This is Bob!
Posted on 06/16/2005 1:44:58 PM PDT by areeves79
Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro on Wednesday joined five other states in suing an Ohio businessman who they say deceived consumers about the effectiveness of his nationally known penis enlargement pill.
Petro's lawsuit, filed in Franklin County Common Pleas Court, accuses Steve Warshak and his five companies of making unsubstantiated claims about Enzyte, billed as "a natural male enhancement."
A television ad for Enzyte features "Smiling Bob," a goofy, grinning everyman who sails through a charmed life with a spring in his step, sinking holes in one on the golf course and returning to "a very happy missus at home" -- presumably thanks to what Enzyte has done for his virility.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration hasn't tested or approved Enzyte.
A message seeking comment was left with Warshak on Wednesday. His companies make about 15 other supplements for ailments such as insomnia and fatigue.
The Ohio lawsuit also accuses Warshak of illegal billing practices.
Petro said Warshak's companies never tell consumers that they will continue to be billed after a 30-day free trial period.
Consumers find it difficult to cancel these shipments or get their money back, Petro said.
Petro said his office received more than 1,000 complaints.
The lawsuit seeks $25,000 per violation of the state's Consumer Sales Practices Act and a penalty of $1,000 to $25,000 for each violation of the Ohio Telephone Sales Solicitation Act.
Other states filing similar lawsuits against Warshak include Arkansas, Illinois, North Carolina, Oregon and Texas.
This is Bob!
Actually I'm surprised this scam hasn't been gone after before and has risen to SO many TV ads, a NASCAR sponsorship, etc.
Their ads are obviously calculated to try to avoid legal problems; "Natural Male Enhancement" theoretically could mean ANYTHING, yet we all know what they expect people to perceive it as.
I'm tired of people getting shafted like this
That sounds like a reasonable basis for a lawsuit.
If some company did that to me, I would complain too.
A scam is a scam. If they offer a free 30-day trial, they have to let you cancel at the end of 30 days.
That said, anybody who buys a Mr. Happy pill and gives over his credit card can be safely called a fool. And you know what they say about a fool and his money...
I would just like the commericals to go away with the expensive diet pill ones also.
That is so sad.
Gird thyself up like a man! Get ahold of yourself!
Anything to get that idiot off the TV. I am afraid one day one of my grandchildren will be watching with me and will ask me to explain why that guy has such a stupid grin on his face.
Dear Attorney General JimPetro,
I am ignorant and sent a bunch of my money to these people. Can you please sue them for me?
Thank you,
Stupid Ohio Resident
NOTE: The above is parody. day10 lives in Indiana and, besides, has no need for drugs such as this! :-)
Oy.
Who's the moron at this TV station who decided to call Enzyte a "drug?"
That is demonstrably not true.
He may not be stepping large and laughin easy any more.
I agree, I would like to see all of those commercials disappear.
What...it makes them even MORE lazy, messy and insensitive?
At least "Happy Bob" is entertaining. That "Dr." Greg Cynamon is annoying as hell.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.