Chummie: Very Strong Deceit – Fraud on Amazon – Getting Amazon to Remove Negative Reviews.

We have reported earlier on Chummie’s Very Strong Deceit on Internet Review Sites, particularly Amazon. We have also raised the issue elsewhere in the blog wondering how Chummie had reduced (have deleted) many of the negative ratings they had received from legitimate Amazon customers. We particularly remember one long and detailed breakdown off all of the issues which this customer was having with the Chummie alarm. We recall seeing it, then it disappeared, then it was placed back in by the customer. In recent months it has not been on Amazon. We really do not understand why Amazon should have kowtowed to Chummie and removed a very honest, accurate, relevant, non-abusive review which said that the Chummie was a 1-star product, and explained why.

[for Chummie and its chums, whose knowledge of English is sparse:
kowtow - Definition [kou-tou, -tou, koh-]
(v.) To act in a servile manner
Source: Dictionary.com             ]

 Here is the review:

 Customer Review

3 of 6 people found the following review helpful Product does not work. Buyer Beware., October 11, 2012                 [This is a 1-star review, where the star is not reproducing on this blog site-Author] Product does not work. Buyer Beware., October 11, 2012 By  ballboy 99 Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?) This review is from: Chummie Premium Bedwetting Alarm Blue. Over 100,000 alarms sold worldwide - Better Technology for Faster Treatment (Health and Beauty) NOTE: This is the second post of this alarm review. For some reason Amazon deleted my first one. Is this seller able to get negative reviews removed?? Isn't that a conflict of interest? I bought this alarm after reading the glowing customer reviews. I don't usually leave reviews, but had to make sure parents hear an honest account of why you should NOT purchase the Chummie. Wearing the alarm box on the neck is VERY uncomfortable and the sensor is a joke. Our son wet the bed about every night and often more than once a night. He was a very sound sleeper like most children with bedwetting. We bought the Chummie and it was a big mistake. First, the clip on the alarm unit. It is designed so that the alarm unit pokes your child in the neck if they wear it like it is designed. Look at the picture of the alarm unit on the child. If you wear a top with a regular neck opening think about where the alarm is going to sit - poking your child in the neck. Would you want to sleep all night with a hard plastic box poking you in the neck. As of this writing, they don't show you the back of the alarm unit. It is a small plastic piece that you have to hook on to your child's neck opening. The clearance is really small. You really can't lift it up and open it up enough so that it is really hard to hook up at night. If the cloth of the pajamas is thick, good luck in trying to getting it to work. This is an issue. It is really uncomfortable and my son hated it. Our son is average build and the clothing he wears has standard neck openings. Most people probably end up putting the alarm in the bed which really bothers me because of the strangulation hazard that this causes. Random Electrical Problems - We experienced numerous problems with the sounding of the alarm. Some times the alarm would just go off in the middle of the night for no reason. Other times the alarm would not stop sounding unless we removed the batteries. After so many problems we found that if we removed the batteries each night before bed, then reinserted them that the alarm would usually work that night. If you are experiencing the same problem, this is probably a solution. Sensor cord - pulls out of the alarm unit frequently. The sensor that you put on the underwear is connected to the alarm unit with an electronic plug. It just pushes in and doesn't lock in place. Sometimes our son would wake up wet and we would find that the sensor plug had come undone. Why doesn't this thing lock in place. Frequent false alarms. Poorly designed. Sensor - the sensor is a big disappointment. The marketing team made it sound good, but they needed a couple of parents with kids for testing. Sure, they made a sensor but no way to secure it to underwear. So what do they do? Give you a pack of Chummie bandages to tape the sensor to underwear. Let's get real. This is the 21st century. The adhesive is so poor and the bandages are so small they don't work. Do you really want to be using band aids every night trying to make the sensor stick to your kid's underwear? What if your child wets twice a night. It's 2 am and you are in your child's room trying to get the sensor to stick on with tape?  Harsh? No, just honest feedback. We have used an alarm in the past that was much superior to this "advanced" unit. I fell for the hype. Maybe you won't. When the Chummie includes cheap band aids to make their alarm work take it as a sign! Don't waste your money Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you?  Report abuse | Permalink Comments Track comments by e-mail Sort: Oldest first | Newest first Showing 1-2 of 2 posts in this discussion Initial post: Oct 22, 2012 1:04:00 AM PDT Theos Medical Systems, Inc. says: The reason amazon removes these reviews is because we know it is the Bedwetting Store who is posting these reviews. We have been able to link these accounts and purchases to you. You are badmouthing the Chummie when you should be promoting your alarm which has reached its "end of life". Chummie is the ONLY alarm which works. We have revolutionized the bedwetting alarm with our modern patented technology which has helped over 100,000 children globally. Parents have a choice. Buy Chummie or buy an outdated alarm. In their best interest, they make the right decision and purchase the Chummie. Reply to this post Permalink | Report abuse 2 of 7 people think this post adds to the discussion. Do you?   In reply to an earlier post on Oct 22, 2012 1:21:35 PM PDT Truly Perceptive says: Theos says that "Chummie is the ONLY alarm which works." Capitalized ONLY. Everybody would be interested in knowing how you come to this amazing conclusion! Give us some good, valid, reliable substantiation! The next two sentences are also on the exceptional exaggeration list of Theos, as there is again no substantiation. And the last sentence, is undoubtedly part of a GIANT wish list that is the the only thing visible to Theos, so that they cannot even conceive anything else! Wow! Reply to this post Permalink | Report abuse 2 of 3 people think this post adds to the discussion. Do you?

Ballboy 99, you did a great service to people who are still being hammered by Chummie’s deceit. Your review and concern about Amazon’s attitude towards it are justified, as it has disappeared again. But it is resurrected here as a service to all people who want to know about Chummie and its deceitful methods. This is a great example!

Also note Chummie/Theos’s response. It certainly ranks very high on the list of most conceited, fake and goofy responses that we have seen. Truly Perceptive says what this entire blog has being saying about Chummie. Chummie and Theos are as fake as a $3 bill!

As has been historically true, Chummie probably will not respond to this review of yours. But we can always hope that Amazon will, if it is brought to their attention. We, and other readers of this blog, would certainly like to know about this review and why it disappeared from Amazon.


Note:

Chummie(TM) has a very large number of entries about its deceit in this blog. There are so many more entries and much more serious bad activities attributable to Chummie, so that Chummie has significantly more entries than all other manufacturers combined. You can read all of the Chummie deceit entries on this blog.

Chummie has also been given a 0-stars blog of its own so that its many examples of deceit can stand out by themselves. This Chummie blog is at
http://chummiedeceitcatcher.blogspot.com/ .


Chummie: Very Strong Deceit – Fraud on Amazon – Getting Amazon to Remove Negative Reviews.