I readily admit, I probably spend more time looking at stuff online than I should. But I generally find copious (I’ll tell you the same thing father would always tell me, “Look it up if you don’t know the meaning of the word”) amounts of potential entertainment while “surfing” around. One thing I have noticed is that you do see an awful lot of commercials and various sales pitches when you spend time online. Sometimes, they can be somewhat annoying. Then, there are the ones that can be very entertaining, whether they want to or not.
I had an elderly gentleman stop by the office here and wanted to “speak to a reporter” about something he had seen online “at that Google thing.” Apparently, he had come across some sales pitch about a “miracle supplement” that is purported to be a new “fountain of youth.” He said they had used images of a certain celebrity who looked to be the epitome of heath and vigor. Then he said he saw an image of this same celebrity with obvious health problems and issues. His immediate question was, “How could they do that?” I told him, the youthful pictures were probably from several years ago. These hucksters are willing to do just about anything for money.
I heard once, “If it’s on the internet, it has to be true. They don’t let you put anything on the internet that isn’t true.” Of course, this was meant to be a joke. I have learned to be suspicious of just about anything, especially if I see it on the internet. One technique I have noticed in some of these is the sales pitch is much like those late night TV infomercials that one could often see, especially if one has occasional insomnia, such as this one who is telling this story now. During these internet infomercials, they will give you one or two ingredients of their “miracle cure,” but will go on and on without telling the crucial ingredient. Then they will tell you the ingredients must be measured carefully to their exact amounts and there is no way you could ever find the ingredients in the exact combinations they have perfected.
They will also tell you that in order to get the full effect of the miracle cure, you must take it for at least three months. You can order one bottle at $49.95, but to really see the benefit, you need to order the three month supply at just $45.99 per bottle. Now you better hurry, because they will run out of supply later this evening and you will have to wait several months before you get another amazing opportunity such as this. To make sure you don’t run that risk, you should really order the six-month supply at the greatly discounted price of just $39.95 per bottle. My father had a term for such “miracle cures,” as most of these are. He called them “snake oil.” That may be, but if you see me in another three months looking all tan and trim, you will know that it worked. Then you can get your own supply, at just $45.95 per bottle. That is if they haven’t run out of stock. Have a wonderful day, here on the Sunny Side.