Apparently, the word ‘approximately’ means that brands can say whatever they want without any consequences. So this is another sneaky way of making consumers think they know what they can expect. “Approximately 40″ could be any number, really. After all, 100 is close to 40 on a scale of one to one thousand.
We can’t answer how this brand gets away with it, but there is one question we do have an answer for. Will we ever buy these pepperoni pizza snack rolls? Absolutely not. Not about, not perhaps, and not maybe. Without a doubt, never been so determined in our lives we will not buy this.
The Trojan Horse Email
This type of email is the black death of scams. It begins with a chain letter, joke, e-card, or personal email being sent from an anonymous address. When the email is opened, a secret “backdoor” can give a hacker access to your computer. Let’s just say, the scammer isn’t going to use this information for fun. Beware of the Mariah Carey CD that will be bought with your credit card.
We appreciate the fact that credit card companies nowadays, insure every purchase you make and every purchase you claim you didn't make, so if your card has been used, you will get your money back, but who wants to deal with canceling cards and using new ones now?
Diet Scams
We’ve all seen those fishy ads that read “Need to lose weight this summer?” “Reduce your body fat and build lean muscle without any exercise.” This deceptive scheme lures consumers with the promise of a miracle in the form of a pill that will never work. These products, for the most part, aren’t approved by the FDA and are dangerous at worst and useless at best. If you want to lose weight and get into shape, unfortunately, there is only one way.
Do exercise, balance what you eat, get rid of emotional food consumption, and come to terms with the fact that all of the loose weight without getting up off the sofa ads are a waste of time, and nothing real lies behind them.
When Brands Shamelessly Lied
Reading a label that says “Enriched with vitamin A” makes shoppers feel like they might be buying something at least marginally healthy. The least you deserve is to get what you think you're paying for, right? But it turns out it’s a complete fib — all one has to do is look at the nutrition facts to see that it's a total sham.
There is no Vitamine A just like there are no Vitamins B, C, or D. If you want something that is considered healthy and in fact IS enriched with some sort of vitamines, we suggest looking in a known health store that appreciated the honesty and doest waste its time publishing false messages.
Guess We Will Never Know
This pen has a pitch-black inkwell inside, so this way – it basically looks full all the time. But the dilemma with this is, customers will never know how much was in it to begin with. If we've seen anything from this list, we reckon these Staples pens are only half-full ink.
The worst part is you can only tell once you've bought the pen that the inkwell is black! We suggest having a set weight for pens like this. This way, when you reach the counter to pay for the goods, you can weigh the pen and see if it meets standards. So simple and so genius.