Monday, December 21, 2009

ZUG.com Fights Back Against Colon Cleansing Scammers With All-New Prank

ZUG.com, the world’s #1 website for pranks and applied jokes, afresh orchestrated an all-new, aboriginal antic on several alleged “colon cleansing scam” companies. Frustrated by the “free trials” offered by abounding not so accustomed colon cleansing companies, which end up charging consumers a $79.95 account “subscription plan,” ZUG gave the accustomed colon cleansers a aftertaste of their own supplements—by commitment them a bag of dog feces.

“We acquainted this was a applicable antic for these guys,” said Sir John Hargrave, editor-in-chief of the award-winning amusement site. “If you’re traveling to betray consumers with account pills, again you deserve a little account in return.”

The antic began if ZUG.com abstruse about the aggregate of complaints accepting generated by consumers signing up for “free trials” from colon cleansing companies, again accepting hit with a account “subscription plan” of $79.95 or more. Since ZUG is accepted for its pranks on scammers and spammers, the site’s analysis aggregation sprang into action, acclimation colon cleansing supplements from vendors that had generated the a lot of online complaints.

Then the aggregation approved to “cancel” their chargeless trials, which they begin difficult. “They anon try to bang a accord with you,” said ZUG chump researcher Tracy Edmunds. “They’ll action you 50% or added off the product—which shows you how abundant the artefact in actuality costs. Sometimes they’ll accord you assorted offers on the aforementioned call, annihilation to abstain accident the sale.”

ZUG.com begin that about one-third of colon cleansing companies did not appropriately account the appeal to abolish the “free trial”—despite acknowledging the abandoning request, they attempted to allegation a account fee anyway. “It was those colon cleansing companies we set out to prank,” says Hargrave.

The aggregation calm a ample sampling of dog carrion from a bounded abominable park, again packaged them deeply and mailed them via FedEx (which allows the carriage of begrimed matter, provided it is appropriately labeled). The aggregation ordered “signature confirmation,” which appear absolutely who active for the package, and when.

From there, it was a simple amount of calling the colon cleansing aggregation on the buzz and anon against the being who accustomed the package. In the amusing antic buzz alarm acquaint on the ZUG.com site, the colon cleansing aggregation argues indignantly about accepting the package.

For those consumers who accept been scammed by colon cleansing companies, it’s not their money back—but it is a beam at the companies’ expense. And that’s the next best thing.

For the abounding story, amuse visit: http://www.zug.com/pranks/colon-cleansing/

ABOUT ZUG.COM
ZUG.com is the world’s longest-running amusement site, confined up pranks, stunts, and real-life abstracts back 1995. ZUG.com works with audience to accommodate funny viral business stunts that allure absorption and drive sales. Visit http://www.zug.com.

Contact:
Shelah deJesus
ZUG.com
P.O. Box 990586
Boston, MA 02199
617/225-3200
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