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Old 11-06-2020, 10:17 AM
 
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Maybe it's me but even in the commercials of how it "worked" for people it seems to show their hair combed different in some of the "after" pictures.
"I swear it works!" lol

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Old 11-06-2020, 11:32 AM
 
Location: Eastern Washington
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If anyone believes that it works, I have a bridge in NY for sale


Hair restorers have been quack cures for over a century!
Well, there *are* two FDA approved treatments that I know of:

Finasteride, brand name Propecia, a pill taken daily, it blocks the enzyme that converts testosterone to dihydrotestosterone, or DHT, this latter is the bad actor that shrinks hair follicles, at least in male pattern balding.

Minoxidil, brand name Rogaine, a liquid applied topically to the scalp, how it works is not well understood, but it does keep more hair follicles growing longer and resting less.
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Old 11-06-2020, 11:41 AM
 
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How can the company offer a money back guarantee for 2 years...if this doesnt even work? LOL


I don't see how they could afford to do that.



Because they won't be in business in 2 years
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Old 11-06-2020, 12:10 PM
 
Location: North Idaho
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Maybe they invest that money over those two years and double, triple, quadruple it, so when and if they have to pay back the original cost to a customer they are already aHEAD!
Or maybe they don't honor the guarantee.

How many keep the original packaging and all the original paperwork to return an item after two years?
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Old 11-06-2020, 05:00 PM
 
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How can the company offer a money back guarantee for 2 years...if this doesnt even work? LOL


I dont see how they could afford to do that.
You would be surprised at the number of things people buy, then quickly toss. They’d rather waste the money then bother returning it because it’s a hassle. I can’t tell you how much money we made off of people throwing out perfectly good stuff that we took and sold on eBay.

I have two gorgeous stainless and 18 karat gold Rolex watches that somebody just left out with a sign on it that said free....
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Old 11-06-2020, 05:18 PM
 
Location: Out there somewhere...a traveling man.
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These PT Barnum companies pop up all the time. Some even stash their money on off shore islands where you'll never see that return cash again.
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Old 11-06-2020, 06:54 PM
 
Location: Wine Country
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If it worked it would be front page news and be sold everywhere.
Hair loss and weight loss are easy to scam because the people wanting to lose weight or not lose hair WANT DESPERATELY for those snake oils to work. They dont.
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Old 11-06-2020, 08:24 PM
 
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I’m wondering if this is a rip off thing of the laser therapy that they’re using. There’s a long history of people thinking things about treatments and then marketing them for purposes not as described. The famous thing is the electrodes on the stomach through the ab worker belt things — it “works” your stomach muscles.

It makes your stomach muscles jump. I’ve used this technology on my knee. Essentially what it supposed to do is create more blood flow to clear away inflammation. It doesn’t make your muscles stronger. Remember, Frankenstein did that on dead frogs. And you know what happened there.
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Old 11-06-2020, 09:41 PM
 
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How can Menard's keep running 11% rebates? Because most people lose the receipt before they get home or don't have the time to send it in, and the only thing the chumps who send it in for the rebate get is the right to go back and spend more of their money at Menard's. And they somehow pass this off as "a sale".
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Old 11-08-2020, 08:02 AM
 
Location: MID ATLANTIC
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Look into PRP for hair loss.

I know 2 people that have had success with it.
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