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Let The Buyer Beware
29 January 2003
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Woman Says Sold Bogus Magic Wands
Bethlehem, PA: A woman who says she bought magic wands from a
self-described psychic to erase negative thoughts says $5,400 of her
money was all that disappeared.
Joann Zansky, 57, said she paid a woman who claims to be a
psychic $1,800 for each of three wands.
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I'm wondering exactly why it is that anyone should have pity for this
woman. In the 21st century, a woman who was born just 57 years ago has the
complete lack of sense to believe that she can buy a magic wand. I wanna
look her up when this all blows over and offer her some other items. Magic
beans, a bridge, some prime swampland real estate. If she's dumb enough to
believe that she's buying working magic wands....
I'm waiting to hear that she's suing J.K.Rowling and Scholastic, Inc. for
publishing the Harry Potter books and making her believe that there are such a
thing as magic wands.
The article in the Associated Press goes on to say, "We're
investigating," police Lt. Robert Righi said Monday. "Possibly it is
some violation of consumer fraud." Granted, the person selling the
wands is a scumbag con-artist who should probably be run out of town on a rail,
but still. Magic wands?!? I can almost understand people buying
"herbal Viagra" and other such bullshit off the Internet, but paying
over five grand for three magic wands?!?
Did she buy them all at once? Did she buy the first one, discover it
didn't work, and then go back to get another one? And it took her three
to figure it out? The seller must not have the same warranty as car
manufacturers these days. Or maybe they do and the warranty was null and
void because she didn't rub the wand with (magical) centaur urine every thirty
feet of travel, which I imagine the wand-seller would have been happy to
provide.
C'mon people. If you're a sucker, admit it. Just be done with
it. You got had. This woman got suckered in a big way. And
then she has the audacity to admit it and complain about it. This reminds
me of the people who do stupid things on tape and then send them to the
"Funniest Home Video" shows. They think that their 15 minutes of
fame can make up for their huge display of stupidity in front of millions of
viewers.
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