Power Balance bracelets exposed as a sham
Georgina Robinson
December 23, 2010 - 9:20AM
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ACCC chairman Graeme Samuel pours scorn on claims made for the Power Balance bracelet and warns retailers they could be breaking the law.
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A bracelet worn by high profile sports stars that claims to improve athletic performance has been exposed as a sham by the consumer watchdog.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has ordered Power Balance Australia to refund all customers who feel they were misled by the supposed benefits of Power Balance bracelets.
The wristbands were touted as providing better balance, strength and flexibility by working with the wearer's "natural energy field".
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English cricketers Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Strauss, AFL bad boy Brendan Fevola, St Kilda captain Nick Riewoldt and NRL star Benji Marshall have all been known to wear the bracelets.
But ACCC chairman Graeme Samuel said in a statement: “Power Balance has admitted that there is no credible scientific basis for the claims and therefore no reasonable grounds for making representations about the benefits of the product.
“Its conduct may have contravened the misleading and deceptive conduction section of the Trade Practices Act 1974," Mr Samuel said.
"When a product is heavily promoted, sold at major sporting stores and worn by celebrities, consumers tend to give a certain legitimacy to the product and the representations being made."
The bracelets sell for $60 on the company's website.
Mr Samuel also warned that retailers that continue to sell the products with misleading advertising or packaging would be open to action from the ACCC.
Last month an independent review panel that deals with complaints about breaches of the therapeutic goods advertising code found that powerbalance.com.au violated the code.
Power Balance acknowledged it had breached the code and said the relevant claims had been removed from its website.
The company was also named in this year's Shonky awards.
Consumer advocate group Choice found the bracelets were just rubber bands with plastic holograms.
"The band was tested at CHOICE under controlled lab conditions which showed it did little else than empty purchasers' wallets," Choice said in October.
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96 comments so far
It's a pity that Choice wasted my subscricption money on proving what we already knew!
Romi | Sydney - December 23, 2010, 8:02AM
just what i thought they use celebrities to give it a fake credibility and rake in the money whoever bought these things though must question there own gullibility,i suppose those people also still believe in the tooth fairy...lol
alf | melmac - December 23, 2010, 8:01AM
The ACCC have become a total joke, The Chairman gets in the media and spins failures into success, they fail to act on complaints until they have thousands of complaints and in the mean time Australian's are ripped off. If they had reacted when they first get complaints instead of sending a standard e-mail response these issues we never get as big. Is this the best they can do, time for the Govt to disband the ACCC and lower taxes it just is not working!
dolbet1 - December 23, 2010, 8:05AM
It is fair to expose charlatans who take people's money by exploiting peoples credulity. This sort of thing has gotten out of hand with all the New Age soothsayers and believers.
Given that it is Christmas can we also expose the churches and religions that do the do exactly the same thing? Hmm?
Rob | ACT - December 23, 2010, 7:59AM
One of many scams off the shelves... good, but don't stop here... get onto the "magnetic healing" scams next. Looking at the picture I thought this was going to be about a bracelet with a magnet in it... a hologram is even more tacky but my heart sank a bit when I found out it wasn't a magnet. I'm all for the placebo effect, but there's cheaper and more effective ways to do a placebo than blankets and various apparel with embedded magnets.
Seb - December 23, 2010, 8:03AM
Oh no!! You mean rubber bracelets don't actually give you super- powers, and we needed to test these claims under lab conditions to conclude that it's all a bunch of nonsense? Maybe these bracelets are good for something... the proper identification of fools.
gullible's travels | melbourne - December 23, 2010, 8:05AM
If you were stupid enough to pay $60 for this thinking it would enhance balance, strength and flexibility by working with the wearer's "natural energy field", then you dont deserve your money back.
This was such an obvious scam from the beginning
Matt | Newcastle - December 23, 2010, 7:59AM
Yes, they've taken the information off their Australian website (well at the moment the link to the Aus website just seems to have been taken off their site altogther, but you can still find it). Meanwhile the same rubbish is there on the US and UK websites where no doubt Australians can go and continue to be misled.
I hope this is picked up by the media around the world and these guys are exposed.
James | Sydney - December 23, 2010, 7:59AM
Is it only Power Balance Australia that is required to give refunds, or other brands such as Eken?
BD | VIC - December 23, 2010, 7:58AM
Shocking.. Bogan betterment bands... FAKE! Now if the ACCC could go after banks and petrol companies... That would be something...
McTavish | Malvern - December 23, 2010, 7:57AM
Yeah, and we needed a study / the ACCC to tell us the bands were shonky ...
... next ACCC will investigate whether Santa's claims to deliver presents to every good child are true
Abaddon - December 23, 2010, 7:57AM
Gee how gullible do you have to be!!! Hey guess what I have these great socks that will increase your walking ability, and only for $99.95....you must get them!
Geesh!
Jas | Sydney - December 23, 2010, 7:51AM
That's because they don't wear them where they're needed most.In Pietersen and Favolas case,they should be wearing it around their foreheads to focus the power directly into the brain.
Dave | Melb - December 23, 2010, 7:51AM
Did anyone seriously believe them anyway?? Looks like something you get free with Coco Pops. Here's a tip for improving athletic performance - put the cake down and go for a run.
Jack | Sydney - December 23, 2010, 7:49AM
And we needed the ACCC to tell us that there is no ground for such claims? Same as sitting under a pyramid or whatever else can generate money..
ka707 | melbourne - December 23, 2010, 7:48AM
I thnk anyone stupid enough to have bought one in the first place doesn't deserve a refund. I never got a refund for the x-ray glasses I bought years ago.
braddg - December 23, 2010, 7:49AM
Their mistake was to sell it as a sports product not a religious one. A fool and their money are soon on a Televangelist's mailing list.
Alex_Qld | Toowoomba - December 23, 2010, 8:08AM
I'm not sure...
I'm not sure why we required such august bodies as the ACCC and Choice to tell us that a rubber band around your wrist would not do anything at all for any system of your body. Blood circulation in that hand possibly excepted.
Anyone with the common sense of a stick, which is apparently higher than an AFL player should have known from the start that it was just a massive con.
Oh, and Merry Christmas!
Jim | Bacchus Marsh - December 23, 2010, 8:08AM
Appreciate the ACCC doing it's job here, but it really says more about the insane gullibility of some people (sport "stars" and the rest of us alike) that they would believe such ridiculous claims in the first place. The urge to believe is as strong in the human mind as ever.
Andrew McIntosh | Glenroy - December 23, 2010, 7:44AM
Well, duh. How gullible are these people? These fools and their money have been parted. Anyone stupid enough to believe that 80c worth of plastic worn on the wrist can improve balance and stamina deserves to have their money taken from them.
H | The Real World - December 23, 2010, 7:44AM
Really?? This gimic yet again proves you can never under estimate the power of advertising and that there is a sucker born every minute
Mel B | Melbourne - December 23, 2010, 7:45AM
Huh? What are they talking about they work, not as claimed but they do work as idiot detectors. . .anyone wearing one is clearly an idiot.
Procor | Q - December 23, 2010, 7:42AM
And to all the believers out there , I have a couple of polarizers from Brockie's Commodores I can sell you to make your cars go better too !!
Steve625 | Sydney - December 23, 2010, 7:43AM
LOL those people who bought this deserve to have their wallets emptied!
aazar | melbourne - December 23, 2010, 7:43AM
Oh no..I am shocked!.. I guess I will just have to train harder! Now they should name and shame the athletes that peddled the rubbish.
AG - December 23, 2010, 8:10AM
I am amazed that seemingly intelligent people can be sucked in by something like these bands.
What about checking out the magnet bed things also!
sme | wollongong - December 23, 2010, 7:42AM
I think even the people wearing power bracelets knew deep down that they were a fraud. For some reason it became fashionable to advertise that you had been sucked in.
It would be interesting if the ACCC had some sort of power to issue a "please explain" to the high profile athletes who were paid to wear and promote the products.
Tim | Beerburrum - December 23, 2010, 7:42AM
This was a tax on the stupid. Getting their money back seems unjust.
Mark | Sydney - December 23, 2010, 8:11AM
This is very good news, but one day, hopefully, decent scientific education in this country will mean that people will not fall for such nonsense, one can always hope!
Stoob - December 23, 2010, 8:11AM
...so what's the story here?
Professional sportsmen are gullible idiots?
People in general are gullible idiots?
News at 11.
Anders | Melbourne - December 23, 2010, 8:15AM
Well... duh!
tim | Sydney - December 23, 2010, 8:15AM
Pity the joke's over. Those bands made it easy to play spot the idiot. Maybe I could market a "Magic Energy Tattoo" based on feng shui? Applied to the forehead it would "increase your strength and protect you from teenage girls with cameras". You could make a fortune!
Greybeard | Scurvy Dog Tavern - December 23, 2010, 8:16AM
The wrist band is obviously a load of crap however it does do one good thing - It gives a rather accurate indication of the level of intelligence of the wearers.
skeptic | melbourne - December 23, 2010, 8:14AM
Slow news day? No kittens being rescued by the Fire Brigade? No UFO sightings? This is it? Good luck to the people who came up with this stuff - separating fools from their money is a worthy pursuit, social Darwinism at its best.
Shillard | Newcastle - December 23, 2010, 8:14AM
The ACCC is a waste of space when it comes to this sort of thing. You need months of investigations for an obvious scam like this?? If you can't take something as obvious as this off the shelf immediately how on earth are you going to deal with the more complicated scams?
Also, another triumph for the integrity of our sporting "heroes" who took money to promote this scam.
Matt - December 23, 2010, 8:18AM
Yer I bought wolverine claws from a toy shop and they couldnt even break through walls/glass/concrete/steel ect. When I went to return them the shop assistant explained that adamantium is not real....... I got over it though... hehehehahahah
dumbdumb | brisvegas - December 23, 2010, 8:19AM
This was simpler than a Ponzi scheme - shows you how many suckers there are out there!
Stuart | Melbourne - December 23, 2010, 8:20AM
truly amazing that in this modern age we need to have an authority to explain to people that holographic resonance blah sold in a sports shop for $60 is BS.
what an amazing age.
lol | brisbane - December 23, 2010, 8:23AM
I am concerned the ACCC is making this company pay back money to consumers. How will those who believe in the "natural energy field" or the power of a piece of rubber with a hologram sticker going to learn if they tom follery doesn't affect their hip pockets?
If we don't put a stop to the ACCC they will be shutting down the stalls at the mind/body/spirit exhibition !
And then it is only a small step to the churches !
dean | Sydney - December 23, 2010, 8:25AM
Really, how dumb are some people??? The funniest thing about this is that there are google ads for these things under the article. Someone will keep buying them. In the words of that great Statesman Edina Monsoon - we should tax the stupid people...
Scott | melbourne - December 23, 2010, 8:25AM
'A fool and his money are easily parted." Amen
JGirl - December 23, 2010, 8:25AM
Their must be something to them.Elvis Presley was apparently spotted wearing one recently at the McDonalds franchise where he's now working.
Bob - December 23, 2010, 8:26AM
But Andy Maher and the Ox said they worked!
Mojo - December 23, 2010, 8:28AM
i have just watched as all my friends have continued to purchase this product, knowing all along that something placed on the wrist cannot increase balance and skill etc.
dazza | Melbourne - December 23, 2010, 8:32AM
@Bob: everyone (except you) knows that Elvis doesn't work at McDonalds, he works at the 7-Eleven store across the street
The ProFAT. | Bogan-ville - December 23, 2010, 8:37AM
This is very good news, but one day, hopefully, decent scientific education in this country will mean that people will not fall for such nonsense, one can always hope!
Stoob - December 23, 2010, 8:40AM
I am shocked these bracelets don't work. It's really thrown me off balance.
Olaf | Wonderland - December 23, 2010, 8:48AM
"English cricketers Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Strauss, AFL bad boy Brendan Fevola, St Kilda captain Nick Riewoldt and NRL star Benji Marshall have all been known to wear the bracelets."
Why is "Bad Boy" used as an adjective for Brendan Fevola? Shouldn't it also have "Nude Boy" for Nick Riewoldt?
oz | Melbourne - December 23, 2010, 8:50AM
So tell me what is real out there ? besides the fuel price increase for Christmas.
Consumers are always being ripped off. Can anyone explain to me why Woolworths charge 2.18 for a litre of milk and IGA charge 1.89 (same brand)?
allwarsrfutile | MB FNQ - December 23, 2010, 8:51AM
I'm sorry, but anyone who actually bought one of these deserves to have all their money taken away and should also be removed from society.
steph | sydney - December 23, 2010, 8:54AM
The reason the ACCC have made the ruling is so that the gullible people who fell for this can now believe what all their mates have been telling them - without this they would continue to say "They must work - Fev wears one!". And don't blame the sports stars either - I'd wear one if they paid me $1000 a week (and so would most people here I bet).
Don't blame the ACCC - December 23, 2010, 8:53AM
Is this one of the funniest stories of the year?
It might be except for the fact the ACCC consumes a big river of our money and delivers what, exactly? Lower inflation? Nope. Less deception in retailing? Nope. Better quality products? Definitely not. More true competition? Pfffft, I refer you to the banking, telecommunications and energy oligarchies. So, um, Colonel Samuels, what are we paying you obscene heaps of dosh for again, remind us? Oh, of course, you figured out some junk jewellry worn by boneheads was, oh my goodness, junk jewellry worn by boneheads!
Perk Cartel | Westgarth - December 23, 2010, 8:48AM
Wonder if Julian Assange was preparing to expose all this as well ?
justthinkin - December 23, 2010, 8:43AM
Im considering selling special crystals that cleanses the spirit. They cost $500 a pop but I can get away with it because there is no market for it and who can put a price on cleansing your spirit from haneous crimes.
Let me know if you want some guys...... first 5 get 10% discount!
dumbdumb | brisvegas - December 23, 2010, 8:45AM
Of course they are fake! Still there is a greater danger in inviting the government to adjudicate on such trivia than there is in the ripping off of a few gullible bogans. 'Let the buyer beware' is much safer than more government meddling. If we expect the government to protect usfrom every little $30 scam, no matter how obvious, we are telling them we want them running all aspects of our lives.
Ben | Sydney - December 23, 2010, 8:45AM
Duh! Of course this is a sham. Why anyone would believe this garbage is beyond me. It's obviously just an ugly wristband.
percyF | Melbourne - December 23, 2010, 8:56AM
dolbet1 - December 23, 2010, 11:05AM
Disband the ACCC? Wow. Late entry for post of the year.
While the ACCC isn't immune from governmental woes that are across the board, I hardly think the failure of the ACCC to act earlier on a product like powerbands justifies getting rid of it.
As stated above, we are one of the first countries to take these steps to put the consumer back in their original position. Stuff like this takes time homey, but that in itself isn't a reason to justify what is comparably a well functioning gov't organisation.
Anyway, the time taken to refund the customers should serve them a lesson! Holograms haven't served any purpose in society since RD-D2 and Princess Leia used it to speek of impending doom!
gurny | Darlo - December 23, 2010, 9:01AM
Surely the English cricket captain should feel deeply deeply embarrassed about the fact he wears one of these worthless pieces of junk.
Guy Curtis | Perth - December 23, 2010, 8:59AM
When is the ACCC going to out man made climate change as a scam?
Just have a look at the snow in England and the USA. Some people will believe anything.
Chris | Brisbane - December 23, 2010, 9:12AM
So . . . this clearly shows that the ACCC do not respect people's faith in something, but want evidence to show that something does or does not work.
Suggest the Easter Bunny, Santa Claus, Mohammad and Jesus - and any other mythical imaginings that has an interest in getting us to part from our cash - all should watch out for the ACCC.
Jack High | Newcastle - December 23, 2010, 9:12AM
Good to see some diligent reporting on scams and fakes of this kind for once, I hope it means there will be more. After all there's no shortage of fake products on the market at any given time, so this would be a very good habit for a paper to get into.
You could even get to work on your own practice of publishing horoscopes, for example. After all, they're presented as factual, which is blatantly misleading. And people make real, personal, relationship and financial decisions based on them. Because they're treated as serious by a newspaper - and folk respect that authority. And it's being abused.
Just a suggestion.
Fuller | Melbourne - December 23, 2010, 9:13AM
I feel for every one of those members of the public who were so shockingly hoodwinked and ripped off by this masterful marketing ploy.
If you'd like to get your money back, I invite you to join me in and a 100% scientifically proven investment program...
Donald | Brisbane - December 23, 2010, 9:13AM
How heroic of the ACCC to tackle Powerbands! Now that this issue is sorted hopefully they will focus on petrol and the coles and woolworths dualopoly...
Luke | Drummoyne - December 23, 2010, 9:14AM
OK so ACCC have dealt with Power Bands-now are they going to go after the charlatans that sold me my Pet Rock? 35 years now I've been trying to train it to roll over, and nothing, just sits there looking at me-bloody rock!
matt | northern beaches-syd - December 23, 2010, 9:18AM
Hats off to the power balance people. This idea has made someone very very rich.
I wish I had thought of it | Melbourne - December 23, 2010, 9:19AM
A placebo can be just as effective as the real thing. ACCC should have better things to do like investigating gouging at the petrol pump..... Oh silly me that would be real work.
snah | melb - December 23, 2010, 9:20AM
Typical example of how religions and churches get special treatment. People and the ACCC are horrified that companies sell phoney products to fools, but religions do it with the blessing of government and community ... and charitable, tax-free status, as well as unfettered access to brainwash our kids in the education system. If magic rubber bands are such an issue ... let's first get rid of all the hocus-pocus religious dogma and grow up, finally. Sheesh.
dogmaphobe - December 23, 2010, 9:21AM
The Power Bands work very well to identify gullible nongs!
Elsternwick Eric - December 23, 2010, 9:23AM
What's really shocking is the level of ignorance of basic science allowed for high school graduates.
lorikeet | Sydney - December 23, 2010, 9:23AM
How js this different to homeopathy?
Matt | Sydney - December 23, 2010, 9:24AM
I totally agree with Matt. Some people are just too gullible for their own good, and the only way they will learn is to kiss goodbye to their money. Who in their right minds would have believed that a plastic holgram has magical powers?
The other Matt | Randwick - December 23, 2010, 9:28AM
Well Durrrrrrrrr, anyone with an IQ higher than 80 would have known this. Am curious to know how much the pros were paid to pass this scam off onto the general public.
Wizard | Ellen Grove - December 23, 2010, 9:31AM
For athletes with peak physical condition the difference between success and failure is all mental. If they think a rubber band is going to improve their performance it has done its job. As for the rest of us, making our wallet lighter would be its only effect.
Stevo | Melbourne - December 23, 2010, 9:32AM
Oh gee, you think! Surely if someone talks about "natural energy" it MUST be true - it sounds so convincing and new age and everything.
Use your brains when you shop people! - if there is no scientific proof that something works, it probably doesn't.
Citizen of the World | Melbourne - December 23, 2010, 9:35AM
As a scientist, it'd be such a simple thing for me (or almost anyone) to come up with a sham like this, dress it up with some 'sciencey' sounding words, and flog it to the public for a fortune. I could literally be contemplating my lack of moral character on a large yacht in the Whitsundays right this very moment, beer in hand, surrounded by hotties in a spa. *Sigh* - shame I couldn't live with myself for contributing to the already shambolic levels of anti-science woo-boogey-boogey already out there in the world.
This is a spectacularly unscientific age in which we live... Science should be a compulsory subject from kindergarten to year 12.
Craig | Sydney - December 23, 2010, 9:36AM
Well blow me down.
The ACCC has (finally) had a win.
More power to them.
Just imagine the high flying low lifes they will nab.
(Every pun intended!)
nolongerconfused | Sydney - December 23, 2010, 9:37AM
Those Power Bands make me think of those old parody ads for non-existent products they had in Mad Magazine.
Keats | Melbs - December 23, 2010, 9:53AM
Powerbands are fake ... no s*** sherlock ...
Perhaps now they'll switch to the other big scamsters namely the banks and petrol companies ... it's nearly Christmas and what a surprise, petrol prices go up ...
CeePee - December 23, 2010, 9:49AM
The only thing USELESS HERE is the ACCC.!!!!!!
fuddy duddy ruddy | parliament house - December 23, 2010, 9:48AM
Great news! My missus asked me if there could be anything to these silly wrist-bands ages ago, there were a lot of people in a chat forum she belonged to talking about them. I told her they were a scam as well as the stupid magnetic "therapeutic" products that were around - magnetic fields when strong enough disrupt cellular function. Copper bracelets are also a dumb idea as copper is poisonous and related toa host of disorders including liver and kidney damage and Alzheimer's. At least this stupid hologram idea isn't dangerous, except to your bank balance.
By the way, the "athletes" who endorsed this stupid product should be chastised every time they raise their heads in future, and any other product they endorse should be viewed with great scepticism. Are they still wearing them? Do they have any comments?
icurhuman2 | Noraville - December 23, 2010, 9:46AM
I wonder what amount of ACCC resources went on this pathetic investigation? They should be embarassed. Hey ACCC, how about getting to the bottom of food prices - dont see farmers getting rich? Or how about investigating how 'green' green electricity really is seeings elec co charges an extra for 'green' power?
Witch_Doctor | Melb - December 23, 2010, 9:46AM
These should not be banned. They are better and cheaper than a bar code to signify stupidity.
cockatoo - December 23, 2010, 9:57AM
Two quick points:
1. There is undoubtedly a high correlation between those who bought Power Balance bracelets and those who enjoy UFC. There is no other reason why both articles would appear in the same day's news.
2. The 'penalty' of providing a refund to those who claim they were misled is the biggest waste of time. Statistically, only 10% or so of people ever return anything for a refund. Take into account that people here would need to admit they were, effectively, gullible, the percentage will quickly approach zero. So, the charlatans who sold Power Balance will walk away with their profits in their pockets with no retribution.
If you think point two is a stretch, consider why companies offer cash back offers rather than price discounts - cash back offers require the customer to act, which they inevitably are too lazy to do.
But still, gotta love my link between Power Balance, boganism and UFC. Pretty neat, eh?
Public Joe - December 23, 2010, 9:59AM
I left Australia due this mentality. There are so many real products, I haven't tried this one but I use similar. I use the highest end of magnetic technology which I now import into Europe.
I have helped so many people and saved so many lives (including my own) with things are are meant to be fake and I assure you they are not placebo.
I read about how it actually works and the info is real, I use the exact same methods which achieve results that doctors and ill people dream of.
Mary - December 23, 2010, 10:01AM
In no way defending the power balance thing, but it feels like a lot of misplaced nastiness is being aimed at the people who've bought 'em. I bet almost all of us have given ourselves permission at one time or another to believe something a bit silly. Cast the first stone if you must. But perhaps the stones would be better cast at the sellers and marketers who've cynically exploited a very human trait, rather than at their prey, or at the organisations who've taken the time to expose the nonsense for what it is.
Nick Carroll - December 23, 2010, 10:12AM
@ Mary - December 23, 2010, 1:01PM
I'm surprised. Europe has far better consumer laws than Australia. When it comes to magic science, you can get away with a lot more in Australia. You can even get a genuine degree for it here! Not that the rest of the world will recognise it.
KillerPython - December 23, 2010, 10:12AM
Who cares! If these things provide comfort to idiots then so be it. There is a plethora of other crap products out there that the ACCC takes no notice of that are actually supposed to be performing a function!
Jaded - December 23, 2010, 10:17AM
Power Balance bracelets a sham!
Wow. Thanks for telling us; who would have thought otherwise?
( Okay, just a few professional footballers and some other equally gullible dullards.)
The ACCC would be better allocating its time and resources tackling those unchallenged masters of false promotion - the cosmetic companies.
Christopher Lynch | Kilsyth - December 23, 2010, 10:19AM
Yo, @Mary 1.01pm, are you THE Mary, Mother of ol' JC? Thought so!
dogmaphobe - December 23, 2010, 10:20AM
Gosh when I read this I nearly lost balance and fell off my chair . Fortunately my superstar endorsed mega balance correcter kicked in and saved me from the embarrassment of falling from my perch . I wonder what would happen if I attach it to my old fella ? Dickileaks ?
Castro | Melbourne - December 23, 2010, 10:20AM
Thank goodness, hopefully people will go and get their money back and shut down these crooks.
As for the person who mentioned the magnets - there has been some really good studies done on magnetic insoles and they found, you guessed it, no benifit at all :)
BecMelb | Melb - December 23, 2010, 10:21AM
How are people going to school for 12 years and coming out less intelligent than they went in? A five year old would be skeptical about this.
rl | sydney - December 23, 2010, 10:27AM
So the bogan band has been exposed as a fake, I'm shocked. These things make me cringe everytime I see some wanna be wearing one. If your willing to pay 60 bucks for a rubberband with a hologram attached to it, you really are a clown. Hats off to the manufacturers however, best scam I have seen in a long time.
fitter - December 23, 2010, 10:27AM
No kidding, a sham, eh ?
Who would have thought.....
Actually, hows about everyone visit their Facebook page and online forums and make the news known!
JohnB | Melbourne - December 23, 2010, 10:32AM
@Public Joe: your "correlation" between UFC fans and Power Balance is as unfounded as the arguments used to sell the bands. Are you sure you're any less a bogan than either the fans or the PB wearers?
While we all scoff at this, I'm reminded of the Firepower scam of a few years ago. A truckload of celebrities and supposedly intelligent people did a lot more money than ever got spent on these, on something as equally dodgy in its claims.
UFC Fan | SYD - December 23, 2010, 10:33AM
I feel sorry for those people who bought counterfeit power bands. They got ripped off twice.
Troy - December 23, 2010, 10:34AM
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