Oh, the joys of fairy tales.
Dontcha just love 'em?
I mean, we're talking about sky-high promises of riches or wealth or weight loss or rock hard…..abs….with virtually zero effort!
In other words, things like:
Is that enough yet?
No?
Okay, how 'bout:
Methinks that's enough no no no MORE!!!!!
Okay. Finally!
My point is made, would you not agree?
In all of the cases above, you're basically being sold….the DREAM.
That shining silver bullet that promises big huge overweight peoples that they too can have "rock-hard" abs by simply expending 7 minutes a day.
'course, if you explore the claims on their website further, you'll see words to the effect of:
"Results not typical. Participants also went to the gym and exercise regularly and stopped eating gargantuan quantities of junk food."
But heaven forbid….we actually look at things realistically and logically!
See, and that just plain frosts my petunias bigtime, you know.
When your emotions get tied up in "the dream", you always justify away, well, common sense.
Which brings me to the point of this post:
What Ridiculous Ab Machine Guaranteed Weight Loss Fitness Infomercials Can Teach You About Fairy Tale Money Making Online!
It can teach you the following.
1.) If it sounds too good to be true….it really is.
How many times have you seen claims of how one poor slob who was raised in a mold-infested milk carton managed to make $38,291 every single 3.23 nanoseconds?
Hmmm?
And it would cost you only $77 if you took advantage of it today, but would skyrocket in price if you waited for 3 baited breaths?
Yep. Me too.
But you see, the thing is, you need to gird your loins and:
2.) Don't be swayed by the smoke and mirrors!
By the time logic kicks in, you're hit by things like:
So your emotions get hit by visual clues that simply turns off your brain.
And when your brain is turned off, your wallet magically opens.
But if that isn't enough, you'll then finally be hit by the sad fact of life:
3.) Big breasts sell everything better
And isn't that annoying with a capital A?
I mean, get real.
What would you prefer:
or
I know, really!
Macgyver should outsell any large flapping female!
Should…that is.
But I digress.
Thus, the next time you're channel surfing or being intrigued by the hype and froth and smoke and mirrors, remember:
Engage….thy brain.
Your wallet will thank you for it. And if you don't believe me, check out:
- 15 Ads That Prove Sex Sells… Best?
- Sex Sells. Here's Why We Buy
- More Sex Sells
- NFL understands that sex sells the Super Bowl
- Sex Sells Anything
Some things…they never change. What do you think?
Enjoy,
Barbara Ling
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I entered this post with trepidation… I was afraid you were going to trash my AbFlex machine. It woks great… or at least it does when it’s not collecting dust oin teh corner.
#1: One of my major pet peeves and something I’ve spent considerable words railing against.
#3 Yeah, but they’re fun to look at. I do have a MacGyver DVD collection and enjoy watching them, but for a different reason from yours; I admire his mind!
Thanks for another enlightening post Barbara!
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MacGyver’s mind is great too, Allan, I can always appreciate that…I use him as the standard when telling my kids about how it doesn’t always have to be, “might makes right.”