The genial Video professor on the advert seems such a nice man. He is smiling broadly as he promises to teach you everything you need to know about Word, Excel and dozens of other software titles. And if you don't learn a thing, just return the CD and he will send you $10 for your time. How can you go wrong with a deal like that from a guy who gives rather than grabs?

Read the litany of complaints in Infomercial Scam.com and you may be less inclined to order a CD from the good Video Professor. To be generous to him, he is not heading a multi-million dollar felonous scam, but to be even more generous, I will say that this educational company, accused by 126 people of fleecing its customers, is not a reflection of its leadership.

Let's just say that the accounts department isn't quite as easy going as the boss in the advert. The faceless bean counters have a tendency to put the onus on customers to bat back an unexpected flood of CDs (and demands for payments) that follow the initial jovial transaction.

When 126 people go to the trouble to say they aren't happy, you have to think someone somewhere is being a greedy bastard. And how stupid to be so greedy, when the product is worth a lot of money even if marketed modestly without resorting to gouging. Greed is stupid!