https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/listing-the-biggest-retail-whoppers Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 10 May 2026 01:55:33 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/listing-the-biggest-retail-whoppers#post-75756 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:17:30 +0000 Maya 75756@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>"Built-in shelf bra for added support" </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/listing-the-biggest-retail-whoppers#post-75741 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:44:27 +0000 Anonymous 75741@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>"All natural" - probably not!<br /> "Appropriate for all ages and body types" </p> <p>Angie, have you seen the Eddie Bauer "Seattle Suede" that claims to be washable? I've washed a jacket with this "Seattle Suede" at home - it looked like I left it in a wet crumpled heap and let it dry in the sun! DARN! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/listing-the-biggest-retail-whoppers#post-75672 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:47:15 +0000 Anonymous 75672@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What? These aren't true? You mean I STILL have visible panty line? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/listing-the-biggest-retail-whoppers#post-75653 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:32:02 +0000 April 75653@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>"Tames and smooths frizzy hair instantly"</p> <p>"No visible panty line"</p> <p>"Reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles" </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/listing-the-biggest-retail-whoppers#post-74574 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:41:22 +0000 April 74574@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>"Salon results at home" </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/listing-the-biggest-retail-whoppers#post-74502 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:46:12 +0000 Michelle 74502@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>"padded footbed for extra comfort" (on literally every pair of shoes I've ever seen, no matter how uncomfortable </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/listing-the-biggest-retail-whoppers#post-74489 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:42:44 +0000 Angie 74489@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>*very big chuckle*</p> <p>Thanks for explaining what a whopper is. I didn’t know! </p> <p>“money back guarantee” – please. </p> <p>“high rise jeans” – yeah, right. </p> <p>“cotton-rich” – like 10%.</p> <p>“washable suede” – not in my lifetime. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/listing-the-biggest-retail-whoppers#post-74459 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:12:18 +0000 April 74459@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hee hee -- this is fun. :)</p> <p>"Removes hair painlessly" </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/listing-the-biggest-retail-whoppers#post-74450 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:42:31 +0000 neatnic 74450@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>"Will reduce the appearance of cellulite" </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/listing-the-biggest-retail-whoppers#post-74440 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:20:26 +0000 taylor 74440@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Basic cell phone 9.99</p> <p>Basic cable 29.99 </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/listing-the-biggest-retail-whoppers#post-74435 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:16:31 +0000 HannahC 74435@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>"Fits close to the body" - meaning unbearably tight<br /> "Generous fit" - somebody really messed up the sizes<br /> "feeling of real leather" - very plastic-looking and will crack after two wearings<br /> "wash separately for the first time" - we used a very cheap color, so we are not sure that it won't bleed on the whole contents of your washing machine<br /> "super-absorbent towels" - exactly the same as any others towels, just wanted a justification to price them higher </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/listing-the-biggest-retail-whoppers#post-74419 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:37:18 +0000 April 74419@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>"Goes on clear - no white residue!" </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/listing-the-biggest-retail-whoppers#post-74396 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:27:53 +0000 Sarah 74396@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Don't know if this is what you're looking for, but my husband always comments on the 'buy one get one for 50% off'. That sounds like a "better deal" than 25% off, and then we're coerced into buying two because it's such a great sale!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/listing-the-biggest-retail-whoppers#post-74395 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:23:19 +0000 Michelle 74395@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>"no-hassle return policy" </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/listing-the-biggest-retail-whoppers#post-74388 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:44:59 +0000 chewyspaghetti 74388@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>"Fits true to Size" and "Flatters All Figures" </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/listing-the-biggest-retail-whoppers#post-74378 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:04:28 +0000 April 74378@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I thought it would be fun to create a thread of our favorite retail whoppers -- in case that word doesn't travel in our non-U.S. circles, a "whopper" is a ridiculously big lie. One-sentence claims that everyone knows couldn't possibly be true, and yet we continue to hope...</p> <p>Here's perhaps the all-time classic:</p> <p>"One size fits all"</p> <p>(To which we all say BWAH ha ha ha...)</p> <p>What else? </p>