We’ve all seen them…infomercials, those half hour commercials selling anything and everything under the sun to make your life better, your wrinkles go away, your housework easier, your wallet fuller. You flip through the channels late at night while your spouse is snoring away beside you keeping you from getting back to sleep. You stop on one to see Vince exclaiming that Sham Wows are “made in Germany. You know the Germans. They always make good stuff!” Or extolling the virtues of the Slap Chop saying “you’re going to love my nuts!” And then you are hooked.
The steam mop…got it
The hand held steam cleaner… got it
Mighty Mend It…got it
Those miracle hangers…got it
The Iron Gym…got it
Exercise Bands…got it
The Titan Peeler…got it
Oxy Clean and KABOOM(before they were mainstream)…got it.
QRB-Quickly Restores Beauty…got it
Ab Lounger…got it
Ab Roller…got it
Space bags, furniture moving disks, Pedi Paws, Cindy Crawford’s Meaningful Beauty, P90X…got it, got it, got it, got it, and GOT IT!!!!
Sham Wows are the best kitchen cloths ever. I even bought sets for Christmas gifts. The steam mop is a dream come true…clean floors no chemicals. Mighty Mend It is perfect for those hem jobs I hate. Love the hangers. Space bags work. We still use the furniture moving disks. Meaningful Beauty actually made a difference…if you didn’t know how old I was how old would you think I am??? The Ab Lounger and Ab Roller got me back exercising again. The Iron Gym is helping me master a pull up (uh, yes, I did say a pull up….as in 1). I use the exercise bands while I do my P90X workout, which has worked miracles on my body…really!! The Titan Peeler is absolutely the best of them all. I have actually peeled a pineapple with it. I even gave my daughter one for Christmas!
Seriously, I have been lucky. And even for the ones that didn’t work out, I only spent $19.95 plus shipping and handling. My Aunt Betty says I inherited this tendency from my grandmother. I don’t remember that about her. Shoot I didn’t even know she had a TV. My Dad did have a glasscutter and rock polisher. I seem to remember a whole set of glasses cut from those green bottles of Tom Collins mix he always had dozens of. He was the only one who would drink from them, though. The rest of us were afraid of drinking glass slivers. And then there were all those shiny rocks just lying around the utility room. I’d look at them and think, “How pretty.” Even so my brothers don’t buy this stuff, and I don't think any of the cousins do either. Therefore I am not convinced it is an inherited trait.
While this isn't a rant as defined by Answers.com,
ReplyDeletehttp://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?s=rant&gwp=13. It does give the reader great insight into your personalty, and projects a comprehensive message. Purchasing all of these items, not just some them, indicates that you have a strong desire to find the truth irregardless of the cost. It takes a lot of courage, after all they could have all been big busts. You could've wound up with just a closet full of "As seen on T.V." items. But you actually used them and gave a good report on their level functionality to others who may have interest in these products. As far as inheriting these qualities, if you read my response to "Class", "No Class" then you know that this trait did not materialize itself out of stardust that fell on you. It definitely came from external influences, mother and father. Thanks for the report and could you get the hair snake and try it? I think I can use that one, but only if it works. I'd like to take this opportunity to apologize for getting a little carried away on my CH-CH CH-Chia! response, I guess it really struck a nerve with me. Thanks for all the good information on the "As Seen on T.V." products. Oh! I do remember the glasses, and thought they were pretty cool.
Actually, I think you inherited most of these tendencies from your husband.
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