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Unless PBS is considered infomercial, I bought a few books from their specials.
(sheepishly) yes I have, the Ronco Rotisserie, the Topsey Turvey Tomato grower, stick up lights..and a few others. In my older wiser years, I see that it was money thrown away as I too used it all for a while and it now draws dust on a shelf. I do bring out the rotisserie when my youngest son comes home because his favorite meal is Prime Rib with Yorkshire pudding and this thing makes THE best rib roast( and chicken too)..
The tomato thingy is OK but not all that, the rest of the stuff is junk. I don’t even listen to the infomercials anymore, I surf right through them. Wisdom does indeed come with age!
Never have. I was curious about the Topsey Turvey Tomato grower but Ravenwing has satisfied that for me.
Lovely to see that the pie chart is gone!
Yes, many, many items! Some are hits and some have been misses. The best item I ever purchased that turned out to be exactly what it was advertised was the Huggable hangers when they first came on the market. Boy do they work!
And of course the Ped Egg which is a miracle invention in my opinion. How did we ever get by without either?
No. Infomercials try too hard, which makes the product suspect.
This chart is a great improvement over the pie chart—but I’ll sell you one that knocks you off your feet! Order now, and I’ll double that offer, I’ll send you two charts! But wait! Send separate shipping and handling and you’ll get the Super-duper Chartorator! It slices, dices, and minces your words!
All for $9.99—hurry! This is a limited time offer! Ooops. You missed it.
Yeah, Kerm, the infomercials that irritate me the most are the ones with overblown health claims. They’ll have some flunky sit there and pretend to ask spontaneous questions of a so-called health guru. It’s so obviously staged as to be an insult to one’s intelligence. The guru will yap about magic weight-loss pills, or colon-cleansing drinks, this type of nonsense. All the while, a microscopically small disclaimer appears at the bottom of the TV screen: None of these claims has been verified by the FDA.