Before anyone posts this, let me just cut to the chase.

Grimmerick
Grimmerick Posts: 3,342 Member
edited November 22 in Health and Weight Loss
This will not help you lose weight.

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I watched this for 20 minutes yesterday (couldn't tear my eyes away), just mind blown at how they get away with this crap. The fine print.... this works best when combined with diet and exercise. If anyone has any other great examples of ridiculous weight loss products please post them......and the fine print with them, so we can point and laugh.

p.s. I would NEVER be able to look at a man that wore one of these ever again ;)
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  • Grimmerick
    Grimmerick Posts: 3,342 Member
    VintageFeline wrote: »
    I love a good terrible infomercial. One of the highlights of trips to America.

    Too true, my surprise with visiting the UK was the crazy topless phone sex commercials that show the girls talking on the phone and moving in some very suggestive motions. We have some of that here but not nearly as much.
  • Seffell
    Seffell Posts: 2,244 Member
    emmydoodles83 wrote: »
    This will not help you lose weight.


    p.s. I would NEVER be able to look at a man that wore one of these ever again ;)

    My thoughts exactly ... pathetic isn't it lol
  • Grimmerick
    Grimmerick Posts: 3,342 Member
    gebeziseva wrote: »
    emmydoodles83 wrote: »
    This will not help you lose weight.


    p.s. I would NEVER be able to look at a man that wore one of these ever again ;)

    My thoughts exactly ... pathetic isn't it lol

    I keep picturing Chris Hemsworth............just no.
  • dbhDeb
    dbhDeb Posts: 200 Member
    I remember the silver/aluminum looking jogging suits that made people sweat but thankfully never owned one!
  • animatorswearbras
    animatorswearbras Posts: 1,001 Member
    emmydoodles83 wrote: »
    VintageFeline wrote: »
    I love a good terrible infomercial. One of the highlights of trips to America.

    Too true, my surprise with visiting the UK was the crazy topless phone sex commercials that show the girls talking on the phone and moving in some very suggestive motions. We have some of that here but not nearly as much.

    haha I wonder if that was your hotel room channel specific, or a random "sky" channel because I don't think I've ever really seen one of those on British TV lol. To be fair I only rarely watch "normal" tv nowadays, maybe bbc or channel 4 if there's a decent documentary on, its mostly netflix if the telly's on.
  • Grimmerick
    Grimmerick Posts: 3,342 Member
    animatorswearbras wrote: »
    emmydoodles83 wrote: »
    VintageFeline wrote: »
    I love a good terrible infomercial. One of the highlights of trips to America.

    Too true, my surprise with visiting the UK was the crazy topless phone sex commercials that show the girls talking on the phone and moving in some very suggestive motions. We have some of that here but not nearly as much.

    haha I wonder if that was your hotel room channel specific, or a random "sky" channel because I don't think I've ever really seen one of those on British TV lol. To be fair I only rarely watch "normal" tv nowadays, maybe bbc or channel 4 if there's a decent documentary on, its mostly netflix if the telly's on.

    It was on my parents tv, they lived there. It was later at night though.
  • Riverwild77
    Riverwild77 Posts: 20 Member
    emmydoodles83 wrote: »
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    this just looks wrong
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    Funniest thing I’ve seen all day!
  • nowine4me
    nowine4me Posts: 3,985 Member
    I don't even get the premise of the shake weight. What could that possibly do? Or claim to do?
  • Grimmerick
    Grimmerick Posts: 3,342 Member
    pmastro724 wrote: »
    My inlaws (who are in their mid 70s) are big time infomercial shoppers...they have it all. One visit over the house, my mother in law whips out the shake weight. My hubby and I couldn't stop laughing! Tears were running down my eyes. I still giggle thinking about it.

    If you have not seen it , You must watch the Saturday night live skit with the shake weight. Hilarious!
  • Poisonedpawn78
    Poisonedpawn78 Posts: 1,145 Member
    nowine4me wrote: »
    I don't even get the premise of the shake weight. What could that possibly do? Or claim to do?

    IF i remember right the premise was that the weight shakes forcing you to correct and stabilize your posture/arms in turn "working the muscles". Clearly it was so effective there is no more fat in the world on anyone.
  • ranmalih
    ranmalih Posts: 63 Member
    2011rocket3touring wrote: »
    "a twinkie can claim the same thing".

    ^^This.
  • twinkles4
    twinkles4 Posts: 124 Member
    I remember working at Zellers back in the day when that ab shocker belt came out. They were so popular that they'd sell out within a hour of stocking. :|
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    jessiferrrb wrote: »
    Christine_72 wrote: »
    nowine4me wrote: »
    I don't even get the premise of the shake weight. What could that possibly do? Or claim to do?

    It will get people a lot of extra/fake steps on their fitbits, so they win every challenge they join :angry:

    other things will do that as well . . .

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    :laugh:
  • EatingAndKnitting
    EatingAndKnitting Posts: 531 Member
    twinkles4 wrote: »
    I remember working at Zellers back in the day when that ab shocker belt came out. They were so popular that they'd sell out within a hour of stocking. :|

    I had a frenemy order one of those. She was shocked (pun unintended, but still funny) when it didn't work and the infomercial people wouldn't make good on the money back "guarantee". I think she ordered another one when the first one didn't work too.

    Now she's busy pinning ACV and quick fix woo detoxes to her weight loss board instead of just counting calories and exercising.
  • ahoy_m8
    ahoy_m8 Posts: 3,053 Member
    Cool sculpting. I sit agape at all the cool sculpting commercials during Sunday news programs.
  • RubyLou25
    RubyLou25 Posts: 212 Member
    jesslla wrote: »
    Not an infomercial, but when I was a kid in the 80s we went to a lot of garage sales. At one of them there was this THING. It had a big belt on a motor on top of a pole and a platform at the bottom. It was painted an a horrible 70s color, maybe that avocado green, or blue. It's been a long time! ;)

    I asked my dad what it was, and he stood me on my platform and wrapped the belt around me and turned it on. (It was plugged in) the belt shook my whole body, and I remember it made me giggle a lot because it felt really funny.

    My dad told me that they sold these in the 70s to help you lose weight instead of exercising, and that they didn't work, because they just jiggle your fat and don't burn calories. My dad was fat, but he knew a lot about what would and wouldn't work for weight loss and nutrition, he just wouldn't do the work.

    I think of that stupid looking machine every time I see a fad weight loss device. Especially the shake weight!

    We had one of these growing up! I didn't know it was for weight loss, we just played with it.
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