Retin-A works great. I get it inMexico. Its US$3 and is over the counter. The canadians here can tell you that yes, in fact is is safe and a commonpractice for americans to cross the border for scripts. It is the exact same thing they sell inthe states, just about 30% of what you pay stateside.

But retin A works great. You just have toapply it while the marks are still pink,before they turn white. After that, nothing works. Sorry. (From my dermatologist)

AJ

My favorite is the one for the "Taplight", those handy-dandy glorified nite-lights that supposedly stick everywhere, with that annoying guy with the fake Australian accent. Also any infomercial that contains that hideous phrase: "But wait! There's more!"

I have a taplight- well sorta. Its not the original one- but its similar. I bought it through my little brother's fundraiser, its in the shape of a star with a yellow outline. Its great, i love it!
I just got back from walgreens.... LOVE that store for some reason. I love getting my hair things there, and i also like looking at all the soaps, nail polishes, and i always buy my cosmo from there too... i know im a dork! my whole family and friends think its hillarious how around 8pm at night ill get an urge to go to walgreens. Plus any medications i get i always go there- the rest of my family goes to randalls- but walgreens has a drive-thru for the pharmacy and are open 24 hours- what else do you want? Well anyways- i saw that they are selling NADS now, i was just walking down the aisle and saw it. It was like 29.95 for a box- too bad it doesnt work- but its just as well since i prefer shaving- that isnt painful.
Are there any other Walgreens fans on here, or am i the only goofball? http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif

OK, call me crazy, but...I like when they show before and after photos. You know, like for the face-BEFORE ugly, red, and bumpy skin- AFTER smooth, even, almost perfect skin. Or, for you Nad's lovers, I like to watch the lady rip the hair off of people so I can witness their reaction. These people must be on Valume and crack in order to pleasantly smile and say how pleasant it was. Everytime I see the "as seen on TV" label, something in me wants to buy it. I swear it must be subliminal http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif

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The all-time classic is from the early 90's. I'm sure this product is not sold anymore. Does this little jingle ring a bell for anyone?

"My name is Geek and I'm a hip-hopper...
Yeah, go get you some Blu-Blockers!"

Blu-Blockers were about the ugliest, goofiest, cheapest looking sunglasses you can imagine. And this freestyle rapper Dr. Geek, who wore a big sombrero and hung out on Venice Beach, thought they were so great that he had to make up a rap about them.

I have caved and bought the "Hairdini" and the "Topsy-Tail" as well.

A few years back, I bought my mom the Sobakowa pillow for Christmas from Walgreens (I love it too, bucutie http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif ). Damn, that thing is LOUD. The buckwheat hulls inside are so crunchy that when you move your head you hear all sorts of crunchy noises.

Needless to say, we brought that one back.

I love the Miss Cleo commercials too! And I also love the late-night computer infomercials where they're saying things about these computers that are just blatant lies!

I bought the hairdini once (after it had hit walmart) and promptly returned it because it just didn't work on my hair. It was too thick and long.

I also seem to remember some sort of dress, I think it was like the OmniDress, and supposedly you could turn it into a bunch of different styles. Yeah, right. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif

HEy ladies looking for the Nad's! Here might be an alternative that you guys would like http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif. It's inexpensive too, but it has an odor to it (so it says). It's info is from the messageboard icompact.com, which is a beauty and hair and skin site...http://www.icompact.com/ubb/Forum5/HTML/002243.html

I havent tried it though!

DreamcatcherTry Palmer's cocoa Butter! My cousin, who was pregnant, swears by it...as do some Hollywood types I hear! also Vit E is said to help...

BUCutie, I LOVE Walgreens, LOL! I can spend hours and hours there...reading their mags, and wandering through their aisles looking at the makeup, hehe...but then again I love shopping, period!

Have any of you been to Sephora? Man, I can spend a whole DAY in there if I really wanted to!!! Rows and rows of heaven! LOL

My fave infomercial HAVE to be those psychics, LOL! Someone was talking about Miss Cleo...I am easily amused by them http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/wink.gif They show the caller, and then she's like "Oh!! Miss________, how did you know?!! I have to tell him the good news right away!!" ROFLMAO!!

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Hey there newbie! No i have never been to Sephora. I am not even sure if we have that here, although it does sound familiar! Is it like a walgreens? I am glad that you,juniorgrrl and I all like walgreens!! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif

I LOVE INFOMERCIALS!!! I will watch them like they are a TV show. And I hate to admit that, lol.

My favorites are Set it and Forget it!, and the one with the dress that is basically a piece of material that you can make into like 500 dresses. Cracks me UP!!! But I want a counter-top rotisserie thingie of some sort.

I couldn't locate a mid-sized GF Grill, only the mini one (come on now) and the largest one. So I had to settle for a Black and Decker. I guess it works just as well, I love it!!! These indoor grills are definitely must haves. Now, if I could just get a counter-top rotisserie thingie, I will be Columbus' up and coming female Emeril! BAM! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif

Bucutie -- STAY away from the TV!! They are targeting you, sweetie http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif! You are their dream come true!! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif

I am so %$#@ sick and freakin tired of Miss Cleo -- what a rip -- its like a household joke for us now....you know how you'll say something like "Mom called - she and dad are headed to the lake this weekend" and whomever you are speaking to says "Really?" and you're like "Yeah - really." Well now instead of "Yeah-really" we'll say "Dem cards they neber lie" -- what a fruit she is!

I hate infomercials -- they are all designed to suck you in. The only one I ever remember buying is the Tony Somebody-Or-Another workout tapes -- there are 3 of them -- one for legs, butt, and thighs, one for abs, and one for total workout. They really are good tapes - I still use them, but that guy is a total jerk...at one point on there while he's doing something on his knees, he says "I'm getting carpet burns from working out -- not from doing what you women out there do" -- I was like...NO HE DIDN'T JUST SAY THAT! I was dying laughing, but still shocked that they let him say that (it was VERY obvious what he was referring to!)

Anyway - the George Foreman grills are at Sear's too. But Consumer Report did a huge study on them, and basically said that it doesn't get out as much fat as you think -- it compared basically to frying a burger in a pan on the stovetop. But that was a few years ago, so it may now be "New and Improved!"

Oh, ROFLMAO about that weirdo in the question mark jacket -- looks like the Riddler from a fake Batman movie or something! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif

Thanks a lot Newbie for the info about Palmer's cocoa Butter! I grew a lot this past year (4 inches@!!!) so I have some stretch marks. I"ll let you know how it goes!

P.S. Newbie......I LOVE sephora....it is only the best makeup store in the whole wide world! Bucutie02, Sephora is a grand makeup store that has some stores across the nation--its headquarters are located in New York and in San Francisco. They have stores in *most* major metropolitan cities. They have rows and rows of makeup--HUGE store--like Macy's, but it's three levels, instead of Macy's 6 or 7. They sell almost every dept. store brand--from Cargo to Club Monaco to Stila to Christian Dior to their own brand, Sephora (which is drugstore-priced for the most part). And you have to visit their fragrance collection! It is amazing. I heard that Sephora sells the most fragrances in the whole world! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/eek.gif I could get lost there--it's hard to explain! They have almost every fragrance there. They also have a hair and skincare/wellness level!

People have driven 5 hours just to get to a Sephora! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/eek.gif It is really fun, though..and worth it. They offer free makeovers, using multiple brands. AND their makeup artists are incerecdibly knowledgeable and nice. They will also not bother you when you are playing with makeup--unless you specifidally ask them for help! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif Their return policy is fabulous. You can return anything w/a receipt, no questions asked. Just don't use too much of the product LOL! When I visited San Francisco last summer, I went there for the first time. It is simply breathtaking! Maybe Newbie can fill you in more, since she's from SF. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif Otherwise, when I visit my aunt in Staten Island, NY (a 2-hour drive), I go to the Sephora there!

AXO Alum- you are right! i am such a sucker for infomercials. Its a good thing i havent really had time to watch t.v. for them to cause me to buy more things! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif

Bubbles- wow, Sephora sounds like a store i would like. It sounds SO familiar- i am sure we have one in Houston and i dont even know it. I will have to look in to that. I recently ran out of my favorite perfume- but everywhere i go they sell it for 85 dollars. Maybe Sephora would have it at a lesser price- its Champs Elysees by Guerlain. Thanks for the info. on the store though! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif

Bucutie,

Bubbles explained Sephora very well!!!! May I email you, I would LOVE to chat about Sephora and makeup! Hehee http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif You can email me your email address! Thanks!!

newbie,
you are such a sweetie- of course you may email me. I guess i should put my address on my profile. You can never have too many friends! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif i will email you my email! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif