Target had "microfiber Yoga towels" for $30. 15 feet away they had 8 packs of nearly identical orange microfiber car detail towels for $1 each.
The entire yoga/organic - that kind of market - they like paying more I guess.
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ShamYoga.
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smcharchan wrote:ShamYoga.
Wow.
Kudos for the multi-level pun.
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Just the fact that the yoga-towel cleaner I saw online was certified organic is all I need to know about the industry. Caters to people who feel better about paying more without evidence of a better product.
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Most gullible consumer...
Yogans?
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People who buy homeopathic (not proven to work) remedies like EmergenC.
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I'm not disagreeing that yogis can be blissfully unaware of the world and scams in it...
Perhaps the car microfiber is made in a faster process that leaves chemicals on it? The kind you might not want rubbed on your skin while all your pores are open, etc?
Were the sizes the same? Most likely, yes, it's a scam, and as per Rounders: It's immoral to let a sucker keep his money... but... It might not be that clear in this instance without really knowing what goes into each product.
Obviously we all know here Inconel is not just stainless, but to some people I'm sure they would say Scam! Steel is just steel. If Microfiber is just Microfiber...
Perhaps the car microfiber is made in a faster process that leaves chemicals on it? The kind you might not want rubbed on your skin while all your pores are open, etc?
Were the sizes the same? Most likely, yes, it's a scam, and as per Rounders: It's immoral to let a sucker keep his money... but... It might not be that clear in this instance without really knowing what goes into each product.
Obviously we all know here Inconel is not just stainless, but to some people I'm sure they would say Scam! Steel is just steel. If Microfiber is just Microfiber...
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...Or the microfiber could be made from intergalactic alien boogers. ...or it could be made from bald eagle tears. ...oreste wrote:I'm not disagreeing that yogis can be blissfully unaware of the world and scams in it...
Perhaps the car microfiber is made in a faster process that leaves chemicals on it? The kind you might not want rubbed on your skin while all your pores are open, etc?
Were the sizes the same? Most likely, yes, it's a scam, and as per Rounders: It's immoral to let a sucker keep his money... but... It might not be that clear in this instance without really knowing what goes into each product.
Obviously we all know here Inconel is not just stainless, but to some people I'm sure they would say Scam! Steel is just steel. If Microfiber is just Microfiber...
It doesn't matter. Rob nailed it when he wrote "Caters to people who feel better about paying more without evidence of a better product." The point is that with the given evidence, they are the same. To intelligent buyers, such a price increase requires additional evidence of a difference, not marketing buzzwords. Unfortunately, there are enough ignorant consumers, that unsubstantiated marketing buzzwords can increase profit margin.
And that is a sad reality of modern society.
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I keep one in the back of my car just on case a vogon constructor fleet shows up to put a bypass through my planet.tuckerrnr1 wrote:
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You're one hoopy frood who really knows where his towel is.chrismartin wrote:I keep one in the back of my car just on case a vogon constructor fleet shows up to put a bypass through my planet.tuckerrnr1 wrote:
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It took longer than I had hoped it would to see Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Universe jokes, but they came. Well done.
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well the yoga towel is bigger
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When ST posted that link a couple weeks ago, I read it and laughed.
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Galaxy. It's Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy.jlwilliams wrote:It took longer than I had hoped it would to see Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Universe jokes, but they came. Well done.
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JohnnyC wrote:Galaxy. It's Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy.jlwilliams wrote:It took longer than I had hoped it would to see Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Universe jokes, but they came. Well done.
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I make my own by combining Alka-Seltzer and vitamin C pills.silencertalk wrote:People who buy homeopathic (not proven to work) remedies like EmergenC.
I know several people who swear by them.
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