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20 Mind-Blowing Instances of Companies Creating Problems Just to Sell Their Solutions

Companies often generate issues and pitch their products as fixes. A forum user asked for instances of this tactic. Here are the top answers.

NESTLE

"Nestle allegedly tricked African mothers into dependency on paid formula after free distribution, by disguarding salespeople as nurses. Truly evil."

DOW CHEMICAL

"Clover, once part of a healthy lawn, was killed by a Dow Chemical herbicide. An ad campaign turned public perception against Clover. Learn more."

EXPERIAN

“Experian establishing themselves as a credit bureau and selling calculations of your creditworthiness and then having the audacity to sell ‘Experian boost.'”

HORLICKS

“Horlicks solved the problem of overnight starvation that never existed.”

APPLE

“Everything that Apple does. Removing all the ports to sell you every gadget.”

SUPPLEMENT COMPANIES

“Supplement companies attribute all your problems towards vitamin deficiencies.”

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YOUTUBE

“Youtube. They add so many advertisements on purpose to sell the advertisement-free version.”

LISTERINE

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RAZORS

“Convince women that leg hair and armpit hair are gross to sell them razors.”

CLEANING PRODUCTS

"Six essentials for house cleaning: Isopropyl alcohol & water, Lysol/bleach, laundry detergent, stain remover, dish detergent & soap. Forget fabric softener & different surface cleaners - it's all marketing."

PURDUE PHARMA

“Purdue Pharma now sells Naloxone, which is a medication used to reverse an opioid overdose.”

REFRIGERATOR COMPANIES

"Early fridge companies gave away ice to restaurants, showing improved drink quality, then sold machines as demand grew. People didn't know they wanted it until they tasted it."

KELLOGG’S

"Kellogg's sold us the myth that breakfast is crucial to push cereal sales. But, breakfast isn't key and cereal isn't ideal."

TOBACCO COMPANIES

“Tobacco companies selling nicotine gum and patches to help people ‘quit.'”

FREEMIUM GAMES

“Freemium games. The company creates basic problems (the game) and then sells add-on options to do better versus the problem.”

TURBOTAX/HRBLOCK

"Without Turbotax/HRBlock's lobbyists, 99% Americans could get a government tax bill to pay or contest in less than 5 min."

KLEENEX TISSUE WITH THE LOTION

“Kleenex Tissues with the lotion in them. The tissue irritates, and the lotion is to soothe the irritation even though it doesn’t do anything.”

BROOM COMPANIES

“Broom companies. Brooms were made to clean floors; instead, they pushed dust and dirt around. So Swiffer was created to pick up dirt instead of pushing it around.”

PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES

“Pharmaceutical companies actively advertise supposedly underdiagnosed diseases and promote their medication to both prescribers and consumers.”

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