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Zzyzx, California, or the Biggest Health Spa Scam in American History

50 pointsby nolsover 9 years ago

5 comments

Udikover 9 years ago
I don't get it. Most of the remedies listed sound exactly like those sold every day by proponents of homeopathy and alternative medicines. Boiron, which has a stable presence in the USA, has thousands of employees and revenues in the hundreds of millions, selling stuff like "Oscillococcinum", which is plain sugar, at a price of around $1000/kg. Have they been condemned for fraud and false advertising?
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tptacekover 9 years ago
Video of Curtis Howe Springer and Zzyzx:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=91rdB5fDMaA" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=91rdB5fDMaA</a>
bblecielover 9 years ago
i took the exit pictured here out of curiosity once.. drove 10 miles into the desert to the remains of the retreat. walked inside a small library or welcome center and found a warm cup of coffee but no person to accompany it.<p>then, walking around the grounds outside in the sun (it was summer), i started to have a panic attack. i climbed in my car to leave but my car wouldn&#x27;t start. -eventually it did. strange place
mattbeckmanover 9 years ago
I made a trip to Zzyzx as part of a CSUF geology trip years ago. Strange place, but I wish I had known the back story back then!
coldcodeover 9 years ago
To use a Yiddish word, this guy had real chutzpah. Then again as long as there have been suckers, there have always been people to take advantage.