2006-09-16 18:03:14 · 9 answers · asked by John G 5 in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
well yes...they are!..you can research what they sell online for free...if you buy from them $2000 for books, another $5000 for mentoring crap..then more $$ from you..bet 90% of those mentors dont even buy what they teach
2006-09-16 18:26:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dateline NBC had an expose on informercials just the other day and they showed how easy it is to take any product (they produced a skin system in a pill that was filled with Nestles Quick to test how a useless product could easily be marketed on an infomercial). They got paid actresses to do testimonials on how great the product is and even a medical doctor to endorse it without seeing a lab report or anything. So, yes, scams are out there. Are they all scams??? I'd so NO. It's a case of "let the buyer beware." You are not going to lose weight from a pill no matter what it's called or how you find it. The infomercials play on your emotions for money, power, sex, image, etc. just like any other ad. The companies are paying big money for those spots and they are paying it from your purchases.
2006-09-16 22:08:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Infomercials are not really a scam. The misrepresentation of most informercials is mainly in that they make it appear that success is very easy, and they use the drawing power of wealth & possessions to get one to jump in.
I know of people who have been able to make SOME money at businesses like Cyberwise, etc; but the vast majority of people I personally know who go in, find that the revenue is low and the expenses are high. They mostly drop out after a few months, leaving several thousand dolalrs behind.
Many folks go in because they think its easy. Yes, one can make money, but it involves hard, hard, work.
I am referring to infomercials like travel discount programs, health additives, real estate flipping, etc. Probably what I've said is not applicable to things like Bowflex, and similar.
2006-09-16 18:11:11 · answer #3 · answered by InspectorBudget 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not necessarily. Simply extract what may benefit you and your lifestyle and do some research/homework on the given subject/informecial. Read up on the product's success or failure and on user's satisfaction rate. But above all... be aware and intelligently informed.
2006-09-16 18:07:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, if anyone knew of or created a program or system that makes them tons of money, then why are they spending money to buy commercial air time and sell it to you? Because that's really how they make their money - by selling the program, not using it.
2006-09-16 19:09:58 · answer #5 · answered by Piggiepants 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I will say no, since I purchase some product and it works~
2006-09-16 18:05:20 · answer #6 · answered by davidkwankwokfai 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
about 75% of them are
2006-09-16 18:06:04 · answer #7 · answered by nas88car300 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO MINE IS NOT - I SELL OCEANFRONT PROPERTY IN OPHOENIX ON A REGULAR BASIS AND I ALSO HAVE THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE FOR SALE WITH TOLLBOOTHS .
2006-09-17 07:52:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
not all, but many are...
2006-09-17 02:33:40 · answer #9 · answered by world news 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋