Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Does Anyone Know Any NON-Biased Reviews of the Shoo-Tag Insect Repellent System?
I heard about an interesting product, today. It is called Shoo-Tag, and is supposed to repel certain insects, like mosquitoes, fleas, and chiggers, from animals and humans. It was developed by some scientists and its technology is based on electromagnetic fields. On an internet search today, I was able to find only two unbiased personal opinions about how well it worked. One person thought it was useless and the other one thought it was great. Has anyone else used it? If so, my human and I would like to hear your opinion.
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It is a scam. A plastic card with a magentic stripe? Might as well use a credit card.
What we are looking for is actual reviews, not personal opinions on whether it should or should not work. We would like to hear from people who have tried it.
Have you had any luck finding unbaised reviews? I just saw this product today and I'm trying to find good reviews too. Have you bought this product and tried it yet?
I have not found anything other than the two mentioned above. I have not tried it myself. However, if I get new information, I will post it here. I remember when ultrasonic flea repellents were in vogue and they were virtually useless.
Well I have tried equine, canine, feline and human and can give unbiased testimony first hand. Please view my blog to read a full accounting of events at: http://in2books.blogspot.com/ You can also view the videos I continue to send in to YouTube at www.youtube.com/santafesandy . Hope this helps and I for sure recommend trying the product as I see it is NOT a scam. De-magnetizing of the encoding is possible so depending on how the product was stored and handled before you buy it is paramount to its efficacy.Don't hesitate to take advantage of the 30 day money back or product replacement need be.I've also posted my results on the Maineriders forum & zootoo.com
Thank you very much for your comment. I did go to your blog and it sounds as if it has worked very well for you. That's encouraging.
I confess that I did not read all the way to the bottom of your report before I posted the above comment. I gather that it worked great for the horses but was debatable for the cats, dogs, and you, although there might have been extenuating circumstances. I hope you will let us know how the rest of the summer goes. I will keep checking your blog, too. Thanks.
I did talk to a woman at a dog show this weekend. She was looking into becoming a local distributor and was trying it out first on herself and her own dogs. She said that the mosquito tag for people seems to be extremely effective--at least for her. She forgot it one night when she was working outside at dusk, and she got lots of bites. The next night--same time, same location, same weather--she had it on and did not get bitten. She said that the mosquitoes hovered but did not land.
You should know that personal 'reviews' of a product like this are by necessity highly subjective and do not in any way constitute proof of effectiveness.
As all scientific researchers know, anecdotal evidence is unreliable and misleading, and it is viewed with extreme suspicion by any serious researcher. The ShooTag peddlers have nothing but anecdotal evidence to back up their claims - the 'science' they offer on their website is meaningless confused waffle, most of which they don't even understand. It certainly has nothing to do with their plastic card with its magnetic strip.
As I've said to them, I say to you - if the ShooTags are the effective miracle the makers claim, why haven't they been snapped up by the millions by medical workers in malaria infested countries?
ShooTag is a scam. They don't work, and there's no scientific reason to think they should work.
Anaglyph is certainly correct in saying that anecdotal evidence is unreliable and misleading. That is why scientific investigators always compare a test drug with a placebo, when determining efficacy. The "placebo effect" can seem very real. On the other hand, just pronouncing that the ShooTag is a scam, just because it does not "make sense" that it should work, is just as misleading. I personally agree that the "science" that is supposedly behind the ShooTag is highly suspect. Nevertheless, I would still like to hear from people who have tried it, personally. In fact, I am going to start removing posts that attack its premise, simply because we have heard from two individuals who think it is a scam and we don't need to hear from a third (whether it is a scam or not).
I did talk to one other dog owner, who lives on Cape Cod (Massachusetts). He tried ShooTag for ticks and said that he still had to apply Frontline.
Hey, if you've got money to throw away, more power to you.
Barbara, have you tried them, or is this just an opinion on the theory? I am just as skeptical as the next person, but I am trying to get reports of PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.
Hi Lucy,
I think the best way to test ShooTag is to try it yourself an see. Call me (Allen) at The Healing Barn at 419-836-8367 between 9am - 3:30pm and I will send you one so you can personally test and report back to everyone. I know, before everybody gets all excited, I can't supply a real and placebo so this may not be as scientific as you may like, but Lucy will get the answer to her original question. I look forward to hearing from you.
Well, that sounds like a very reasonable plan. Thanks for suggesting it, Allen. What time zone are you in? I would like to take you up on the offer.
Hi Lucy,
Did Allen send you the shootag? Did it work? I am in Australia and we are just going into spring and summer (flea weather!) and I'd really like to hear your opinion. Thanks.
Yes...This is latest product for me.So how much cost of the Shoo-Tag.
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