Hair Today Gone Tomorrow
Reviews and Complaints

I agree. They should not be allowed to reopen under another name until all customer refunds are paid. They are a scam.

I've been a client of HTGT for quite some time. I bought a new package and haven't had one treatment. Now, they're bankrupt and looks like No refuns on a pre-paid pacakge. I can't get any body on the phone. The number that is listed on the website is actually the number to a referral service for similar places. They have no information about HTGT bankruptcy nor about refunding money. . .

On 7/31/09 I bought a laser hair removal package and was informed someone from the Brookfield location would call me to schedule my initial appointment. Well I happened to be driving by the location and noticed it was no longer there, so I checked the website and discovered the company went out of business! No one is returning calls and I want my money back. I feel completely taken!

Tried to make an appointment with the Northbrook office and found out they're out of business. Can't get a hold of anyone from the company. Phones have been disconnected. Have quite a few sessions left with the package I purchased. Am out alot of money, still have hair, and no way to get the services I've paid for.

I too went for my appointment at Hair Today gone tomorrow Brookfield location and found the office gone.
Is anyone starting a class action lawsuit to try and get lost monies back?

They just dissappeared! I paid about 5000 and they simply dissappeared! The lines are disconnected and noone can be reached! What do I do now!

I was taking treatment for Hair Removal during which they burnt my skin. The treatment had to be stopped in between. I have sent them their form with required signature but have not received $1200+ Now someone else took over their toll free number.. Can you please help?

Because they were being sued by numerous previous employees for labor laws federal and state, they were very sneaky. Filed bankruptcy and changed business name and restructured to avoid lawsuit. Very shady business, practically trains future managers how to deceive and get money from future patients and try to start treatment on the same day as contract is signed, so they is no possibility of refund. Crooks very shady business.

Yes same thing happened

Call Nu U Med Spa they are picking up clients. [protected]. See my last posing and it will explain more.

Good Luck

I would be interested if a class action suit were filed, but I too have no idea as to where to begin with this. I filed a complaint with the WI BBB, but had no luck going through them. Please contact me at brwrfan@charter.net if there is any progess in getting a refund.

You know us complaining about it on this website isnt getting our money back. They scammed us out of thousands. This is the US, you cant just do that and expect to get away with it. HTGT is out of business, the new company is MARIDIAN, mentioned before in these posts. They are in Oakbrook. Either all of us go there and demand our money back, or we take legal action. Call Lisa Madigans office, Call Better Business Bureau and The citys consumer affairs number. theres no way im sitting back. if someone has any other ideas please let us know.

Hi My name is May. I work with a news network and have recived many calls on the HTGT situation. We are currently pursuing a story on in but need on-camera testimonials from customers who have been jipped.

If you are willing to give us an on-camera statemnt and share your contract details with us, please get intouch with me at mahamka@gmail.com.

Thanks!

PS- I am purposely being descreet.

Same thing happened to me. Contact Nu u Med Spa [protected]

So I tried to file a complaint with the IL BBB and they marked it closed, as unpursuable, as soon as I hit submit! Seriously? How can they consider it case closed if the company is still operating but under another name? I'm so frustrated right now! What should we do?

I too am one of the victims of HTGT. All that is stated above is true.

The owners of HTGT are the same owners of Miradiance, Donald Teitz, Kash Agerwal and Tal Raine. They stole money from clients at Hair Today gone Tomorrow and opened this new laser company Maradiance. They have done this before. Looking for information on this company I discovered Dr. Tal Raine also opened a laser company called Refine 360 and stole money from clients and closed it down without providing services. These people are criminals . Extremely shady, shady people. ALL future clients BEWARE. THey have done this before and they will continue to steal money from people.

I did get my money back from my credit card company, they reversed charges, they are looking into filing fraud charges with the company and they suggested that I file a complaint with Lisa Madigan-- they more people who complain the quicker this company and all the criminals working behind Miradiance will be prosicuted.

It seems like they did go out of business -- in a very shady way. I can tell you I think they morphed into a company called MiRadiance. If you look on the hair today gone tomorrow website (www.hairtodaygonetomorrow.com/) -- two of their locations: 1s224 Summitt Ave. Suite 305 Oak Brook Terrace IL 60181 and 1220 Hobson Road Ste 132 Naperville IL 60540 are the exact same locations listed on the MiRadance website (www.miradiance.com/) According to another website posting if you call MiRadaciance at first they will deny this but when pressed they will give you the treatments that were taken away under Hair Today Gone Tommorow -- as they are the same company. Also the Parma OH location is still open -- [protected] -- from what I can tell this is the only honorable location that has tried to stay open and still makes good on their prepaid packages -- good for them, shame on the HTGT management. Stay away from MiRadiance for any new treatments -- if they did this under the name HTGT -- well you know the reputation. The only other advice I can give is to dispute any recent transaction with your credit card IMMEDIATELY (this is time sensitive), file a report with the attorney general's office (www.ag.state.il.us/) and the better business bureau. Good Luck.

American Laser Centers Offer Free Treatment to Illinois Clients of Hair Today Gone Tomorrow.
Individuals who are still owed treatments from company that closed are invited to American Laser Centers clinics.

View Rich Morgan's letter to Hair Today Gone Tomorrow clients:
www.americanlaser.com/savemycontract

my situation with this dr & staff is a nightmare, they lied, moved without notification to patients & left me with horrible scars.

Dr. Raine Talmadge had a spa in Naperville 360, that closed with no forwarding info.
His manager began to work for a group of dr's in Shorewood, IL. and sent me a letter
stating she was now there. She said Dr. T did not pay her for her last paycheck.
I learned he was in an office on Hobson Rd, Naperville, and saw him there. He said
he would honor the amount I had paid to the credit co. for services I never received.
However now that I want a service he was gone again and is now at Mirandiance.
I talked to Don, who said he would talk to the the doctor this last Friday, Jan. 29, 10.
I would like services to use the 2 grand I paid upfront. I will see. If not satisfied I
think we should seek legal action. I will be rechecking this site to see if anyone else
has an interest in this.

I am so upset about HTGT! I was halfway through a full body contract and they disappeared. There is no way to get ahold of them, either. I filed a complaint with the BBB, and I will file a complaint with the Wisconsin State Attorney's office, but what else can we do? Can we file some sort of group lawsuit or something?
Holly F

It seems like they did go out of business -- in a very shady way. I can tell you I think they morphed into a company called MiRadiance. If you look on the hair today gone tomorrow website (www.hairtodaygonetomorrow.com/) -- two of their locations: 1s224 Summitt Ave. Suite 305 Oak Brook Terrace IL 60181 and 1220 Hobson Road Ste 132 Naperville IL 60540 are the exact same locations listed on the MiRadance website (www.miradiance.com/) According to another website posting if you call MiRadaciance at first they will deny this but when pressed they will give you the treatments that were taken away under Hair Today Gone Tommorow -- as they are the same company. Also the Parma OH location is still open -- [protected] -- from what I can tell this is the only honorable location that has tried to stay open and still makes good on their prepaid packages -- good for them, shame on the HTGT management. Stay away from MiRadiance for any new treatments -- if they did this under the name HTGT -- well you know the reputation. The only other advice I can give is to dispute any recent transaction with your credit card IMMEDIATELY (this is time sensitive), file a report with the attorney general's office (www.ag.state.il.us/) and the better business bureau. Good Luck.

American Laser Centers Offer Free Treatment to Illinois Clients of Hair Today Gone Tomorrow.
Individuals who are still owed treatments from company that closed are invited to American Laser Centers clinics.

View Rich Morgan's letter to Hair Today Gone Tomorrow clients:
www.americanlaser.com/savemycontract

I was also burned - literally - by Hair Today Gone Tomorrow. The technician, Georgia Samiotakis, burned my arms, thighs and neck. Then she implied that it was my fault because of "sun exposure".

To cover their ###, Hair Today Gone Tomorrow provided prescription and reimbursement to treat the burns, but the hair never got removed and I never got a refund for the missed treatments due to the injury that she inflicted on me.

Hair Today Gone Tomorrow canceled many of my appointments due to "overbooking" and "Our machine broke", and sometimes because the technician was late. I never received a refund for the treatments they canceled or denied me due to their damage to my skin.

When I tried to resolve these conflicts, the technicians were rude and verbally abusive, and the company terminated my contract.

All of this happened to me at around 2003. I was their first client in 2000. It seems that they used me as a ginny pig and then terminated my contract after they were overbooked with clients. They even brought trainees - without my consent - to watch the technicians perform treatments on me. It was awkward, humiliating, and hurtful as was my whole experience with this company.

I tried to resolve this between 2003 and 2005 by filing a complaint with BBB and with Lisa Madigan (State's Attorney at that time?), but my communication/networking skills were lacking and no one listened, so I gave up. Still bothers me though...

anybody have any luck?

I am in for a law suit! email me at zinnia.najeeb@gmail.com please

I went to the oak brook office & it was a nightmare from beg to end! I believe no matter what the situation if u weren't happy with the results u should get your $ back! This includes myself! We deserve justice, the dr. that states miradiance is the ones who ripped all of us off in my situation is actually full of b.s! They are in on this crap! I say lawsuit.

Yes I would love to be in on this! I have had nothin but nightmares with the office in oak brook. I think we all deserve justice!

I am frustruated it's been almost a year since I found out about the scam. I pre-paid a package deal of $7, 500 with care credit. However setiting up appoinments was a nightmare my package was for a full body unlimited tretments and I was only able to set up 4 appts a month the most. My hair grew back I did not lose hair I just lost my money and time. I'm up for a law suit as well anyone with any information please post it up. I wrote a letter to care credit and did not charge the full amopunt since I received half of my treatments according to them that's BS. I want a full refund. Not only is my hair back I actually got burn and still have a mark was told it would go away it. Th only reason I found out was because Kelly from northbrook told me to check out a few websites.

Lawsuit? I'm in! I prepaid for a package of 6 and got none! My bank can't help me since I used my debit card over 160 days ago. They say I need to take it up with the company.

When and where do we start with this ? Care credit should be sued. I have tried contacting an attorney, and have no lead yet.

I am willing to be a part of a class action lawsuit. I went in today to MiRadiance for one of my appointments in Oakbrook, only to see the office closed and an email sent to me from one of the techs saying that she got fired and they are looking for another company to take over the clients who still have treatments and they will let me know.

I'm in the same situation. I think Care Credit needs to be sued because they're refusing to issue a credit back on our account for services not rendered. Visa/MC/AMX issues refunds based on services not rendered. Care Credit needs to help it's customers not hide behind and give lame ### excuses

American Laser Centers Offer Free Treatment to Illinois Clients of Hair Today Gone Tomorrow.
Individuals who are still owed treatments from company that closed are invited to American Laser Centers clinics.

View Rich Morgan's letter to Hair Today Gone Tomorrow clients:
www.americanlaser.com/savemycontract

American Laser Centers Offer Free Treatment to Illinois Clients of Hair Today Gone Tomorrow.
Individuals who are still owed treatments from company that closed are invited to American Laser Centers clinics.

View Rich Morgan's letter to Hair Today Gone Tomorrow clients:
www.americanlaser.com/savemycontract

American Laser Centers Offer Free Treatment to Illinois Clients of Hair Today Gone Tomorrow.
Individuals who are still owed treatments from company that closed are invited to American Laser Centers clinics.

View Rich Morgan's letter to Hair Today Gone Tomorrow clients:
www.americanlaser.com/savemycontract

I mailed in a dispute form with CareCredit, so I hope to get my money back soon.

I agree this is an dishonest company. Even at the time that I paid for services in advance I was assured that this company would not go out of business! I too paid through my Credit Card Company back in June. I just called them now at the end of August and they told me they would credit my account. This is great news! thankyou so much for your guidance on this. Very much appreciated.

HTGT is indeed gone. I too paid in advance and was given the run around by HTGT when I tried to book an appointment. They closed their doors. You can call MiRadiance, as I did, but you will likely get the same explanation. The woman will take you name and number and say that someone WILL call you back later that day or the next. Well guess what? No one called. I filled a complaint with the Better Business Bureau and also called the fraud and dispute department of the credit card HTGT charged - after explaining my situation to the credit card, the money HTGT took from me is back on my card - the credit card company told me they can pull the funds back from HTGT and if HTGT fights it, then they will go after them. CALL YOUR CREDIT CARD COMPANY. My charge was made the beginning of June, it's the end of August and I got my money back. In addition, file a complaint with your state's Better Business Bureau office.

I called the Attorney General’s office (Illinois) at [protected]. This has happened to me before with a gym membership I signed up for which never opened but took my money. Lisa Madigan took the case and we all did eventually get our money back. Please, Please, Please, if you live in Illinois call the number above. The women who answered told me the more people call with complaints, the quicker things will move because the Attorney General works mainly for the state and not individual people. She was also going to warn her supervisor that they would be getting more calls about HTGT. Please, if in Illinois call the # above. If you are in a different state, I’d advise you call your Attorney General’s office. With HTGT gone and no phones picking up... this may be the only way to get our money back.

Here is the cell phone number for the former owner of Hair Today Gone Tomorrow. [protected] His name is Donald Tietz. His partners name is Cush. Or you can goto www.miradiance.com and call that new number and demand your money back. Miradiance is the new company that was created from the stolen money from HTGT clients. I wish you all good luck.

you should contact this clinic. i think htgt just disappeared and thinks it can operate under a new business without honoring its contracts to all the clients... unite and ask for your money back or make them honor your agreements.
http://www.miradiance.com/contact.htm

I was at an appointment at an electrolysis/laser clinic in Madison, Wisconsin, and the person working on me mentioned that they are busy because they took over the contract for HTGT in the Madison area. I got the impression that HTGT had solicited them to do this.

Yeah this does suck. I paid HTGT $2K and went to two sessions. Now they gave me the [protected] phone number and I have left 5 messages in the last 3 weeks with no call back at all. So I called Signature back and they said to contact www.miradiance.com or I can go to Pur Med Spa or ALC and they will do it for a discounted rate. Well...as parents always say growing up...life isn't always fair.

You are all being SCAMMED! You won't get your money back - there is none! Hello? There is no money! The doors are closed! They went bankrupt! Don Tietz won't call you back - he's chicken! He cares about no one, as long as he has his money! The staff won't call you back - they don't want to get screamed at, they don't work for HTGT. Call your credit card company, call Care Credit, Call Lisa Madigan. Don't waste your time calling those numbers they gave you, they are all cell phones with Verizon. They'll just let them go to voice mail. But yes, American Laser will treat HTGT clients that have paid (funny all their clients went to HTGT saying ALC sucked and stole their money) - Round and round life goes ...

hi, everybody .i talked with the previous owner of HtGt and he said that the company that took over their offices will complete the treatments in northbrook and oakbrook ..the numbers are 708/[protected]/308-9056 his cell phone is [protected] so far they didn't return my call

i got dropped by htgt half way through so i will be calling the Attorney general until they get on this suckers tails

American Laser Centers Offer Free Treatment to Illinois Clients of Hair Today Gone Tomorrow.
Individuals who are still owed treatments from company that closed are invited to American Laser Centers clinics.

View Rich Morgan's letter to Hair Today Gone Tomorrow clients:
www.americanlaser.com/savemycontract

I'm from the Toledo area and I had an appointment this past Saturday morning at the Lambertville, Michigan office. I thought I was the first patient in for the day so I waited 15 minutes in the parking lot for someone to arrive, but no one did, and I eventually left. I tried to call the office, figuring it was just a honest mistake scheduling an appointment during Labor Day weekend, but I come to find out that the business closed up shop. I'm guessing this was done without warning to their staff, as I noticed through the window when I was sitting in the parking lot that morning, that the office was still furnished and left untouched.

I also am a victim of pre-paying for the treatment packages. I received the phone # that was provided to me [protected]) by the answering service when I the contact info off the HTGT website. I tried calling that number but was unable to get through. From the sounds of it, this contact number won't get me far. My question is what action should I take besides filing a complaint with the BBB and the Michigan Attorney General's office?

The H2G2 website has a new number listed: [protected]. I called this number and pressed option 2, where I spoke with a representative who told me that H2G2 is now closed. She referred me to American Laser Centers. She also stated that she did not know if H2G2 was going to be refunding clients who paid up front for packages.

I tried to call and re-schedule my appointment that is when I found out their number was not working. I finally found out through this website that they are closed. I too paid in advance $2, 100 for treatments and only had 2 at the office in Parma, OH. I just want my money back! I still have to try calling the office at miradiance.com. Will keep you posted. I already filed a complaint with the better business bureau today.

HTGT is indeed gone. I too paid in advance and was given the run around by HTGT when I tried to book an appointment. They closed their doors. You can call MiRadiance, as I did, but you will likely get the same explanation. The woman will take you name and number and say that someone WILL call you back later that day or the next. Well guess what? No one called. I filled a complaint with the Better Business Bureau and also called the fraud and dispute department of the credit card HTGT charged - after explaining my situation to the credit card, the money HTGT took from me is back on my card - the credit card company told me they can pull the funds back from HTGT and if HTGT fights it, then they will go after them. ALL YOUR CREDIT CARD COMPANY. My charge was made the beginning of June, it's the end of August and I got my money back. In addition, file a complaint with your state's better business bureau office.

I was also burned - literally - by Hair Today Gone Tomorrow. The technician, Georgia Samiotakis, burned my arms, thighs and neck. Then she implied that it was my fault because of "sun exposure".

To cover their ###, Hair Today Gone Tomorrow provided prescription and reimbursement to treat the burns, but the hair never got removed and I never got a refund for the missed treatments due to the injury that she inflicted on me.

Hair Today Gone Tomorrow canceled many of my appointments due to "overbooking" and "Our machine broke", and sometimes because the rude technician was late. I never received a refund for the treatments they canceled or denied me due to their damage to my skin.

When I tried to resolve these conflicts, the technicians (Georgia) were rude and verbally abusive, and the company terminated my contract.

All of this happened to me at around 2003. I was their first client in 2000. It seems that they used me as a ginny pig and then terminated my contract after they became overbooked with clients. They even brought trainees - without my consent - to watch the technicians perform treatments on me. It was awkward, humiliating, and hurtful as was my whole experience with this company.

I tried to resolve this between 2003 and 2005 by filing a complaint with BBB and with Lisa Madigan's office (State's Attorney at that time?), but my communication/networking skills were lacking and no one listened, so I gave up. Still bothers me though...

I have been going for the past 5 years and I always am told that just a few more treatments and i should see the results that I want. Needless to say, still hair growing in the areas I had treatments... thousands of dollars later. It is ridiculous. I would love to see a class action suit go against them. They advertise hair removal and that it will be cheaper than razors in the long run... not if you have to continue to get "maintenance" treatments 2-3 times a year. It is ridiculous.

Well let me just back up the first comment... I don't have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome but I did experience very much the same negative results as the first original comment... I am trans gendered( male to female transition), and I have been on hormones for over 4 years which softens the skin and thins body hair aswell as gives more femininity to your body... So I had hormones to back up the prcedures to aliminate body hair... I spent over $9000.00 on a 2 year full body hair removal program with HTGT. I was very cxonsistant. I was so consistant, that it ruined any relationship I had, and fun in the sun, I shouldn't of missed and emotional set backs from being completely secure with who I am... I wanted to fillfull my transition with a smooth trend body... legs, arms torso, buttock, lower back, face, under arms, gentalia area... You name it... In the two years and $9000 dollars later, they gave me ten treatments to my body and 15 to my face... I actually befriended one of the techicians ( who has told me that treatments don't work and that customerss are complaining), I even got naked in front of the technicians so they could treat embarrassing areas( putting my pride aside) The results were affective at first and now that my treatments are almost over, Only have a couple to the face treatments left, I am seeing that hair is growing back faster and thicker and I'm a prefect canidate for HTGT because I am light skinned and have dark hair which light inpulses read more easily... I went through pain... emotional set backs, frusteration with HTGT...

BottomLine...

I was consistant ( I missed ecaxctly 3 appointments in 2 years)
I didn't wax or thread...
I paid in full the first day...
I complained to them on many occasions and I want my money back...

HTGT does not work. The technicians are trained to tell you that the treatments will work.
They never have convenient appointments ...

And to whom this may concerm in this second comment. You either work for HTGT for you to speak so highly for HTGT or you are paids to cover up their flaws because people may be gullible to reading fake positive reviews but I'm living proof about how unaffective HTGT is...

Well I actually had great results and have PCOS...I was told I would see great results only if I talk medications to control my hormones that causes the hair growth. I also did research and their systems don't stimulate any dormate hair folicles. The only thing that would make more hair grow or look like if it is if you waxed or threaded because you are pulling out the follicule they are trying to get at . Plus were you consistent every 3-4 wks? or did you go whenever you felt like you needed to go? I know if I have this condition I will always have hair or if any women goes through a hormonal change like pregnancy or menopause. Plus if the technicians were using the wrong settings you would either not get any results or you will burn because they are too high. Plus I always was always treated with respect from everyone. I Always treat people the way I want to be treated...Do you?