Power Balance WristBand FAKE or REAL

pudzey101

Hi, I Have included 2 pics, can you tell me by looking at the box which is a fake and which is a original please?
any help greatly appreciated
david.

chin_grin

Please do not cross post the same thread in other forums.

From After Hours.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?threadid=2056350254

SanoVitae

I can't tell which one is real and which one is fake.

What I can tell you however is that both are a crock of shìte......

pudzey101

chin_grin wrote: »

Please do not cross post the same thread in other forums.

From After Hours.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?threadid=2056350254

have to gettin all stupid answers from that thread

chin_grin

pudzey101 wrote: »

have to gettin all stupid answers from that thread

Are you going to persist until you get the answer you're looking for? The actual product doesn't work. If this is a legal issue on sourcing the counterfeit then I'd suggest posting it in Legal. Other than that you're getting a lot of proven links that it doesn't work.

Hanley

It doesn't matter. Both are as ineffective as each other.

http://scepticsbook.com/2011/01/04/power-balance-admits-their-bad-publicity-has-gone-viral/

Owen_S

It's a trick question

pudzey101

Owen_S wrote: »

It's a trick question

its not, want to get one 2moro and not sure which is real (i know they dont work lol)

desertcircus

Why on earth are you buying something you know doesn't work?

RacoonQueen

Penneys were selling them for a euro a while ago...

AntiVirus

pudzey101 wrote: »

its not, want to get one 2moro and not sure which is real (i know they dont work lol)

I've got some magic beans which are much more effective than either of those bands. Plus these beans increase IQ by 33.3%

If you would like to purchase some please PM me your credit card details. I can guarantee you that these beans are real. :-)

Gummy Panda

AntiVirus wrote: »

I've got some magic beans which are much more effective than either of those bands. Plus these beans increase IQ by 33.3%

If you would like to purchase some please PM me your credit card details. I can guarantee you that these beans are real. :-)

Can I feed these beans to my pet ape called Caesar?

ThisRegard

I posted on the thread you started on the Cycling forum. The Australian distributor of this bit of plastic was forced to post what was basically an apology for their ridiculous claims on their website and offer refunds. They've since gone out of business.

AntiVirus

Gummy Panda wrote: »

Can I feed these beans to my pet ape called Caesar?

Caesar has been purchasing these beans from me for the past month and from my records it looks like he's bean using your credit card.

He does have your permission?

AntiVirus

ThisRegard wrote: »

I posted on the thread you started on the Cycling forum. The Australian distributor of this bit of plastic was forced to post what was basically an apology for their ridiculous claims on their website and offer refunds. They've since gone out of business.

You'll notice he didn't say anything about his magic beans but I know for FACT his bean are fake! If you're interested in these beans let me know, I've got Bean+ coming out soon, its just going through some testing with ceaser at the moment.

robodonkey

From TechCrunch:

http://tcrn.ch/tnOpaE

Looks like they are bankrupt but still touting plastic nonsense to the believers (new gumshield thingamajig).

chin_grin

robodonkey wrote: »

From TechCrunch:

http://tcrn.ch/tnOpaE

Looks like they are bankrupt but still touting plastic nonsense to the believers (new gumshield thingamajig).

Zombi-thread. Well, okay it's been two months since the last post.

They say that fools and their money are soon parted, and no one knows that better than the sports junk hucksters at Power Balance. Despite filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in federal court on Friday, the company has high hopes for their new product, something called Performance Mouth Gear.

Let’s clear up one thing first: it’s a mouth guard. That’s it. Of course, the marketing wizards at Power Balance aren’t content to leave it at that; oh no, it’s supposedly much more. According to the company, Performance Mouth Gear incorporates “innovative technology to properly align the jaw and the spine through optimal positioning of the bite.” They even go as far as citing a a handful reputable journal articles to make their case.

Sounds great, no? They’re fighting for all the credibility they can get, considering they have a history of just making things up. Case in point: their Power Balance bracelets claimed to endow users with “up to a 500% increase in strength, power and flexibility.” The bracelet’s key ingredient? A holographic sticker.

Australia’s Competition and Consumer Commission called them out on the obvious BS, and among other things, made publicly retract their claims. Here’s a gem from one of their corrective ads:

We admit that there is no credible scientific evidence that supports our claims and therefore we engaged in misleading conduct in breach of s52 of the Trade Practices Act 1974.

So, they lied. I’m sure that’s going to inspire tons of people to buy their new mouth guards! Credit where credit is due though, this new pitch is just a hair more believable than saying their holographic bracelets can affect the user’s “natural energy.” They’re learning!

It’s always a shame when a company falls on hard times, but I can’t help but look at this situation with a little bit of schadenfreude. Power Balance is swimming in both debt and bad feelings, but it’s their own fault, and I’m looking forward to seeing how their new plan pans out.

Tags: PowerBalance

robodonkey

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