Saturday, March 4, 2017
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I just watched a commercial for a new product, Copper Fit Energy Socks. As someone who uses compression socks, I have some thoughts and observations.
First, the word "copper" in the name tells you immediately that the manufacturers or sellers are undoubtedly scammers. Copper is being added to various products as if it were some miracle substance that cures everything, but it isn't. It has some antibacterial properties, but that's all.
The commercial shows a woman pulling the socks up easily. Actual compression socks are very difficult to put on, meaning that the socks in the commercial could not have much compression strength.
The commercial includes a computer-generated graphic which shows the socks reshaping a woman's legs and ankles. In actuality, compression socks do not reshape your legs. Human tissue -- especially in the leg area -- is too firm and unyielding to be reshaped. When I put on my own compression socks, no difference in the shape of my legs can be seen, and I am using socks with much more compression strength than the ones being sold by these people.
Actors in the commercial claim that wearing the socks make them "pain free", but compression stockings are not likely to end any pain that you are feeling. Worn over time, the most that they can do (in most cases) is to reduce pain -- but as I said above, it is clear from the commercial that the stockings don't provide much compression, so they may not even do that.
In short, don't buy these socks. Your drug store and Amazon carry much better compression socks than these people are selling.
One more thing: If you buy products from infomercials, you are a gullible fool. The quality and utility of infomercial products is very poor. I once purchased a mop which had been featured in infomercials, and it didn't work. I have a friend who spent $500 on a space heater which broke after a couple years of use (a well-made space heater can last a lifetime and shouldn't cost more than $100).
First, the word "copper" in the name tells you immediately that the manufacturers or sellers are undoubtedly scammers. Copper is being added to various products as if it were some miracle substance that cures everything, but it isn't. It has some antibacterial properties, but that's all.
The commercial shows a woman pulling the socks up easily. Actual compression socks are very difficult to put on, meaning that the socks in the commercial could not have much compression strength.
The commercial includes a computer-generated graphic which shows the socks reshaping a woman's legs and ankles. In actuality, compression socks do not reshape your legs. Human tissue -- especially in the leg area -- is too firm and unyielding to be reshaped. When I put on my own compression socks, no difference in the shape of my legs can be seen, and I am using socks with much more compression strength than the ones being sold by these people.
Actors in the commercial claim that wearing the socks make them "pain free", but compression stockings are not likely to end any pain that you are feeling. Worn over time, the most that they can do (in most cases) is to reduce pain -- but as I said above, it is clear from the commercial that the stockings don't provide much compression, so they may not even do that.
In short, don't buy these socks. Your drug store and Amazon carry much better compression socks than these people are selling.
One more thing: If you buy products from infomercials, you are a gullible fool. The quality and utility of infomercial products is very poor. I once purchased a mop which had been featured in infomercials, and it didn't work. I have a friend who spent $500 on a space heater which broke after a couple years of use (a well-made space heater can last a lifetime and shouldn't cost more than $100).
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