Info commercials that hide the total price
VFW
electric stimulation belt. I wonder if they are a good deal.
I got suspicious of their honesty when they only offer a trial at like
$14.95 while never revealing the total price.
what else are they hiding?
I saw an infomercial last nite about this belt that electrically
stimulates the abs and other muscle groups around the waist. waste?
anyone has used such a device? and they never tell you the total cost.
suspicious?
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Hint; Enjoy the moment !
Bill
small print, etc.
Something which looks to be $19.95 can turn out to be around $100.00!
"VFW" wrote in message
Al
Yea, it looks like the thing is $100 or more at various places. They
get you in the door with the down payment and hold your credit card
ransom until you jump through hoops to decline their offer (in my
opinion).
The local radio doctor, Dean Edell, says they don't work a lick. I
don't think they work either except the more people start considering
overall health, they tend to cut back on eating the wrong things and
do more for their health. And the medical profession uses electric
stimulation to preserve muscle tone where people are incapacitated,
but I don't believe you are that far gone yet so save your money.
VFW
"Bill" <billnoma...@yahoo.com> wrote:
Well, I went to the site.\
It's more like $14.95 for the trial, I think non-refundable. and then
4 Easy payments (sic) of $49.95
Flex Belt did have better "deal" but about the same price.
I'm doing more research.
Al
> In article <7qjp3nFks...@mid.individual.net>,
Why not just go down to the Salvation Army and look for some exercise
stuff? You might even find something made in America. That belt from
China is way overpriced. Could even be the one you get has been
"trialed" by a few other people.
Lou
"VFW" <geor...@toast.net> wrote in message
news:georgeswk-C56BF...@news.toast.net...
Forget researching the price for a moment. Before you even consider buying
one or the other, you might consider whether either works. Try researching
that. Then, if you still want to buy, research the price.
BillGill
Similar devices have been being sold for over 100 years. They never
worked in the past so I seriously doubt that they have suddenly started
working now. No matter how much they cost it would be much better
to save your money.
Of course my automatic reaction to almost anything sold using infomercials
is that they are useless and/or overpriced. I just automatically
ignore them.
Bill
Napoleon
wrote:
>Of course my automatic reaction to almost anything sold using infomercials
>is that they are useless and/or overpriced. I just automatically
>ignore them.
Except for that brownie pan that automatically divides into slices and
the bottom drops out. Might actually work. I never bought it, but if
it ever made it into the stores, I'd think about.
Now that ridiculous smores microwave cooker! WTF! If that can make it
to an infomercial, anything can.
VFW
BillGill <bill...@cox.net> wrote:
I did buy a Trikke from an infomercial and it's been great!
Low impact exercise and fun. Got a discontinued model and up-dated it
myself.
you aught to see the You-Tube vids of people having a blast on their
Trikkes. I like the T-8 convertible the best.
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entertaining so that it will keep your attention long enough to get you
to spring for the product. You get what you apy for. If you are paying
$14.95, it'll last you for $14.95's worth of time and do that amount of
good. If these items really did what they claimed to do, do you think
they'd be advertising them at such off-prime times ? Wait til you sart
reading about the item in the non-commercial format or see it on tv in the
same mode.
xxxxo
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frie...@zoocrewphoto.com
wrote:
> OK - so an infomercial is simply a commercial jazzed up to make it more
> entertaining so that it will keep your attention long enough to get you
> to spring for the product. You get what you apy for. If you are paying
> $14.95, it'll last you for $14.95's worth of time and do that amount of
> good. If these items really did what they claimed to do, do you think
> they'd be advertising them at such off-prime times ? Wait til you sart
> reading about the item in the non-commercial format or see it on tv in the
> same mode.
Did you read the original post?
The item is NOT being sold for $14.95. The actual price was never
stated. That was the point of the post. The informercial is
advertising a risk-free *trial* for $14.95. Which is of course
misleading as some people will watch that and see a free trial and a
price of $14.95 which is not correct. And once they figure out their
mistake, they will already have gone past the free trial date and now
owe the remaining amount. It's a new way for companies to mislead
buyers and increase sales. Unfortunately, a lot of people will fall
for it.