Infomercials

[goofynina]

Please do not tell me i am the only one that watches these damn things, well, watching them is one thing but believing this crap really works (and buying it)   is another.   I have been staying up later and later flicking through the channels actually looking for 2 infomercials inparticular,  one is the Magic Bullet (a blender) and the other is a oven called the NuWaveOven.   I love to watch how easy they make it look to cook a whole chicken in 3 minutes (exaggerating).
I have to admit, in the past, i have bought make-up, diet pills (who hasn't)    and a set of tapes (which now, my hubby makes me better cd's than they offer)     But as for now, i am hooked on these ones and even though i am broke, i am sooooo tempted to buy them. 
Has anyone seen these informercials or has anyone used these products, just want to know what you think       

[aharris2]

well i say their bull....frogs the items usually break within a year of purchase if not sooner, believe you me i know...i Had my share of crummy things in my life, but you are an adult, you know what you want and you can get it.

be careful though, specially with the convection oven...sounds to good to be true.

saluditos,

Rolando

[jedimaster]

I have the magic bullet...it works almost as they say...I don´t do all the stuff they can do in 3 minutes, but very good to chop onions, do salsa, etc....never done Margaritas, sorvet or nachos though....

[Epoman]

http://cgi.ebay.com/21-PCS-MAGIC-AMAZING-BULLET-FREE-SIDEWIND-CAN-OPENER_W0QQitemZ300078848204QQihZ020QQcategoryZ20668QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

  DO IT!!!

It's cheaper than buying it direct from the manufacture. http://www.buythebullet.com

Also, here is a GREAT site for you Susie: http://www.asseenontv.com/index.html <-- Info commercial HEAVEN! 

Here are some more sites for you. 

http://www.asseenontvguys.com/
http://www.asontv.com/
http://www.ontvdeals.com/

[Sluff]

Don't do it. My way of looking at it is, I've lived this long without it why would I need it now.  I got sucked in to the Carlton Sheets promo because I'm greedy to make easy money. Well it's not as easy as it looks.

[angieskidney]

Don't do it. My way of looking at it is, I've lived this long without it why would I need it now.  I got sucked in to the Carlton Sheets promo because I'm greedy to make easy money. Well it's not as easy as it looks.

So you didn't make any money? But they make it look so easy

[vandie]

I have a friend who has the magic bullet.
I thought it was an adult toy when she told me the name.
 
It makes the best smoothies.  I would buy one if I saw it in the store.   I heard they have them at Walmart now.

[angela515]

Vandie, we got 2 sets of Magic Bullets, lol....

[goofynina]

OMG,  Now, they have Magic Bullet to Go,  what the hell are they trying to do to me dammit,    Angela, did you get the 2 for 1 deal?  buy 1 and get the other for "free" (yah right)  i am trying to find someone to go halfers with me on this, so far no other "suckers" out there   lol,   
Epoman, thanks for the links, i am going to look into those as soon as i catch up with all the posts 

[angieskidney]

OMG,  Now, they have Magic Bullet to Go,  what the hell are they trying to do to me dammit,    Angela, did you get the 2 for 1 deal?  buy 1 and get the other for "free" (yah right)  i am trying to find someone to go halfers with me on this, so far no other "suckers" out there   lol,   
Epoman, thanks for the links, i am going to look into those as soon as i catch up with all the posts 

Nooooo don't go to the dark side! lol Don't be tempted by the "As seen on TV" devils

[shay_pcb]

OMG,  Now, they have Magic Bullet to Go,  what the hell are they trying to do to me dammit,    Angela, did you get the 2 for 1 deal?  buy 1 and get the other for "free" (yah right)  i am trying to find someone to go halfers with me on this, so far no other "suckers" out there   lol,   
Epoman, thanks for the links, i am going to look into those as soon as i catch up with all the posts 

I actually did get the 2 for 1 deal off of the TV one night. I've tried it for cheese dip for nachos, but it didn't melt right and overflowed bc I forgot to put the lid on it It works great for mixed drinks though! That's about the only thing it's good for! lol It does chop and stuff OK, but things get stuck and you have to open it and move everything around with a spoon or something...I'd rather just use a knife, so ours is just a drink maker! lol

[angela515]

Well my parents did the 2 for 1 deal... we use it for shakes or drinks... thats it.

[angieskidney]

Ah so a miniture blender? If you got a blender, the Magic Bullet is not a worthy buy?

[angela515]

I dont use blenders

[goofynina]

As much as i cook (and i do alot of chopping)  i think it would be handy,  there are alot of things i cant chop in a blender but this little doohickey (the magic bullet)  makes it look so easy AND i would love to try to make a Margarita cuz you blend it in the glass you will be drinking from,     

Hi, my name is Susan, and i am a infomercialaholic    (and a sucka)

[angela515]

lol, my dad buys all them gadgets too Susie.... he has a kitchen fulll of them! U would love it lol

[angieskidney]

i would love to try to make a Margarita cuz you blend it in the glass you will be drinking from,     

Hi, my name is Susan, and i am a infomercialaholic    (and a sucka)

You should get it just for the Margaritas! Then you could make everyone one who visits or bring Epoman one next time you visit him

Also can't you chop ice with it? *ideas ideas* and with that fruity syrup on that other site we looked at before .. lol

[shay_pcb]

It also comes with a juicer...I've used it once, and it works really good! I had the freshest OJ ever that day!

[goofynina]

i would love to try to make a Margarita cuz you blend it in the glass you will be drinking from,     

Hi, my name is Susan, and i am a infomercialaholic    (and a sucka)

You should get it just for the Margaritas! Then you could make everyone one who visits or bring Epoman one next time you visit him

Also can't you chop ice with it? *ideas ideas* and with that fruity syrup on that other site we looked at before .. lol

Oh, but you CAN chop ice, almost all the drinks they made on the infomercial contained ice and as for the fruity syrup......... now your thinking girlfriend    

[angieskidney]

i would love to try to make a Margarita cuz you blend it in the glass you will be drinking from,     

Hi, my name is Susan, and i am a infomercialaholic    (and a sucka)

You should get it just for the Margaritas! Then you could make everyone one who visits or bring Epoman one next time you visit him

Also can't you chop ice with it? *ideas ideas* and with that fruity syrup on that other site we looked at before .. lol

Oh, but you CAN chop ice, almost all the drinks they made on the infomercial contained ice and as for the fruity syrup......... now your thinking girlfriend    

Heheheh and then you can come up with all these nifty new recipes for drinks and post them for us! 

Oooh man now I am getting all excited for you! Buy buy buy!! lol 

[Rerun]

I would like to try the Magic Bullet, but I don't like peppers and all that anyway.

What I did buy and I swear by it is "The See Clearly Method" tapes/books etc.  I do my eye exercises and my vision has not only improved but has stabilized. 

[kitkatz]

I love informercials too. I get hooke dinto watching htem and I want everything I see.  My daughter bought a magic bullet and loved it. She made all kinds of things with it.  I might go halfsies with you.

[angela515]

I would like to try the Magic Bullet, but I don't like peppers and all that anyway.

What I did buy and I swear by it is "The See Clearly Method" tapes/books etc.  I do my eye exercises and my vision has not only improved but has stabilized. 

"The first thing you want to know about a self-help program is whether it works. Before you spend time and money on a program of eye exercises such as the See Clearly Method, which once was widely advertised on radio stations and the Internet, you want to find out for yourself the likelihood that such methods might "eliminate or reduce your need for glasses and contacts."

In November 2006, an Iowa district court halted all sales of See Clearly Method kits that for several years were marketed as a way of using eye exercises to improve vision. The court ordered the Iowa company selling the kits to pay $200,000 into a restitution fund for consumers allegedly duped into buying the kits through misleading advertising. The Iowa Attorney General's office currently is developing a method of paying out restitution.

"We are confident this puts an end to this Iowa-based program of consumer fraud," Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller said in a press release. "It prevents there being any more victims, and it fences in the perpetrators so they cannot perpetrate similar consumer fraud in the future with respect to eye products or any other kind of products." (See more in the news update below)

On the See Clearly Method's website (seeclearlymethod.com), you searched in vain for any statement that the program actually worked. No word promoting the product — a regimen developed by four doctors from the American Vision Institute (AVI) — promised anything. (AVI licensed the See Clearly method to Vision Improvement Technologies, Inc., which in recent years marketed the program.)

Yet, the website also told you that the do-it-yourself vision-improvement plan was a "safe, healthy alternative to glasses, contacts and even laser surgery." But then a disclaimer on the site noted, "The rate at which your eyesight improves as a result of the See Clearly Method and the extent of that improvement, if any, will vary among individuals." This was the most definite statement to be found on the site.

With no way of knowing whether it worked, purchasers bought the product on faith. The Iowa Attorney General's office said the company charged customers about $350 retail for each of the 5,000 to 10,000 kits sold monthly. People wanting to return the kits for a refund encountered difficulty getting through to a company representative. In the aftermath of the See Clearly Method investigation and details revealed about the company's business practices, even the most fervent of the faithful devoted to eye exercises would be well advised to learn all they can about any programs making similar claims without solid scientific basis."

[Rerun]

Well, you have to do it everyday.  And people don't want to exercise everyday, let alone their eyes.  But, my vision was deteriorating rapidly and these exercises saved them.

Maybe I should do a commercial for them.   

[jbeany]

With no way of knowing whether it worked, purchasers bought the product on faith.

Huh - I get the same deal with my doctor's advice - and no one's ever offered me a restitution. . .