Do you believe those product endorsements you see on the internet?
By dragon54u
@dragon54u (31633)
United States
September 21, 2008 11:37am CST
I have a friend that writes, he does internet content as well as commercials for radio and tv. Those letters from satisfied customers you see on the internet and the actors on tv commercials and the like apparently aren't for real, their words are written for them by people like my friend! He also writes a lot of spam-type pitches for companies to send to your email, and entries for peoples' blogs.
Well, I didn't believe them before and I sure don't believe them now! How about you? Do you fall for those letters on websites raving about how great a product is?
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8 responses
@schulzie (4061)
• United States
28 Sep 08
No, I usually don't. I have a question though - how do I get a job like your friend? No, seriously I mean it. I think I could do that very easily and it sounds like something you could do from home. How did he get into that and do you know how or where I could research that?
Thanks so much for any help you might have.
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Have a great day and happy myLotting!!![/b]
Thanks so much for any help you might have.
[b]
Have a great day and happy myLotting!!![/b]
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@dragon54u (31633)
• United States
28 Sep 08
Not many can do that. If you have the writing skills, you can make some nice change!
@dizzblnd (3073)
• United States
21 Sep 08
I'll put it this way. I TRY not to believe. On some things (especially the things your friend writes for, I will wait to see if any of my friends try the product. Sometimes, I am a sucker though. It all depends on the product and whether I think I need it.
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@twoey68 (13627)
• United States
27 Sep 08
I'm one of those ppl that take everything with a grain of salt. I don't buy something just b/c Joe Blow says it's great...I buy it if I need it but I look it over carefully too.
[b]**AT PEACE WITHIN**
~~STAND STRONG IN YOUR BELIEFS~~ [/b]
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@dragon54u (31633)
• United States
27 Sep 08
Good for you! Joe Blow's job is to make you think you need that thing and can't live without it and I'm glad he's failing with you.
@GreenMoo (11833)
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28 Sep 08
It's a real shame that companies do this, create 'fake' testimonials I mean. It leads to no-one believing anything they read any more. If I see a testimonial these days, I always treat it as if it were created by a writer like your friend and not a true customer.
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@dragon54u (31633)
• United States
28 Sep 08
You are smarter than I. I always thought they were real!
@bournecaindelta (2477)
• India
21 Sep 08
All such emails go to a special place.. called the Spam Folder.. All such offers can be easily made out of the group of emails that a person receives.. They are usually flashy and with so much of !! marks that it will make you go dizzy.. But the best part about it that people like you friend get paid and they make a livelihood, atleast hoping that those fake scam offers do not rob a honest person of his money..
bourne
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@dragon54u (31633)
• United States
21 Sep 08
Some people fall for them, though, which is too bad. I've never seen any spam that was legitimate. It used to irritate me but I'm used to it now and my spam filter is a very busy little tool! 
@moonbeam94 (387)
• Australia
28 Sep 08
Well it's a job and pays ,does he also supply the name and area to go with the endorcement. I have never really believed those endorcements, mind you I'm certain there are one or two who would swear by a product but for myself I just don't feel the need to rush out and buy something else that is going to lay in a draw cluttering the place up.
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@dragon54u (31633)
• United States
28 Sep 08
What really sends me into laughter is the hair restoring remedies. If people would do just a little research, they'd know the products were fakes. And they're so expensive!
@highflyingxangel (9225)
• United States
21 Sep 08
No I do not. Those products on TV are of course not always what they seem and they need to make it look good soe people will actually buy it. So why should I believe those things? The only way I'd believe it is if I could try it and I'm not so willing to spend a lot of money on those things.
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@sweethomecatring (1563)
• India
21 Sep 08
I do not believe in this and I do not adopt to read also. This is a fact that many sites and companies do not recruit people on regular basis and hire services on line through some selected websites and these websites after retaining a major portion of the cost of add pass on few little bucks to the actual worker who write like your friend there by earning money for them.
@dragon54u (31633)
• United States
21 Sep 08
He doesn't earn all that much but it buys his groceries and he enjoys it. I was just surprised to learn that, even though I rarely believe anything I read on the internet.
