We wonder what trouble Theos Medical Systems (Chummie)
may have got themselves into. And we are not talking about their continuing
attacks on competitors, misrepresenting other persons and organizations (both
private and government), or the usual balderdash that they are well known for.
That's normal and what is expected of Theos. We are talking about their latest sub-par device that they are trying to foster
on a hype-bound part of the public that they may have successfully fooled in
the past.
Yes, we are talking about the much-hyped Chummie Elite which Chummie introduced on Amazon about the beginning of July, 2014 for $74.99 . And it obviously did not sell.
Look at its record on Amazon, based on reviews. These are recorded and summarized by Catch Fraud (very appropriate name when used here) on
Till early September, almost all of the reviews were from
paid shills (see this above-mentioned site for substantial details, including the
records of the 5-stars giving shills). And, across all Chummie products, we
have over 150 such paid shills in this little more than a month period !
Then, through the present, we have hordes of "Vine Reviewers" who get the devices to review as freebies, and usually give 5-stars so that they can keep on getting freebies.
As of September 15, 2014 just for the Chummie Elite, Catch Fraud had counted (and registered)
54 Definite
Paid Reviewers who were also Not Amazon Verified Purchasers, and
39 Freebie
Reviewers
Plus others.
Out of a total of 82 Total reviews for this item through
September 15. Figure that out!
And Theos should not have been able to use Amazon Vine Reviewers as they can ONLY be used for products that a SOLD by Amazon, which the Chummie Elite is not. Another oversight by Amazon? Another lets-do-whatever-we-can-get-away-with by Theos? Oh yes. There were also 5 genuine reviewers (Amazon
Verified Purchasers) of whom 3 gave bad reviews and 2 gave good reviews.
And in this same period of August 1 though early-mid September, Chummie had used about 150 paid shills (confirmed) to give Chummie's products 5-stars. So now you know that Chummie's high Amazon ratings come from paid shills and people given freebies. No credibility, and only tolerated on Amazon!
Now you may understand why Chummie is getting desperate.
So what do they do? They turn to eBay! They offered some Elites from an unknown source (one of those names like "flyhighwithme" or anything else you can think off) for under $65 and including accepting offers lower than that. Perhaps they should offer it for much less. Knock yet another $35 off, so it sells for under $30, and now you are truly competing against the DryBuddyEZ, which is knocking off Chummie's socks (er, urine alarms) on eBay where they cannot be hyped as Chummie so thoroughly does on Amazon!
Catch Fraud lists their sales by Chummie and DryBuddy on eBay from August 1 through September 21, 2014:
Chummie Elite: 16 units
DryBuddyEZ: 78
units
And Chummie still has not faced up to the reality of the
new DryBuddyFLEX, truly wireless,
with magnetic sensor, remote control, and a variety of options. $99.99 for a
complete wireless system as just described. And genuinely new technology, not
the hyped up rubbish that Chummie claims when comparing its devices to devices
that are 20 or 30 years older. Why would any intelligent person aware of their
options spend $75 to $95 for a technically obsolete Chummie, which only
Chummie's continuing hype keeps alive?
DryBuddyEZ is selling at almost five times the rate of Chummie Elite.
Yes, we expect Theos/Chummie to have another of its daily eruptions upon reading this. Maybe a Krakatoa is what Theos really needs for itself!
DryBuddyEZ is selling at almost five times the rate of Chummie Elite.
Yes, we expect Theos/Chummie to have another of its daily eruptions upon reading this. Maybe a Krakatoa is what Theos really needs for itself!
