First things first. I thought instead of posting a picture of this morning’s foot pad looking pretty much EXACTLY THE SAME as the one from my right foot two nights ago, I would treat you to something more visually appealing. Hence, the sugar glider.
So yesterday I said I’d share with you the instructions provided with the Kinoki Foot Pads on their proper use. Aside from the application instructions, which I’m including below, they also include general directions, which are things like “Alternate feet every night” and “When the pads start showing signs of lightening, use them just once or twice a week for maintenance”.
But the application instructions are totally wack. Here they are (italicized - with my reactions NOT italicized):
1. Wash and dry your feet, or body part before applying Detox patch. Body part? Huh? They are called Kinoki FOOT Pads, so where else would I put ‘em?
2. Take one adhesive sheet and slowly peel off paper (leave top portion for easy handling). Simple enough, except that there is no telling which is the top portion and which is the bottom, and the only thing not easy about handling them is how to keep the stinky rank smell off of your hands. This is the point at which I’m already sticking it onto my foot.
3. Place Detox Patch onto its center, ensuring sachets writing is facing the adhesive surface. I’m not kidding you. This is word for word what it says. And it’s bad enough that they say the word sachet. But here’s the clincher. There is NO WRITING ANYWHERE ON THE PAD. So what does this directive even mean?
4. Remove the remaining paper backing. Whaa? At this point, I’ve been wearing the thing for 5 minutes already.
5. Paste Detox patch with adhesive sheet onto the soles of your feet. This is all they needed to say in the first place. I am pretty sure that the direct japanese translation of “sachet” is “send us more money, sucker”. It’s subliminal advertising. Japanese jerks.
I slept like crap last night. And you know what else? There IS something that has changed about the way I feel during waking hours. I now feel bitter and hostile toward kinoki foot pads.
I’m not sure I can do 8 more nights of this without completely crushing my spirit.
hmmm, are we sure that the stinky rank stuff in the pads isn’t seeping “into” your foot at night and not “pulling” the toxins out of your body? just asking…..
ROFL what a tool. Kinoki foot pads have nothing to do with the japanese, other than this filthy company trying to bull**** you by saying that they are based on ‘ancient japanese therapeutic techniques.’ Can’t believe you even bought these xD
Holmes? Can you help fish out with “tool” definition? He doesn’t seem to have it quite right.
I always thought a tool was someone who used text-lingo like “ROFL” and “xD”.
Has anyone else used the Kinoki Pads with a different out come?
Or should I just simply send them back when the mail deliever’s them? I was soo in hopes they really worked and now I’m worried.
Thanks,
Diana
I’ve read elsewhere that some people SWEAR by these things, but my guess is that it’s just that pesky placebo effect, and nothing special is really happening. If you do send them back, I would love a report back on how the return process goes for you. Given my experience with their customer service department so far, I can’t imagine they’ll make it easy for you! Good luck!
Fish…as I sit here in the public library brazenly looking at adult content on the computers, it has been brought to may attention that Mockerena want s me to define “tool” for you… I however, read your comment with the general cynicism and sarcasm that I believe you intended by using hte ever-clever winky-x and smiley-D…so I shall not define tool for you…instead I will tell you a joke…
Once upon a time, a duck walked in to a drug store and asked for some chapstick…when the clerk asked how the duck would pay…the duck responded…put it on my bill…
I didn’t say it would be a good joke, or even a new joke, just a joke. I now must return to creeping out my cubby neighbors and flexing my awesomely developed calf muscles.
Absurdly yours,
Holmes
Kinoki’s work!!! I am a college student and must have a lot of toxins in me because I wore Kinoki’s on both feet for 7 nights in a row. Every single night that I wore them, they were black as can be the next morning and smelled like Spoiled BBQ chicken(mmmm..). I will admit that I woke up the next mornings feeling great after each of the 7 nights of wearing them. I even felt less hungover one morning when I got drunk the night before. Placebo or Not….I woke up feeling better than ever!! I just recently purchased a 500 pack off eBay…hey at $.22/each you cant go wrong. The best you can find a 14 pack on ebay for is $.71/each….$1.43/each from Walgreens. Ok, so maybe I’m not going to use them all myself…I do have friends and family wanting some. If you have 10 bucks to spare, just go on ebay and buy some. Don’t even think about paying $19.99 from Walgreens. Damn…I wish they would pay me to say that!! I think it sounded pretty good….
i am just tryin them at 11:31 PM wich means i have to stay up untill 12:30 in the morning to go to sleep wich is stupid these things better work or kinoki will get a mouthfull