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Thanks, shamasehar. This was actually one of those 'easy' ones to disclaim and find massive fault with. There's an old saying that, if it's too good to be true, it probably is. And thinking that simply putting on a specially-designed undergarment was going to make a decent substitute to diet and exercise is obviously too good to be true! People are still so easily fooled, for some reason . . . 

posted by JimmyA on October 10, 2014 at 5:51 AM | link to this | reply

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Good question, TAPS. I have a feeling that the original advertisements for this particular product may have covered that, but I'm not going to waste any time researching it myself, since I already know that, no matter what, the product was crap anyway! Of course it couldn't possibly have worked, but people bought them anyway! I just don't understand sometimes . . . 

posted by JimmyA on October 10, 2014 at 5:48 AM | link to this | reply

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posted by JimmyA on October 10, 2014 at 5:46 AM | link to this | reply

The conclusions you drew are spot on.👍

posted by shamasehar on October 10, 2014 at 3:29 AM | link to this | reply

When one washed out their underwear, didn't it wash out the goody that was supposed to work, or did they just never wash the underwear?

posted by TAPS. on October 9, 2014 at 4:20 PM | link to this | reply

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posted by Kabu on October 9, 2014 at 3:52 PM | link to this | reply

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I don't believe that for a second, Sir Wiley! I know you're just joshing. Hey, if it were that simple, everyone would be wearing these things! As long as they weren't polka-dotted, of course . . . 

posted by JimmyA on October 9, 2014 at 5:50 AM | link to this | reply

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Of course, chuck! However, part of the problem now is that courtrooms are going to be flooded with these ridiculous lawsuits presented by those same people who were too stupid to realize that these products weren't going to work in the first place! What a country . . . 

posted by JimmyA on October 9, 2014 at 5:47 AM | link to this | reply

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Of course they were, Kabu! And people were just too naive and too misinformed to realize it! Jack La Lane used to advertise a men's white t-shirt with a special diamond-shaped piece of fabric sown into the center that, once worn, would instantly reduce a man's belly! But to demonstrate, they used a cartoon instead of an actual person. Of course the cartoon character's belly smoothed out immediately! Pure nonsense. I saw through that one right away too! But, as long as there are those 'gullible consumers' amongst us, manufacturers are going to keep making these ridiculous claims, and keep selling these types of useless products . . . 

posted by JimmyA on October 9, 2014 at 5:45 AM | link to this | reply

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I believe, FSI, that the problem may lie in the fact that, along with common sense, simple logic is on life-support as well! If people would just take the time to really consider what these products are claiming, and what the manufacturers are offering, they might actually realize the ridiculousness of these products! Useless crap, every bit of it! People have to consistently learn the hard way . . . 

posted by JimmyA on October 9, 2014 at 5:41 AM | link to this | reply

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There are indeed, Naut. And I was doing my best not to open a particular can of worms by pointing out who exactly these 'gullible consumers' ( as my dad used to always say ) actually are. Spend first, consider later . . . not a very good way to budget oneself. I can't wait to see what's next . . .  

posted by JimmyA on October 9, 2014 at 5:38 AM | link to this | reply

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Yeah, I remember those commercials, Bill. And I think I now know why their girdles were 'killing them.' They were still gaining weight, and those girdles just couldn't handle the pressure anymore! Obviously nothing's changed in all these years . . . 

posted by JimmyA on October 9, 2014 at 5:33 AM | link to this | reply

JimmyA

Heck I had such faith in that line of dieting. Dang.LOL

posted by WileyJohn on October 8, 2014 at 5:36 PM | link to this | reply

A way of making easy money. Of course many people will believe that too LOL

posted by Chuck_E_Ibrahim on October 8, 2014 at 5:34 PM | link to this | reply

my friend here reminded me back in the 50's and 60's those sweat suits that you could buy with a magazine adveert. You wore a body outfit or just thighs and backside and they were to help you sweat off the weight as you went about your daily work...house work of course. They were a waste of money too evidently...

posted by Kabu on October 8, 2014 at 2:19 PM | link to this | reply

Yeah, it is amazing how more and more ridiculous every day. I wonder if and when it will plateau.

That underwear reminds me of those Reebok shoes that were supposed to tone a person's leg and butt. They had to fork over cash in a large settlement as well.

posted by FormerStudentIntern on October 8, 2014 at 12:05 PM | link to this | reply

Jimmy

I remember coming across these things in some ad somewhere, thinking 'What crap!' and went on to other matters; but your point that only morons would buy these things is well taken! The problem is there are so many of 'em around...

posted by Nautikos on October 8, 2014 at 9:57 AM | link to this | reply

JimmyA

😫There used to be a commercial on television for Playtex girdles, where a woman says: My girdle is killing me. BC-A, Bill’s R😫😫st

posted by BC-A on October 8, 2014 at 7:34 AM | link to this | reply