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monmouth3

(3,871 posts) Wed Jun 18, 2014, 10:09 AM Jun 2014

Dr. Oz isn't answering his phone, nor those operators who told me to call anytime if I had

questions or problems. Problems???? $54.95 worth of problems and you know I'll never see that money again. Why did I do it? Just goes to show no matter how smart and savvy you think you are regarding scams, some of us are vulnerable. I'm overweight, this "Coffee Extract Pill" seemed like a good thing. I'm embarrassed and really angry with myself...sigh..

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Dr. Oz isn't answering his phone, nor those operators who told me to call anytime if I had (Original Post) monmouth3 Jun 2014 OP

Live and learn... PasadenaTrudy Jun 2014 #1

Thanks Trudy.. At least he could have taken me to dinner first...LOL..n/t monmouth3 Jun 2014 #2

Hee hee... PasadenaTrudy Jun 2014 #3

Wish I had all the money back Grey Jun 2014 #4

I definitely will. Have never heard of it. Thank you...n/t monmouth3 Jun 2014 #5

Don't feel embarrassed Orrex Jun 2014 #6

Guerilla marketing… I'm tagging on to your post & hope you don't mind. KittyWampus Jun 2014 #9

"Curb appetite", "Lose Weight" and "Coffee" were the triggers. I actually did know better but monmouth3 Jun 2014 #11

Your last sentence is a terrific summation Orrex Jun 2014 #12

just like the snake-oil salesmen of old... ProdigalJunkMail Jun 2014 #15

That's the damn truth Orrex Jun 2014 #16

I've got a bottle of Raspberry Ketones...... LeftInTX Jun 2014 #7

Yes it should. n/t monmouth3 Jun 2014 #8

Oz never did give nothing to the Tin Man that he didn't eShirl Jun 2014 #10

HA! Love that song...n/t monmouth3 Jun 2014 #13

nicely done! n/t ProdigalJunkMail Jun 2014 #14

You are not alone in the "been Scammed" dept. monmouth3 misterhighwasted Jun 2014 #17

Next time, ask yourself, "is this person selling something on tv?" if the answer is yes Javaman Jun 2014 #18

That is the thing to do...n/t monmouth3 Jun 2014 #19

There is no miracle weight loss method, that's just the way it is freeplessinseattle Jun 2014 #20

PasadenaTrudy

(3,998 posts)

1. Live and learn...

Reply to monmouth3 (Original post)

Wed Jun 18, 2014, 10:52 AM

Jun 2014

That's all you can do. You most likely will think twice next time...don't beat yourself up over it, it's not worth it

monmouth3

(3,871 posts)

2. Thanks Trudy.. At least he could have taken me to dinner first...LOL..n/t

Reply to PasadenaTrudy (Reply #1)

Wed Jun 18, 2014, 11:04 AM

Jun 2014

PasadenaTrudy

(3,998 posts)

3. Hee hee...

Reply to monmouth3 (Reply #2)

Wed Jun 18, 2014, 11:12 AM

Jun 2014

Grey

(1,581 posts)

4. Wish I had all the money back

Reply to monmouth3 (Original post)

Wed Jun 18, 2014, 12:02 PM

Jun 2014

spent on broken promises...

Come join us over at lowcarbfriends.com

monmouth3

(3,871 posts)

5. I definitely will. Have never heard of it. Thank you...n/t

Reply to Grey (Reply #4)

Wed Jun 18, 2014, 12:36 PM

Jun 2014

Orrex

(63,189 posts)

6. Don't feel embarrassed

Reply to monmouth3 (Original post)

Wed Jun 18, 2014, 12:47 PM

Jun 2014

You were victimized by professional charlatans.

KittyWampus

(55,894 posts)

9. Guerilla marketing… I'm tagging on to your post & hope you don't mind.

Reply to Orrex (Reply #6)

Wed Jun 18, 2014, 01:51 PM

Jun 2014

Analyzing marketing and advertising is sort of a hobby for me.

Some time ago I heard the term "guerilla marketing".

Companies figure out off-beat ways to reach/manipulate potential customers who are impervious to other forms of marketing.

Somewhat related example, a friend of mine owned a music nightclub that because pretty well known for having upcoming, worthwhile Indy bands.

He and his partner were quietly bought out by a large corporation who wanted the revenue but wanted to maintain the small indy feel of the place.

Marketing and advertising are an actual science and there are people who know how to use symbols that speak to our subconscious.

At some point in our lives we will all succumb to marketing and probably not even realize it.

monmouth3

(3,871 posts)

11. "Curb appetite", "Lose Weight" and "Coffee" were the triggers. I actually did know better but

Reply to KittyWampus (Reply #9)

Wed Jun 18, 2014, 02:01 PM

Jun 2014

friend and I decided to give it a shot.

Orrex

(63,189 posts)

12. Your last sentence is a terrific summation

Reply to KittyWampus (Reply #9)

Wed Jun 18, 2014, 02:05 PM

Jun 2014

At some point in our lives we will all succumb to marketing and probably not even realize it.

Yes indeed. It's tempting to think that one is protected from such marketing simply by being aware of it, but that's a dangerous over-estimation of one's faculties. I try to be conscious of marketing tactics, but rationally I know that I still succumb from time to time despite my best efforts.

ProdigalJunkMail

(12,017 posts)

15. just like the snake-oil salesmen of old...

Reply to Orrex (Reply #6)

Wed Jun 18, 2014, 02:13 PM

Jun 2014

it is a shame these people are allowed to dupe so many... it all just sounds so GOOD... and hey, the guy's an MD so it must be ok and might even work.

too bad we don't have jail time or serious fines for selling people shit that doesn't work...

sP

Orrex

(63,189 posts)

16. That's the damn truth

Reply to ProdigalJunkMail (Reply #15)

Wed Jun 18, 2014, 02:26 PM

Jun 2014

I'm sure that they're coached by a team of lawyers so that their statements don't render them liable for fraud charges, but it's still a grossly unethical and unscrupulous exploitation of the desperate and the vulnerable.

LeftInTX

(25,203 posts)

7. I've got a bottle of Raspberry Ketones......

Reply to monmouth3 (Original post)

Wed Jun 18, 2014, 01:36 PM

Jun 2014

The only good thing about them is they smell just like raspberries.......

I'm glad the senate grilled Dr. Oz. His license should be revoked.

monmouth3

(3,871 posts)

8. Yes it should. n/t

Reply to LeftInTX (Reply #7)

Wed Jun 18, 2014, 01:50 PM

Jun 2014

eShirl

(18,490 posts)

10. Oz never did give nothing to the Tin Man that he didn't

Reply to monmouth3 (Original post)

Wed Jun 18, 2014, 01:53 PM

Jun 2014

didn't already have

monmouth3

(3,871 posts)

13. HA! Love that song...n/t

Reply to eShirl (Reply #10)

Wed Jun 18, 2014, 02:08 PM

Jun 2014

ProdigalJunkMail

(12,017 posts)

14. nicely done! n/t

Reply to eShirl (Reply #10)

Wed Jun 18, 2014, 02:11 PM

Jun 2014

misterhighwasted

(9,148 posts)

17. You are not alone in the "been Scammed" dept. monmouth3

Reply to monmouth3 (Original post)

Wed Jun 18, 2014, 02:31 PM

Jun 2014

Lovely smelling Raspberry Ketones eventually gave me heart palpitations in the middle of the night. Thanks Dr OZ, the great & powerful voice of every health scam he could through at a desperate audience. Thanks A Lot.

Javaman

(62,510 posts)

18. Next time, ask yourself, "is this person selling something on tv?" if the answer is yes

Reply to monmouth3 (Original post)

Wed Jun 18, 2014, 02:42 PM

Jun 2014

turn off your tv and go outside and enjoy the day.

monmouth3

(3,871 posts)

19. That is the thing to do...n/t

Reply to Javaman (Reply #18)

Wed Jun 18, 2014, 02:52 PM

Jun 2014

freeplessinseattle

(3,508 posts)

20. There is no miracle weight loss method, that's just the way it is

Reply to monmouth3 (Original post)

Wed Jun 18, 2014, 05:31 PM

Jun 2014

This pipe dream is one of the biggest markets in the US, been going on for decades and still no miracle cure. Yet people still keep hoping, and then blame the dreamweaver.

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