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Ever buy anything from an infomercial?

  • justincredible
    I'm not talking buying something from an infomercial at the store. I'm sure at one point or another everyone has bought a Foreman grill at Walmart. I'm talking about actually calling or getting online and buying directly from the website after an infomercial aired. My wife was watching some channel this weekend and it seemed like every other commercial was shilling some crappy product.
  • THE4RINGZ
    I have not.
  • FatHobbit
    I think I bought some hair beading crap thing for my kid once. And maybe moon sand?
  • justincredible
    FatHobbit;1203157 wrote:I think I bought some hair beading crap thing for my kid once. And maybe moon sand?
    Did you double your order at no additional cost (just pay separate processing and handling)? :)
  • queencitybuckeye
    I'm playing with my schticky as we speak.
  • FatHobbit
    justincredible;1203158 wrote:Did you double your order at no additional cost (just pay separate processing and handling)? :)
    No. :) There was no need to have two hair beaders. I do remember that my kid really really wanted that crap and then hardly ever played with it. I think the beader thing even pulled her hair, and the moon sand made a mess so I put it away.

    http://www.moonsand.com/
  • Fab1b
    I have not it's all junk IMO!

    If you have bought something was there anything that actually worked or was worth it?
  • Sugartitz
    Fab1b;1203169 wrote:I have not it's all junk IMO!

    If you have bought something was there anything that actually worked or was worth it?
    Besides time life music, the Magic Bullet Blender makes a mean margarita! And I got the bonus mugs!
  • Sonofanump
    Nope. Bought my P90X & Insanity second hand. Waited until the pillow pets and wuggle pets hit the stores before the little one obtained those.
  • hasbeen
    there's obviously people out there that do, but why? most of that crap looks like...well, crap.
  • RedRider1
    Sugartitz;1203205 wrote:Besides time life music, the Magic Bullet Blender makes a mean margarita! And I got the bonus mugs!
    That was a classic informercial. So awfully bad....I couldn't look away.

    It's in the pantheon of infomercials along with Didi7, the food dehydrator and the hair-in-a-can spray from Ron Popeil.
  • RedRider1
    And if I ever see a guy using one of these....it's grounds for instant man-card revoking.


    Really?
  • justincredible
    ^^lol, that's pathetic. A suck-cut for shrubs.
  • TedSheckler
    Yes. My wonderful Little Giant ladder.
  • justincredible
    TedSheckler;1203252 wrote:Yes. My wonderful Little Giant ladder.
    These are legit.

    http://www.littlegiantladder.com/?source=gg-branded&gclid=CMb92_GV2LACFYhM4Aod43lg3A
  • justincredible
    My favorites were always the DR mower commercials.

    http://www.drpower.com/
  • hasbeen
    i remember the ad for the total trolley. four of them could move a car!
  • DeyDurkie5
    My buddy wanted the kobisawa pillows or whatever they are. He was way too drunk to call them, so I did. It said 19.95 on the tv and after I got done ordering the total was like 500 bucks. I don't know if he ever saw the charged amount but he said the pillows were comfy.
  • hasbeen
    DeyDurkie5;1203274 wrote:My buddy wanted the kobisawa pillows or whatever they are. He was way too drunk to call them, so I did. It said 19.95 on the tv and after I got done ordering the total was like 500 bucks. I don't know if he ever saw the charged amount but he said the pillows were comfy.
    how the fuck does that happen?
  • sleeper
    Infomercials are marketed to the lower denominator of society, which are the poor and stupid. It wouldn't surprise me if some on here have purchased from the TV before.
  • DeyDurkie5
    pnhasbeen;1203278 wrote:how the fuck does that happen?
    I lterally have no idea how the price went up. I declined everything they asked and when they read the total, i just said "ummm no" but then hung up cause we were about go to smoke.
  • se-alum
    I've gotten drunk and been close to ordering before, mainly cooking stuff.
  • Trueblue23
    Yes.

    I bought a Pizzaz. It's basically a pizza trey that spins, and it has a heat source on the top and bottom for cooking frozen pizzas. Thing was def worth it, especially when you're drunk.
  • hasbeen
    DeyDurkie5;1203274 wrote:My buddy wanted the kobisawa pillows or whatever they are. He was way too drunk to call them, so I did. It said 19.95 on the tv and after I got done ordering the total was like 500 bucks. I don't know if he ever saw the charged amount but he said the pillows were comfy.
    DeyDurkie5;1203298 wrote:I lterally have no idea how the price went up. I declined everything they asked and when they read the total, i just said "ummm no" but then hung up cause we were about go to smoke.
    so you did still buy them or no?
  • DeyDurkie5
    pnhasbeen;1203317 wrote:so you did still buy them or no?
    Oh yeah. I had confirmed the purchase earlier. They siad a bunch of bullshit like "oh do oyu want to sign up for this, this, or this?" i said no no no, they read the total again, i went ummm no, hung up and smoked. The pillows arrived 2 weeks later.