Have you ever bought something off of an infomercial?
By maezee
@maezee (41997)
United States
February 13, 2009 12:01am CST
Have you ever bought something that you saw on an infomercial? What was it & how much did you pay for it? Was it something you bought on impulse - and regretted later, or something you genuinely needed?
I've personally never bought anything I've seen on TV, although I've been tempted to sometimes! What about you?
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3 responses
@BlueGoblin (1829)
• United States
13 Feb 09
My television is not hooked up to anything. I just watch my favorite shows on the internet. I remember the Ginsu knife though. You could cut a Coke can with it. Very helpful when cooking Coke cans.
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@ScarletAlston (2693)
• United States
13 Feb 09
I bought that stupid bullet thing..the food processor thingie..I don't know what I was thinking when I did that..all I knew was there was money in my bank account and I needed to spend it somehow..evrytime I look at that thing in the back of the cabinet I curse a little..it was such a waste of money for me..
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@ScarletAlston (2693)
• United States
13 Feb 09
Thank you for not having a boring discussion..lol..well, I only used it once and I wanted someone to come along and just take it but I can't even give the thing away..my friends all said the same thing..what am i supposed to do with that? I don't even cook!..so I guess I am just stuck with the thing..
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@jesssp (2712)
• Canada
13 Feb 09
I bought one too - The Magic Bullet is what it's called - and it is a total piece of sh!t. It only has one speed and it leaks if you aren't careful. The juicer is useless too. The stupid infomercial was really convincing, I was totally sucked in. It now just takes up space in our cupboard too.
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@blueeyedmommy03 (285)
• United States
22 Feb 09
I have done this, I purchased the instyler, hair straightener, they gave me one free and I paid for one so they say. I paid alot, can't remember exactly how much but it was well worth it, I love it, and I sold the extra one on ebay for 100 bucks. :] I am such a sucker for infomercials, they just make the product look so good. Ha! Great discussion by the way! Happy mylotting
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@blueeyedmommy03 (285)
• United States
26 Feb 09
Oh yes it works wonders. I love it, its a rotating iron so it also does curls. And lifts. Totally worth the money. I wanted a chi but decided on the instyler. Maybe I will get a chi in the future, I am a total sucker for hair straightners, I have a ton already and use just about every one that I have lol/ :]
@maezee (41997)
• United States
25 Feb 09
I agree - infomercials do a GREAT job in luering a person in to buying a product (and being convinced that the product will work wonders), when usually that's not necessarily the truth. Did the hair straightener actually work? Hair straighteners, I have to admit, are pretty much my weak spot - I bought my Chi for over $120, and it's AMAZING and TOTALLY WORTH IT. =)
Thanks for responding!
