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In Reply to: Re: Your statement is paternalistic in extremis! posted by Tom Brennan on February 8, 2007 at 17:13:33:
I don't see how they are defrauding anyone. If someone believes that the product may make a difference, it is their money to do with what they want. Also, the company in question offers a 30 day money back guarantee so, if they do not perform up to expectations, they can be returned and the purchaser's money refunded.btw, I do not believe that these can make a difference and I will not purchasing the product(s) in question. but others have the option of trying them and returning them if not satisfied.
Cheerswelly
I went to a restaurant that serves "breakfast at any time". So I ordered French Toast during the Renaissance.
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At the very least these purveyoys of snake oil, these con artists, these unspeakable wretches have your money to play with in the meantime. It wouldn't surprise me to learn that they have a favorable short-term bank arrangement that gives them 10% or better on cash deposits, that being the source of their immense accrued wealth. And you suckers fall for it. Keep going with that warranty, Johnny, and you'll be making the schemers richer.clark, who has now seen through the scam
Those unbelievable bastards with their warranties. Sheesh, if it doesn't work, just return it for a full refund. The Attorney General should throw them all in prison for such a devious plot! :)
Welly---Well a con man figures on people not getting wise to the con, he counts on the mark's cooperation.We often make laws to protect the weak and silly-minded, I think that's often a good thing to do. This can get political real fast.
Kind Regards
In point of fact, under the applicable federal law (and the law of many states) any advertiser is required to be able to substantiate factual claims it makes in advertisements. The chief federal enforcer of these things is the Federal Trade Commission.Unfortunately for us all, the FTC, through successive administrations, beginning in 1980, has largely abandoned this task.
If you read the ads for these tweaks carefully, you will notice that they are carefully phrased to avoid making factual claims. Somehow, I don't think that's an accident.
Who wants to spend their butter on the lawyer's bread?
...FTC investigation of the audio cable business! I was there, heard it all. These people seemed *really upset* that claims for wires were being believed -- of course later I realized that lawyers and psychologists would be the chief beneficiaries of the expenditures required to conduct the examinations...That, and no longer are cables considered the snake oil they once were, save for a recalcitrant few.
clark
"That, and no longer are cables considered the snake oil they once were, save for a recalcitrant few."At the AES??? Are you serious? Go to an AES convention and start discussing special cables and see what kind of reception you get. Better yet, give a presentation on the subject, and look for anyone in the audience not rolling his eyes!
...cables were not de rigeur even in the high end. That's what I meant.clark
bunch of bozos, don't you mean Homeland Security?~ Have a nice day
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