So last night I took a break from homework and started channel surfing some. I don't watch a whole lot of TV to start with so I miss out on alot of the new stuff thats on. I also don't get any local broadcast networks since I'm in a pit and too far away from the stations. They won't allow DirecTV to provide them either so if its ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, etc I don't see it. Really about all I watch is The Screensavers on TechTV, Undergrads and Insomniac on Comedy Central, and maybe an hour or two or surfing a week. I feel like I'm really over-paying for what I watch too.
Back to the story though, I was watching tv and a commercial for weight loss pills came on. Ohhhh but this just wasn't your average weight loss pill commercial. Yes they touted just how wonderful they were as any commercial for a crap product worth its salt (as a crap product) would. They got to the part though where it said something like "this pill isn't for those who need vanity weight loss, its far too powerful, and expensive for that." WOW! Does saying how expensive something is really make it sell better? I spend thousands of dollars a year paying for an education so I can try to use what I learn and the skills I've developed to make money. Someone else whipped together a load of unregulated herbs, slapped it in a pill, and sells it to suckers for $80 a bottle or whatever. I wouldn't be happy if thats how I made my money, but man it almost makes me sick to think how much money someone probably is making this way. I just really wouldn't have expected selling diet pills because they are expensive, and therefor must be good would work......
Posted by johnm at February 24, 2003 01:46 AMNo kidding. They're charging about $153 dollars a bottle. I could see how this scheme would wrok though. I was really attracted to my x-girlfriend who was far too "expensive" and "powerful" for a couple of vanity pounds :))
Posted by: m4cd4ddy on May 27, 2003 11:02 AM