Originally Posted By Lady Starlight Just for fun.... How many of us (yes, I said "US" because I'm a infomercial chance taker too) have watched an infomercial and thought "Hey.. that looks kinda neat. I wonder if it really works?". Then ordered it to find out it did or did'not work as they said. Who has ordered what and how'd it go once you got it? What things have you ordered if any from an infomercial and what did you think about them when you got them and tried them? I'm guilty of buying things from infomarcials and have had some good luck with most of them. lol ( I'm a dork, I know) I have bought.. Flex Seal = so far so good. The Genie Bra = I like. Good price and very comfy, but I wouldn't wear them all the time. they aren't pretty,but they feel good. EZ Feet= bought for my mom but she said it slides around on the bottom of the tub too much and the pumice stone in the back feel out right away. It's easier just to scrub yer own feet on yer own. The Magic Bullet Food processor = Meh! nothing special. The furniture( or heavy ) lifting straps= work very well! Ohhhh my list can go on witht he NUMEROUS things I've bought from watching an infomercials....lol Now it's your turn.....
Originally Posted By Lady Starlight It also counts if you've purchased things from Miles Kimball and Harriet Carter type of catalogs. LOL
Originally Posted By Tandelothien I've never bought from an infomercial but, back when we had payTV, we bought a few things from the shopping channel and we're always happy with the quality
Originally Posted By DlandDug Years and years ago my mother bought a very "stylish" leather-look coat from the Fingerhut catalogue. It was a strange kind of thick plastic. Before the end of the winter it had cracked in several places!
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x Big Boss Grill -- while I like that it has the sandwich maker and waffle plates, I would prefer the George Foreman grill for meats (is awesome for reheating pizza on the griddle plates, though!) Joy Mangano Huggable Hangers -- From HSN. I LOVE THESE!!! I hang all my clothes, so these keep my shirts from having bumps on the shoulders, and everything hangs neatly in my closet, unlike when I use store and plastic hangers. Bottle Tops -- these go on soda cans to make it like a bottle, which makes it resealable (although not leak proof). I like these for the kids in the car, and if I can't finish a can (which isn't often), it keeps the bubbles a smidge longer in the fridge a smidge longer I am a sucker for infomercials... I can't think of all the things I've bought...
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 Proactiv for DD when she was in high school. I have to say it worked better than any other product she ever tried. Downside is you have to keep using it but it worked Downside is we bought it when it was phone orders only and reshipping was automatic. Same DD bought Magic Bullet and Slap Chop but in a "as seen on TV" store. LOVES both. We've sat numerous times and watched Jack Lalanne demonstrate his juicer but have never bought it. I actually don't even like juice We bought those under furniture slide thingies for moving heavy furniture and L O V E love them! The grabber for getting things off high shelves. I'm kind of short so what can I say? It works. I've been tempted to bring it grocery shopping with me
Originally Posted By u k fan For years I wanted a Nicer Dicer. I eventually bought one second hand unused. I used it once for salsa then gave up. It needed such force to chop tomatoes that it wasn't any easier than using a knife. My sister gave me a "Quick Cooker" that she bought from on of the shopping channels. We used it quite a bit, but it took a lot of trial and error. We still have it, but use it as a normal pan as the non-stick wore off!!!
Originally Posted By u k fan My favorite infomercial is the Shake Weight. The first time I saw it I thought it had to be a joke!!!
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan A few years ago, there was a pan advertised, I think it was called "Perfect pancake"? Anyway, it was essentially two skillets hinged together like a clamshell. The idea was you put the pancake batter into the pan, then flipped the whole thing over to cook the other side. But wait, there's more! They included a little plastic batter dispenser as an extra, sort of like the ones they use at the River Belle. That's the only thing I cared about,but I spent $19.99 for the Perfect Pancake Pan to get it. The pan itself wasn't very good,making one pancake at a time was silly. The batter dispenser was just okay, but it was cheaply made and only lasted a few times. Eventually I got a really nice batter dispenser from Williams Sonoma and it works beautifully. Mickey pancakes, anyone?
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan We also got the Joy Magano hangers. They're great. Magic Bullet: Works okay, but the mess to output ratio isn't good. Great infomercial, though!
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 <<feeling the need to go and hunt down those hangers and I don't even know what they do!
Originally Posted By Tandelothien ^^Me too!! I forgot, we also bought the set of knives that cut through a hammer but that was from an in-store display in Kmart. They work great but a couple of them are coming apart from the handles
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan Anyone else find themselves watching these informercials for entertainment value? They remind me of the slicer-dicer fast talking salesmen at county fairs, usually selling some non-stick cookware or other kitchen gadget. I'm fascinated and amused by it.
Originally Posted By Tandelothien On our last trip to Disneyland we got up so early that all that was on TV was infomercials!! I found myself trying to Zumba along with the ad to release my nervous excitement
Originally Posted By Sara Tonin I'm the person hanging a the back of the crown at the fair watching the guy demonstrating cooking gadgets....I'd probably buy something if they handed the food out at the end of the demonstration...
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost >>>I forgot, we also bought the set of knives that cut through a hammer but that was from an in-store display in Kmart. They work great but a couple of them are coming apart from the handles <<< Oh no! What are you going to cut your hammers with if the handles break?
Originally Posted By Tandelothien ^^ I know!! And we've got all these entire hammers still laying around waiting to be prepped
