Comments on: These Teeth Whitening Ads Are Killing Me!

By: Analyst1951

Analyst1951 — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 15:58:26 +0000

I just wanted to post a compliment to the bloggers on this site. I find it refreshing to read the comments from people who are not mindless sheep. I suspect that the root cause underlying the success of duping the public with any advertisement is that our schools don’t adequately educate people on how to tell the truth from fantasy, exaggeration or lies. I’d like to create a group that produces viral videos, which use humor to teach people how to think for themselves. As always… easier said than done. (bobantispam@gmail.com)

By: Randa

Randa — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 15:41:08 +0000

One of the grossest was the radio ad for Evercleanse that claimed to provide rapid weight loss through a “clinically proven method to remove the 30 lbs of waste that some experts say is stuck to the colon walls like paste or spackle.” I’m over 50 and have had a colonoscopy, and can tell you that I lost nothing close to 30 lbs during the prep, and the inside of my colon was clean and pink. I called them up and asked them which “clinic” proved their product and to name their “experts.” When they flat out refused, I called the radio station to report a scam. The station, largest and oldest all news station in Boston, wrote back to say that it wasn’t a scam and continued to run this sickening ad for a long time. Yuck-O!

By: Charlene

Charlene — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 17:02:29 +0000

Remember, the scam is not necessarily the product itself. It is the free trials that charge your credit card for months even after you have canceled. The other scam is the way many of these affiliates are advertising the product with false reviews and lies in the ad headlines.

By: Angela

Angela — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 04:02:59 +0000

I was scammed a year ago by, oh I forget the name smile, a teeth whitening company.

I did find this while searching on the internet last month and wanted to see if it was for real and it is. So I decided to post it on every board that is about people being scammed by teeth whitening companies.

Apparently, the owner of this company was scammed years ago and decided to start a company doing things the right way. When I called their customer service number I was speaking to American people, “Wow what a change”. They described their program the following way.

They not only sell product on Amazon, in salons and though their website, they are also allowing anyone who was scammed by a teeth whitening company the opportunity to order refill kits from them as if they were originally customers of theirs. He said that they make a dollar or so for each refill kit sold and the owner wanted to give back to any one that was scammed. They are selling refill kits for $10 each. The link to their offer page is here.

http://www.nicewhites.com/offers/iws/

I order last month, the gel pack arrived 5 days later, and there was no surprises. They did not bill me for additional product, etc… I think this is a great thing they are doing to help everyone else…

By: Lacy

Lacy — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 16:34:43 +0000

I like to take an “almost out of money” visa gift card and get the free trial offer…they can’t tell and they can’t REBILL….Mwahhahahahaha