It seems to me in recent times the truth in advertising is getting worse and worse. A person can’t believe anything someone says or does.
The old saying is; believe half of what you see and none of what you hear!
Truth in advertising – like hens teeth
they are only a fallacy!!
Truth in advertising used to be a big issue. The government passed a law that prohibited Snake oil sales people from bull-shitting the public.Do they enforce it?? We know the answer to that.
Federal Trade Commission: Just another in the long line of government jokes. I made an observation many years ago. If 85% of government employees were fired or didn’t show up for work, they would never be missed.
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/media-resources/truth-advertising
One such advertised product is very amusing to me.
This guy named Mike claims that he spent 2 years – 2 years – 2 years developing his product called My Pillow but started working on it 10 years ago???????
Mike; it is only a pillow. How and the hell could it possibly take more than 15 minutes to design a pillow?
Mike Buddy; do you know it only took 14 months to build the Empire State Building? That is one accomplishment that is absolutely astonishing.
It was a time before tower cranes and all of the other mechanized equipment we have today. I know that the achievement could not be duplicated today. Remarkably only 5 people were killed in it’s construction.
Wikipedia:
| Record height | |
|---|---|
| Tallest in the world from 1931 to 1970[I] | |
| Preceded by | Chrysler Building |
| Surpassed by | World Trade Center (Twin Towers) |
| General information | |
| Type | Office building; observation deck |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| Location | 350 Fifth Avenue Manhattan, New York 10118[note 1] |
| Construction started | March 17, 1930[1] |
| Completed | April 11, 1931[2][3] |
| Opening | May 1, 1931; 85 years ago |
| Cost | $40,948,900[4] ($637 million in 2016 dollars[5]) |
| Owner | Empire State Realty Trust |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 1,250 ft (381.0 m)[6][7] |
| Tip | 1,454 ft (443.2 m)[7] |
| Roof | 1,250 ft (381.0 m) |
| Top floor | 1,224 ft (373.1 m)[7] |
| Observatory | 1,224 ft (373.1 m)[7] |
| Dimensions | |
| Other dimensions | length (east-west) 424 ft (129.2 m)
width (north-south) 187 ft (57.0 m)[8] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 103[7][8][9][note 2] |
| Floor area | 2,248,355 sq ft (208,879 m2)[7] |
| Lifts/elevators | 73[7] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Shreve, Lamb and Harmon |
| Developer | John J. Raskob |
| Structural engineer | Homer Gage Balcom[10] |
| Main contractor | Starrett Brothers and Eken |
Mikey the Pillow guy is trying to make all off of his investment back all at one time by charging $99.97 for his labor of love. As a special incentive, Mike is charging $99.97 per pillow but the buyer gets 2 pillows for the price of one of the pillows (Mike says one is free).
On WCCO | CBS Minnesota: Minnesotan To Meet: Mike Lindell Of MyPillow
Watch Mike’s story: fro his MyPillow dream to the MyPillow company of 650 employees – selling 30,000 world’s best pillows per day!
The promo claims Mike sell 30,000.00 pillows a day??? I did a little math. Mike must be one hell of a wealthy guy. According to my calculation, Mike’s company sell $2,999,100.00 of merchandise a day. If the guy is a 5 day a weeker, he does 15 million a week – $67,479,750.00 a month and so on. All he needs is one good year and he can shack up next to Billy Gates.
Another ad I really like; buy one get the another one free; just pay shipping and handling. Most of the time when a consumer is placing an order, they do not pay attention to the SMALL print. Many times the shipping and handling cost more than the product itself. I have to give the person credit for being a top-notch shyster/creative individual that came up with that one.
Once that scam was picked up by the hucksters out there, they all got on the bandwagon. I have to say it is quite ingenious.
Read the fine print FOLKS. BUYER BEWARE – if it sound too good to me true, it probably is.
Take two and call me in the morning.
Have a Happy 4th of July – be smart – keep your hands and fingers away from the fireworks. Watch the little ones closely.
Let us stop and remember what the true meaning of the 4th of July is all about. It isn’t just a day off to bar-b-q and get smashed.
Put the red- white and blue out there to show your patriotism. Patriotism should be a full-time endeavor, just not when some sick ass terrorists sets off a bomb.
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