Boycott Watch has been at the forefront of reporting
television infomercial scams. We were first to bust
Sham-Wow, for which
we have 6 reports and one video, as having false scenes in their ad as well as
how Anthony Sullivan promoted a
tape to fix electrical
cords, against fire code. This time we take-on and expose "Shake Stop" which claims to resolve
the problem of 'walking' washing machines. Boycott Watch believes this is an
attempt to sell an unnecessary and overpriced product to take advantage of
consumers.
When washing machines walk or shake, it is because their
feet are not adjusted property or are not on a firm surface. Running the
machines when not seated properly will only result in the machine shaking
itself to pieces, thus a shorter than expected life. These machines have a
built-in method to make sure they are seated properly. Pads such as
"shake-stop" will only temporarily mitigate the shaking, then
deteriorate over time resulting in the need for new pads while damage is being
done to the washing machines because the fix was not done right.
There are several videos on Youtube which show how to adjust
your washing machine such as
this one with no words
but has technical drawings,
and this one with
people explaining the problem. Regardless, even if you have to hire someone to
make the adjustments for you, the odds are you will still save money by
extending the life of your washing machine because it won't rip itself apart.
"If you still want to use a pad under the feet of your
washing machine, you can always buy 'furniture cups' at local, big-box hardware
and appliance stores for about a quarter of the price of Shake-Stop" said
Fred Taub, President of Boycott Watch. "Shake-Stop is not an innovative
product. Just one in which the marketer uses a product name that differs from
the common product name."
As such, Boycott Watch believes Shake-Stop is really about
shaking money out of your pockets. |
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| Note: The following are samples of similar commercial products available at
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