Anyone else read the OP in the Debbie Downer voice complete with sad trombone?
I think that probiotic yogurt is BS wrt digestive health, but I’ve bought it when I’m having gut trouble anyway thinking “can’t hurt, could help!”
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Aww look, the wise and cynical Clothahump is trolling for a warning (for either threadshitting or ignoring a mod’s direct instructions), so he can play the martyr, being the world’s first person ever persecuted for attempting to expose religion as a scam…
Brave, brave Clothahump!!!
ETA–I posted before I read Czarcasm’s warning…
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So, uh, anyway.
I have to admit that I occasionally purchase organic produce. But it’s only if it looks better! Really!
I agree that your standard “whitening” toothpaste is a scam. But try the Crest VividWhite series- it made a noticeable difference in me.
The price of beer in many a bar is in scam territory, but I tend to go along.
What, no Zima for Xema?
Capitalism?
I admit I’m a sucker for craft beers, and I know that a large percentage of them aren’t worth the premium price.
Amulets.
I can’t help myself it seems. Plunk me down in some third world, backwater, night market and I’ll come out with an amulet. I don’t even need to know what God it’s imploring, doesn’t matter to me.
Bolivian fetish market? Been there. And I have the amulet to prove it.
The only real use they see, (I now have a large collection!), is if I have to go to the dentist, which never fails to unnerve me.
I can’t explain it, but there it is.
I have to agree – what do we mean by “scam”? If both parties agree to the price then it’s not a scam, even if a third person not party to the transaction thinks the price was too high.
Not all, some is mineral water, some comes from certain springs and so forth. It is just that- in the absence of any solid claims- it’s generally filtered tap water. And of course, in some areas, the tap water is full of minerals and tastes nasty, even if it perfectly Ok to drink.
Fiat currency.
BTW, it’s because of this that Mrs Shibb now has to look to negative sizes. She was in her favorite store the other day and the 0s were too big for her.
By “scam”, I mean a product or service whose marketing is designed to make you think you need it, even though you don’t.
-OR-
A product or service for which artificial demand was created, such as bottled water or diamonds.
For a long time, it was Fishing Lures, Baits, spray on attractors, bla bla bla… I finally gave up on fishing.
Currently, I have a habit of buying tools and the like because they “Look like they would make a job easier”, except, in all cases, they fail miserably.
Also, oddly, shampoo. I know for a fact that the store brand works just as well for me, but I buy a high end brand name just cause.
I don’t get why this would be a scam. Why wouldn’t there be healthier food for dogs? Just because they aren’t humans doesn’t mean there isn’t healthy versus unhealthy food for them. And do you really think that Ol’ Roy that’s what, $5 for a 40 lb bag of food is really going to be optimal in terms of nutrition? That’s like saying that you live exclusively on Easy Mac and you’re getting everything you’ll need. You won’t die, sure, but you won’t be as healthy as you could be.
Organic, green, hemp, all-natural, anti-aging. Every time I see one of these words on a product (ESPECIALLY shampoos and cosmetics) I wonder why anyone would pay a LOT more for it. Walk through any natural products section of a big grocery store and see the wealth of healthy, all-natural shampoos, vitamins, blue tortilla chips, dog foods, tea, snack crackers, etc. But I certainly can’t resist! I always come away with an Amy’s Organic Enchilada, a real Greek yogurt, a bottle of Dr. Bronner’s peppermint liquid soap, a vial of lavendar aromatherapy oil in my cart. My life isn’t going to become longer, happier, or healthier, but I sure do enjoy my little purchase.
When I met my gf, she was embarrassed to admit that she owned a timeshare. We have since used it every winter since then. We love the location (St Martin) and have made friends there. We could do the same vacation a bit cheaper, but there are advantages. She (We) have turned down offers on it!