As Seen On TV : ATOM 0.3

coldbladed @ 5/14/2008 8:33:15 PM

I've always kindda wanted Ron Popeil's Rotisserie cooker... Any recommendations?

maven @ 5/14/2008 8:29:53 PM

Yep. It's sort of away from the main square, and might be a recent addition.

horsefeathers @ 5/14/2008 8:28:34 PM

« maven : I first saw disposable cutting boards on one of those things. I bought them for the camper, first time I saw them. They were nice, but wasteful.

There's a store in Solvang (it's a Dutch themed tourist trap not far from here) called As Seen On TV...I've never been in.

Solvang as in CA? My uncle lives in Santa Barbara and took me there when I was out visiting.

I don't recall seeing that store.

donteatpoop @ 5/14/2008 7:18:54 PM

« Moe :
They don't do sh*t expect steal from gullible people.

They do?!? Oooo, I want one!

coldbladed @ 5/14/2008 7:12:11 PM

« TraumaMamma : Magic bullet.

cream of broccoli soup

DO WANT

donteatpoop @ 5/14/2008 7:10:14 PM

« coldbladed : I own a George Foreman grill. It was great for dorm life and I used it all the time then, but now I just use a real grill out on the patio.

One thing its still good for is making Panini or other grilled sandwiches.

The George Foreman grill is amazing. It allows you to grill in the winter, AND it gets rid of most of the grease and s**t that you would normally be eating up.

TraumaMamma @ 5/14/2008 7:07:26 PM

Magic bullet.

It is indeed the bomb. I love being able to make cream of broccoli soup in minutes.

Moe @ 5/14/2008 4:11:40 PM

« jago : Therein lies the magic!

I've no idea, either. From the TV spots I've seen, it makes you feel/perform "better". Non-quantitative as that may be, no one ever said science was an issue.

For all I know, it gives you the ability to birth rocket scientists from lab rats.

The thing is: you have to buy one to find out.

No actually, I don't. I know exactly what they do without buying one.

They don't do sh*t expect steal from gullible people.

jago @ 5/14/2008 2:33:45 AM

« Moe : WTF is a Q-Ray supposed to do? Their website is cleverly informative, yet totally ambiguous.

Therein lies the magic!

I've no idea, either. From the TV spots I've seen, it makes you feel/perform "better". Non-quantitative as that may be, no one ever said science was an issue.

For all I know, it gives you the ability to birth rocket scientists from lab rats.

The thing is: you have to buy one to find out.

haven @ 5/14/2008 2:03:02 AM

« Moe : WTF is a Q-Ray supposed to do? Their website is cleverly informative, yet totally ambiguous.

From what I can tell, it is supposed to put pressure on your wrist. To what end? f**k if I know.

Moe @ 5/14/2008 1:53:24 AM

WTF is a Q-Ray supposed to do? Their website is cleverly informative, yet totally ambiguous.

It reminded me of a personal story. One time a relative who shall remain nameless, gave me some sort of watch that was supposed to...get this...protect you from the "rays" that the Russians shoot at us via satellite. I swear to the Baby Jesus I am not making this up.

The booklet said all kinds of bullsh*t, and warned you NOT to open up the back...if the battery ran out, you were supposed to mail it in to get it replaced. Opening it up "could damage the protective functionality" of the watch. It also voided the money back guarantee.

Long story short, they lost a lot of money because they fell for it and tried to sell the watches via MLM. I ended up opening the watch (of course). Inside it was nothing more than a regular watch.

With one exception.

On the inside of the back cover, there was hot glued a 1 cm square piece of copper foil. I guess that was the "patented protective mechanism". Obviously, a justified reason to charge over a hundred dollars for a second rate watch.

haven @ 5/14/2008 1:41:14 AM

« Moe : Must. resist. urge.

Hush, Moe.

jago @ 5/14/2008 1:36:31 AM

« maven : Oh! I do have space bags. I tend to put too much stuff in them and they break.

Must. resist. urge.

And now a real thread reply.

I've not bought or experienced this product first-hand, but for my money, it's a TV-advertised product that couldn't possibly live up to its claims under proper scrutiny:

Q-Ray bracelets! The most recent snake-oil campaign I can recall seeing advertised on TV.

Anecdote: Couple of weeks ago, I noticed the guy in the corner store near my workplace was wearing one. I didn't say anything about it to him (whatever works for ya, dude, and good luck), but I did remark to a co-worker, "I've never seen a bona-fide chump in real life. Now, I can say I have."

Moe @ 5/14/2008 1:10:31 AM

« haven :the lady that does my mom's pedicures uses it on my mom.

Must. resist. urge.

maven @ 5/14/2008 1:08:42 AM

Oh! I do have space bags. I tend to put too much stuff in them and they break.

haven @ 5/14/2008 1:08:18 AM

« indisguise : i'm intrigued by the space bags - has anyone tried them?
also i want the bullet mixer thing...

The bullet thing works really well. My mom has one. I'm a fan.

Oh... and funny thing about the pedegg... the lady that does my mom's pedicures uses it on my mom.

heymrp @ 5/14/2008 12:26:14 AM

My wife has a Scunci Steamer. I don't remember where she got it from, but I don't think she ordered it off TV. I think my father-in-law did and gave it to her. If he were on Plime he would be able to give you a large list of things he has ordered. He gets those commemorative coins, plates, tools, and kitchen gadgets. He even bought a Ronco Rotisserie!

dollyllama @ 5/13/2008 9:17:47 PM

C'mon now, this is the interweb, where you can obtain anything.

PS: Space bags rock, you can buy them retail though and save on S&H, try Walgreens.

indisguise @ 5/13/2008 9:02:33 PM

there's an as seen on tv store out at the mall of america too.

i once bought the static duster. it doesn't work as well as they claim. i also have the food dehydrator, it does ok.

i'm intrigued by the space bags - has anyone tried them?
also i want the bullet mixer thing...

maven @ 5/13/2008 8:09:54 PM

I first saw disposable cutting boards on one of those things. I bought them for the camper, first time I saw them. They were nice, but wasteful.

There's a store in Solvang (it's a Dutch themed tourist trap not far from here) called As Seen On TV...I've never been in.

pocksucket @ 5/13/2008 7:59:33 PM

I saw, a couple of years ago, something that tickled me along these lines.

It was an opportunist rejigging of the the "As Seen On TV" logo*

It was the same logo, but it included the words similar to.

Similar To As Seen On TV

You know that's going to be a mark of quality.

*It looks like this, if there's no equivalent in the rest of the world:

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e326/leofw/plimepics/seen_on_tv.jpg

coldbladed @ 5/13/2008 7:06:40 PM

I own a George Foreman grill. It was great for dorm life and I used it all the time then, but now I just use a real grill out on the patio.

One thing its still good for is making Panini or other grilled sandwiches.

badbud @ 5/13/2008 7:04:54 PM

The only ASOTV product I've ever owned was 15 yrs ago, it was a ron popeil dehydrator. I used to make jerky with it. Although it worked well, I gave it up along with meat.

suebe @ 5/13/2008 7:00:17 PM

I've been wondering about that. I keep seeing it in the drugstore.
/runs out to CVS.

CheZ @ 5/13/2008 6:58:47 PM

So we've all seen the commercials for 'amazing' products that seem too good to be true. And some of us have given in to temptation and bought them. Were they worth it? Lets share our experiences.

My mom was given a PegEgg as a gift. I tried it out and it works really well. My feets are nice and smooth!