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Ridiculous assertions that someone is being ripped off or conned

How many times has this scenario played out here? Someone purchases product X, and tries it in their system. They report positive results, that it works as advertised, that they got their money’s worth, that they are happy with the purchase. Then someone, usually having zero experience with the product, replies with something like: “No, you’ve got it all wrong! You’re being ripped off! You’re being conned!


Does anyone else understand how ridiculous and absurd these kinds of assertions are?! The consumer who actually put up their own money and took the time to evaluate the product in their own home/system reports it works as advertised, they are happy with it, that they got their money’s worth. Then someone else claims they were ripped off?!


Imagine an agency investigating consumer fraud getting a complaint like this: “My neighbor is being ripped off!” “No, no, he thinks it’s great, does everything he expected it to. He’s very happy with it, but I just know he’s being conned!” Do you seriously think they’re going to open any kind of investigation into it?


You can disagree with what someone says about the effectiveness of a product all you want, but to say they have been defrauded, when they report the exact opposite, is patently ridiculous.


tommylion
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samuel03
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Placebo effect.. shouldn’t if work both ways? If you believe it would work then it may appear working. So if you believe it won’t work then it may appear not working. I don’t think OP, in the other thread, ever forcefully said you should get it. He just wanted to share his experience with other members. He even specified that if you don’t believe it then it is not for you so stay away. If his saying perks your interest then you investigate it yourself. I don’t see any burden on OP to scientifically prove anything when he was truthful about his experience. He is not running a magazine or trying to sell you something. If the subject doesn’t interest you just move on. Is it so difficult to do? You don’t have to be a crusader, trying to save the world when the other side does not want to be saved, in fact, is perfectly content.

noske
783 posts
 

@snilf 

You articulate the reasons very well for maintaining quality professional standards.

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samuel03
40 posts
 

But we are not professionals. We are enthusiasts rather.

tommylion OP
874 posts
 

Of course everyone has an opinion, and they should be, and are, allowed to express it on an open forum (within the boundaries of the rules set by the forum owner). What some (purposefully?) fail to acknowledge is that at some point "expressing your opinion" crosses over into intolerance and bullying of those with differing opinions. We could argue about where that point is, but most of us know it when we see it. The question is, should we tolerate/ignore/not speak up about that kind of behavior? If we do nothing, there are real consequences for the forum community we enjoy and benefit from.

tsushima1
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The Whiff of Butt Hurt and lack of moral fibre In not Whining Or running , cliperty clop cliperty clop , to the moderators makes me want to void my stomach ...

If you are going to gush over how a rock plonked on your kit , a blob of 'Something black and sticky' or a Miracle Fuse has changed the trajectory of your whole World

DO expect robust scrutiny of what you are claiming, to expect otherwise is frankly Naive. 

 

 

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