Infomercials...HeeHee!

Hello all you beautiful people!!!

I don't think this topic has been posted before, but I was wondering..."What is your favorite infomercial?".

Mine definitely has to be the Food Saver, where you can vacuum seal your food. I've seen that one over a gazillion times but I'll still watch it in its whole entirety at 2 in the morning!

What's funny is that I've actually tried that NAD'S Hair Remover (the one with that lady from Australia). One of my sisters actually bought that thing and IT DOES NOT WORK! It didn't work for me! Despite what they show you on TV, it DOES HURT and IT DOES NOT REMOVE ALL THE HAIR! I don't know how those guinea pigs could keep a straight face when they used it on TV.

Our local Channel 8 news has a special segment called "DOES IT WORK?" and it features many of the gadgets and gizmos we see on TV. I think it's great that more and more news programs are doing homework for consumers to they don't have to waste money!

I'm curious to hear your favorites...and have you actually bought anything you've seen on TV?

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[amycat412]

MY ALL TIME FAV has got to be the spray on hair one. Has never failed to reduce me to hysterics!

Amy

[Serenity]

Originally posted by OohTeenyWahine:
What's funny is that I've actually tried that NAD'S Hair Remover (the one with that lady from Australia). One of my sisters actually bought that thing and IT DOES NOT WORK! It didn't work for me! Despite what they show you on TV, it DOES HURT and IT DOES NOT REMOVE ALL THE HAIR! I don't know how those guinea pigs could keep a straight face when they used it on TV.

Danmmit! I was going to get that. OTW, are you holding your skin tightly? Are you doing it right at all!?! Ok, ok, I'm in denial. Damn! I really was going order that. Thanks for the heads up, OTW. Well, ladies, I'm looking for any alternative to shaving and Nair (P-U). Any ideas?

My favorite infomercial? "Just set it and forget it". The chicken roaster thingy. BTW, he (Ronco guy) also created the bald spot hair spray cover-up thing. He has a lot of these kinds of inventions. I'm tempted to buy the roaster. Anyone have one?

I also like the "Juiceman Juicer" infomercial. What's up with those eyebrows!?! Do you think the fresh juice does that? His eyebrows are outta control!



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[Miami1839]

What I find truly hysterical and a QUACK LOL are these herbal remedy commericals for both women and men for various biological reasons.

This might not be related to Informercials and please forgive me. BUT, those Pharmeceutical commericals crack me and my Dad up sometimes. Especially when they list the side effects. Like that one for Meridia? or some of the other mood altering drug commericials. Granted they serve a great purpose for those in need of them, but the last part of the commericals I find TOO FUNNY.

[bucutie02]

i find myself wondering what exactly i am watching and WHY i have been watching it for SO LONG during infomercials. Anyway.. i dont know which one is my favorite, but i do remember this one night my mom and i were watching t.v. and since there was nothing on we were "surfing" and somehow ended up watching this one infomercial for a deep fryer. We were so amazed on how it worked and how good the food came out to be (well it looked good anyways!) that we ended up calling and buying the thing. We really did have a crappy deep fryer before and now we are modernized and have a really cool one. I think she paid between 40-60 dollars for it which isnt really that bad. I think we have bought others things from infomercials but i cant remember what it was right now. I'll keep ya posted if i remember which one is my favorite!

Man.... I wanted to try Nads too, thanks for the heads up OTW. I have tried waxing my legs but that hurt - i dont have a very high pain tolerance anyway!

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[prospectiverushee]

Since I use to work at a company that took orders for some of the different products you just listed, I thought it was my civic duty to give all my GC friends a little tip.

Almost all of the products you see on tv,you can get at the store. For example, that book called Free Money to Change your life,were that dude in the question mark looking jacket runs around telling you how you can get free money from the govenment can be found at your local Barnes and Noble/Books-A-Million type of store.

And if you think that you are just getting what you saw on tv,think again. The rotisarry(sp)(which by the way has a $30 s&h charge) also has a marinade package you can buy.

[USFSDTAlum]

Everyone has to agree. it started as a infomercial and now is like the new must have kitchen appliance. I LOVE MY GEORGE FOREMAN GRILL!!!!!!!!! it is great, i don't cook, so it is the most amazing thing I have ever come across I plug it in, throw some stuff on there, wait and take it off. I love the thing. Seriously, if you don't have one run out and get it, chicken comes off so juicy and good (look, I could sell it myself!) anyway its amazing!!!!!!!

[bucutie02]

today i just saw an infomercial for OXY CLEAN- man i was so impressed!! i begged my mom to buy it but she thinks it wont work. Has anyone tried it? does it really work? i am a sucker for things like this!

[KSig RC]

i love the one for the Popeil's food dehydrator - "Make your own beef jerky . . . turkey jerky . . . veal jerky . . . deer jerky . . . any type of jerky!" Absolutely hillarious - my bro and i always think it sounds like the scene in tommy boy: "sixpacks of be- ah, soda, candy bars, ice cream" . . . "yes son, anything you want to keep cool . . . " anyway, just 50 bucks for a beef jerky machine? sign me up dude

Rob

[sigmagrrl]

My fave current infomercial is MISS CLEO!!! Man, she cracks me up! "Has he evuh shown a tendency to be attracted to men??" LOL!!

My fave infomercial is one that doesn't run anymore, THE SANDWICH MAKER! The one where you could make apple pie by using 2 slices of Wonder Bread and apple pie filling!! IT MADE THE BEST GRILLED CHEESE!! I used to run home from work just to see it! so sad!!!

[CutiePie2000]

I bought that skin stuff from Dr. Rodan and Fields, it is a white bottle with green letters called ProActiv Solution.
It is pretty good! http://www.proactiv.com/index.php

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[Serenity]

Originally posted by bucutie02:
today i just saw an infomercial for OXY CLEAN- man i was so impressed!! i begged my mom to buy it but she thinks it wont work. Has anyone tried it? does it really work? i am a sucker for things like this!

I went to dinner at a friend's house last night and we were talking about this very subject. She bought the OXY CLEAN because she was impressed by what she saw on TV. Although it does work, you need to put in a lot of "elbow grease" to get the desired result. In other words, you're probably better off just sticking with your run of the mill household products. Sorry.

BTW, I know Kings Plaza in Brooklyn used to have a store called "As Seen On TV". They sold all/most of the products from the infomercials. I don't know price-wise whether buying at the store was a bargain or not. But I would think you would save a few bucks if not more.


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[DreamCatcher]

The oxy clean is...eh....

Tagging onto what Serenity said, there are a lot of stores (CVS, Walgreens, Walmart) that now sell the "As Seen On TV" items. They're usually in a section by themself.

And I'm mad about Nads not working!!!!

Favorite Infomercial: Bun and Thigh rocker and Abslide (and I own them both )

***A little off topic...****
Anybody know of a good product to get rid of stretchmarks?



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[prospectiverushee]

God, I hate the Abslide. We had to go thur pages and pages of upsells everytime someone called in to order one.

My favorite informerical is Don Laparee and his tale of how he went from making $6 and hour painting houses to placing tiny classified ads in newspapers across the country from his tiny one bedroom apartment

[Billy Optimist]

My favorite is how to make your own real estate company. That and the buying crappy cars, fixing them yourself, and turning around and selling at a huge profit. I need to try that one