So stylish you could wear it all day

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• DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  So, what was the scam here? Obviously it didn’t work. It says send no money, just the coupon, and if it doesn’t work (which it won’t) then you don’t pay for it. How did they make any money off it? Was there a “processing fee” or something. Be nice to see the whole ad.

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  • crazycraw@crazypeople.online ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    while the device didn’t totally work, scenarios like this were common at the time where a hip new device just send us valid info and we’ll send you the device easy! well, to actually return the devicez once receieved, was a hassle to most folks, so even if it didn’t work when they sent it, they still kept it which meant they had to pay.

    back to this device itself - I found it to be intriguing tech that merke patented in the 1920s that featured blue light and infrared to stimulate follicle growth. it may not work but that’s an interesting approach that feels genuine. maybe it has an effect on some? almost feels worth exploring further than abandoning as just another device scam of the mail-in catalog era.

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    • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Light therapy can stimulate hair growth, but only for certain conditions and you need very bright light of one wavelength in the far red.

      Or, go outside in the sun.

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  • deegeese@sopuli.xyz ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Waste a couple weeks to recognize it’s junk, then mail bulky item back at your own expense which must be received in 30 days with all original packaging, or send 3 payments of $…

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  • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    It’s called the placebo effect. Remember Bob and Enzyte? Tell someone a pill will give them a boner and many will get a boner. By the time the FBI shut them down, they made $55M.

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• riskable@programming.dev ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Why would I want my hat to grow hair?

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