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Drtooth 03-04-2008 05:02 PM

Airborne the center of class action lawsuit
 
Basically it doesn't work! That's why.

Roseangelo 03-04-2008 06:26 PM

I've never bought into the claims, personally...

There's someone at work who takes it religiously as soon as she thinks she's getting sick. If it works, isn't it supposed to prevent you from getting sick? The moment you show symptoms you've already been sick for a couple days. She then adds that within a week she's back to normal... uh yeah, my body does that without taking any drugs. That's how it works.

Revan 03-04-2008 08:18 PM

great I feel silly. I have polished off 3 bottles of airbourne this year already. I suppose I don't need to keep taking this stuff.

stupid airboure
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/b.../airbourne.jpg

Type 97 Chi-ha 03-05-2008 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Neutrino (Post 594192)
great I feel silly. I have polished off 3 bottles of airbourne this year already. I suppose I don't need to keep taking this stuff.

stupid airboure
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/b.../airbourne.jpg


http://machinist.salon.com/blog/2008...machinist/blog

Hopefully you can get at least some of your money back.

Cure 03-05-2008 12:56 PM

Sweet, I can get my money back for all those Airborne products...!

...that I didn't buy.

ThirdMarioBro 03-05-2008 01:38 PM

What the hell is Airborne?

Drtooth 03-06-2008 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by ThirdMarioBro (Post 594308)
What the hell is Airborne?

Something that apparently doesn't work. Personally, I always thought the idea was that it was a vitamin boost that doesn't cure a cold, but helps prevent catching them that often. At least that's what I remembered from the first, more accurate commercials.

Roseangelo 03-06-2008 09:51 AM

Well, the reason it's called Airborne is because you were supposed to take it when you were taking a flight somewhere to prevent you from getting sick from any of the people around you that you'd be in close-quarters with for a significant length of time. I actually figured it worked for that purpose because when I went to Japan my two friends with me took it and I declined based largely on it looking disgusting. And of course, I spent like the last two days there sick. :P So I don't know, maybe it does work in that exact situation, but it sounds like they expanded their marketing and claims way beyond that.

Drtooth 03-10-2008 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Roseangelo (Post 594512)
Well, the reason it's called Airborne is because you were supposed to take it when you were taking a flight somewhere to prevent you from getting sick from any of the people around you that you'd be in close-quarters with for a significant length of time. I actually figured it worked for that purpose because when I went to Japan my two friends with me took it and I declined based largely on it looking disgusting. And of course, I spent like the last two days there sick. :P So I don't know, maybe it does work in that exact situation, but it sounds like they expanded their marketing and claims way beyond that.

That's what I figured. A vitamin boost to make it harder to catch a cold. Not a cold cure. You know, I almost want to side with the company here, but I guess they were the ones that marketed it that way in the long run.

Buslady 03-10-2008 04:43 PM

I thought Airborne was named cos it supposed to help keep you from getting sick from airborne illnesses LOL

i knew the junk never worked, it always looked hokey to me


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