friday favorites: as seen on tv products

Welcome back to friday favorites. I haven't felt inspired the last few weeks to write one of these posts (or much of anything for that matter). But last Saturday night changed that. It was my friend Steph's birthday and she decided to celebrate her day by inviting all of her friends to attend the Portland Snuggie Pub Crawl, sponsored by pdx.fm. Between the four bars that were on the crawl, over 100 people showed up decked out in the infamous blanket with sleeves, the Snuggie. I was resistant at first since I didn't want to spend money on a stupid blanket that i could put my arms through, but I did cave in and bought a knock-off Snuggie, renamed by another friend, the Fuggie, at Ross for $6. I am now glad that I made the purchase. Not only was I comfortably warm the whole night, I had a blast with all of the other lovers of Snuggies. What DID the world do before these blankets with sleeves? Have cold arms, I guess.

My new-found respect for this as seen on tv product has inspired me to look back on some of my favorite products that I have seen advertised during my late night television watching and give you my list of some of these products not available in any store (at least, it wasn't when if first came out). Except for the first and last two items, I do not own what you are about to see so I cannot testify to their effectiveness.

The Snuggie: The blanket with sleeves! If you don't know what this is, below is a picture of me singing karaoke Cher in my zebra-striped Snuggie (knockoff) last Saturday.

 

Slap Chop: Why yes, I do hate having to chop onions and getting teary-eyed! Of course I want one appliance that dices, chops and minces in seconds! Who wouldn't?!? And I get a free Graty too with my order? And you'll double my order for free?!? Vince, you have me convinced!

Magic Bullet Blender: Wait, wait, wait... not only can this machine do what the Slap Chop does, but it can make me a smoothie and Alfredo sauce too? That's amazing! I would use that every day for every meal! It's the personal, versatile, counter-top magician!

Jack LaLanne's Power Juicer: This thing could get the juice out of an old shoe. I would juice everything! Mmmm, apple and old shoe juice...

Monster 1200 Steam Cleaning Machine: I could clean and sanitize anything with the power of steam! Really, I would love to see if this would really work for my cleaning and sanitizing needs. The commercial looks very convincing.

 

ShamWow: Vince has another deal for you! The ShamWow can hold up to 12x its weight in liquid. I'd never have to buy paper towels again! Have you seen him pour cola on a carpet and then see him soak it all up by just placing the ShamWow on the top of the carpet? Amazing!

OxiClean: No list is complete without a product from my man Billy Mays. When I add OxiClean to my laundry, my whites can be whiter and my brights can be brighter! It can also make my unsightly wine stains disappear! Oh Billy, I pray that heaven is a little bit cleaner and that you are delighting the angels with the wonders of OxiClean.

George Foreman's Lean Mean Fat-Reducing Grilling Machine: I have knocked-out the fat many a time with my George Foreman Grill. Burgers, steaks and grilled cheese are tastier all because of George and his wonderful machine.

Nads No-Heat Hair Removal Gel: This product looked amazing on tv. An all-natural way to remove unwanted body hair and have silky-smooth skin with no pain, mess or chemicals! Unfortunately, it does not work on my ridiculously unruly, eastern European hairs. It was messy and it was painful. Oh Nads, how I wanted to believe!

So, readers, have you used any of these products? What other commercials/infomercials have motivated you to reach for your phone and place an order? Do the products live up to their claims/awesomeness?