Cute innovative info-mercialish stuff you've bought. Cheers? Jeers?

Might want to be somewhat vague here so that companies don't descend on the place claiming you're "defaming" their beautiful wares.

Oh, Lord. My grandmother is always buying some contraption she saw on TV. Then she buys me one, too. Of course, we had the Ronco food dehydrator when I was a kid. I may never eat beef jerky again. Last year, she bought me those clear cylinders with a neoprene sleeve that you fill with boiling water and dried pasta. 10 minutes later, you have undercooked pasta! Does not work.

I think most of our kids want the Pancake Puff maker they've all seen on TV.

I'm always tempted by all those exercise contraptions that let you lose weight and gain muscle while doing barely any exercise. Sadly, I have a husband who always does his internet research before buying a product and finds out that they are carp. One of these days there will be a miracle cure! (That isn't a scary drug-type substance.)

I've been tempted by a pasta maker I saw once, and those shammies that are supposed to suck up nine gallons of water...oh, and that miracle putty stuff. I've really wanted to try that one just to see how much it would hold.

I always wanted to buy a "Slam-Man" just because it would be nice to have a friend...sigh.

Gotta say, anything that Billy Mays hawks looks like a winner to me.

Billy Mays is really excited about everything, isn't he? I do have to say, oxyclean is the best thing since sliced bread. It does not, however, remove crystal light stains from gray carpet.

I have one of those vacuum sealer contraptions. Best. Invention. Ever.

My favorite infomercial to watch is the Magic Bullet, with the drunk Australian guy and the house full of people the morning after a party. Everyone's hungover and needs muffins! And I love how long it takes him to make guacamole.

Walgreens has an "As Seen on TV" section, so you can check some of these things out in person. It's awesome.

Aqua-pods. For real. I kill plants.

ellie - totally on the oxy-clean. We use a lot of natural stuff but quite frankly that 7th generation or 'all natural' soap doesn't get poop out the collar of a kid's shirt.

We have the pancake puff maker and it actually works, but it took some learning to figure out how exactly to make it work. The kids aren't too excited about them, though.
Target has the As Seen on TV section and I should really stay away from there as there are so many things that I didn't realize that I needed.

GG - Palmolive now makes a phosphate-free dishwasher detergent. Let me tell you, it will get anything out of anything- not just dishes. Oxy-clean is pretty cool, too.

I always wonder about what level of education these info-mercials are aimed at. It seems that small children are totally drawn to As Seen on TV stuff. My child gets all excited when she sees the aisle in Walgreens, and she's always telling me that I need Aqua-Pods. She can recite the commercials.

The kids in the group I work with (ages 6-11) are very excited about a "security system" in our big prize box. It's a little alarm that will go off if the door/window/cabinet it's affixed to opens. It came from the Dollar Tree and sports a "Similar to Those Seen On TV" badge. The thing was in there for weeks before I noticed the difference.

GG, should I ask why you're removing poop from his COLLAR?

I bought the Magic Bullet with my Christmas money, thinking it would make my chopping much easier. I returned it that afternoon. It's wonderful if you like smoothies and minced things, but for anything larger than half a pea, use a knife and cutting board.

Are Aqua Pods the glass balloons that you leave stuck in the plant's dirt?

Should I be admitting this on here? Sure, why not...

Back in my younger days, I did order the Snoop Dogg Girls Gone Wild DVD. I mean, you can only see those commercials so many times before succumbing to them and wanting to see what it was all about. The problem? It sort of signed me up for a club and I got DVDs every few weeks. And un-joining was a pain.

There...I understand if you don't want me as one of your favorite people anymore.

OOOh, I thought aquapods were cool. I have a black thumb, but would really like some plants. If I don't murder them, that would be awesome.

Actually AquaPods are apparantly bottled water for kids. Aqua Globes are those way cool looking garden items that water your plants. Even my husband wants those. I love the pancake puff commercial, but I know I would never make the batter, so that is out.

We have a Jr. Rotisserie that we use occasionally with good results and a vacuum sealer that we have yet to use. I occasionaly check out asseenontv.com to see what is up, but beware pop-up ads. I wanted one of those indoor all-inclusive garden pod like things that you can grow herbs in until I found out it was $200.

If you are interested in any exercise type stuff check out eBay and amazon because if you order from an infomercial you will end up like Goody and get a new dvd every few weeks with a bill. When you order from eBay/amazon you just get the advertised product.

FREEDOM ROCK, MAN!

I love our Shark. It's a steam mop and it uses just water. No chemicals on my floor.

I bought the Litter Maid cat litter "system" before it became available in stores. The thing was a piece of crap. (No pun intended.)

HBD - no. It's gross. :)

Goody - If we had hero lists here you'd be on mine, yo. Foshizzle.

Meghan - thanks for the correction. I'm kinda loopy due to lack of sleep and over worked. But yes the aqua globes are the ones... They actually are keeping my hanging plants alive as we speak.

JTC- Turn it UP!!!

I really want a Maxiglide flat iron. Unfortunately, they're about a hundred bucks and I can't justify spending that much on a styling aid:(

I, too, love the Magic Bullet Autralian commercial guy but becasue he says, "Bob's Your Uncle!" non-stop.

Bed, Bath & Beyond has a huge amount of ASOTV items as well.

Stephanie - Maxiglide? Sounds like a cross between a pad and lube. Odd. Is one of the ones that applies shine as you straighten your hair? (read i'm a hair product whore and i have to know more!)

Stephanie - Maxiglide? Sounds like a cross between a pad and lube. Odd. Is one of the ones that applies shine as you straighten your hair? (read i'm a hair product whore and i have to know more!)

My fiancee bought me and Aerogarden for my birthday and I LOVE IT. It was totally worth the $100 price tag to have fresh herbs all winter long. It's really easy to use and it works. We actually used it to start our seeds for this years garden once our first round of herbs died. If you can swing the price tag buy it. Its worth it.

GG, the Aquaglobe actually works? I'd love some indoor plants but I also have a black thumb.

Billy whatever-his-name is makes me want to smack him with all the YELLING! Why does he have to YELL all the TIME??

BECAUSE RUTH WITH A PRODUCT NAME LIKE KABOOM! HOW COULD YOU NOT YELL. :) I turn off the tv when he is on... Mommagrrl this guy could totally be an agrument for never having to watch tv again.

The globes do work. It took me awhile to figure out the right water ratio to put into the bulb. Some of the ivy type hanging plants can't take too much water. So far so good!

GG- the Maxiglide does sound dirty, doesn't it? It's actually a flat iron that emits bursts of steam as you straighten your hair. This is supposed to make your hair extra-shiny and soft, I guess.

froggy- I want an Aerogarden! Our friends have one and they love it. Where did you get one for $100? They've been $150 every place I've seen them.

I just got Debbie Myers Green Bags from BBB. So far, so good. Need to do a controlled randomized experiment.

I also bought 'Chef Tony's Smart Lids. They do NOT work. They lose their seal too easily.