially about his mother, that is just simply sick and uncalled for.

Matthew,

What is this guy Robbie's phone number, he needs to know about this!

I don't know him but wtf, who says things about someone's sick mother? This has gone too far and I want to report this to the authorities. Talking evil about senior citizens and there medical files is a criminal crime enforced by HIPPA.

I don't know. I haven't had anything to do with Zipfizz since 2008. Call Zipfizz and ask them.

Robbie/Leslie, how is it that a soccer mom is also a retired govt agent? I didnt major in math but the age you would have to be to retire and the age of a soccer mom is about 2a 20 year or more difference. Also, your tone has gone from concerned and wanting to make a complaint to defensive to now bullying people into agreeing with you or else. I dont know why zipfizz fired Robbie Gentile and I dont care. I think he needs to move on and focus on finding a new job.

I WANT TO APOLOGIZE FOR ALL THE RUDE COMMENTS I MADE ABOUT MARY SMITH. REALLY IT'S JUST I'M JEALOUS OF HER BEAUTY, CHARM AND BUSINESS SAVVY. I HAVE CONSULTED WITH MY PSYCHIATRIST AND I'VE BEEN TOLD I NEED TO ASK FOR FORGIVENESS AND STOP ATTACKING OTHER PEOPLE. I NEED TO LOOK INWARD AND FIX MY OWN ISSUES, YOU SEE SADLY...I HAVE BPD.
SINCERELY,
SOCCERMOM772

Geez sorry for the last reply. I've recently been diagnosed not only with BPD but also with schizophrenia. You can't trust anything I say right now. Please forgive me.
Sincerely,
Soccermom772@gmail.com (you can email me right now to verify it's really me - both of me.

ps I'm still learning to spell correctly also.

mamadukeNJ is a family member or friend from NJ
soccermom772 is either robbie or really is a soccer mom
soccermom7722 is mary smith
not too hard to figure out.
If anybody wants to know more about mary or zipfizz or all the dirty secrets let me know.

Its a waste of time talking to Mary Smith because she is way too immature for a 50 year old woman to talk to. She has a reputation for screaming and carrying on so really why bother. Don't assume people are scared of her because they don't approach her. I know I have nothing to say to her but surely am enjoying this site. It appears she has brought this on herself by CONSUMING herself with other peoples lives. Maybe you should give her some advice and tell her to stay out of other peoples lives. I'm just glad to see I'm not the only one with this opinion.