What "As Seen On TV" product have you succumb to buying?

[AgadorSparticus]

C'mon, admit it. I know I'm not the only curious cat in here. I got the Ove Glove and the super chopper for all that salsa I don't make. Anyone else? :)

[Chovexani]

1. Showtime Rotisserie Oven

Best purchase evah! It makes everything delicious and even my dumb ass can't screw up food in it.

[TrustingDog]

3. i got the Ronco oven. and yes, BEST buy EVER from tv.

it's just awesome.

[jbm]

2. a fancy toothbrush

with 6 attachments! It's not nearly so cool in real life as it looked on TV though. :(

[Maddy McCall]

4. Bought my kid the Hover Copter. What a waste of money.

Don't buy it...fifty dollars (after you pay shipping and for the outdoor charger) worth of styrofoam crap.

[frogbison]

6. *Whoops!*

My age is showing.....the Ginsu knife - can cut through aluminum cans - and so much more!

[AgadorSparticus]

9. my cousin bought the miracle blade knife as a joke and said that it is one

of his best buys ever. loves that damn thing.

[Red State Rebel]

5. If you laugh at me, I will have to kill you all, slowly and painfully.....

In preparing for a baby shower, I had her pick up one of those egg peeler things. We fiddled and tried it every which way but all we ended up with was a bunch of smashed/blown up eggs. I finally gave up and just hand peeled the darn things.

What a waste!!!!!

p.s. YES, we read the directions!

[AgadorSparticus]

10. you're going to have to kill me. that is just too damn funny! i've got a

serious visual and it's not pretty. lol

[Kat45]

7. There's an "As Seen On TV" store in my local mall!

It's pretty funny to go in there. Funny thing is, most of the items are things I haven't seen on TV! LOL

[HalfManHalfBiscuit]

43. In Milpitas?

There is one in the "Great Mall" in Milpitas.

[LynneSin]

8. That stuff that is suppose to 'wax' your legs

it's the spray stuff, it's in my closet and IT DOESN'T WORK

[More Than A Feeling]

11. Girls Gone Wild videos!

Just kidding!:D

[Qanisqineq]

12. Ronco food dehydrator

Piece of cheap plastic. I know people with other food dehydrators that work much better. On the bright side, when I ordered it they didn't send it for months and months but my credit card was charged. When I called and complained, they refunded my money and it came a couple days later. I ended up not paying a dime for it and thank god!

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

13. Ginsu knives... which actually are pretty good

still sharp after 15 or more years.

[ChoralScholar]

14. I bought some didi-seven from

the 'Amazing Discoveries' infomercial (hosted by Mike Levy) several years ago. Anyone remember that show?

[OneBlueSky]

15. almost . . . sorta . . . but not quite . . .

I was tempted by that portable steam cleaner, but when I researched it on the net, it seems that people who bought it aren't real thrilled with it . . . after some more research, I found a really good industrial strength one, and it's turned out to be one of my better purchases . . .

[The empressof all]

37. self delete

[The empressof all]

38. self delete-finger spasm

[The empressof all]

39. What kind did you buy?

I'm looking for one--Any helpful hints would be appreciated

[barackmyworld]

16. fancy art kit

it looked SO easy on TV to make brush strokes with the special brush that made it look like you were panting with a gradient of color. When I try it at home, i get a massive mess. $34.95 or something down the drain

[allalone]

17. me too

I thought maybe it's cuz I'm left handed

[Lydia Leftcoast]

18. Snap Hooks

Unfortunately, I discovered that they work only on non-metallic, non-porous surfaces, which basically means bathroom tiles. I use them to hang up my swimsuits.

[gollygee]

19. My mom had a flowbee! (m)

She also got me the Carouso Molecular Hairsetter when I was in college.

I've got the Showtime oven. I also got some stupid thing that is supposed to be both a whisk and a spatula that sucks.

[Texasgal]

20. OMG!

The carusso molecular hair setter! I have one too... and I *still* use it.... it's awesome.... if you want big hair.!

Edit: Crappy spelling.

[GingerSnaps]

29. I had the Carouso Molecular Hair setter

Every time I used it I would end up burning my hands.

[Phillycat]

30. What exactly does a "molecular hair setter" do?

Is it like hot rollers or a curling iron?

[gollygee]

31. the rollers have foam and you put them over

a little steam generator - so the molecule of which they are speaking is H20 LOL

They get steamy and it helps with the hair curling. Though my hair is so straight the curls would fall out after a couple of hours. It worked better than anything else I ever found, though.

[Phillycat]

34. Worked well, but burned you.

That's definitely a toss up. :)

[skygazer]

41. My friend had a Flowbee!

We used to get stoned and cut each others' hair! Hours of entertainment!

[GOPNotForMe]

21. I bought a Magic Bullet.

It sounds like a vibrator, but it's not. I absolutely love my Magic Bullet and my roommates and I use it at least once a day, often times more.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

26. What does it do?

:shrug:
Duckie

[Phillycat]

27. I believe it's a chopping/food processor type device.

Edited to add, here you are:

http://tv-stuff.com/product.asp?id=1548&CatID=98

[pdx_prog]

35. Is it really good?

I have been looking at it.....looks good but I wanted to make sure....

[GOPNotForMe]

40. It really really is.

I use it for all the stuff it shows on TV: grind morning coffee with it, usually someone in my house makes at least one smoothie with it, I blend soups together in the blender attachment, I make a great pesta pasta sauce with it, I've made guacamole with it, etc. I really use it very regularly. I love it!

[DoNotRefill]

22. the deluxe gopher...

basically a 3 foot long pole with rubber cups on the end to reach things easier.

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=2434

It looks cheesy, but it works great, and isn't expensive at all. Best $10 I ever spent.

[The Great Escape]

23. Mister Microphone...When I Was a Youngster...

"hey good lookin', we'll be back to pick ya' up later!"

[Mike Daniels]

24. Don't know the name but it's a pot with the strainer holes in the lid

Saw it on a commercial and they have the most exagerated profiles of people unable to get pasta to fall into a plastic strainer from an open pot. Well, voila, this pot has the strainer built into the lid as a no muss, no fuss device. Given that I'm not a klutz when it comes to getting pasta to fall out into the strainer I pretty much considered the product to be a joke.

Well, the in-laws bought the thing for me as a Christmas present and I have to admit that while I never would have bought the thing myself, the thing is pretty frickin' practical.

[arwalden]

25. I Received (Didn't Buy) A Chia-Head

[matcom]

28. The "Q" Grill

and i LOVE it!

[EstimatedProphet]

32. All hail the TV knife!

It saws through cans and then will slice a tomato so thin that you can use it for wallpaper!
I love my TV knife. It really is a good chef's knife.

[MissMillie]

33. Proactiv

and it worked pretty well.

[AgadorSparticus]

44. oh yea. i also bought the proactiv line too and it does work well.

[pdx_prog]

36. I bought the Showtime Knife set....

Very nice knifes! I have some Ginsus around too....have been happy with them.

People are prejudice about ANYTHING they see on TV...they jusy assume it is crap becuase it's on tv.

I buy stuff from QVC periodically....always been happy with whatever I have bought from them.

I had a guy tell me one time that him and his daughter put aside money each month to buy stuff off of the tele. He said the only thing he ever bought that he didn't like was the hair removal spray, and when he sent it back they refunded his money with no questions asked.

[GlenIL]

42. George Foreman Grill

It's great, everyone should get one!