Quote Originally Posted by purplegirl View Post
Boy do they make their money on lies and uninformed consumers. Thanks again everyone for the education. It has been invaluable.
It's not just pools: this sort of marketing is EVERYWHERE. Here's a great article on how DeBeers 'created' the engagement diamond, using a rather common stone:
http://www.wisebread.com/the-greates...vered-in-blood

At least, deceptive pool marketing doesn't usually kill people!

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