So, has anyone bought anything off an infomerical?

[bigwillq]

My dad is addicted to buying those products.

He bought the Set It and Forget It machine, a set of Miracle Blades, this set of kitchen utensils among others.


So, what have you bought?

Last night I saw the one for the Air-vacuum wrapping machine that seals food products so they can stay fresh.
It looked like it worked but who knows.

[Lavender Brown]

1. I got this *blushes* ab exercise contraption

:cry:

[AlCzervik]

3. i try and stay away from "Contraptions"

you just can't trust them.

[Lavender Brown]

11. I know

I really wasn't listening to my better judgement on that one.

[underpants]

2. TV ad not an infomercial-EGGSTRACTOR

Look it up

[bigwillq]

6. I saw that one

Does it work good?

It seems cool but seriously unless you eat eggs every day is it really worth it?

[underpants]

8. Despite what my wife says.......

YES!

[bigwillq]

9. Well, then you enjoy your Eggstractor!

:hi:

[LDS Jock]

16. I have the EGGSTRACTOR too!

It fascinates me to use it. Every time I put that egg on the holder to squash it I tell myself this can't work and I'm going to have to clean up egg everywhere. The bam! The egg pops out, sometimes with a little shell still on it, sometimes the egg is clean as a whistle. I love it.

[bigwillq]

20. Hi Scott!

:hi: Glad you like your eggstractor!

[LDS Jock]

22. come on over slick willy

I'll make you some tuna salad with eggs :hi:

[bigwillq]

25. Hmm, sounds yummy!

Slick willy?

Well I hope to be after my visit!:evilgrin:

[underpants]

79. YES!!

I got 4 of them for $20 and gave them out to my mother, brother, and motherinlaw.....strangely all of them seem to have misplaced their's. Oh the of little faith.

[plcdude]

4. magic bullet

this is blender type appliance not a personal female product. It was and still is a great product.

[bigwillq]

7. That's one of my fave infomericals

I'm glad it works. It looks cool.

[plcdude]

It is great

we use it everyday especially for healthy smoothies.

[CottonBear]

13. It really works as advertised?

The infomercial is annoying especially the old woman in a bathrobe with the ciggie hanging from her lips. The product itself looks cool though.

[Left Is Write]

26. The one thing I find annoying about the infomercial

is the making of the muffins. They liquefy that muffin batter! Every time, I want to yell at the TV that overmixed muffin batter makes tough, tunnelly muffins!

I can see it being great for smoothies, though.

[Deja Q]

59. Thanks for the clarification!

B-) :7

[Worst Username Ever]

5. A juicer that I never use.

[CottonBear]

10. My husband bought the Body Blade.

it is a weird rubber "exercise" blade advertised by Randy "The Big Unit" Johnson. I think it is just too weird to even attempt to use.

[bigwillq]

12. Never saw that one

Glad that the Big Unit uses it though b/c he needs to LOSE a lot of weight.:eyes:

He looks like a pencil but glad he's going to be in pinstripes this spring!

[CottonBear]

15. It is for muscle toning and development.

You hold it in the middle and the blades extend to either side. Then, you move your arms back and forth and the blades start moving also thus providing resistance. My husband likes it.

[bigwillq]

28. Oh, well then that's why a ball player was endorsing it

has your hubby become more buff since using it?

[proud patriot]

14. Hooked on phonics

I purchased hooked on phonics when my son was 4.

He's an awesome reader today at 8 ...

Do they have something for a kid who hates to write ? :crazy:

[Taverner]

17. Yes - perfect pancake

and it SUCKED!!!

Honestly, it could have been a good product if the top part was as well built as the bottom was - but they had to go cost cutting!

[bigwillq]

23. Never saw that one

It's so misleading when a product has "perfect" in its title. Cause nothing's ever perfect.

[Left Is Write]

27. I always wondered about that.

I wasn't tempted to buy it because I need to make pancakes about six at a time - one at a time would frustrate me.

[LDS Jock]

18. if anyone is supporting John Basedow I'm going to beat you up

Please don't support him and his products. If they don't sell, maybe his commercials will stop being played 24/7.

[bigwillq]

24. What are some of the products? (nt)

[LDS Jock]

38. his tapes.. fitness made simple by John Basedow

he shows you the secrets of how to have a great body with a weird looking, non-matching head of a different color, and die your hair this strange frosted kinda color.

[stpalm]

19. I bought the KIDZ BOP ANTHOLOGY... it ROCKS

not really.

[short bus president]

21. Yus. I was taken in by the Sobakawa Pillow.

It was actually a decent pillow, for about a year. Dunno what happened, but I couldn't sleep on it anymore after that without searing neck pain. Maybe buckwheat hulls are only good for a year? :shrug:

[Left Is Write]

29. Did anyone ever see the infomercials for LaPresse?

It was a big, clunky, bulky food prep chopper/dicer/slicer/masher thingie - it had a million different blades you had to put in and take out, and it looked like it took up a lot of counter space, and was too tall to fit in or under most cabinets.

Anyway, the infomercials stopped airing quite a while back. Recently, I saw the new version of the "Flavorwave Oven" infomercials, and they are GIVING AWAY the LaPresse with every purchase of a Flavorwave. And if you don't like the Flavorwave you can send it back, "But please, keep the LaPresse as our gift to you." In other words, "This product tanked, warehousing fees are costing us a fortune, PLEASE keep the damn thing! You can just have it! Just get it off our hands!"

[jonnyblitz]

30. my father insisted on buying everybody a george forman grill

one year! it drains the meat of all its juices and leaves it BLAND, IMHO!

[bigwillq]

32. I think the Forman grill works pretty well

It's quick and easy to use!

[jonnyblitz]

34. they are a bitch to clean

and the meat has no flavor because, to me, all the flavor is in the fat and juices. but if u smoke cigs your taste buds are probably dead and you can't tell the difference anyway. :P

[bigwillq]

35. My taste buds are just fine, thank you!

I agree about the best part is the fat and juices but I still think the Forman grill works good in a pinch. Like I said before, if you were listening!, if those body piercings haven't clogged your ear drums!, it's quick and easy and that's the type of cook I am!:P

[Shakespeare]

36. He finally wised up on that--new models have removable grill plates

I had the SAME complaint about George Foreman grills, and gave mine away after I found one by Hamilton Beach that has removable grill plates. I use it WAY more than I did the old one, and the plates pop right off and go in the dishwasher. EASY.

I saw a month or two ago that his new model has removable grill plates--took him long enough to figure that one out!

[bigwillq]

37. It still wasn't that much of a pain to clean, imo

The only thing is that I usually ended up getting the power cord all wet from trying to wash it.

[jonnyblitz]

73. i still think the meat tastes bland. n/t

[bigwillq]

74. Well put some salt and pepper and some ketchup on it then

and stop fucking complaining!:evilgrin:

[jonnyblitz]

75. I dont have one anymore.

stop yelling at me. :(

[bigwillq]

78. Oh, what, tough guy going to be a baby now?

Sorry, jonny! I'm just in a fiesty mood!:hug:

[dr.strangelove]

31. Eurosealer and Safety Can

The Safety Can got pulled, so we bought 12 at the "As Seen on TV" store. They are pretty cheap and only last two-three years or so. That should get us through children and into retirement when cans have been replaced with replicators.

[pdx_prog]

33. I bought the Ronco Showtime knife set

and they rock big time. I don't think I have ever seen knives so sharp.....and they are excellent quality too.

[fluffernutter]

39. moisturizers and make up-y type stuff.

[bigwillq]

40. I haven't seen any infomericals on makeup

Are you making this up? :P

Please be more specific as to which products you bought. :hi:

[Shakespeare]

42. I've bought that Bare Minerals stuff, but there's TONS of cosmetics info-

-mercials. A few acne treatments, a few moisturizers, and even a knockoff of the Bare Minerals stuff.

The Bare Minerals stuff is GREAT, btw.

[Left Is Write]

44. I agree. I have never been as happy with a makeup as I am with

Bare Minerals. I've been using it almost two years and will never go back to liquid. (Now *I* sound like the infomercial! LOL)

[Shakespeare]

52. Have you tried the eye shadows?

They're even better than the face stuff. And my skin loves it--no more goop.

Did it take you a few days to adjust to it? For the first week, I thought "oh, no, I HATE this stuff! I was suckered!" And then, for whatever reason--guess I got the hang of it--it started to work for me.

[bigwillq]

53. No. Should I?

:silly:

[Shakespeare]

54. Goofball!

However, it works for Eddie Izzard, so you never know...

[bigwillq]

55. Who you calling a Goofball?

You're going to get banned from this thread if you're not careful!!!:silly:

I might be a gay man but I don't wear makeup or dresses. That's for girls!

[Left Is Write]

58. Yeah, but she was asking ME

about the eyeshadows, and I *am* a girl.

:D

[bigwillq]

61. I know she was asking precious little you but

I'm just in a silly mood. Sorry, ****Girl****

Ooh, you're a girl!!!:silly:

[Left Is Write]

63. Yes, it's shocking but true.

I am.

O8)

[bigwillq]

66. Well why don't you rent a billboard

and post it off the highway so everyone knows-GIRL!:silly:

[Left Is Write]

I usually assume they figure it out when they see me.

[bigwillq]

69. Well, you need to come to some of the bars/clubs

that I've been too. Sometimes, even I get a little confused!;-)

[Left Is Write]

76. I've been to similar clubs.

I still think I look girly enough, though. ;)

[Left Is Write]

56. Yes, I have. I use the glimmers.

They're just shimmery enough without going overboard.

I liked it right from the start. Someone else had already told me that the key was to use a very light hand in the application; otherwise I probably would have used too much.

Once I got the Kabuki brush, I liked it even better! I still use Clinique mascara and MAC lipstick, but everything else is Bare Minerals.

[bigwillq]

57. Oh yes, the glimmers

They're my fave!:silly:

[Left Is Write]

60. Okay, now you really are being a goofball.

:party:

[bigwillq]

62. Ok, I'll stop

I'm just kind of in a silly mood!:hi:

[Left Is Write]

64. No need to stop. I'm quite enjoying it.

[bigwillq]

67. Awww, glad someone finds me humorous!

:hi:

[bigwillq]

45. I guess I'm just not that interested in the cosmetics' one's

so I don't watch them and thus, I don't realize they even have any of them out there.

[fluffernutter]

47. silly bigwilly!

of course i wouldn't make that up ;)

[bigwillq]

49. I was only joking fluffernutterbutter!

I just don't really like the cosmetics one's. I'm handsome enough, so I don't need them!:silly:

[fluffernutter]

72. i know hun.

and look at the mileage you got outta that :toast:

[Left Is Write]

48. Like me with the fitness commercials.

I have a fitness routine I like that works for me, so I'm not looking for anything new. Once in a while I'll spot a fitness infomercial that looks interesting, but not usually.

I like cooking/cookware/gadget type infomercials. I also admit I like to poke fun at them while enjoying them; sort of a guilty pleasure.

[Left Is Write]

43. At least two mineral makeups advertise by infomercial.

Bare Minerals is one. It's the makeup I use, and I love it.

http://www.bareminerals.com/index.jsp

Sheer Cover also advertises by infomercial.

http://www.sheercover.com/

Also advertising via infomercial is the Alexis Vogel system, for those who want to look like Pamela Anderson or a porn actress:

http://www.alexisvogel.com/

[bigwillq]

46. Two votes for Bare Minerals!

She a few posts above!:hi:

[City of Mills]

41. Smart Spin

It's a set of plastic containers, three sizes, all use the same size lid. Friggin love it! :)

[AwakeAtLast]

51. Oooh, I was wondering if that one worked!

My husband saw that commercial and he said, "That's what we need for the plasticware cupboard!"

Thanks for the info!

I don't buy much off T. V., but I think I bought a "Rocket". I think that is what it is called. Haven't touched the thing, tee hee!

[Left Is Write]

65. Just saw a commercial for that yesterday.

My five-year-old daughter asked me if I wanted one.

[Shakespeare]

68. My husband, who is totally anti-informercial, wants that!

It does look like a great product. There are still TWO products that I swear I will have someday:

The Tilia Foodsavr thingie

The Showtime Rotisserie

So far, he's kept me from buying them by giving me superior and disapproving looks whenever I pause on either of those infomercials...but he can't stop me forever!! BWAHAHAHA!

[bigwillq]

70. The Rotis is great!

The foodsaver thing looks really cool. Just watched that one again last night!


I hope you get to buy those products very soon!:hi:

[Mz Pip]

50. Revo Styler

It's a spinning brush for the hair. It works really well. I even use it.

Mz Pip
:dem:

[flvegan]

71. I've got a Bedazzler, so my outfit's tight.

http://shop.store.yahoo.com/valcala/orbedstudrhi.html

[Califooyah Operative]

80. i wish my outfit was tight. nt

[Wapsie B]

77. A handmade wok.

It was shown on infomercials for quite some time but I didn't buy one until I saw it demonstrated at a fair. That thing is really well made and durable.