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Crazy Marketing Claims in Ads
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Now I'm wondering what the one food is.
On a pure guess, good odds I don't eat it. But I'm not a man, nor a golfer, nor (usually) shirtless, so I guess that's OK.0 -
springlering62 wrote: »
I showed this to my husband and he just died laughing. That’s the thing. Men can look and laugh. Women look at utter BS photos and immediately compare and feel inadequate.
And anyway, why are three studly senior men on the golf course, shirtless? And are the club positions subliminal? Is that how they get the men in?
Why…. Why would a urologist be considered an expert in nutrition and muscle building???
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It's all in the club @MargaretYakoda ! It's all in the club(s)! 2
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It's all in the club @MargaretYakoda ! It's all in the club(s)!
I agree, and they target certain demographics. I mean, am I the only one thinking those guys look like they are 100+ and at the mini golf course with their putters?
@AnnPT77 great thread topic. Though I don't have any to show at the moment, I find it alarming that so many of the crazy claims are just as likely to be in a publication that claims to be fitness related. When I have to stand in line I like to get a chuckle about the latest claims of how to lose weight quickly, with little or no effort, and keep it off. Yet another magic pill that will work for us too, if we just buy the magazine and use their secret!
I can't speak for others, but if that few dollars for a magazine solved all my health and fitness problems, I would have picked on up years ago.3 -
……erm…….brownie points for extreme specificity?3 -
I guess “tests” are the new clickbait. People do love taking online “tests”.
Loving the not-so-subtle threat of “pay later”.1 -
Okay, I’m not on Facebook or IG, but these were really funny! Minus the trauma tree one, that gave me the ick.
The only way I could tell those silver foxy ladies were older was because of their hair. Are we not supposed to have any identifying features of aging apart for some grey streaks lol?2 -
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Now we can all get semaglutide and look like.... skeletons? I thought we left heroin chic behind back in the nineties.1 -
Only because I read this thread, I thought I would investigate further…
Um, is he following the doctor’s ‘exercises while wearing the device’, or just wearing the band, then?
So, to the science… He explains:
Bet you’re wondering about the science, huh? Fear not, as there are some really interesting diagrams:
Other endorsement photos look convincing, surely?
Comes with a disclaimer, which I think is the only truthful element:
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Totally OT but revolting. I was watching a very professional YouTube tutorial on how to use iCloud.
Right smack in the middle comes an ad with a woman pretending to be a radio announcer, at a mic, describing her mom going to the ER with a “poop log”. She used this term several times before I could skip the ad
WTF thought this was an interesting and topical ad and would get click thrus?2 -
sollyn23l2 wrote: »
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Now we can all get semaglutide and look like.... skeletons? I thought we left heroin chic behind back in the nineties.
Only because I read this thread, I thought I would investigate further…
Um, is he following the doctor’s ‘exercises while wearing the device’, or just wearing the band, then?
So, to the science… He explains:
Bet you’re wondering about the science, huh? Fear not, as there are some really interesting diagrams:
Other endorsement photos look convincing, surely?
Comes with a disclaimer, which I think is the only truthful element:
The copy editing is amazing on that!
So many basic mistakes.
Absolutely a trustworthy company. NOT!
The good news is they’re on sale at Wally World for a buck fifty six
Absolutely screams of quality
Screams being the operative word here
Also…. Didn’t we all learn from Wish, SHEIN, and Temo not to buy anything from a random Facebook ad?
Honestly. PT Barnum was right.1 -
I wonder how many of those before and after photos were stolen from Success Stories. 😢1
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DIY mail order Semaglutide (with the "Ladies, put down your glass of wine" lead, besides), the "Titanium Lympunclog Wristband Pro" that explodes fat cells, and so many more! Unbelievable. (I'm so glad I started this thread. 🤣🤣🤣 It has become everything I'd hoped for.)springlering62 wrote: »I wonder how many of those before and after photos were stolen from Success Stories. 😢
Some few years back, that reportedly really was a problem on MFP, apparently a rash of that sort of thing, as I understand it. But sure, they get them from somewhere, right? (And it's not, in cases like this, from actual satisfied customers, you betcha.)
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springlering62 wrote: »I wonder how many of those before and after photos were stolen from Success Stories. 😢
Some few years back, that reportedly really was a problem on MFP, apparently a rash of that sort of thing, as I understand it. But sure, they get them from somewhere, right? (And it's not, in cases like this, from actual satisfied customers, you betcha.)
Crazy stuff.
That after pic looks like something from a pro (very bad habit) weight loss group.
I don’t even want to type it out. Y’all know what I mean though.
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Well since English is clearly not their native language, I do them credit for coming up with "Titanium Lympunclog Wristband Pro" in the first place.
Either that or AI understands our word weaknesses better than we do.
Sure, it’s a word soup, but with a soupçon of medical flavor.2 -
COPPER FIT supports. Lol, infused with copper to help heal you faster. Unfortunately because a lot of former pro athletes are endorsing them, I'm sure they are getting a lot of sales.
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springlering62 wrote: »I am 🤬 tired of AI generated senior goddesses, with flat bellies, flawless skin, no wrinkles, perfectly coiffed silver hair, and………toothpick arms.
These are popping up on Atlas Obscura. I’m sad. They’re better than that.
had a version of this one with this person on MFP this morning.
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Adventurista wrote: »springlering62 wrote: »I am 🤬 tired of AI generated senior goddesses, with flat bellies, flawless skin, no wrinkles, perfectly coiffed silver hair, and………toothpick arms.
These are popping up on Atlas Obscura. I’m sad. They’re better than that.
had a version of this one with this person on MFP this morning.
Booooooooo MFP3 -
Now we can all get semaglutide and look like.... skeletons? I thought we left heroin chic behind back in the nineties.
I was just thinking, at the very least the “body positivity” movement got us away from the Callista Flockhart and Sarah Jessica Parker phase, but here we are. Without choice, I just saw a before and after photo of the youngest kardashian sister, whatever her name is, and she was right there in size with Keira Knightly. Noooo!
Here we go again.
Side note- you can tell when I cared about influencers and when I stopped 😆.1 -
I was researching something as unweight-related as it’s possible to get, and somehow got an article about some woman who is a trainer to the stars.
The ad touted her $375 pair of 2.8 pound “heart stones beset with rose quartz” for self care.
I never could get a ln understanding what the self care was supposed to be, but I got a vague whiff that simply holding them would make the inches come off.
One of her claims was that good buddy Gwyneth- who is pictured with her all over her site- was “stunned” she lost 11 inches in 10 days.
These were polished rocks. . But the shipping h was free. 👍🏻
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Results start in the palm of your hand,
Reaching out to something bigger than yourself.
Stretch your imagination, strengthen your will.
Lengthen towards the light.
Unlock the healing power of the heart, and trust that love is always within reach.
Includes:
A set of two 2.8-lb weighted energy trainers beset with rose quartz
Artisanal wooden HeartStone base, designed for crystal care and preservation
Two organic cotton travel bags
A revolutionary workout strategy based in energy training, custom-designed for next-level arm and core results for all fitness levels
Complimentary access to the HeartStone app, featuring guided workouts to explore the world of energy-infused fitness, coming soon.
This product is final sale and non-returnable.
As my daddy used to say, “Stupid is alive and well.”3 -
springlering62 wrote: »One of her claims was that good buddy Gwyneth- who is pictured with her all over her site- was “stunned” she lost 11 inches in 10 days.
Gwyneth Paltrow of the exploding (private female part) scented candle fame?
The Gwyneth Paltrow who advises women to steam the aforementioned female part to “detoxify” it? (Please don’t do this folks. It is a Bad Idea®️)
The Gwyneth Paltrow whose diet consists of things that if I detailed them here they’d likely be flagged as promoting extreme pro (far too restrictive and unhealthy stuff).
The Gwyneth Paltrow who thinks having a nurse administer daily vitamin and phosphatidylcholine IVs is totally normal and not weird at all?
That Gwyneth Paltrow????
Associated with a diet and exercise scammer!?!!!?
Say it ain’t so! 😳😱
Also.
Repetitive motions, resistance, and light hand weights?
I’m gonna have to tell my physical therapist about this astonishing revelation!!!
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Shame on you MFP. You should know better than that.
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what exactly is wrong with above?
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Turning fat into muscle isn't a real thing 🙂3
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Saw that stupid VShred guy on my YouTube feed again, this time selling his supplements. One was a "fat burner", the other one is designed to increase your testosterone and lower cortisol (not so sure I want to increase T since I am a woman). So sick of these snake oil salesmen.4
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She ISN'T even an certified trainer. She also touts that lifting more than 3lbs weights will make you bulky.springlering62 wrote: »I was researching something as unweight-related as it’s possible to get, and somehow got an article about some woman who is a trainer to the stars.
The ad touted her $375 pair of 2.8 pound “heart stones beset with rose quartz” for self care.
I never could get a ln understanding what the self care was supposed to be, but I got a vague whiff that simply holding them would make the inches come off.
One of her claims was that good buddy Gwyneth- who is pictured with her all over her site- was “stunned” she lost 11 inches in 10 days.
These were polished rocks. . But the shipping h was free. 👍🏻
>>
Results start in the palm of your hand,
Reaching out to something bigger than yourself.
Stretch your imagination, strengthen your will.
Lengthen towards the light.
Unlock the healing power of the heart, and trust that love is always within reach.
Includes:
A set of two 2.8-lb weighted energy trainers beset with rose quartz
Artisanal wooden HeartStone base, designed for crystal care and preservation
Two organic cotton travel bags
A revolutionary workout strategy based in energy training, custom-designed for next-level arm and core results for all fitness levels
Complimentary access to the HeartStone app, featuring guided workouts to explore the world of energy-infused fitness, coming soon.
This product is final sale and non-returnable.
As my daddy used to say, “Stupid is alive and well.”
A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 35+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
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Ok. I would take the ad to be about recompisition, rather than literally turning fat into muscle. And strengthening exercises as in the picture would seem the scientific way to do that.
That ad doesnt seem as extreme or absurd to me as the others.2 -
paperpudding wrote: »Ok. I would take the ad to be about recompisition, rather than literally turning fat into muscle. And strengthening exercises as in the picture would seem the scientific way to do that.
That ad doesnt seem as extreme or absurd to me as the others.
Just sad really, when you think about it. That there are such crazy ads out there that regular misinformation barely even registers
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paperpudding wrote: »Ok. I would take the ad to be about recompisition, rather than literally turning fat into muscle. And strengthening exercises as in the picture would seem the scientific way to do that.
That ad doesnt seem as extreme or absurd to me as the others.
It's a statement perpetuating misinformation and as we see every day in these forums, many many people take everything they see as fact because no one has every told them the actual facts. A white lie is still a lie. It should say "Learn the science-backed way to reduce fat and increase muscle". And personally, using the term "science-backed" for something that is scientifically impossible makes me twitch.
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