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Home › Entertainment

Poll | 06/04/2009 12:00 am

Have you ever purchased a product from a TV infomercial?

Read more about: Shopping, Television

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Kris Merrill
Christina, Thanks for the great tip. I’ll drive to civilization tomorrow and check!! Kris (tina) Merrill
By Kris Merrill on 06/04/2009 2:44 pm
Lizzie R.

Once I ordered something, but can’t even remember what it was, as it never arrived. I lost a small amount of $$ on whatever, but it annoyed me to death at the time…just the principle.

I have a "Shark" vacuum, but bought it at Best Buy and I,too, love it, but the wheel came off mine. Wonder if it’s planned obsolesence?

By Lizzie R. on 06/04/2009 12:31 pm
Kris Merrill
Lizzie, when I look in the mirrow every morning, I wonder about "planned obsolesence". Still have my wheels though!!!
By Kris Merrill on 06/04/2009 2:48 pm
Hazel Lewis
I, too, got the Ronco Rotisserie and that turned out to be a fine buy. The topsy turvey tomato grower (which I picked up at Walgreens) not so good - I guess I overwatered it and my tomato drowned. I was also too late in the season - plan on trying it again next spring. (Las Vegas - too hot for anything these days). I have gotten several things at Walgreen for much cheaper than they would have been on TV. By the time you pay the postage you double the price.
By Hazel Lewis on 06/04/2009 2:57 pm
C jay

Having not ‘fallen’ for this bait & switch question, again - I have to add Hazel, that the topsy thingy for growing veggies is in the "garden" catalogs, too - in most climates with hot weather, that out casing should be white (or painted white by the consumers) to prevent the root system from being damaged by the sun. Imagine the money these dollar-rip off artists make on gullible consumers.

 You are correct about Walgreens; however, I am still ashamed of their new offerings of marginal merchandise … the couple who held controlling interst passed away a couple of years ago, and it shows!

 

By C jay on 06/04/2009 11:32 pm
Hazel Lewis
Good morning C jay!  Thanks for the tip on painting my topsy thing white - I will keep that in mind for next spring.  I have several places I can hang it and be able to move it out of "hot spots."  We have loads of flowering plants in pots so that in the summer we can move them around to prevent burning.  Walgreens has slipped but it is still my best option.  We miss the nice rebates that are few and far between.  Longs and Rite-Aid have closed leaving only Walgreens and CVS.  CVS ads turn me off somehow - on cheap dark paper.  Crazy, but that’s me.
By Hazel Lewis on 06/05/2009 11:20 am
Nancy Pea
yeah walgreens used to be the best with really great values. now they are just another store. sad!!!
By Nancy Pea on 06/05/2009 10:57 pm
Anne M
We bought the grass that will even grow on concrete.  It doesn’t even grow on dirt.
By Anne M on 06/04/2009 4:12 pm
Laura Ward
Yes, my boyfriend and I purchase a lot of them. They’re hit and misses, but mostly hits. They’re also entertaining. We tell our family and friends what we’ve each bought and they’re always interested in how the products works versus the embellished advertising. When it doesn’t work, they’re happy they didn’t buy it. When it works, then they’ll buy it, or wait until we get bored with ours so we can give it to them. Like the very messy juicer…
By Laura Ward on 06/04/2009 4:53 pm
Diane Western
I didn’t buy from the infomercial per se but after seeing them on an infommercial I found other sources to buy from, like ebay.  The two I’ve bought were, the Revo hair styler and the GT Express (a kitchen appliance).
By Diane Western on 06/04/2009 5:23 pm
Diane Western

Oh, and who could forget the abdominizer?  That was from an infommercial, but I waited until it hit the stores.  What a piece of crap.

By Diane Western on 06/04/2009 5:25 pm
Dona Howlett

I have bought a few things…….mostly duds.

Then I get to lazy to return them so $$$ down the drain.

Occasionally I see something I think I’d like.

Maybe the price is $14.95……….call in to order and find out the shipping is $9.95…Then and there I cancel.  Really irritates me.  Items that can be shipped for $3……..

By Dona Howlett on 06/04/2009 7:02 pm
Susan Crawford
My neighbor - a dedicated follower of all products infomercialized - convinced me to order the Shamwow. It did not, despite all the hype, completely revolutionize my life. But it does absorb liquids. I’m thinking the next logical step - and I may have to create it and film my own infomercial for it - will be the SnuggWow: a Snuggie made entirely of Shamwow material. I see a lot of potential for this item. Stay tuned, folks!
By Susan Crawford on 06/04/2009 7:37 pm
Beth S

I don’t get the same infomercials you all get, but a friend of mine convinced me I had to watch the Shamwow commercial, so I found it online. Oh boy. That dude is kuhrazy. I think the revolutionary amazingness of Shamwow is blowing his mind.

For myself, I just have a typical story. Bought the George Foreman grill when I was in the States—George wouldn’t steer me wrong—used it a bunch of times for a while, then it worked its way to the back of the cupboard and was never seen again. I think it’s sitting back there muttering and plotting its revenge.

By Beth S on 06/05/2009 6:40 am
Nancy Pea
lol beth, do they have freecycle or craigslist where you are? if not find some place where you can give it away. somebody else might want it. we don’t want george grumbling in there for long
By Nancy Pea on 06/05/2009 11:01 pm
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