Friday, November 1, 2013

Chummie & Theos Medical Systems - Deceit and Falseness Defeats Chummie!


It is time to revisit our blog dated October 4, 2013 which examines the likely actual levels of Chummie sales, and how absurdly hyper-inflated their sales claims are. At that time we provided analysis for our conclusion of likely sales of approximately 1,200 units per year.

We now look at eBay's actual sales numbers for Chummie in October - both their regular version which they offer on eBay for $99.99, and a cheapened version with No Returns, No Exchanges, and No Warranty for $80.00. eBay actually states these numbers. We also have reason to believe that their extremely poor sales have caused Chummie to actually sell some of their product to themselves, just to make their sales look higher. Such duplicity has never bothered Theos and Chummie. As we have pointed out that eBay sales are a factor in indicating Chummie sales, we expect Chummie to significantly increase their sales of Chummie to themselves to further bloat this sales number. We shall certainly take Chummie's customarily aberrant behavior in such matters into consideration. And as you read further, please keep in mind that this is the company that claimed to have already sold more than 100,000 units before it even had a live web site!

We now estimate that they actually sold about twelve (12) units of Chummie IN TOTAL on eBay during October. This number, if continued, indicates a significant downward shift in Chummie sales on eBay. We have no reason to believe that eBay is unique, relative to other selling sites such as Amazon, and even Chummie's own selling site.

We are estimating that Theos is now selling Chummie at an annual rate of about nine hundred (900) units. This is a reduction by one-fourth of the sales estimate just one month ago.

With such low sales, Chummie's continuing existence and viability become debatable. And with its possible demise, what about all of the customers left in possession of a product that cannot be warranted or supported? Trying to dump its poor Chummie product on eBay with no returns, exchanges or warranties certainly indicates substantial stress at Chummie.

This high stress level becomes even more apparent if one examines Chummie's behavior on Amazon and relating to Amazon. Chummie (or Theos) are placing substantially larger numbers of fake reviews touting Chummie. We estimate that about one-half of the 5-star reviews posted for Chummie on Amazon during October are fake. This number of fakes may be an understatement. Theos, and it's supposed partners in these severely unethical activities, lack the capacity to do much more than be absurdly gushing and repetitive in their regurgitation of Chummie's advertising. So, for the few people who may be reading Chummie's reviews on Amazon and believing them, you might as well be listening to Chummie standing on its soap box and yelling and screaming about itself. Except that now it is frustration about its being uncovered, and anticipated failure that are its motivating sources.

Theos has also substantially increased its level of being abusive and vitriolic towards competitors, particularly the new and very popular DryBuddyEZ, which is eating Chummie's lunch. And deservedly so, in our opinion. We estimate that DryBuddyEZ is selling at better than five (5) times the rate for Chummie in October. And this is a product that is only two or three months old. Detailed comparisons of these and other wired bedwetting alarm products can be found at comparebedwettingalarms/wired-alarms .

All of these are just more nails in Theos's coffin. And their reputation for being fakers is only increasing with their ever more frantic behavior.