Do Upsells Mean the Original Product Was a Lie?

Let me start off by saying I understand the point and the power of upselling. I was a server in a couple of restaurants for years and have run several fast food/diner type restaurants as well. Upselling can easily increase a day's profits by 50-100%. I must also admit that the first Clickbank product I purchased I was lured in by an upsell as well. I was brand new to the game and was blinded by my excitement to the fact that I purchased the product because of the (false?) promises, then I was told in an upsell attempt that to realize the promises of the first product I must also have the second product. I'm sure all of you have seen this more than a couple of times.

The reason I bring this issue to the Warrior Forum is because for the first time I just saw this very thing happening here in the forum. Out of curiosity I was going over some of the newer WSO's and without naming names or products, there was a WSO being offered and a fellow warrior flat out asked if there were any upsells upon purchase. The WSO owner answered honestly and said there are indeed 2 upsells that you will encounter upon purchasing the WSO. Now, this WSO is much like every Clickbank product offer you've ever seen (incidentally, this WSO is in fact being sold on Clickbank as well): screenshots of various revenue streams including $30,000+ in 1 day on Clickbank, promises of fortunes, questions regarding what you would do with that kind of money/freedom, and so on and so forth.

So now I address the title of this thread: Do upsells mean the original product was a lie? Now as a disclaimer I did not purchase the mentioned WSO so I don't know what the upsells are, but this WSO seems just like the first Clickbank product I ever purchased. Both promised me wealth, both assured me this was the only information/product I needed to finally breakthrough and see serious results, etc. Then after you purchase the product, you are told that to REALLY see results you must have this other product, or these other products.

What am I missing? When did internet marketing become a ploy to exploit the newbies and try to extract every dollar out of them possible simply because they don't know better? And what of the promises in the original product? Only AFTER you have purchased the product suddenly those promises don't mean anything UNLESS you purchase another product or two to go along with it.

To me this tactic (not in all cases, but in many cases) is blatant deception and I have been sick of it for a long time. It would be like a restaurant advertising that they have the most flavorful hamburger in the city for only $2. You go to the restaurant based on their advertisement and you order the burger, pay the $2, then after they give you your receipt they tell you that the burger you just ordered is plain, just the bun and the meat with no seasonings or toppings at all and if you want to have the toppings and the sauce that actually make the burger the most flavorful burger in the city then you have to pay another $2. This is NOT upselling. THIS IS DECEPTION. It seems to me that you are going to be very hard pressed to find a tactic that ONLY works on firsttimers and newbies that I wouldn't consider shady at best.