What products prey on stupid people?

Akrasia

Yourself isit wrote: »

There must be something in those powders. Dehydrated water is nothing.

the powder is usually glucose or powdered milk but the glucose isn't the medicine, the medicine is the dried up water they drop onto the glucose

I mentioned it because it's laughable that the point of homeopathy is that water retains a memory of whatever dissolved in it, and then they go and supply it in powdered form

ScrubsfanChris

Hunky Monster wrote: »

Pass the aloe vera, that was one hell of a burn.

silverharp

all those plug in air fresheners and similar, open the windows u fkn morons.

ScrubsfanChris

Irish Guitarist wrote: »

New jeans that look like they've been dragged along the ground and go for a thee figure sum of money.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dolce-Gabbana-Distressed-Straight-Jeans/dp/B01D57I01A/

Showed my Dad whos a carpenter these a couple weeks back: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/04/26/muck-brass-muddy-jeans-cost-330/
I could see in his face the moment he lost faith in humanity

Miaireland

Amazon Echo Look. You try on two outfits. It takes photos and amazon tell you which outfit looks better on you. I have much more basic model in my house. It is called a mirror.

ec18

PCP Finance

valoren

Bike wheels. Specifically flashy carbon, lightweight ones that cost a couple of thousand euro that will make them faster.

All to save about 200g in total weight over a standard wheel set that costs a fraction of the price.
Those type of wheels are designed specifically for elite cyclists looking for marginal gains i.e. make them 2 seconds faster per kilometre, not some MAMIL rider wanting to look keeeeewl.

Want to get faster and save the money? Look at those same elite cyclists and lose that stone instead. That's a weight saving of 6,350 grams right there.

AndrewJRenko

CeilingFly wrote: »

No, not in Ireland. Here you just have to show it was on sale at some stage. The 30 day law is a UK law. In Ireland there is no such legal requirement. Its why Currys also fool people into thinking they are getting a genuine reduction. (check their small print "on sale at €699 11/1/17-18/1/17 etc)

Not true - see http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/consumer_affairs/consumer_protection/pricing/pricing_of_goods_and_services.html

If a reduction is displayed on an item, the previous price must have been valid for 28 days over the previous three months.

silverharp

valoren wrote: »

Bike wheels. Specifically flashy carbon, lightweight ones that cost a couple of thousand euro that will make them faster.

All to save about 200g in total weight over a standard wheel set that costs a fraction of the price.
Those type of wheels are designed specifically for elite cyclists looking for marginal gains i.e. make them 2 seconds faster per kilometre, not some MAMIL rider wanting to look keeeeewl.

Want to get faster and save the money? Look at those same elite cyclists and lose that stone instead. That's a weight saving of 6,350 grams right there.

a lot of activities are like that, hiking equipment has that as well, titanium tent pegs for example compared to steel ones at 5 or 10 times the price. Its pure vanity. If you are going up Everest maybe

jcon1913

mick.oleary wrote: »

Aeroplane tickets that are orders of magnitude more expensive than the competitors that are Always Getting Better (TM) just because they bring you to an airport that is a couple of miles closer to your destination...

Cheers,
Mick

Paid seats on airplanes

Who wouldnt pay for a few hours away from whinging kids /OH? But they give you a random seat away from them for free?

lawred2

Hector Savage wrote: »

this has prompted me to see where I can watch that online..

all 4 seasons on netflix

siblers

Probably said already but Fat Burning Pills and those yokes you strap around your belly and they magically give you a 6 pack.

Digital Solitude

lawred2 wrote: »

this has prompted me to see where I can watch that online..

all 4 seasons on netflix

Peep Show is the same pair, also on Netflix

LollipopJimmy

Those detox teas that every person on FB seems to be pedaling. Loose 7-10lbs a week with no training or diet.

Red_Wake

Socialist politicians.

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razorblunt

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

Those detox teas that every person on FB seems to be pedaling. Loose 7-10lbs a week with no training or diet.

If they had any sense they'd sell toilet paper at inflated mark ups at the same time as there's only one way those 7lbs are coming out of you with the tea.

Unpossible

whisky_galore wrote: »

Purveyors of "Collectors items", like this one, that sends out junk mail in the hopes of getting a few bites....

https://www.dublinmintoffice.ie/

These days, almost everything sold door-to-door. Just go to a proper trader, shop or online outlet with a guarantee. Usually sold by scammers; factory reject furniture, house alarms, insurance, fire extinguishers, tarmac or building jobs, etc.

Anytime I see unique or special edition coins advertised I think of Jerry's Star Wars coins.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SB_oU68Q9zA

old_aussie

Vodafone

Digital Solitude

old_aussie wrote: »

Vodafone

The alternatives aren't great either to be fair

somesoldiers

Those new fangled water containers that everyone in the office seems to have. Some of them look like water butts they are so big- I once asked someone if their desk was on fire the size of the thing they were filling

Stan27

Religion and tabloid newspapers

greencap

Car insurance.

http://www.independent.ie/business/personal-finance/raids-on-main-motor-insurance-providers-over-alleged-cartel-activity-35893446.html

bmwguy

Financing things you should just pay upfront for

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valoren

Prize Bonds.

I can't begin to fathom the millions of euro held in prize bonds.

lawred2

Digital Solitude wrote: »

Peep Show is the same pair, also on Netflix

Yeah I know.. I watched Mitchell and Webb Look years ago but that just reminded me to go back and watch it again.

To find that I don't need to obtain dodgy streams was very pleasing

Gadgetman496

lawred2 wrote: »

To find that I don't need to obtain dodgy streams was very pleasing

Agreed The Mitchell and Webb Situation, That Mitchell and Webb Look and Peep Show all sorted.

No spend required either

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nelly17

valoren wrote: »

Prize Bonds.

I can't begin to fathom the millions of euro held in prize bonds.

They're such a bad investment over time when I was a kid in the 70s someone got me 100 punts worth which was a significant chunk of their income back then now it aint worth **** in comparison

Subcomandante Marcos

pajor wrote: »

The Lotto.

Was gonna post this. Still did a schnakey quick pick when I was getting milk today mind.

RedTie

I see this topic was lifted for a Reddit post shortly after the original Boards one yesterday https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/6l2sik/what_products_prey_on_stupid_people/ and is now their top trending post in their most popular subreddit.

A small bit of Sherlock'ing shows the poster is indeed Irish https://www.reddit.com/user/batterydyingagain/submitted/

Anything for a bit of that sweet upvote Reddit karma eh?

I suppose imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Note to self: figure out a way to copyright thread ideas and profit from them :pac:

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About $120 a year for decent to sometimes great TV? I think that's a great deal.

valoren

nelly17 wrote: »

They're such a bad investment over time when I was a kid in the 70s someone got me 100 punts worth which was a significant chunk of their income back then now it aint worth **** in comparison

True. Consider this.
$100.00 in 1977 had the same buying power as $414.83 in 2017
Annual inflation over that period was 3.62%

If that $100 was invested in a blue chip company like Coke in 1977 it would be worth $17,780 today. Exxon Mobil? $14,455 Procter & Gamble? $7,369.

Better than nothing

Come to think of it. Mutual Funds with their exorbitant annual 'admin' fees prey on financially stupid people.

dublinbando

..................................................fidget spinners........

forgodssake

Has to be those nappy bins what a stupid product

nice_guy80

most of the weekly specials in Aldi or Lidl

you seriously don't need that outdoor wood fired pizza oven

LirW

nice_guy80 wrote: »

most of the weekly specials in Aldi or Lidl

you seriously don't need that outdoor wood fired pizza oven

But I want me shoeracks for 8 quid!

annascott

McDonalds. Pay over the odds for cheap processed and in most cases, harmful food.
Five star marketing.

lawred2

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Netflix

Nah

Netflix + nowtv + saorview + freesat = €15 a month.

LirW

Vegan cheese. I'm not calling vegans stupid but who buys like 5 slices of some really cheap processed stuff for horrendous money?

Digital Solitude

LirW wrote: »

Vegan cheese. I'm not calling vegans stupid but who buys like 5 slices of some really cheap processed stuff for horrendous money?

Vegans apparently. Have you ever eaten some? Manky stuff

The paleo diet is pretty damn stupid though, in the same vein.

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If your TV has a Saorview tuner built in you need to spend about 40 bucks on a Saorview Ariel. If your TV has no built in Saorview tuner you need both a Saorview box Approx 100 bucks as well as the Ariel.

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The vast majority of houses already had an aerial in the attic or on the roof from receiving analog rte and this is just reused for saorview.

osarusan

Gadgetman496 wrote: »

If your TV has a Saorview tuner built in you need to spend about 40 bucks on a Saorview Ariel. If your TV has no built in Saorview tuner you need both a Saorview box Approx 100 bucks as well as the Ariel.

I bought a TV with Saorview tuner, just plugged it into the normal ariel in the wall, got the channels.

Fuzzytrooper

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You will see an awful lot of houses have something like in the link below on their roof or in the attic. This is connect to a socket behind the tv and gives the saorview signal to the tv and previously gave the old analog signal to the tv.

http://www.sciteq.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p-2043-222016.jpg