- [Narrator] I was in Target
minding my own business, and the next thing I know,
I'm buying party hats, 12 bottles of Market Pantry
Zesty Italian Dressing, and baby formula. Gosh darn it! I don't even have a baby! How'd they get me? Well, ready yourself. I brought the pain in the last video, but your favorite influencers, airlines, and that cute server you think likes you, came back for round two. Everyone can catch these hands as I tell you more ways
you're secretly tricked by companies. Hi-yah! (light suspenseful music) - Whoa. (bell dings) - Little by little - [Wizard] Greetings, traveler. Say, what funny-looking clothes. Oh, (chuckles) where are my manners? 'Tis I, Grand Wizard Faze Reveil. Welcome to the Kingdom of Amazetopia. Before beginning your quest, wanna buy this frickin'
dope sword for just $2.99? (record skipping) - [Narrator] (clears
throat) Can you imagine if all my videos started like that? Nowadays, many video games
use microtransactions, tiny charges which unlock
in-game digital items, to bolster game revenue. Microtransactions
themselves aren't too bad. Sure, they're annoying, but they create a
continuous stream of income to support game development,
maintain servers, and fix bugs. However, because these
charges seem inconsequential they can quickly spiral out of control. One "RuneScape" fanatic
spent an eye-watering $62,000 on in-game items in a single year. Yikes! That's nothing compared to a "Transformers:
Earth Wars" player who coughed up a staggering $150,000. Jeepers! How does someone end up spending so much? Well, here's the tricky part. Yodo1, the developers behind
the Transformers game, have a machine learning algorithm that can identify the players with the highest spending potential at a whopping 87% accuracy
through their in-game behaviors. Knowing this information,
Yodo1 can unfairly target them with more opportunities to spend. On average, mobile gamers
spend just over $24 a year, but the top 0.19% of
spenders, termed "whales," are the ones spending the real money. Their financial contributions make up almost half of the total money
made from microtransactions. So in-game they're the ones wearing the super-premium cosmetics, like Mr.
Catch-Me-Smoochin'-Yo-Girl-Outside The-Grand-Exchange over here! Okay, bro! No need to flex so hard. Here, she's all yours. Damn! Supreme stupidity. Because I've grown up under
our consumerist overlord Jeffrey Bezos's dictatorial
regime, it's hard to believe that there aren't a bajillion
copies of everything sitting on a warehouse shelf
in an undisclosed location. But that's not always the case. Some companies make it deliberately harder to obtain their products. What? Why? Well, by releasing them
in limited numbers, it generates more hype. Anyone who's ever tried buying
a games console on release knows how frustrating it can be. When the Nintendo Wii
launched back in 2006, Nintendo were producing less
than 1.8 million units a month. That might sound like a lot, but games stores throughout the world were struggling to keep
their shelves stocked. By keeping demand high, Nintendo created an
exclusivity about owning a Wii. This made its appeal shoot up, at which point the company
started producing more, eventually resulting in total sales topping an astonishing 100 million units. And it's not just gamers
who're feeling it, streetwear does it too. Fashion brand Supreme
popularized the concept of the "product drop" by releasing limited edition
products throughout the year. Diehard fans would scramble
online or queue for hours to cop the latest limited edition drops, which released every
Thursday at 11:00 a.m. Fashionistas habitually
bought anything that came out, and the limited supply meant that demand on the resale
market for anything Supreme guaranteed good returns. People were flipping ridiculous items like Supreme-branded bricks for $1,000 and fire extinguishers for $1,500! From outside the cool kid's club, it makes no sense why
people would've given you their real kidney for
this Supreme water bottle which looks like a kidney. However, it's given me an idea. (chuckles) (paper ripping) Ta-dah! I've started my own cool kids club! It's pretty exclusive. If you want in, you've gotta
head down to those like and subscribe buttons and show some love. It's the only way to keep up to date with my amazing content. Jeez! Someone's got sauce! Now, let's get back to the video. Khommercial Khaos. In the 1930s, baseball icon Babe Ruth became one of the first
athletes to sign a brand deal. Fast forward to today though, boxer George Foreman has
made at least $250 million from endorsing grills and Lebron
James's lifetime Nike deal could be worth a dizzying $1 billion. Ay, Dios mio! On average, celebrity endorsements
boost sales by a tidy 4%. That doesn't sound like much, but if you're a multibillion-dollar
company like Nike, it's serious cabbage. However, recently we've
seen our favorite faces take on new roles as
ambassadors and shareholders. Heard of a little thing called PRIME? The beverage company is
pushed by Logan Paul and KSI, but they only own 40% between them. The rest belongs to a
merchandising company called Congo Brands who
do all the heavy work. But would it sell as well if Paul's and KSI's young fanbases
knew over half of their money went to a company in Louisville, Kentucky? No. It's all about their influence. Still, PRIME's way better than
other sports drinks, right? Not really. It's about the same. Yeah, it's low in sugar, but it's pumped full of artificial sugars which are just as bad
for you, if not worse. Would your favorite influencers be drinking PRIME all the time if they didn't have massive
financial incentives? Probably not. It's all clever marketing. Wait, my favorite celebs
wouldn't deceive me, would they? Oh, buddy, this'll sting! Sure, not all celebs are
money-hungry narcissists, however some... Well, some definitely are. Without a doubt, the worst
have to be the Kardashians. They've taken money to promote
some of the worst products I've ever seen. Ready? (breaths deeply) Diet lollipops, diet
milkshakes, diet teas, SKIMS waist trainer, booty-lift
sneakers, hair vitamins, crypto scams, band tees,
a fake music festival, (breaths deeply) and this car
crash of a Pepsi commercial which trivialized the Black
Lives Matter movement. (sighs) Okay. I know. "But, Be Amazed, you do brand deals too!" Yeah, I take sponsors. I've not got a problem with that. What I don't like is
telling impressionable fans they can achieve a physique that cost thousands of
dollars in nutritionists, personal trainers, and surgeons by drinking tea that wrecks your stomach. It's irresponsible. Influencers have nothing without fans, and if you thank them by
shilling unhealthy products for a quick buck, you suck,
and your fans deserve better. Free bread. So, there's this cute waitress
at my local Olive Garden, whenever I see her it's like
life's moving in slow motion. And I think she's got the hots for me too. Every time I go in, she gives me free
breadsticks and smiles a lot. Score! But one of my homies says that restaurants only give you free stuff because it encourages
reciprocity from the customer. Basically, they do something generous, but it's only to get you to spend more. Wait, what? Say that basket of free bread you get at the start of a meal? Bread causes a spike in insulin, which may result in you
ordering and eating more. It also delays you
ordering your main course, meaning you're likely
to order more drinks. And beverages are one of the most heavily marked-up products
in the restaurant, so they easily recoup any
money they lost on the bread. Suddenly, you've spent way
more money than you'd planned. The restaurant probably isn't losing any money from the bread anyway. Sure, it seems free, but it could easily be
factored into the cost of other foods you order. I mean when was the last
time you looked at a bill and saw "rent charges," "gas bill," or "paying for the chef's
kid's swimming lessons"? Oh, God, he's right! I've been used! Oh, well, plenty more fish in the sea. I heard there's a baddy at Cracker Barrel giving out free biscuits. What's up, beautiful? Wanna slather me in gravy? Yeah, didn't think so. Would you like a cookie? If you saw my previous
video in this series, you might remember how
sites use dark patterns to force you to accept all
of their tracking cookies. You've seen this before, right? Where the "accept all" button is more enticing than the "reject" button, and that's if there's
a reject button at all. (sniffs) So, you click accept all, but they're no Oreos, no Milanos, (sobbing) not even a Little
Debbie's Oatmeal Creme Pie! Wrong cookie, numbnuts. Whenever you visit a website, your browser sends the server a request, and the webpage replies
with a tiny text file it stores on your device. That's the cookie. They enable the website
to collect information like browser type and settings and remember your login information to streamline your experience. Neat-o! But for every Double Stuf,
there's a belVita Breakfast. Blegh! Not all cookies are good cookies. Some allow third-party websites, meaning not you or the site you're on, to install files that silently stalk you across the entire internet. Whilst they can't infect
your device with malware or malicious code,
hackers can exploit them to gain access to your web sessions and steal your information. And that's the problem! The Double Stuf and the yucky belVita are all mixed together in the cookie jar. If you hit "accept all,"
and we've all done it, you don't really know what you're giving the company access to. What do you think? Is this loss of privacy just
the way the cookie crumbles? Or should more be done to protect users? Let me know in the comments. Misleading visuals. (misleading food
spokesperson clears throat) - [Misleading Food Spokesperson]
Look at this burger, then back to me, then back at this burger. You ever wondered why food in commercials looks so succulent and delicious, but food from the store
looks like Gary, Indiana? Now, back to me. It's because in the ads, we
add the ketchup with a syringe, so it enticingly drools down the side. In store, our underpaid staff shoot it on with a water pistol from 15 feet away. Now, back to me. Oh, no, wait. Uh, back to the burger! God, this is confusing. Uh, see how juicy and full it is? That's because we've
front-loaded the ingredients. In reality, you're going to get something that looks more like this. Now, back to me. Maybe you don't want a burger. Maybe you want a delicious sub instead? Guess what? We front-fill that too. (chuckles) Okay, what about a taco? They're basically Mexican sandwiches. Boom! Bet you've never seen
floating beef before. The point is, what you see in the ads and what you get in store
is drastically different. And it doesn't stop at main
meals, let's look at sides. You probably think this box of fries is only partly filled too, right? Wrong. It's empty. We've stapled a picture
of nice fries to the box because ours are a potato tragedy. Okay, I made that last one up. But it really wouldn't surprise me. Take this delicious cheesy pizza. Looks amazing, doesn't it? That's because we glue
the slices together, so it's super stringy. Damn! If you've got a sweet tooth, don't think I've forgotten
about you either. These pancakes looks like
they're smothered in thick, delicious syrup. Mmm! Only, syrup gets soaked up too
quick, so we use motor oil. You're probably wondering why we're ruining your favorite foods. It's because our actual
food looks like ass, but we get paid millions of dollars to convince you to buy it! Capeesh? - [Narrator] Jeez, who was that guy? Hey, look! Free Pizza! (gags) Tastes gluey. Is that it? Last time I was in the grocery store, I couldn't believe how
expensive everything is now. And as well as my wallet being lighter, I've noticed my cart getting lighter too. See, despite food prices going up, the amount of food you get for that price has fallen on average by 13%. That's because in order to
dodge raising the price, some companies try and get away with selling you less of their
product for the same price. This is called shrinkflation. Now, before we all get mad,
is there a good reason? The companies say that although everything along the supply chain
has got more expensive, they still want customers
to enjoy their goods, even if that means giving
them less for their money. (sniffs) Hm, can anyone smell that? Smells like corporate poopy talk to me. Realistically, they're
scared that if the price of their product increases,
customers won't buy it. Instead, they disguise a crappier deal behind either the same price
or a marginally increased one to protect their profit
margins, and that sucks. It's like stealing candy from a baby. Actually, some companies will
literally steal from babies. Puracy Baby Shampoo used
to be 64 fluid ounces, and now it's just 48 fluid ounces. Huh? Pretty sure babies haven't got smaller. Yep, it seems like every
company is giving you less while making their pockets fatter. I bet the Subway CEO is kicking himself for marketing his sandwiches
based on their size now. If my six-inch sub shrank to a
four-incher, I'd be outraged! The price is right. In this world, everything has a price, I'd say yours is $3.69. (laughs) Joking, you're
worth at least four bucks. But because everything has a price, there are subtle ways
companies make their prices seem more attractive than they really are. Say I've got two pens: Pen A costs $2 and pen B costs $4. If I charged $1.99 for pen
A and kept pen B at $4, only 18% of people would buy pen B. However, if pen A was
$2 and pen B was $3.99, that number shoots up to a whopping 44%. By shrinking the largest number, it tricks buyers into thinking they're getting a better deal. But this also works in
the old Uno reverse. Luxury goods are often sold
with whole number prices, like $40 instead of $39.99, so buyers associate them
with superior quality. In fact, there are thousands of tricks when it comes to pricing goods. Many restaurants drop the
currency symbol from their menus, so diners don't create
a mental association with spending money. But they also remove extra
characters from the price, so it looks more manageable. Here, let me show you. Both of these hot dogs cost $12, but if I clean up the one on the right, your brain has less
work to read the price. And less slog for more dawg
is a deal I'm always taking. Social experiment. Nowadays, companies aren't
just after your money, they want your time too. Big tech has dedicated years figuring out the most effective ways
to hijack our minds and make their products as irresistible and addictive as possible. And some of these methods
are so deceptively simple you'd probably never notice. When Facebook first
introduced a notification icon to alert users of activity,
it was initially blue. But there was a glaring problem, nobody was using the feature. So, they switched it from blue to red and suddenly, there was a massive
spike in user interaction. Surely it's not as straightforward
as a color switch, right? Well, pretty much. Red is symbolic of alertness and danger, so when users see the notification, they're more likely to engage with it. When messaging service WhatsApp introduced their notification badge, user engagement shot up by over 100%. What's more, there's no
way to change this setting without hacking or using
third-party applications. Software developers could
easily create a feature that allows you to change this yourself, but it's not in their best
interests, so, they don't. Yeuch! Kinda makes me feel like
a dirty little guinea pig they're putting blue or red lipstick on and waiting for a reaction. To infinity and beyond! Have you ever gone to check your phone, then five hours later you're
still watching capybara videos? (chuckles) They're so silly. Damn, not again! It's easy to get frustrated with yourself for wasting all that time,
but is it really your fault? See, in 2006, tech genius
Aza Raskin developed a way to streamline user
experiences on social media he called the "endless scroll." At the time, users had to click
between each individual page they were following in order
to access different content. Endless scroll, on the other hand, curated a constant stream
of easily accessible content without inconveniencing the user. However, big tech firms
manipulated this to the extreme. When we move from post to post, our brains release a
chemical called dopamine, creating a little neurological high. This rush keeps us
scrolling and scrolling, looking for a big hit. And one hit leads to another,
creating an addictive cycle, hooking users on the
continuous flow of information. So, big tech firms push
the most addictive, dopamine-producing content
to keep users hooked for as long as possible. More engagement means more
ads, which means more moolah! It's like the world's
most powerful slot machine is sitting right there in your pocket. Every day, an absolutely
horrifying 200,000 human lifetimes are spent scrolling. And experts are saying it's
causing productivity loss, mental and physical health
concerns, and sensory overload. Look, I don't wanna echo your parents, but take breaks, go
outside, touch some grass, find your happy place. Become the capybara. Om! Fake flashers. Uh, I've got a confession to make, but, please, don't judge me. (breathes deeply) Last Black Friday, I karate chopped someone's grandma and stole a Vitamix out her cart. I know it's wrong, but it was the last one and Papa likes his juice. However, companies know that
limited-time sales like these can send shoppers like
me a little cray-cray, and they use it to their advantage. According to a 2019 report, 87% of Amazon's Black Friday deals on the most popular products, like TVs, cameras, and fitness trackers, were no cheaper than at
other times of the year. Instead, they use the hype
and furor around the day to drive people into making bad decisions. But this isn't just Black Friday deals, it applies to all of Amazon's Lightning and daily deals, too. These offers usher shoppers
into making hasty purchases by restricting how long the
so-called deal is available for. Some sites even go as far as smacking a big old ticking timer on the listing to urge customers to pay faster. Whilst there are times
when timers make sense, like ticket releases, most of the time it
unfairly pressures buyers into snap decisions without perspective. Darn, if I had that perspective there's no way I'd have
assaulted that poor old woman. RIP Grandma. Buy one get one for more. Dropping the price is one way companies trick you into
spending more money, but so is giving you more stuff. Uh, that's confusing,
but picture the scene: You've gone into your favorite store to buy a plain white shirt. Nothing fancy. Nothing special. In front of you are two options: One T-shirt for $10, or two of those same T-shirts for $18. Which do you choose? I'll give you a second
to lock in your answers. (light whimsical music) Ready? Surely, two shirts for $18
is the better deal, right? Each shirt comes out at $9, which is cheaper than the $10 shirt. But you only wanted one shirt. You've spent $8 more than you needed to on something you don't need or want. These kinds of package deals catch you out by offering something that
looks like a good deal, but it's all to make you spend more money. So, next time you're eying
up a spicy-looking deal, ask yourself, "Do I really
need the better deal "or should I just get what I came for?" Review-nicorn. Fake sales aren't the
only way online retailers artificially make their
products more desirable. Oh, heck, nah. Let's face it, when
buying anything online, you've gotta see what others are saying before taking the plunge. But not everything you
see online is trustworthy, unless it's me, of course. Recently, a growing problem
with large online retailers, such as Amazon and Wish, are the swathes of fake reviews
littering product pages, making it hard to know if something is actually any good or not. Seriously, as many as 61% of
reviews on electrical goods are from fake or botted accounts. Um, what? Easy tiger, ya boy got
enough trust issues, okay? And that's just the tip of the iceberg. Even the real reviews can
be grossly misleading. A recent batch of reviews
for Facebook's Portal device were written by the Facebook
employees who made it. Of course, they're going to hype it up. You can actually join Facebook
groups that offer cashback or voucher incentives for
leaving five-star reviews on certain products without you
needing to have bought them. Amazon and Wish could limit reviews to customers who've definitely
bought the products. But they don't because
this way ol' Jeffy B. can dig his hands into your
pockets a little easier. What a turd. ♪ I like it like that ♪ Deep down, we all want social approval. It's human nature to wanna feel wanted. Back in 2007, engineer Justin Rosenstein knew this all too well when he developed the "like" button for Facebook so users could share a
little virtual positivity. Nawh! Remember that dopamine
chemical I mentioned earlier? Well, people liking your posts or updates also gives you that little hit. But the powers that be at Facebook realized they could utilize this to target you when you're
at your most vulnerable. Say you've just changed
your profile picture and you're feeling a
bit insecure about it? Facebook knows you're vulnerable, so gives it a little bump
in your friend's news feeds. Then every time a friend
likes or comments, Facebook sends you a push
notification pulling you back in. They know exactly when to pull the strings and get all your attention. Sure, a free little boost is nice, but not at the expense of
exploiting your vulnerabilities for their gains. Nowadays, social media likes are treated as a kind of social currency: The more you get, the more important or influential you come across. If you make a post that doesn't get liked as highly as you'd wanted, it can be debilitating to your self-worth, making you more dependent
on that social approval. They're like a horrible
little puppet master. So, remember, whilst we all like having well-received social media posts, nothing beats showing
love to the homies IRL. Do you really like it? So, social media is bad
for your head, big whoop. Tell me something I don't know. Okay, you asked for it. Your social media likes
are being harvested so companies can discover
personal private traits about you. (gulps) Um, what? That click, follow, or like you sent to show appreciation
to something you enjoyed can reveal your sexual
orientation, political leanings, religion, intelligence,
and emotional stability. According to the algorithm,
if you like "The Daily Show," Morgan Freeman's voice, and curly fries, I've got good news for you, your categorization suggests
you're a clever cookie. But if you like Harley-Davidsons
and Bret Michaels... (wincing) Oh, sorry, buddy. I'll get you some crayons. Now, that doesn't mean liking Harleys actually makes you stupid. But the algorithms utilized in a 2013 University of
Cambridge study found, after being fed tons of data, that people who showed their fondness towards things like Harley Davidson, by interacting with the
Facebook posts on the topic, typically scored lower
on intelligence tests. They utilized a machine-learning tool that could predict all manner of things, from whether the user's parents divorced before they were 21, to alcohol and substance
dependencies, and much more, all in the interest of making
sure social-media users are supplied with content that is suitable to their personality categories. Scarily, when these
predictions were checked, they were found to have
an accuracy of up to 95%. But what if you don't want this kind of information out there? Well, tough. This data gets sold to companies and governments whenever you
use social media services. They now know your
deepest, darkest secrets, all because you frivolously
liked a few Kathy Griffin posts. Look, "My Life on the D-List"
was seminal television in the mid to late 2000s,
and I will die on this hill. Returning the Mac. Is anything sadder than buying
yourself a little gifty, like some new sneaks, just to find out you don't
really like how they look? Hey, at least I've got
30 days to return them, there's no rush. Funnily enough, generous returns policies like these often work
in the company's favor. The longer my little
gifty sits in the corner, the more likely I am to
become attached to it. I'm also much more likely
to trust the company and buy from them again. Don't believe me? US footwear retailer Zappos found that customers with
the highest return rates were also the most
valuable to their business. So, they offer an unprecedented
365-day returns policy. And if you buy on February
29th on a leap year, this is extended up to 4-years
until the next leap year. Yoinks! That's crazy! Zappos found that by focusing
on customer retention rather than maximizing
initial sale opportunities, customers are far more
likely to show loyalty and come back for repeated purchases. Huh? So, both parties are happy? Finally, something worth celebrating. This is the type of trickery I don't mind. Sucky subscriptions. If you consume any kind of online media, you'll have been bombarded in recent years by subscription services
wanting a piece of your cheddar. These companies are very
clever at taking your money for something that most of
the time is pretty bad value. Firstly, they promote their
subscriptions everywhere from podcasts to social media
sites to news providers. And with low-cost entry deals for 50% off or the first month free, eventually, you're exposed so much to it that you break and decide to try it out. Then, once you're in, the effort of getting out
just doesn't seem worth it. How is canceling my $8
unused Audible subscription going to make my life any better? Maybe I'll get into audiobooks again soon. Sounds familiar, right? When you break it down, the
discrepancy between cost and use of these services is terrible, but they're just so convenient. Why go to the shop to buy groceries, when HelloFresh can deliver
expensive meals to my door? That's the kicker, it's not about giving you
something amazing or even good, it just has to be barely attractive enough to stop you from canceling. Gym memberships have massively
high levels of inertia, people paying for a membership
and not actually going. Uh, guilty! Most gym goers who pay over $70 a month pay 70% more than they would
under a pay-as-you-go contract. But we kid ourselves that we will go and that outweighs the
financial obligation. Be right back, canceling
all my subscriptions. Or maybe I'll just leave
them another month. Boys and their toys. When I was young I liked boy
stuff, like sports, trucks, and shooting at my neighbor's
cat with a Nerf gun. (cat screeching) Sorry, Tiddles. But the older I get, the sillier
gendered differences seem. If only manufacturers
saw things the same way. Look at these hairbrushes. The boy's is blue and is for "brave boys" and the girl's is pink
and is for "pretty girls." You might think "Cool, whatever," but what isn't cool is that despite being otherwise identical, the pink hairbrush costs almost three times more than the blue one. And it's not a one-off, look at these hotel personal care kits. They contain exactly the same things, except the pink kit is $2.40
more than the blue one. There're tons of examples, razors, pens, on average, women pay 37% more for these products than men do. But it does go both ways. In the UK, branded
moisturizers targeted at men were found to be almost
three times costlier than the female equivalent. Maybe that's why British
men look so haggard. The point is, companies reinforce
negative gender stereotypes, whether that's females' most valuable asset being their looks or men being sissy for
looking after themselves, to justify higher costs. It's so out of hand, the UK
government banned commercials showing harmful gender stereotypes, like men not changing nappies
or women being bad drivers. And if you're thinking, "The blue-haired liberal
snowflakes win again," you don't appreciate
how harmful this can be. Ads aren't just how companies
try to sell us products, they reflect societal values and help us see our places in it, and most of the harmful
stereotypes they perpetuate aren't even true. Take women being bad drivers. Men are three times more likely to crash, but you wouldn't see
that in an ad, would you? Now, you know what I think, so, let me know your
thoughts in the comments. High flight, higher prices. Traveling really is one of
life's greatest pleasures, but whether you're a city
breaker or a beach bum, you've probably noticed travel companies hike their prices up just for
looking at their services. Picture the scene: You've decided on your
destination, searched for flights, looked for a hotel, then gone
back to book your flights, and boom! Within the space of five minutes, your very affordable flights are suddenly much more expensive. Why I oughta! Flight operators use a
revenue management system which tracks sales and demand
on each individual flight, and it's super sensitive to even the slightest website traffic. So, as more people show
interest in a flight, the price goes up. However, if it goes up so much that people aren't willing to
pay and flights stop selling, the prices begin to drop again. But the success of the system is about finding the right seat for the right customer at the right time. That means passengers on a
flight have likely all paid different prices for seats
that are pretty much the same. Now, it's not just happening on flights, popular travel company Airbnb have also started raising their prices incrementally with each visit. They allow independent hosts to offer guests somewhere to stay instead of an expensive hotel. But the extra revenue made
from bumping up the price doesn't get passed on
to the hosts, oh, no, it goes straight into the company coffers. (sighs) Looks like my dreams of spending two weeks in
Guam next summer are over. It's another stay-cay at Aunt Mimi's in Newark, New Jersey for me. No, Mimi, no kisses! Please! Real estate of affairs. Momma always said,
"Don't eat yellow snow." It's one of the top two pieces
of advice she ever gave me. The other is that real estate agents are sleazy little so-and-sos. Back in 2016, real estate agents in the UK were caught engaging in a
practice known as portal juggling. This simple scheme entails
delisting and relisting a house so the date of the listing is updated, giving the impression that the
place is fresh to the market. Then, along comes an
innocent little buyer, who sees a chance to jump
at a brand-new listing and beat the curve of interest, but little do they know,
that house has actually been unsellable for a number of years. By delisting and relisting the property with minor differences, real estate agents can
manipulate the market into making the product
seem far more desirable than it actually is. This was enough for UK
property trade regulators to deem portal juggling as
fraud, making it a serious crime. Yikes! You bet your bottom dollar
that some of those grubby, greedy little realtors are
still trying their luck though, so if you suspect anything, report it. Lying labels. (sighs) Do you know, I spend all year trying to get summer body ready, just to rock up to the beach looking like an uncooked chicken? (whimpers) It turns out, all
these sugar-free health foods I've been buying aren't
actually good for me, in fact, they're not even sugar-free! By law, they can contain
up to 0.5g of sugar. However, that's not the problem. In order to compensate
for the lack of sugar, they often have obscenely
high levels of fat, making them just as
unhealthy if not more so. Many of these products are also packed full of sugar substitutes, which despite being touted
as a healthier option, are arguably worse than sugar. Zero-calorie sweeteners greatly
increase the risk of obesity and type-2 diabetes, and they
also have a negative impact on metabolism, appetite, and gut bacteria. The fact is, huge companies know we're getting more health-conscious, and they're trying to capitalize. The health and wellness food market is estimated at a staggering $841 billion. (whistles) Phew! That's a lotta carrots. So, if you're trying
to get that summer bod, remember everything's okay in moderation. Happiness is a healthy
relationship with food, not the scales. Phew! Just like that, we've
reached the end of the video. Boy, the world sure is scary. Which of those teasing
tricks shocked you the most? Let me know in the comments down below. I'm gonna be making a
log cabin in the woods with no internet. Thanks for watching. (light thoughtful music)
