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Do you buy any of the products on TV infomercials? I just did a blog entry on them and gathered some intersting information. I wonder how many of you out there line the pockets of the sellers of these products? How many losers did you buy? What's the best and the worst product you bought?

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  1. jafabrit
    Once, just because I was fascinated at how someone could spend an hour trying to convince the viewer that the hair bands were the most amazing, brilliantly made, save your life product on the planet.

    Never bought anything and would never watch again.
  2. itSAMEERacle
    The Magic Bullet has changed my life. I would give up a hand to a have a Magic Bullet permanently attached in its place if i could. i love it so much.
  3. TheZapper
    No, and no.
  4. stellak
    When I was in college I spent like a year without cable, and so being the nightowl that I am, there came an hour where that was the only thing to watch. I was always amused at how they exagerate the supposed problem the product is intended to solve.
  5. lingoslinger
    I am pretty enamoured with ShamWOW!
  6. nothingprofound
    I don't own a TV, and I never buy anything anyway, except my daily bread.
    1. DramaQueenGK
      I can't even believe that anyone can NOT own a TV. How do you keep in touch with the world?
    2. jafabrit
      I have several friends who don't own tv's, they keep up with what is going on in the world via the internet (better than tv really).
  7. Floormodel
    yup and yup but I cut my buying down to rarely. I own too many way cool toys that I don't use but someday I might want to use so it's good that I own them!

    (no one here bought that excuse either hence my stopping)
  8. exit2013
    I want to buy a pair of japanese sword katanas so bad...but seriously!
  9. chicky401
    Nope, keep forgetting to have cable hooked up to watch any TV. I don't miss it enough to get cable (have 2 TV's sitting idle with video games and DVD player.) Not interested in anything on TV that is not stock news, makes me laugh or is in horror category anyways.
  10. dsriharsha
    I find the products rubbish..
    but my father once bought a Sauna belt from an infomercial.. it cost him quite a bit, but he got an electric shock from it on the first use.. he hasn't watched another infomercial ever since
    1. Floormodel
      maybe I need one of those belts
    2. dsriharsha
      don't.. I tried to warn my father against such rubbish but it was a comedy of errors waiting to happen.. the shock wasn't that bad but his reaction was a Kodak moment
  11. cookingasshole
    I love to watch...never buy
    1. Floormodel
      what's your favorite?
      I kind of like the Yoshiblades and the Awesome Auger
    2. cookingasshole
      I like the guys that sell coins and knives at 3am. They are freaking hilarious
    3. Floormodel
      I used to enjoy Shamwow but then he went all WWF on that working lady and now I just can't see him in the same light



      this is funny, 10 worst infomercials.
      www.youtube.com/watch?v=duaiVk_aRgQ
  12. MissSuzie
    I've never bought from infomercials, but do have a crush on that Billy Mays guy.
    1. DramaQueenGK
      Take a look at my blog, www.outofadramaqueensmind.blogspot.com and read both blog entries. You'll want to MARRY Billy Mays.
  13. PotatoChef
    If you consider, QVC, Shop NBC, and all the other shopping channels infomercials then yes I am forced to watch them with my wife. I have never bought anything from these "people". My wife on the other hand has put their children through college.
    1. Floormodel
      did she buy the Marie Osmond DWTS dolls?
  14. trailofpen
    Most people don't buy them from responding to the infomercials, they just go to Bed Bath and Beyond and pick up the products themselves. Plus, the 20% coupons there never hurt.

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