http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/power-wristbands-b…
A WRISTBAND claiming to boost strength, balance and flexibility has been exposed as a fake.
The ACCC ordered Power Balance Australia to cease marketing its wristbands with claims of boosted sporting performance, and demanded they refund people already duped by the purported benefits.
finally…..
The poor people who pay $60 for one at rebel….
On another note, some english cricketers are wearing em…. yet australia couldnt put up a good fight until the 3rd test…
Thats not the "power balance" brand stated by the ACCC so I suppose they prob won't change it until the ACCC state that this issue applies to all power brand manufacturers
"You could buy rubber bands from the newsagent and have a fresh one every day of the year," Mr Samuel said.
Even better and cheaper!!!
They will go into liquidation before they refund much money.
i bought one online .. for like 1.5$ delivered … LOL .. didnt intend to waste that 1.5$, but the Power Balance's marketing hype is so much attractive .. now i am waiting for my 1.5$ wrist band to be delivered
I doubt too many people will demand a refund anyway; between those who will swear by them & wear them religiously regardless of evidence to the contrary; and those who will simply be unwilling to publicly admit their own stupidity in buying one in the first place! :p
Bit like that old "Lock, Stock…" gag about the mail order, erm, appliances! ;)
totally agree stewballs. They won't get many refund requests.
“You could buy rubber bands from the newsagent and have a fresh one every day of the year,”
epic burn :P
Not sure what i think about the situation. Kinda obvious that its a placebo, plus there are "bigger fish to fry" in the retail world/
Kinda obvious that its a placebo, plus there are “bigger fish to fry” in the retail world
Agreed, stuff like this really falls into "caveat emptor" IMHO; I must say the whole situation has provided many hours of mirth for us though! ;)
The power of marketing, makes people question what is the obvious truth, that they are BS, because of the hype.
If all top athletes had to do was wear a wrist band to become good, we would all be legends overnight.
The funny thing is, this will start "grey imports" of these power bands, making them more expensive.
People will have to smuggle them into the country on their arms and legs bahahaha
I can see the ad for border security. What has this man done? drugs? no animals? no, you'll never guess - tune in to find out what hes got hidden on his body.
Don't worry everyone…..
Ozstock, (with impeccable timing) have them today for free (just pay shipping)
lol
gone now……sorry if you missed em….
I have always hated these things, from the first moment my friends showed them to me. The fact is that some of my friends and I knew they were placebo, but now that this has been proven, I find myself asking a question:
For those who bought them for $20 (most of my friends) and actually believed they worked, and as a result went on and worked harder and longer at the gym and actually saw improved results (due to the extra gym time), was the $20 worth it?
I think, on the whole, it is a better waste of money (yes waste) than some other placebos where you are actually taking some "herb" or some crap with terrible quality control and you really have no idea what excipients etc are in the tablet/powder.
I am a stringent believer in telling the truth, and whether in the context of a consumer or otherwise, I absolutely hate being lied to.
However, I still wonder if it was $20 well spent…. It worked in their minds, and as a result they would have seen improvements and that would have motivated them to do more (and therefore achieve more).
What are your thoughts OzBargain?
Yeah you have a point, but the thing is they were advertising them as having scientific evidence of improved performance. I heard they were going to continue to sell these but without the scientific "proof".
apparently placebos work for 10-15% of Australians.
Scientists have also found that more expensive placebos are more effective that cheaper ones
(i havent got the specific stats on that though)
Word not got round to rebel sport yet…….
http://www.rebelsport.com.au/ecom/rebel/product_detail.aspx?…