scam of the month - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Morgoroth
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: July 22, 2016, 04:29:05 am
content: Not sure if someone already share this, but please take a look of this:http://www.viralthread.com/best-buy-is-selling-this-usb-cable-for-1500-and-you-need-to-read-the-reviews/2/https://www.amazon.com/AudioQuest-Diamond-6-56-Braided-Cable/dp/B003CT2A2Mjust LOL...JP

author: jitter
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 22, 2016, 05:26:45 am
content: This is not a scam, it's a prank. Look at some of the remarks in the reviews:It's strewn with remarks like this or similar:"I must admit my wife wasn't too happy about the price and that I took my newborns college fund.""And when the chicks see that USB cord plugged in you'll need some mace just to keep them off you."And the HDMI cable has reviews like this:"My cats just love to chew on it. In fact, they've chewed on it so much that the diamond layer has been encrusted to their teeth. Now they each have their own tiny cat grills. Unfortunately, some of them have died in gang-related accidents."1 Comment260 people found this helpful. Was this review helpful to you?Was this helpful to me?If the sellers actually get orders from people too stupid to see this is a prank, then they will be peeing their pants from laughing uncontrollably...Good effort, though...

author: CJay
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 22, 2016, 07:29:14 am
content: Sadly, it's not a prank, Audioquest are a brandhttp://www.audioquest.com/hdmi/diamond

author: XOIIO
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 22, 2016, 09:21:29 am
content: Holy shit this amazon review is amazing."My cats just love to chew on it. In fact, they've chewed on it so much that the diamond layer has been encrusted to their teeth. Now they each have their own tiny cat grills. Unfortunately, some of them have died in gang-related accidents. "

author: Canis Dirus Leidy
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: July 22, 2016, 01:31:09 pm
content: Quote from: XOIIO on July 22, 2016, 09:21:29 amAudioQuest had a product witheven more amazing review:Quote

author: whitevamp
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: July 22, 2016, 01:40:04 pm
content: here is something Similar.

author: Morgoroth
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: July 22, 2016, 02:58:59 pm
content: Quote from: blueskull on July 22, 2016, 05:14:33 amyeah, my spanglish, sorry

author: jitter
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 22, 2016, 04:27:57 pm
content: Quote from: CJay on July 22, 2016, 07:29:14 amOkay, maybe it's not a prank, but surely those "reviewers" are taking the piss out of Audioquest...I mean, would a true audiophile write this kind of nonsense?:" If there is one cable I would whole-heartedly trust to my Chimera-hunting needs, this would be the cable. No other cable has the tensile strength to properly and efficiently garrote a lycanthrope, asphyxiate an Esquilax or even gag a mermaid. Last week, using my trusty AudioQuest K2 (retrofitted with lead weights, bright orange latex paint and a generous coating of crushed glass stolen from the window of an abandoned church at midnight), I managed to snuff 3 golden unicorns in swift succession!"

author: CJay
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 22, 2016, 04:52:01 pm
content: Quote from: jitter on July 22, 2016, 04:27:57 pmOh hell no, of course it's not written by an audiophool, there's a long and honourable tradition of trolling in Amazon customer reviews, some of the funniest comments I've ever seen have been hidden in those product reviews.

author: ZeTeX
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 22, 2016, 11:00:47 pm
content: Why is this dog leash so expensive?