As the old saying goes, if something is too good to be true, it probably is.
Well, the thread went viral with over 13.7K replies.
“People peddling their courses on how to get rich.”
Also, I’m not actually rich.'"
8euztnrqvn
2.
Same thing happened when I told her that the magnetic healer was full of shit too."
DazzlingDog7890
“This is how my hatred of MLMs started.
We were facing a terminal diagnosis and trying to process that it was completely cruel.”
ParzivalsQuest
3.“Cleanses.
They’re basically expensive and inefficient laxatives.”
westendgonzo
“Anything that claims to detox.
That’s what your liver and kidneys are for.”
Bad-Moon-Rising
“Juice cleanses.
You’re not flushing toxins out of your body by only drinking fruit and vegetable juice for a week.
That isn’t how human anatomy works.
HeartlessValiumWhore
4.
“Those detox patches you put on your feet.
Supposedly, they suck the bad stuff out of your body and the proof is that they turn black.
tomoko2015
“Came here to say this.
you’re free to put sterilized distilled water on those pads and they’ll turn black.
It’s just moisture that does it.”
Obvious-Attitude-421
5.
“Plug-in/stick on items that supposedly saves electricity or protects you from ‘radiation’ of any kind.”
Strangerwandering
“These do absolutely nothing and it’s pure snake oil in the strongest sense.
All of the ‘radiation’ defense products are nothing more than stickers.
bbbbbthatsfivebees
6.
“Skin care for kids.
Your 8-year-old does not need serums, toners, exfoliants, cleansers, anti-aging, etc.
Sunscreen is all that child needs.”
iamaskullactually
“Everyone should moisturize though.
But Im just gonna use my cream on my kids face he doesnt need a special kids cream.
Cerave is good for everyone.”
Nyx_Shadowspawn
7.
“Holy water that is being sold or ANYTHING from ANY televangelist.”
4eyedbuzzard
“They show those dumbass ‘magic water’ commercials on late night TV. "
Belledelanuit
8.
“I know someone who bought a 5G blocker for 500 bucks.”
var_semicolon
“Buys 5G blocker…pissed cell connection is slow.”
smaugington
9.
“Testosterone boosters at supplement stores marketed to young men.”
gainsmcgraw
“Sports supplements have been an ever-shifting snake oil industry for decades.
APainOfKnowing
10. flagstaffvwguy
“When I was in 7th/8th grade the necklaces were thee shit.
You had to have one to be cool.”
OkayButFirst
“You could do an entire thread on pseudoscience fads in sports alone.
“Excelius
11.
“Any penis enlargement item, lol.”
“Water alkalizing machines.”
He put lemon juice in it to make it taste better.”
cyberpAuLnk
“Uhhh…he putacidiclemons inalkalinewater?
Did he just assume itd end up a neutral pH?”
samosamancer
13.
“Healing crystals.”
Capriste
“I love me a crystal.
waenganuipo
14.
“Copper bracelets.”
Obviously, they didn’t work.”
O_mightyIsis
They work fantastically if what you want is an adornment for your wrist.
DeaddyRuxpin
15.
“Skin care creams that you see advertised by 18-year-old models who have perfect skin.”
Beyond that, there are prescription retinols and laser treatments only available at a doctor’s office.
The rest is just good marketing.
Which is a little depressing and a little encouraging, depending on how I feel that day.”
SeasonPositive6771
16.
My neighbor swears by these and wastes so much money on them.”
perljen
“Some aren’t any better than an off the shelf multi-vitamin or just eating nutritious foods.
They’re just grossly overpriced and pay every celebrity/influencer to swear by it.
Missionignition
you could read the original Reddit threadhere.
Note: Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.
