False Advertising
 

I always thought the My Pillow guy got a bad deal when he was sued for false advertising for his "buy one get one" claims, the BBB gave him an "F" rating, and Bed, Bath and Beyond removed his products from their stores. But, now he is selling slippers for $50 that he claims are regularly priced at $140. I wonder if he ever sold a pair of his slippers for $140. I doubt it.

I wish the FTC would crack down on false advertising like they are paid to do. To me, the worst ads are for food supplements that only use testimonials to sell their product. No research. Also, the ones that claim that something is "free" when you actually need to pay a shipping fee and sign up with a credit card for regular additional purchases. Free should mean free.

Now he's selling My Coffee, we all know who will buy it.

Or the fast food commercials that NEVER look like the advertisements...

Uh....coffee drinkers????

How about lower gas prices advertised on outdoor signs only to find out it's its "cash prices only".

Or when they claim the prices for t times remain unchanged, but the price no longer includes taxes.

No, no, no. It’s referred to as “alternative facts “ now.

How about the ad that their product helps your memory. One guy says that people say he has a memory like an elephant.

I don't remember the product!

Prevagen, and I never even took it. But, how do they know that elephants have good memories.

Not false advertising but over advertising.
Some of the extensive ads in The Villages Sun are irritating. Especially the multi/full page ads for hearing aids. These ads must be very expensive, as are the cost of their products.

Speaking of that, seems that the Sun had more ad pages than ever.

Boy, I agree 100 %

Do some research on Elephants … they do have amazing memories!

The "My Pillow" guy, Mike Lindell, is facing many lawsuits because of his claims about the 2020 election being rigged, stolen, etc. It is no surprise that he is running bargain basement sales at deep discounts, he needs the money. I can't believe that he is getting rid of inventory at a loss, so he must have sold his products at a very high markup and profit. $150 for a pair of slippers??? I think the satisfied customers in the commercial are actors and not actual users. False advertising!

So called "promo codes" as discounts against their "regular price" are common marketing practices, however, today's marketing tactics look pale in comparison to claims made in years gone by. But the point with the slippers isn't how they arrive at the price, the point is whether you believe the cost of the product to be worth it. By the way, there are sellers on eBay offering those same slippers for $89, so there you go. It's called "due diligence". As a side note, the retailers who dropped My Pillow products (including Walmart) did so for political reasons, not his advertising tactics. However, you are correct, he was sued for health claims regarding the pillow product.

I never saw a commercial that the slippers were $150. I wouldn't even by the slippers at $40 because I would buy nothing from that person.

Slippers and all his products are worth the money compared to that made in China crap.

Buyer beware…..if you miss the pay shipping, on all items or just second item, then You fall into their focus group. What product in your lifetime from a business, have you ever gotten entirely for free, even BOGO you are giving that business money.

Gas stations used to be cash only, until credit cards became a norm. Even before digital signs gas stations always had 2 prices. Guess my eyesight is pretty good without glasses to figure out which price is cash :clap2:

Most seniors today don’t fall into the “I didn’t read the advertisement. My parents in their mid eighties doesn’t fall into this group. For vitamins, your PC should have explained, you are paying for expensive urine output a long time ago.

can't stand that guy. He needs a reality check for sure

I think he is only hurting himself and his business. He has to be on FOX at least 20-30 times a night. I’ve gotten to the point where I can’t stand his voice or his ads so I change the channel or mute the TV. Not very effective advertising.

I checked into the slippers when I first saw the commercial fir them but they were 149.00 dollars so I did not get them
When I saw the sale I ordered a pair and they are very comfortable
So I ordered 2 more pairs
I bought the pillows years ago at bed bath and beyond and still happy with them but no longer shop at that store.
I would also like to add that the customer service for my pillows is outstanding.

I've become very adept at hitting the mute button when Mike comes on. Now it will be My Coffee, lordy help us........

I don't know if his pillows or slippers or whatever he is selling is worth the price.
I don't know if he needs the money or what this man is worth.
What I do know is this guy is not wrapped too tight.

my pillow sales are over $250 million a year from his crappy ads

first the my pillow guy is an idiot
anyone who thinks you can buy slippers for $140 is an idiot as well.

if it is too good to be true it probably is a lie.

Love my pillow and so do all the people who I bought them for as Christmas gifts.

You all did ..let’s be real. His advertising is genius and it made him rich. People just hate because he became a huge success.

But if you hate commercials turn the TV off and go enjoy everything THe villages has to offer, way better then boob tube.

The tactic that bothers me the most is when all kinds of discounts are available but only if you download and use their app.

Sorry Mike but I love my Ugg slippers

Bad rating undeserved
 

I think they went after him because they did not like his politics. I own several “my pillows” and so do my friends and family. We’ve bought them online direct, through Bed & Bath and at a trade show. Never a problem, always satisfied. They hold upon to washer and dryer and are comfortable. Two years ago I purchased my parents villa in Bonnybrook. I was up in Massachusetts when I ordered a Mattress topper for the spare room. I mistakenly ordered a double but the bed was a queen. I called customer service to find out what my options were they told me that by law it could not be returned because I opened it. They told me that they would send me the right size free of charge if I donated it to a charitable organization and emailed them the receipt for their records! I was extremely pleased. The topper is great.

My pillow
 

We have used My Pillow pillows for years with no health issues and will continue to buy them because they work for us. No reason to switch when they work. Thanks, Mike!!

He advertises on only one channel....care to guess?

Not the case with my pillow

He's on fox news that often because the network is hurting for advertisers and he's one of the few that will actually pay for time slots. They've had many companies bow out and no longer advertise with fox, so you're stuck with the dregs.

My parents got a pair of mypillows when they first came out, but hated them. I took my mom's, she only used it one night. It's okay but not nearly as good as my SleepNumber pillow I was given in exchange for a review on the bed I bought from them. I wouldn't ever buy a mypillow, but I'm tempted to pick up a GoodPillow this year. You can get 2 for $119, and they're supposedly much better than the mypillows. They're also less expensive than the SleepNumber pillows.

That's one reason I'm not much on watching much television, those commercials are an insult to our intelligence.
Half hour of news weather and sports and 15 minutes of commercials.

Oh and about Sun Times and their ads, those ads are the backbone of their financial support.
No ads, no paper.:read:

Time to move on and relax!

We almost never watch live tv programs. Record anything we’d like to see a day before. We have DIRECTV. Tons of hard drive space. And the remote allows easy fast forward at diff speeds. And a key for 20 seconds forward I find that’s great for football. Press after a play ends and almost go right to the next. But especially the crap commercials. We never watch and skip over; the only time in a year we watch them is Super Bowl.

Re ads support the paper, duh. My point was the very expensive full page, sometimes 4 full pages like hearing aids, with so much text….

Those advertisements need to be in the paper, if they were on the radio their target market couldn’t hear them.

Although the commercials can be annoying. The mattress topper they sell is by far the absolute best. We tried a few others first....

At $20 per pound on sale? It better be really good.

Sound like someone has sour grapes