Super vitamins

[piglette]

I cannot believe it, I have just come across a super new vitamin pill costing between 149 pounds sterling up to over seven hundred pounds for 180 days supply. Its main asset is that it is contained in rather an attractive copper pill box. The pill has turmeric, vitamin D, vitamin K etc etc and presumably one ingredient that contains the elixir of life for that price. I suppose they are relying on the placebo effect. I forgot to say the pills are gold!!

[yogabonnie]

I love it!! hahahaha. Placebo is priceless!

[piglette in reply to yogabonnie]

😂🤪🤯

[fmkkm]

And, people will buy it!

[piglette in reply to fmkkm]

Perhaps I can, as I won thirty pounds on the lottery yesterday. Just realised that is not enough!!

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to piglette]

If you’ve only just worked out £30 is not enough, think you need a quick maths lesson… 😳..

Although no doubt some will think its a must have - hope box also contains a reality check.

[piglette in reply to DorsetLady]

And to think for A Level I did Pure Maths, Applied Maths, Further Maths and Advanced Maths. Perhaps I should have done Arithmetic!

[Stills in reply to piglette]

That would have been a plus

[Sophiestree in reply to piglette]

wow

[Louisepenygraig in reply to piglette]

I did most of those too and a fair bit at university. I'm hopeless at arithmetic! I had a mental block for years that I'm just getting over in my 70s. If I do anything in my head I usually ask my husband if I'm right 😀😃😄

[piglette in reply to fmkkm]

Mind you people will spend a thousand dollars on a Champagne cocktail. timeout.com/melbourne/news/...

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to piglette]

I can understand that…but that’s not to say I can afford it, but I can understand it. 🍾🍸

[piglette in reply to DorsetLady]

I think they are mad. You usually get some gold leaf nestling on top which looks awful and has no taste, a total waste of money. Give me wine and chocolate any day!

[PMRpro Ambassador]

For the peron who has everything ...

[piglette in reply to PMRpro]

Except a brain!

[Stills]

any frankincense listed in the PIL 🤣

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Stills]

As long as it isn't myrrh ...

[Stills in reply to PMRpro]

Wiki says it has anti inflammatory properties when mixed with wine and ‘the ancients’ used it as an analgesia…,, make mine a large one 😉

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Stills]

Frankincense or myrrh?

[Stills in reply to PMRpro]

Myrrh, I’ve order a batch 😉

[Blackcat1M]

What next!!!!!

[RachelJDH]

Unbelievable. Sadly some people are desperate. I am worried about all the unregulated herbal and vitamin market who make great claims without all the double blind testing made by the pharma companies. It is easy to make the big boys into the bad guys but in most cases they are very risk adverse and careful.

[Gimme in reply to RachelJDH]

They aren't so much unregulated, but the system is different. Most supplements are sold under food legislation and don't need the prior approval that are required for medicines, but when it comes to claims, they are still governed by food advertising regs and they are not allowed to make medicinal claims, or the MHRA will come down on them like a ton of bricks for selling an unlicensed medicine. Though I do agree with you that the mechanism for monitoring claims often seems to be inadequate and a lot of the dodgy supplements that appear on the UK market, originated in the US, where there is a different system again. They are monitored, but enforcement action often only takes place following complaints from commercial competitors, or members of the public.

One of the various hats that I wore in my professional life was supplement legislation and advertising regs for both medicines and supplements. It's hard to switch off now that I am retired. I often see ads and think, they can't do that! I would be interested to see the ad that piglette saw to see how they justify the price; I bet there are some pretty expansive claims.

[Stills in reply to Gimme]

Many years ago I worked at RPSGB and often visited big pharma manufacturers, they were all in fear of visits from MHRA and had ultimate respect for them.

[Gimme in reply to Stills]

ha yes! They would have. An unsuccessful MHRA inspection could close you down.

[Petertaffy]

A fool and his money....

[Gimme]

A fool and his money is soon parted, as they say.

Though I suppose that when people are desperate, they will try anything, and that is exploitation.

[Poshdog]

How much do pills weigh?? X

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to Poshdog]

Are you thinking of getting them, and melting down to make a profit on the gold markets!?

Not sure how many you'd need to get a gram 😼- always remembering the following -

Gold is weighed in the troy measurement system. One ounce of gold is not the same as the ordinary ounce (really called avoirdupois ounce).

Gold Price per Gram €59.49 $65.09 £51.29

[Poshdog in reply to DorsetLady]

Did cross my mind! That has caught me out!! Useful info though - perhaps another time!! Xx

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to Poshdog]

If you go into business, I might request a consultancy fee...😂🤣

[Poshdog in reply to DorsetLady]

Can I afford you??? 😫

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to Poshdog]

Ahhh…well, that remains to be seen… 🤔

[piglette in reply to Poshdog]

Go on, give yourself a present, you deserve it!!!

[Poshdog in reply to piglette]

Haha! Have to work out how many pills equal one gold bar and my maths is not good enough either! Might stick with the wine 🍷 😏!

[Mfaepink1973]

There’s bound to be someone with more money than sense who’s gullible enough to buy them 🙄

[piglette in reply to Mfaepink1973]

It looks like the manufacturers must have thought that too!!