itWorks - does it really?
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1. Try self-hypnosis...It has worked wonders for my stress level and it's FREE.
2. I saw you posted that you sell the stuff, and we are not to advertise on these forums, so I consider it as SPAM.0 -
@aippolito1 When someone asks people's opinions on something like itworks (or Plexus, or Shakeology, or Herbalife, or Visalus - they're all the same), people with negative opinions are just as welcome to post as people with positive opinions. You keep saying "my customers," "our company," which leads me to believe that you have a vested interest in the product, and that severely lowers the credibility of your opinion.
And I view all of the health and weight loss related MLM companies as on par with pyramid schemes because they all make bogus and misleading claims that misel people into purchasing the products, they are WAY overpriced, the marketing tactics are just sleazy, and the products just don't work in the way that they are advertised to. At least some other MLM companies, like Pampered Chef or Avon, provide quality products that actually live up to their claims and that can be useful for consumers. Itworks and similar companies do not provide anything useful and should not be supported.0 -
It Works to get your money. Do the little people remind anyone else of chocolate chip cookies? Mmmmm, cookies.0
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aippolito1 wrote: »Multilevel marketing is not the same as a pyramid scheme. A pyramid scheme does not have a product being provided. Also, all the customers who offer their testimonials and pictures also believe it works. It's called It Works for a reason. All my customers have had great results and could testify to that. But if you don't believe it, fine, don't ruin it for someone else who wants to try it.
Do you get money from people's sales if you have introduced them to selling this garbage product?0 -
Alyssa_Is_LosingIt wrote: »@aippolito1 When someone asks people's opinions on something like itworks (or Plexus, or Shakeology, or Herbalife, or Visalus - they're all the same), people with negative opinions are just as welcome to post as people with positive opinions. You keep saying "my customers," "our company," which leads me to believe that you have a vested interest in the product, and that severely lowers the credibility of your opinion.
She admitted she sold it upthread.
Tho personally I'd be ashamed to show my face in public again after such an admission.0 -
DeguelloTex wrote: »
Is this just fantasy?I_Will_End_You wrote: »rainbowbow wrote: »How ItWorks thinks the body works-
hahaha. I am dying. Dont even get me started on the nonsense hilarity that is ItWorks fat and carb blocker!
Is this real life?!
Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality . . .0 -
aippolito1 wrote: »Multilevel marketing is not the same as a pyramid scheme. A pyramid scheme does not have a product being provided. Also, all the customers who offer their testimonials and pictures also believe it works. It's called It Works for a reason. All my customers have had great results and could testify to that. But if you don't believe it, fine, don't ruin it for someone else who wants to try it.
Do you get money from people's sales if you have introduced them to selling this garbage product?
You were correct the first time.
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atypicalsmith wrote: »DeguelloTex wrote: »
Is this just fantasy?I_Will_End_You wrote: »rainbowbow wrote: »How ItWorks thinks the body works-
hahaha. I am dying. Dont even get me started on the nonsense hilarity that is ItWorks fat and carb blocker!
Is this real life?!
Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality . . .0 -
aippolito1 wrote: »Multilevel marketing is not the same as a pyramid scheme. A pyramid scheme does not have a product being provided. Also, all the customers who offer their testimonials and pictures also believe it works. It's called It Works for a reason. All my customers have had great results and could testify to that. But if you don't believe it, fine, don't ruin it for someone else who wants to try it. sell it
FIFY
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ceoverturf wrote: »Alyssa_Is_LosingIt wrote: »@aippolito1 When someone asks people's opinions on something like itworks (or Plexus, or Shakeology, or Herbalife, or Visalus - they're all the same), people with negative opinions are just as welcome to post as people with positive opinions. You keep saying "my customers," "our company," which leads me to believe that you have a vested interest in the product, and that severely lowers the credibility of your opinion.
She admitted she sold it upthread.
Tho personally I'd be ashamed to show my face in public again after such an admission.
Well, there you have it. And so would I!
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Alyssa_Is_LosingIt wrote: »ceoverturf wrote: »Alyssa_Is_LosingIt wrote: »@aippolito1 When someone asks people's opinions on something like itworks (or Plexus, or Shakeology, or Herbalife, or Visalus - they're all the same), people with negative opinions are just as welcome to post as people with positive opinions. You keep saying "my customers," "our company," which leads me to believe that you have a vested interest in the product, and that severely lowers the credibility of your opinion.
She admitted she sold it upthread.
Tho personally I'd be ashamed to show my face in public again after such an admission.
Well, there you have it. And so would I!
In your defense, I can see that the post where she admitted to it is ...ahem... no longer available.0 -
Alyssa_Is_LosingIt wrote: »ceoverturf wrote: »Alyssa_Is_LosingIt wrote: »@aippolito1 When someone asks people's opinions on something like itworks (or Plexus, or Shakeology, or Herbalife, or Visalus - they're all the same), people with negative opinions are just as welcome to post as people with positive opinions. You keep saying "my customers," "our company," which leads me to believe that you have a vested interest in the product, and that severely lowers the credibility of your opinion.
She admitted she sold it upthread.
Tho personally I'd be ashamed to show my face in public again after such an admission.
Well, there you have it. And so would I!
Yep, yep!0 -
If it actually works it is a temporary removal of water weight at best.
Save your money.0 -
aippolito1 wrote: »That is not an image created by It Works or circulated by It Works. We don't claim anything about fat cells or anything like that. That image would not be compliant for us to share because that's not what we claim at all.
Okay, good. I'll supply images actually promoted by ItWorks then.
(And just FYI, yes, this is the nonsense they are suggested by saying that these "wraps" can do anything but promote water loss)
Thank you for this opportunity. Truly.0 -
^^^Those are hilarious.0
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Confianza:
Epimedium grandiflorum extract: Horny goat weed. The plant contains icariin, which is a PDE5 inhibitor like sildenafil, the active ingredient of Viagra. It is therefore used as an aphrodisiac and a treatment for erectile dysfunction.
Tribulus terrestris extract: A single study has shown that T. terrestris can alter sexual behavior in castrated rats. It appears to do so by stimulating androgen receptors in the brain. A research review conducted in 2000 stated that the lack of data outside of this study prevents generalizing the results to humans, particularly healthy individuals.
Siberian Ginsengroot extract: Ginsenosides are under basic and clinical research to investigate their potential for use in medicine. Research has also been conducted into the effectiveness of ginseng when taken as a dietary supplement. There are not enough studies to reach definitive conclusions about its effectiveness for diabetes. There are not enough studies to draw definitive conclusions about whether ginseng affects erectile dysfunction.
Golden Root extract: Research regarding R. rosea efficacy is contradictory. While some evidence suggests that the herb may be helpful for enhancing physical performance and alleviating mental fatigue, methodological flaws limit accurate assessment of efficacy. A rigorously-designed well reported RCT that minimizes bias is needed to determine true efficacy of R. rosea for fatigue.
Schisandra fruit extract: Recent studies have demonstrated that schisandrin exhibits antioxidative effects in mice.
So the "anti-fatique" medicine is basically a bunch of erectile dysfunction herbs and unproven/inconclusive extracts.0 -
How could you even parody something that's that far gone in the original?0
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Confianza:
Epimedium grandiflorum extract: Horny goat weed. The plant contains icariin, which is a PDE5 inhibitor like sildenafil, the active ingredient of Viagra. It is therefore used as an aphrodisiac and a treatment for erectile dysfunction.
Tribulus terrestris extract: A single study has shown that T. terrestris can alter sexual behavior in castrated rats. It appears to do so by stimulating androgen receptors in the brain. A research review conducted in 2000 stated that the lack of data outside of this study prevents generalizing the results to humans, particularly healthy individuals.
Siberian Ginsengroot extract: Ginsenosides are under basic and clinical research to investigate their potential for use in medicine. Research has also been conducted into the effectiveness of ginseng when taken as a dietary supplement. There are not enough studies to reach definitive conclusions about its effectiveness for diabetes. There are not enough studies to draw definitive conclusions about whether ginseng affects erectile dysfunction.
Golden Root extract: Research regarding R. rosea efficacy is contradictory. While some evidence suggests that the herb may be helpful for enhancing physical performance and alleviating mental fatigue, methodological flaws limit accurate assessment of efficacy. A rigorously-designed well reported RCT that minimizes bias is needed to determine true efficacy of R. rosea for fatigue.
Schisandra fruit extract: Recent studies have demonstrated that schisandrin exhibits antioxidative effects in mice.
So the "anti-fatique" medicine is basically a bunch of erectile dysfunction herbs and unproven/inconclusive extracts.
at unknown dosages/levels. yes.0 -
It Works doesn't work? How sad and surprising.0
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This is more disappointing than The Neverending Story.atypicalsmith wrote: »It Works doesn't work? How sad and surprising.
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It "detox's" the body...
toxic overload "trigger's" fat creation
I can't even look any more...did second graders come up with this crap?0 -
Rule #1: The more extraneous apostrophes there are in an ad, the less true the ad must be.0 -
I'm sold :bigsmile:0
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rainbowbow wrote: »How ItWorks thinks the body works-
hahaha. I am dying. Dont even get me started on the nonsense hilarity that is ItWorks fat and carb blocker!
What in god's good name0 -
DeguelloTex wrote: »How could you even parody something that's that far gone in the original?
You've heard of Poe's Law, right?0 -
rainbowbow wrote: »aippolito1 wrote: »That is not an image created by It Works or circulated by It Works. We don't claim anything about fat cells or anything like that. That image would not be compliant for us to share because that's not what we claim at all.
Okay, good. I'll supply images actually promoted by ItWorks then.
(And just FYI, yes, this is the nonsense they are suggested by saying that these "wraps" can do anything but promote water loss)
Thank you for this opportunity. Truly.
You are awesome.0 -
I have a friend who sales them and I bust out laughing every time she posts the cannoli picture. I also have a friend at work who sells Plexus and they also have a fat-fighter or some BS, also, and she posted a picture of a donut next to her stupid pills and her pink drink with the caption "Praise Jesus for Plexus!" They make me want to puke.0
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Alyssa_Is_LosingIt wrote: »I have a friend who sales them and I bust out laughing every time she posts the cannoli picture. I also have a friend at work who sells Plexus and they also have a fat-fighter or some BS, also, and she posted a picture of a donut next to her stupid pills and her pink drink with the caption "Praise Jesus for Plexus!" They make me want to puke.
I have a few on my FB feed as well. General rule of thumb, if a product's advertising is centered more around the income potential of the distributors, as opposed to how it actually does what it claims to do, it is a giant effing scam.0 -
Alyssa_Is_LosingIt wrote: »I have a friend who sales them and I bust out laughing every time she posts the cannoli picture. I also have a friend at work who sells Plexus and they also have a fat-fighter or some BS, also, and she posted a picture of a donut next to her stupid pills and her pink drink with the caption "Praise Jesus for Plexus!" They make me want to puke.
The thing that kills me about the one gal I have yet to block is she is the same exact size now as she was when she started using and selling these products.
Now...if it works, why is that???
Oy.
~Lyssa0
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