____**Please read till the end in order to avoid the mistake I've made**______________________
*It is long and lengthy but I've included all the details in order to help others from being victims as I once was.
I first met "Dr." T back in late 2012 after purchasing a GROUPON coupon that promised a massage and consultation.
My first impression of "Dr." T was a pleasant one, he had a very(overly) friendly demeanor and chuckled more than the St.Nicholas (santa claus) I once visited at the mall during my early childhood years.
However his positive personality wasn't enough to commit myself to his treatments.
Mainly due to my financial status.
At the time I was fresh out of high school with no income and my insurance wasn't accepted by this practice.
After awhile, I forgot about my visit here until mid year of 2013 when "Dr." T's office called me about a dozen times as a "follow up procedure." I received the calls through out the end of 2013 and into mid 2014.
Being the naive college freshman I was, I honestly thought "Dr." T and his wonderful staff cared about my well being.
I finally caved in and my back problems growing by the day, I decided to scrap up the little funds I had from school and my part time job.
In mid 2014, I went back to visit "Dr." T after scheduling an appointment for first time light adjustments.
To my disappointment, I ended up getting the same first time consultation I got back in 2012 with the GROUPON coupon.
His excuse for denying my treatment was that X-rays needed to be taken before he could give me any kind of adjustments.
There was just one problem, the X-rays were expensive so I told "Dr." T I would try to save costs by getting an X-ray for free with the referral of my Doctor at a different facility.
However, "Dr." T wanted me to compensate him for his time(mind you all he did was look at my file from my first visit in 2012 and made me re-watch a outdated video giving the basics of Chiropractic practice which I watched upon my first visit back in 2012).
I didn't want to offend "Dr." T and respected his time by paying his consultation fee of $75 dollars which he originally gave me a discount price of $70 dollars behind closed doors but once we arrived at the front desk, he firmly stated I owed him $75 dollars in front of his staff and the little patients he had waiting.
I didn't want to make a scene and sheepishly handed over my emergency credit card which I had for the sole purpose of emergency situations. Never did I think I'd have to use it to pay off a chiropractor. After arriving home, it finally hit me like a wall of bricks- I've been swindled.
I've trusted "Dr." T and his fake smile and he took advantage of my trust.
I quickly got over it, and told myself I'd speak up next time.
& Since I had already invested $75 dollars, I decided to start treatment there.
Thinking back, I understand why "Dr." T charged an extra $75 dollar for something I got out of a GROUPON deal, it was to get people to invest and unnecessary amount of $ from the start in order to have them come back out of feelings of regret so that the average patient would have thoughts along the lines of "well since I've already invested a certain amount of $ from the start, it's only right to follow through or start all over again at someplace else and end up paying the same fee."
Little did I know other chiropractors didn't charge a double consultation fee like "Dr." T did.
At this point, "Dr." T seemed more like a business man more than a chiropractor, I wish I would've taken a few business pointers from "Dr." T since I am a business major(insert sarcasm here)
After a couple of gathering funds from part-time work, I finally managed to come up with the $300 which was the "cheapest" package "Dr." T had to offer.
It was also around this time "Dr." T's daughter started working in the office.
She claims she's a chiropractor like her father but all I've seen her do is sit at the front desk making small talk(especially to the male patients), serving as the eye candy of her father's office.
Since I made the package purchase, each visit costed $30(10 visits).
Prior to each visit, I spent 15-30 minutes despite being early to my appointment, it seemed "Dr." T treated patients based on seniority.
There was even one instance when someone came in 10 minutes after me and that person was able to receive treatment ahead of me. "Dr." T even treated this patient differently, as he put on the biggest smile and his voice rose a octave higher as if he was trying to hit a high note on a jingle. I am not over exaggerating, "Dr." T treats his patients differently and my guess is that this particular patient must have purchased this most expensive package "Dr." T had to offer. At first I thought this V.I.P status patient is a friend of "Dr." T's but I've seen the special treatment(skip ahead of others) "Dr." T offers to others as well based on their package rates. I would write more but yelp has a character limit. my advice: Please beware. read more