What Scams have you only just Realised?

AlphaRed

I'm going to say energy saver light bulbs and gyms.

Energy saver light bulbs because they have never made a difference to my electricity bill, they don't last longer and they are way more expensive. They perfected the light bulb a long time ago, leave it at that.

The gym because so many gyms are filled with machines and machines do not built muscle, and in order to do muscle building compound movements you have to be trained on how to do these and the instructors don't do this. They only give you crappy programs that don't help you in achieving your goals

It is in the gyms interest for you to fail. A gym has a theoretical limit to how many members it can hold, which means it has a limit to how much money it can make. However, if the gym is signing people up but those people are not attending, there is no limit to how many people the gym can sign up and so no limit to how much money it can make.

How many people attend a gym for 3 months and then give up because they don't see any results? And then they have to keep on paying the membership fee. This is what the gym wants. This is why they don't show people how to diet properly or how to use the equipment properly to get results.

The gym is a scam.

my friend

What about energy saving lightbulbs in the gym? How do you feel about that?

The Dark Side

AlphaRed wrote: »

I'm going to say energy saver light bulbs and gyms.

And I've stopped reading.

LDN_Irish

my friend wrote: »

What about energy saving lightbulbs in the gym? How do you feel about that?

Pyramid scheme.

sbsquarepants

Weight watchers and other diet type foods - you loose weight because there's less of it - yet they charge you more.
There must be some correlation between being fat and being stupid!

Boring username

Most charities.

LadyFenghuang

Yuri Bezmenov: Psychological Warfare Subversion & Control of Western Society (Complete) for one!

HandsomeDan

AlphaRed wrote: »

Energy saver light bulbs because they have never made a difference to my electricity bill, they don't last longer and they are way more expensive.

LED bulbs use a fraction of the energy, last massively longer, and cost you considerably less in the long run.

AlphaRed wrote: »

They perfected the light bulb a long time ago

They didn't.

sbsquarepants

Boring username wrote: »

Most charities.

Just €3 per week will pay for enough adds to torment half of Europe.

biko

I think OP's definition of a scam is not consistent with mine.

Boring username

LadyFenghuang wrote: »

Yuri Bezmenov: Psychological Warfare Subversion & Control of Western Society (Complete) for one!

???

Arghus

Homeopathy

LadyFenghuang

Boring username wrote: »

???

That's what I thought

Amirani

The laws of physics would suggest that your point about light bulbs is wrong.

Saipanne

I'd agree with the gym one. You can go running outside, free of charge.

actuar90

The lotto, but luckily I've found myself a Nigerian prince who is actually a long lost cousin willing to give me a fortune in return for me just paying the transaction fees....

cabla

AlphaRed wrote: »

I'm going to say energy saver light bulbs and gyms.

Energy saver light bulbs because they have never made a difference to my electricity bill, they don't last longer and they are way more expensive. They perfected the light bulb a long time ago, leave it at that.

The gym because so many gyms are filled with machines and machines do not built muscle, and in order to do muscle building compound movements you have to be trained on how to do these and the instructors don't do this. They only give you crappy programs that don't help you in achieving your goals

It is in the gyms interest for you to fail. A gym has a theoretical limit to how many members it can hold, which means it has a limit to how much money it can make. However, if the gym is signing people up but those people are not attending, there is no limit to how many people the gym can sign up and so no limit to how much money it can make.

How many people attend a gym for 3 months and then give up because they don't see any results? And then they have to keep on paying the membership fee. This is what the gym wants. This is why they don't show people how to diet properly or how to use the equipment properly to get results.

The gym is a scam.

Is this going to actually an elaborate scam you're cultivating here?

Is it some sort of lightbulb scam which also gives us gym results for doing sweet F all?

jjbrien

sbsquarepants wrote: »

Just €3 per week will pay for enough adds to torment half of Europe.

But €3 just €3 please will make a difference

Also agree with the gym one go buy a bike and get out and see the world instead of sitting on an exercise bike paying to watch tv

TOMP

Car insurance; if it was based on risk there would be more uniformity among the insurers. They just think up the amount of the premium and chance their arm.

Standing charges on ESB/gas etc. 20 years ago there were none. What is a PSO levy anyway? Just another scam

Booking office ticket booking fees/service charges

emeldc

Contactless Debit Cards. I have one but didn't activate it yet. I don't think I'll bother.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2818811/Major-flaw-discovered-Visa-s-contactless-cards-Thieves-bypass-20-limit-steal-999-999-99-long-s-foreign-currency.html

FalconGirl

The amount of vulture capital funds picking the bones off businesses in the country with complete disregard for workers and how KPMG seem to be at the centre of it all.

mailforkev

Depends on the gym though. I give Ben Dunne €175 a year, I go more than 175 days a year.

Less than a euro a visit to use his facilities. I think I'm winning that battle.

Youngblood.III

Working as a paye employee...

emeldc

TOMP wrote: »

Car insurance; if it was based on risk there would be more uniformity among the insurers. They just think up the amount of the premium and chance their arm.

Standing charges on ESB/gas etc. 20 years ago there were none. What is a PSO levy anyway? Just another scam

Booking office ticket booking fees/service charges

Ahh, the PSO levy, my pet hate. I have a small shop which I run by myself. If I were to lock up in the morning and not come back for 12 months (without so much as leaving a phone charger plugged in) my ESB 'bill' would be €1700. I sh1t you not :mad:

bladespin

Huge parts of the civil 'service'.

3qsmavrod5twfe

emeldc wrote: »

Contactless Debit Cards. I have one but didn't activate it yet. I don't think I'll bother.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2818811/Major-flaw-discovered-Visa-s-contactless-cards-Thieves-bypass-20-limit-steal-999-999-99-long-s-foreign-currency.html

Daily Mail in Sensationalized Story Shocker.

Youngblood.III

Prepare for another mass scam, 1c and 2c are to be withdrawn, watch everything get 10% more expensive due to profiteering i.e. rounding off. Just like the Euro rollout.... :-(

The Diabolical Monocle

Saipanne wrote: »

I'd agree with the gym one. You can go running outside, free of charge.

No. Ireland. Rain.

Timberrrrrrrr

AlphaRed wrote: »

I'm going to say energy saver light bulbs and gyms.

Energy saver light bulbs because they have never made a difference to my electricity bill, they don't last longer and they are way more expensive. They perfected the light bulb a long time ago, leave it at that.

The gym because so many gyms are filled with machines and machines do not built muscle, and in order to do muscle building compound movements you have to be trained on how to do these and the instructors don't do this. They only give you crappy programs that don't help you in achieving your goals

It is in the gyms interest for you to fail. A gym has a theoretical limit to how many members it can hold, which means it has a limit to how much money it can make. However, if the gym is signing people up but those people are not attending, there is no limit to how many people the gym can sign up and so no limit to how much money it can make.

How many people attend a gym for 3 months and then give up because they don't see any results? And then they have to keep on paying the membership fee. This is what the gym wants. This is why they don't show people how to diet properly or how to use the equipment properly to get results.

The gym is a scam.

Do you even lift?

emeldc

Roselyn Many Sloth wrote: »

Daily Mail in Sensationalized Story Shocker.

Nope, spoke to a customer the other day who was 'skimmed' at an airport. The scam artists are walking around with mobile wireless terminals and anyone with a contactless card gets hit for €15. Think about it. It's simple.

Saipanne

Saipanne wrote: »

I'd agree with the gym one. You can go running outside, free of charge.

That's not gonna help me lift though

LadyFenghuang

bluewolf wrote: »

That's not gonna help me lift though

Rocks. You can lift those!

Graham

Spreadable butter - straight from the fridge. It's a lie.

Resealable pack - who are you kidding? It's specifically designed not to seal just to make sure the ham dries out and curls up at the edges and has to be thrown out!

steddyeddy

AlphaRed wrote: »

I'm going to say energy saver light bulbs and gyms.

Energy saver light bulbs because they have never made a difference to my electricity bill, they don't last longer and they are way more expensive. They perfected the light bulb a long time ago, leave it at that.

The gym because so many gyms are filled with machines and machines do not built muscle, and in order to do muscle building compound movements you have to be trained on how to do these and the instructors don't do this. They only give you crappy programs that don't help you in achieving your goals

It is in the gyms interest for you to fail. A gym has a theoretical limit to how many members it can hold, which means it has a limit to how much money it can make. However, if the gym is signing people up but those people are not attending, there is no limit to how many people the gym can sign up and so no limit to how much money it can make.

How many people attend a gym for 3 months and then give up because they don't see any results? And then they have to keep on paying the membership fee. This is what the gym wants. This is why they don't show people how to diet properly or how to use the equipment properly to get results.

The gym is a scam.

If they don't see results in the gym it's their fault.

osarusan

I've been scammed into reading OP.

Saipanne

The Diabolical Monocle wrote: »

No. Ireland. Rain.

It's only rain. Man up.

lizzyman

Graham wrote: »

Spreadable butter - straight from the fridge. It's a lie.

Resealable pack - who are you kidding? It's specifically designed not to seal just to make sure the ham dries out and curls up at the edges and has to be thrown out!

More like 'extra hard to open lol don't even dream about trying to reseal this shít pack'

I miss the days when you could just buy 40 or 60 watt light bulbs, screw in or slot in. All this nonsense about CFLs and LED bulbs just annoys the shíte out of me. I have to take the old bulb to the hardware shop just to be sure I'm getting something that fits. And for what? My ESB bills are exactly the same, if not higher than they've always been.

Boom_Bap

emeldc wrote: »

Nope, spoke to a customer the other day who was 'skimmed' at an airport. The scam artists are walking around with mobile wireless terminals and anyone with a contactless card gets hit for €15. Think about it. It's simple.

Nah, it doesn't work like that.

Irish Halo

Graham wrote: »

Resealable pack - who are you kidding? It's specifically designed not to seal just to make sure the ham dries out and curls up at the edges and has to be thrown out!

This, waste of fecking time, you either use it all straight away or need another container. Resealable? To quote a great man "You keep using that word, I do not think it means what you think it means"

jimmii

emeldc wrote: »

Nope, spoke to a customer the other day who was 'skimmed' at an airport. The scam artists are walking around with mobile wireless terminals and anyone with a contactless card gets hit for €15. Think about it. It's simple.

Not anyone some people have those special wallets. I bet those wallet companies were set up by the banks so they send everyone a contactless card and then everyone has to go and buy a special wallet to keep it safe! Dam you banks dam you to heck.

jimmii

Boom_Bap wrote: »

Nah, it doesn't work like that.

Been hearing stories about it for years there must be some truth to it there was even one from Forbes.

Akrasia

Biggest scam ever is IMRO charging shops and businesses that play music over speakers

I used to work in a shop and play cds to keep myself entertained. I don't think Tom Waits, Sigur Ros, Alphastates, Lamb or any of the other non mainstream bands I was listening to ever saw a cent of the fee IMRO extorted out of the shop.

They never asked us what music I was playing. I bet yer man from boyzone got most of the money.

The Diabolical Monocle

Saipanne wrote: »

It's only rain. Man up.

Offensive. Gender stereotyping. Demand ban.

jimmii

Akrasia wrote: »

Biggest scam ever is IMRO

I used to work in a shop and play cds to keep myself entertained. I don't think Tom Waits, Sigur Ros, Alphastates, Lamb or any of the other non mainstream bands I was listening to ever saw a cent of the fee IMRO extorted out of the shop.

They never asked us what music I was playing. I bet yer man from boyzone got most of the money.

I don't mind IMRO as much but PPI does my head in they've lost when been taken to court by people and still insist that by law everyone has to pay when you ask questions of them they just ignore you and send more letters. I wouldn't mind paying the licensing if it went to the artists we play but given that we play no Irish artists I am guessing they don't see any of it.

AlphaRed

LadyFenghuang wrote: »

Yuri Bezmenov: Psychological Warfare Subversion & Control of Western Society (Complete) for one!

Yeah? Where's the scam?

FanadMan

Youngblood.III wrote: »

Prepare for another mass scam, 1c and 2c are to be withdrawn, watch everything get 10% more expensive due to profiteering i.e. rounding off. Just like the Euro rollout.... :-(

They've had that in Finland for years. But then again, that's Finland for ya.

osarusan

Dog licences.

Boom_Bap

jimmii wrote: »

Been hearing stories about it for years there must be some truth to it there was even one from Forbes.

The interesting thing there is that there has been 0 reported cases of fraud from this.
What they say is true, but how it's used is the more difficult thing. Encoding the data onto a mag card is all they can do, and they dont get the full track data. So a fairly useless bit of plastic. They can't create an Chip/EMV card from it either.
Now if the fraudsters set themselves up as a financial institution and had mobile Contactless terminals and allowed to take transactions from all IMDs, then they would be onto a winner.

looksee

Life.

Collie D

osarusan wrote: »

Dog licences.

Have had dogs pretty much all of my life and not one was licensed. Wouldn't even know where to get one or how much they cost.

NapoleonInRags

bladespin wrote: »

Huge parts of the civil 'service'.

Yawn...