DrDawkinstein Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Gugny said: It actually doesn't mention COVID-19 anywhere in the promotion, other than the delayed shipping. Why isn't anyone busting GNC's balls for selling snake oil supplements? Because GNC hasnt kicked our asses and made us look foolish for the last 20 years straight. 17 minutes ago, Bferra13 said: If people are dumb enough to buy it, so what? It says clearly on there it's not meant to cure any diseases, etc. 7 minutes ago, Gugny said: It actually doesn't mention COVID-19 anywhere in the promotion, other than the delayed shipping. Why isn't anyone busting GNC's balls for selling snake oil supplements? They should all be called out, early and often, as liars and scammers. Brady, Gwenyth Paltrow, GNC, all the bull#### MLMs out there.... All of it. We all benefit from calling out bull####. If we're going to go with Caveat Emptor, us Emptors need to stick together. Edited May 19, 2020 by DrDawkinstein 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoPoy88 Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 6 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said: Because GNC hasnt kicked our asses and made us look foolish for the last 20 years straight. and that’s just it isn’t it? This isn’t about protesting the selling of “snake oil” or protecting uninformed consumers. This is pure old fashioned sour grapes. and that’s fine, we all hate brady. But let’s be genuine about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Hey, he’s got kids to feed! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 1 minute ago, JoPoy88 said: and that’s just it isn’t it? This isn’t about protesting the selling of “snake oil” or protecting uninformed consumers. This is pure old fashioned sour grapes. and that’s fine, we all hate brady. But let’s be genuine about it. Little bit of both for me. ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan_34 Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 1 hour ago, The Wiz said: I'm starting to think he was cloned and his clone turned out not too bright and killed the real Tom Brady. Like the movie “Multiplicity” lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJS Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 28 minutes ago, Gugny said: It actually doesn't mention COVID-19 anywhere in the promotion, other than the delayed shipping. Why isn't anyone busting GNC's balls for selling snake oil supplements? It says virus 10 million times. It's obvious that they want to capitalize on people's fears of COVID-19. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malazan Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 1 hour ago, MJS said: "Good marketing" is one thing. "Ethical" is another. Sorry, take your "ethical" off the nearest cliff. This is capitalism, baby. I'd sell faulty air to your grandmother on her deathbed if I could. Everyone who has a problem with this is obviously just jealous they can't do it. If someone is dumb enough to buy it then they get what they deserve. REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE I think I got all that right. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJS Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 (edited) 46 minutes ago, Bferra13 said: If people are dumb enough to buy it, so what? It says clearly on there it's not meant to cure any diseases, etc. So what nothing. He deserves to sell it and isn't breaking any laws. But it makes him a bad person for preying upon the sick, elderly, poor, uneducated, gullible, Tom Brady loving masses. 3 minutes ago, jeremy2020 said: Sorry, take your "ethical" off the nearest cliff. This is capitalism, baby. I'd sell faulty air to your grandmother on her deathbed if I could. Everyone who has a problem with this is obviously just jealous they can't do it. If someone is dumb enough to buy it then they get what they deserve. REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE I think I got all that right. Just in case you aren't being sarcastic (and I think you are): Some of us just like to be honest people who don't prey upon others. I know, it's hard to believe there are good, honest people out there. Edited May 19, 2020 by MJS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malazan Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 2 minutes ago, MJS said: Some of us just like to be honest people who don't prey upon others. I know, it's hard to believe there are good, honest people out there. How un-American of you. If you're not screwing over your neighbor to make a buck then you're just plain ole unPatriotic. Tommy boy is out there creating jobs with his fake pills and you're just worried about the people losing their hard earned money to a celebrity peddling snake oil. Creating even a single job should make you immune to any and all prosecution. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 21 minutes ago, billsfan_34 said: Like the movie “Multiplicity” lol Exactly like that. And a very underrated movie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsDude Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 No Thanks. I rather have snozberry and ash tree vitamins called Sack, than elderberry and larch tree. It tastes better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Brown Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Hmmmm...has elderberries and larch tree ingredients. Interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 1 hour ago, Capco said: I think Gugny feels like it's sink or swim, and if certain people are easily taken advantage of for profit, it's not a problem because it's not his problem. If it doesn't affect him personally, he doesn't feel a sense of responsibility to those that are easily taken advantage of. Just a hunch. You couldn't be more wrong, Agent Hotchner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 3 minutes ago, Doc Brown said: Hmmmm...has elderberries and larch tree ingredients. Interesting. For the unfamiliar, here's a little background on the larch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba Gump Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 ***** Tom Brady and his Flinstone vitamins. I bet they're a big seller with the massholes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 I miss the old days, when we never heard what any of these guys were doing from January to July... Get off my damn yard you kids... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Otreply Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 58 minutes ago, Gugny said: It actually doesn't mention COVID-19 anywhere in the promotion, other than the delayed shipping. Why isn't anyone busting GNC's balls for selling snake oil supplements? I have boycotted GNC from the get go for the very reason you stated, that people fall for this sort snake oil shysterism does not justify it in any fashion. Yes I realize our society promotes this type of quasi ethical behavior. There is no truth in advertising... could you imagine if such a thing existed, and was actually enforced... not that it will ever happen. Rant over, time for a beer ? Go Bills!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 2 hours ago, DrDawkinstein said: Just one of the many snake-oil salesmen and profiteers looking to cash in on peoples' fears and pain. It's a well-funded con job with marketing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 3 hours ago, Bangarang said: Been taking them for weeks and have never felt better. Me too. On the front line, I decided to supplement for the first time. Vit C, D, melatonin, MVI. 2 hours ago, eball said: I have to think that the idiot must actually believe it. I mean, why would Tom Freaking Brady be pimping health supplements? He's already richer than God and certainly doesn't need the money or publicity. The doofus just believes that this crap works. It's not like we don't have other figures in high places believing in magic elixirs with no proof of efficacy. He thinks it works.....because he's a 42 yo NFL QB still out there playing like a younger man. Why wouldn't he believe this stuff is what's part of what has kept him going? He doesn't need the money. But if he believes this stuff works, why wouldn't he sell it to others? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motorin' Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 3 hours ago, The Wiz said: I'm starting to think he was cloned and his clone turned out not too bright and killed the real Tom Brady. Did you see Paul Rudd's Living with Yourself on Netflix? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLFan Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 3 hours ago, The Wiz said: I'm starting to think he was cloned and his clone turned out not too bright and killed the real Tom Brady. No, I am pretty sure the real Tom Brady was always an idiot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Good for him but I couldn't possibly care less about him selling vitamins. When he starts selling narcotics, let me know. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 16 minutes ago, Motorin' said: Did you see Paul Rudd's Living with Yourself on Netflix? I did but they made the joke about him winning the superbowl 6 times so I preferred the idiot reference in multiplicity. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 31 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said: He thinks it works.....because he's a 42 yo NFL QB still out there playing like a younger man. Why wouldn't he believe this stuff is what's part of what has kept him going? He doesn't need the money. But if he believes this stuff works, why wouldn't he sell it to others? Yes, so you agree with me. Thanks for your support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 If people want to throw away $, that is their call. I take vitamins as well, but I don’t for a minute think I’m so protected from corona. If people believe that, shame on the, for their stupidity. Being healthy against corona or anything else is good, but doesn’t mean you can’t contract it. As Ron White from the Blue Collar Comedy tour said, “You Can’t Fix Stupid”. Love that comic. Not that I’m a drinker or smoker, but he is so funny with his wiseass attitude drinking scotch, and smoking a cigar on stage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCockSportif Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 (edited) Times were simpler when I just came home from work after having finished second shift, with a full head of hair, cracked a beer, and watched Gary Cochran deliver an informercial (I mistook it for a sitcom at first) about "direct marketing". I used to follow up these informercials by watching re-runs of WKRP in Cincinnati on the VCR. It cleansed the palate. Really. I think that Gary also did one about dog walking. Who bought that *****?! In any case, assuming that he doesn't end up on NFL or on ESPN, Tom Brady will be the next pitch/marketing person like Peyton Manning. I kinda hate it, and yet I want to see it. Maybe he knows how to walk dogs? You just can't say. Edited May 19, 2020 by Groin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 1 hour ago, eball said: Yes, so you agree with me. Thanks for your support. I don't at all, as I just said. He believes in this stuff because he sees himself as "proof of its efficacy". You just concluded he believes it because he's a doofus. How did you conclude he's wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarleyNY Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 4 hours ago, Warcodered said: WOW! 60 seconds on google. Eye drops, rice hills (which are inert and used in brewing to loosen up thick mashes) and an emulsifier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Needle Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 This just paves the way for Josh Allen's pet rock project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoPoy88 Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 If anything, vitamins (if that’s what these things really are) might actually have a beneficial effect for some. Remember when tom was selling “tactical therapeutic sleepwear” on TB12? We should be railing against his magic pajamas, not this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victory Formation Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 How long til he gets sued? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Mr. WEO said: He believes in this stuff because he sees himself as "proof of its efficacy". You just concluded he believes it because he's a doofus. If he believes in its efficacy because of a single data point, and fails to even consider that other variables may be in play (like the fact that he has access to world-class trainers, facilities, and medical personnel), then he is, in fact, a doofus. Edited May 20, 2020 by WhoTom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDubya76 Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 (edited) Think of his target market. It’s Florida, they’re going to sell like hot cakes. There is a sucker born every minute down here and if they aren’t born down here they relocate to avoid the snow. Edited May 20, 2020 by JDubya76 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripple Creek Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 What a POS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaBillsFanSince1973 Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, JoPoy88 said: If anything, vitamins (if that’s what these things really are) might actually have a beneficial effect for some. Remember when tom was selling “tactical therapeutic sleepwear” on TB12? We should be railing against his magic pajamas, not this. on TB12? is that kind of like the home shopping network? her vitamins have to be good for you, with rice hulls and all in them. give those innards a good scraping out. Edited May 20, 2020 by DaBillsFanSince1973 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 6 minutes ago, WhoTom said: If he believes in its efficacy because of a single data point, and fails to even consider that other variables may be in play (like the fact that he has access to world-class trainers, facilities, and medical personnel), then he is, in fact, a doofus. Doesn’t he have one trainer? And his own facility? And doesn’t everyone who takes any supplement base their continued use of them on their belief that is helpful (“working for them”)? Are all people who take supplements therefore doofuses? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan4 Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 (edited) It’s vitamin C and zinc, and in super low doses none the less. What a massive ripoff. 120mg of vitamin C. 11mg of zinc. 60 capsules for $45! You’d get more vitamin C eating an orange. For comparison, a 100 count bottle of 1000mg vitamin C is about $6-9. 500mg vitamin C is even cheaper. A bottle of 100 count 50mg zinc is about $2.50. Snake oil salesman taking advantage of people’s fears during a pandemic. What a douche. Edited May 20, 2020 by BillsFan4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fansince88 Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Ironically there is probably more air in the jar then in his footballs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 58 minutes ago, Victory Formation said: How long til he gets sued? For what? He's selling a jar of zinc, vitamin C, rice, and a few other non-drug ingredients to the chowdah heads in NE and a few dummies elsewhere. It's not illegal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerJ Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 I don't know anything about the medicinal value of larch, but elderberry is supposed to be good for disease prevention. The price is still a ripoff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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