As seen on TV products reviewed

celeb_2006 · April 11th, 2008, 09:11 AM

As Seen On TV - MSN Tech & Gadgets - Slide Shows - Products - 1

dangerous · April 12th, 2008, 05:19 PM

Interesting. I never buy anything off the TV, but I've seen a lot of
these products advertised. I liked seeing the actual buyer's side of the
story. Seems like a bunch of crap that will end up buried in my
garage somewhere anyway. Plus, the thought of having to use all
those batteries to make a lot of it to work and having keep replacing
them sounds super annoying and pricey. Thanks for posting.

msdeb · April 12th, 2008, 06:45 PM

we had a store by our house and it just had 'as seen on tv products'. i just went there the other day and its GONE!!!!!! I love shopping in crap places like that

sparkly · April 12th, 2008, 06:50 PM

Thanks for posting this.

I always like to check stuff like this out, because most of the time, the commercials for them seem too good to be true. I've ordered a few things over the years, and to be honest, every single item was a huge disappointment, and the quality reminded me of something I would buy at the Dollar Store.

Chimera · April 13th, 2008, 02:25 PM

Okay, I bought something called "tater mitts". They are rubber gloves that have very hard and harsh stuff attached to the fingers and palm and you are supposed to rub a potato raw with them (in 8 seconds no less - instead of peeling). But my hands are not strong enough to rub the potato hard enough or long enough. So these grotesque green things are sitting on the micro wave staring at me...did I mention I paid $26. for them? God, I hate myself for that!

qwerty · April 13th, 2008, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by msdebagain

we had a store by our house and it just had 'as seen on tv products'. i just went there the other day and its GONE!!!!!! I love shopping in crap places like that

Bed Bath & Beyond as well as Linens n' Things sell alot of the As Seen on TV products.

msdeb · April 13th, 2008, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by TaffyMoon

Okay, I bought something called "tater mitts". They are rubber gloves that have very hard and harsh stuff attached to the fingers and palm and you are supposed to rub a potato raw with them (in 8 seconds no less - instead of peeling). But my hands are not strong enough to rub the potato hard enough or long enough. So these grotesque green things are sitting on the micro wave staring at me...did I mention I paid $26. for them? God, I hate myself for that!

i saw those at Walmart last week, and they just looked creepy. i think the stuff that stays behind 'in' the mitt bothers me. glad i didnt get them!

dangerous · April 13th, 2008, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by TaffyMoon

Okay, I bought something called "tater mitts". They are rubber gloves that have very hard and harsh stuff attached to the fingers and palm and you are supposed to rub a potato raw with them (in 8 seconds no less - instead of peeling). But my hands are not strong enough to rub the potato hard enough or long enough. So these grotesque green things are sitting on the micro wave staring at me...did I mention I paid $26. for them? God, I hate myself for that!

OMG!
I found this article about them (w/a video!) lol
click the link:
Does It Really Do That: Tater Mitts - Consumer News Story - WRC | Washington

Did you try boiling the potatoes first?
Seems like a waste of money, energy and time regardless.

msdeb · April 13th, 2008, 05:37 PM

^^^ interesting article! i didnt know you had to boil the potatoes first. what a waste.

Chimera · April 14th, 2008, 02:21 PM

OMG, you have to boil the potatoes first? Gawd, I never read directions...Anyway, these things are losers!

tictac · April 14th, 2008, 09:23 PM

One TV product I'm pretty satisfied with are the Hercules Hooks. The only problem is you can't insert them into the wall where there is a stud. Of course everytime I've wanted to stick one in the wall, I hit a stud. When using the old hammer and nail, I can't find a stud to save my life!

WhateverLolaWants · April 14th, 2008, 11:24 PM

I remember trying to convince my mother to buy those steel mesh 'no run' pantyhose from TV in the eighties.

Also, I knew my SS had been watching too much TV at his moms when he said to me, "We need to get one of those vacuum dog haircutters so we can vacuum the dog." And he was serious.

southernbelle · April 15th, 2008, 10:23 AM

These are great. I have 3 or 4 of them and they're wonderful for when you've just gotten out of the shower and you're putting on makeup.

Mel1973 · April 15th, 2008, 10:49 AM

Oh my God! The "As seen on TV" aisle at Wal-Green's is my second stop! I got the PedEgg (or is it Pediegg) and I do love that thing. Tweezy sucked. The light bulb that also cleans the air is crap. That's just the useless crap I've bought in the past couple of weeks. I have a real weakness for this shit....

Rondette · April 15th, 2008, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by southernbelle

These are great. I have 3 or 4 of them and they're wonderful for when you've just gotten out of the shower and you're putting on makeup.

Yup, I have several and I use them daily-they are perfect for keeping wet hair out of my face whilst I do my stuff with face packs, moisturising et. God, I sound like old 'contaminated chopstiks' herself!

***Off for a blowout***