Goffin Blog

What is it with auto insurance marketing? You can’t watch television or listen to radio without being bombarded with commercials. The competition is fierce! It’s been reported that Geico.com is spending around $350K per DAY on advertising! And Progressive.com is right up there with them. There’s more than a half dozen different companies claiming to save you money, or that their rates are better. With claims of savings in the hundreds of dollars, what’s the catch? I suspect it’s a matter of “you get what you pay for”. So, go ahead and change your insurance to save some money. Good luck when you actually need to file a claim with your new auto insruance company.
And yes, I’m on my soapbox about commercials lately because I’m getting really sick of some of the crap and tactics used to try and sell a product or service.

Marketing has gone into the sewage system. You probably have seen that extremely annoying commercial on T.V. for J.G.Wentworth, where a half dozen morons are yelling out their window “IT’S MY MONEY AND I NEED IT NOW” Well, yes it is their money and they should get it now! They should also get smacked up side of the head with a two by four. What especially pisses me off is the sense of entitlement these jackasses portray, while they’re screaming out their windows “It’s my money and I need it NOW”. I wonder how much J.G. rapes these people for? 20 cents on the dollar, or maybe 30? So yes, call J.G. Wentworth now, and we will take that annoying structured settlement off of your hands. The big lump sum you will be getting in little installments over the next 20 or so years that you obviously can’t live on, will miraculously be transformed into a twenty-cent-on-the-dollar check you can use… NOW! Yeah, right,…..stupid people! Here’s a novel idea…. record the audio portion of the commercial, then call their toll free number, and play it back for the ever diligent operators that are standing by! Let them hear first hand how asinine their dumba$$ marketing geniuses are.

Today I received a 15 page letter inviting me to become a circular distributor with “Magic Kids, Inc.” It was signed by an Isaac Mizrahi. The very first page of the letter says:
“You pay me NOTHING, owe me NOTHING, UNLESS I make you money. Period!”
So, I wasted some time reading the letter. Well, wouldn’t you know it, on the last page they require a “good faith deposit of just $147″ in order to become a distributor. They just LIED on the first page of their letter where they clearly state that I owe them NOTHING UNLESS I make money. Then on Page 14, more B.S.:
“You end up paying $147 ONLY if and after you make money!” What a crock!! They clearly require that I pay them $147 BEFORE I can earn even a penny from them, assuming that’s even possible!
“I actually GUARANTEE your success, with my ‘no strings’ pledge to return your entire $147 ‘good faith’ deposit IF YOU FAIL to make money”. And, I guess I’m actually suppose to believe their worthless ‘pledge’ to return my $147 if I don’t make money??!!
It’s surprising how many people lose money in these scams. I am way to skeptical to be defrauded by these crooks. I’m very suspicious from the begining. I might read their crap just for a few laughs. These con artists know that millions of people are struggling financially and are looking for the magic formula to work at self employment. Wake up folks, there’s no get rich formulas to be had.