Archive through November 14, 2001
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Archive through November 14, 2001
Grooch | Sunday, November 11, 2001 - 12:27 pm     Has anyone ever bought a product from one of those infomercials? And if so, how was the product. I'm wondering because I normally ignore these commercials but my satellite dish card got zapped so I was forced to watch the local channels early this morning. They had one about something called the steam bullet. I want it! It looks like it will work. And the way it cleaned everything was amazing. I need it! I have to have it! Where do I mail in my 49.99 plus shipping? It is a handheld device that sends out a powerful stream of steam that cleans grout, grease and everything else that is caked on. Here is the description from the web page. --------------------------------------------- Does cleaning your home feel like you’re on the battlefield? Fight back with Steam Bullet! The revolutionary cleaning machine that cleans and disinfects your entire home with just the power of steam. Fill Steam Bullet with plain tap water. It’s that simple. In minutes you’re ready to put Steam Bullet to work. Steam Bullet cleans and sanitizes kitchen counter tops. Removes caked on food from stovetops. Just wipe and it’s all clean. Steam Bullet steams away mold and mildew on bathroom tile. Eliminates soap scum on mirrors and shower doors. Even disinfects the toilet bowl without costly cleaners, without harmful chemicals. Steam Bullet is a must in the nursery. Perfect for sanitizing the changing table. Deodorizing the diaper pail. Sanitize children’s toys to help prevent the spread of germs. Use Steam Bullet to remove dirt from hard to reach corners and other difficult areas that ordinary cleaners miss. Uh-Oh, embarrassing pet odors, Steam Bullets' pressurized steam freshens all of your upholstery. Eliminates odors but that’s not all! Steam Bullet’s a powerful garment steamer too. Remove wrinkles from clothing. Steam drapes right on the rod. Lightweight and portable Steam Bullet tackles outdoor cleaning jobs too. The high power nozzle makes car wheels shine like new again. Great for the interior to remove spots from mats and upholstery. Remove impossible grime on the back yard grill. Other steamers are being sold else where for up to $400 but now on this exclusive Internet offer you can order the Steam Bullet Steam Cleaner with high pressure steam jet nozzle for just $49.99 plus shipping and handling. Act now and receive the complete accessory package with scrub brush, squeegee, fabric tool with terry cover, funnel and measuring cup. From stovetop to sofas. From tiles to toys. Steam Bullet is the ultimate cleaning machine. Order Now! --------------------------------------------- Has anyone order this or anything else? How was it? I bought those snap on hooks that has a suction cup to stay attached to the wall and can hold up to 10 pounds. They sell it at Walmart now. I was living in an apt at the time and I didn't want to put any holes in the wall for my Christmas decorations. I thought "what a great idea." I put the first one up with a 1 pound decoration, it unsuctioned and fell within 5 minutes, breaking my decoration. I tried a few more times and it fell every time. At least I had bought it at walmart, so I got my money back. |
Spygirl | Sunday, November 11, 2001 - 12:34 pm     I ordered ProActiv from an infomercial that I saw about 3:30am one morning. It worked for about 12 months and then I switched to MaryKay b/c their products were cheaper and worked better. I've also bought Oxy-Clean which started out as an infomercial, but Wal-Mart sells it now. Now THAT stuff is worth the cost (which is about $8.00, I think). It gets stains out of everything! Do they sell anything that keeps weinie dogs from walking on coffee tables looking for left over crumbs?? |
Angelnikki | Sunday, November 11, 2001 - 12:47 pm     spygirl, like you I also bought proactiv but I saw it in the mall. It worked for awhile but it ran out and i didnt buy anymore of it, but it also made my skin dry. I didnt think that could happen cause i have oily skin. I love mary kay products they work sooooo good. I have alot of stuff that is mary kay also. The foundation is the best product i have ever gotten from them. I also bout oxyclean in a grocery store and that is good stuff. grooch, i saw that steamer thing your talking about. you should get it and let us know how it works |
Buttercup | Sunday, November 11, 2001 - 12:54 pm     Juju2bigdog will certainly keep the weinie off the coffee table--permanently! I am not sure about the price, however.
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Gail | Sunday, November 11, 2001 - 12:57 pm     Spygirl, for your dachshund, try putting a piece of cloth on your coffee table and on top of that put a small coffee can with a lid (or some other kind of can with a lid) and put a little bit of change or some bells or something inside so when it falls, it scares you dog into not doing it again. I used this for a larger dog who kept knocking over the kitchen trash can. A can on top - it fell off before the trash can fell and made so much noise it solved the problem. Another thing you can try is to get a sheet of tacky paper and some how attach it to your coffee table top so it doesn't move (tacky side up) and then put a really good treat up there in the middle. I think this is supposed to work on cats - maybe it will work on your little dog too. I had 2 dachshunds when I was growing up. |
Misslibra | Sunday, November 11, 2001 - 01:05 pm     Yeah Grooch get it and tell us if it really works. The oxyclean I started to order from a infomercial, I'm glad a didn't now since Spygirl says they sell it at Walmart. The next time i'm there I'll pick some up. I was like you thinking that most of that stuff don't work. Steam Bullet eh? The name only stands out... does it look like a bullet? Spygirl you have a weinie dog... ahhh I bet he/she is a cutie. I can't help you though with the crumbs on the coffee table. I have a Cat and you know how they like to jump on top of everything. |
Spygirl | Sunday, November 11, 2001 - 01:06 pm     MsLibra...I just posted Toby's picture in my profile if you want to take a peek. Thanks Gail! Excellent suggestions...I'm gonna try the first one and see what happens. He doesn't do it terribly often, but that IS where I eat! hahaha! And if that doesn't work, I'll hire JuJuWeinieDogLover ...I hear she works wonders!  |
Gail | Sunday, November 11, 2001 - 01:28 pm     One of our malls has a store called "As Seen on TV" where it sells a bunch of those things in the commercials. |
Misslibra | Sunday, November 11, 2001 - 01:36 pm     Ahhhh they are sooooo cute! Look at them, whats not to love!  |
Spygirl | Sunday, November 11, 2001 - 03:16 pm     Thanks!  |
Juju2bigdog | Sunday, November 11, 2001 - 04:20 pm     Would everybody please stand clear? We may have to do an intervention here. Grooch! Stand away from the television! Now! Put down the remote control! Now! <wrestles Grooch to the ground, turns off the tv, hides the remote and locks up the checkbook and credit cards> Okay, everybody back to what you were doing. Sigh, a watchdog's duties are never done. Grumble, grumble.
<puts OxyClean on the grocery list> |
Sunshinemiss | Sunday, November 11, 2001 - 06:02 pm     Grooch I believe Dateline did a special on evaluating TV products about 6 months ago, and that was one of the products included. They concluded it did NOT live up to its advertisement (not that it didn't work, just that it didn't work as well as the ads say) they demonstrated it, trying to clean the oven like the ad shows, and it didn't blast off the grease like the ad shows (some came off though, and ran down the edges making a horrid mess on the cabinets and floor below) One of the other products they evaluated that they DID give high marks to (and which I consequently purchased) was the Showtime Rotisserie- that thing is great! Just throw anything in it and it really does all the work for you. I love mine. I got mine off Ebay for much less (but, heads up if you do, I found it did not have some accessories that came with it new, so double check, I wish I had) Might want to check the Dateline/NBC website to see if they still have the reviews available. |
Weinermr | Sunday, November 11, 2001 - 06:30 pm     I'm not on no coffee table |
Weinermr | Sunday, November 11, 2001 - 07:06 pm     But on a serious note........ We've bought various items from infomercials over the years with mixed success. We've bought knives that were supposed to last a lifetime that only stayed sharp with a few uses. We've bought tooth whitening systems that had mixed success. I bought a carpet cleaner about 14 years ago that still works great. I bought this very computer that I use to yak on TVCH through an infomercial a couple of years ago, and have been quite pleased with it (except now I want a much faster one LOL), but it works great, and I have no complaints about the system. Just today, my wife was talking about a clothes iron that she had seen on an infomercial that she was wowed by, that we are still trying to find more information about. Many of these infomercial products are now sold at malls, at discount stores, at outlet centers, etc. like Target, KMart, WalMart, etc. Caveat emptor, and enjoy your steamer.... I've seen it too, and you can sterilize your whole home. |
Mssilhouette | Monday, November 12, 2001 - 05:29 pm     Okay I've purchased that NADS hair remover gel. Well its basically green honey, which is not to say it doesn't work. But it can be a bit messy and there is some pain (hey you're pulling your hair out by the roots) but nothing that is too traumtizing. Overall though the best part is that it washes off with water. Less messy than the creams and with zero bad smell. I was doing the hair on my arm as a test...sadly I apparently bruise easily because I pulled the strip the wrong way and off came the hair and afterwards some spotty brusing. Oh and it takes getting used to applying it just right. Next up on my list is the Epil Stop and Spray...they sell it at target so it must do something..well see. |
Willi | Tuesday, November 13, 2001 - 09:28 am     My daughter just had to have these snap curlers she saw on TV. They didn't stay in her hair past a few minutes. I tried them in my hair...Same problem. The upside is we have a good laugh whenever we see the infomercial advertising them or anything else for $19.99. We laugh a lot. |
Fruitbat | Tuesday, November 13, 2001 - 10:04 am     Oh goody, I love infomercials. Anyone notice that the same old stuff is being shown that we have seen for months? I want new ones! I bought a "V- slicer" 15 years ago from an infomercial. I am on my second one now. They are great and available on the web, made by Borne. My son asked for one for Christmas last year. I use it everyday as he did when he still lived at home. He hated not having one. I could not reccomend anything more highly. It slices in 2 sizes, shreds, juillianes in 3 sizes, waffles and more. It is small and just sits on the cutting board. I bought a floor and rug cleaner. It has 2 rotating brushes on the bottom and attachments to switch to scrubbers. It is easy to use and does a great job, especially on the ceramic tile in the kitchen. $200. I reccomend that too. I bought a Total Gym. Expensive and not a great aparatus even when motivated. BIG mistake. One of those sit up things that brace your head. I love it. No more sore neck. I will go to Wallmart for the Oxyclean, I have had my eye on that. Spy.........just let the little fella have a few crumbs. Jeeeeeeze. He is just a very little guy looking for something to do. He can't play soccer so this is his sport. |
Twiggyish | Tuesday, November 13, 2001 - 04:16 pm     OMG, I have bought many things over the years. A friend of ours has the portable rotisserie roaster and they swear by it. They cooked a turkey for us in it and it was great. I had a gadget which was suppose to knit and another one that was suppose to sew, neither of them worked. |
Angelnikki | Tuesday, November 13, 2001 - 08:27 pm     has anyone seen that thingamagig that you attatch to your hair and it braids it in like, 1 second??? seems interesting but for little girls, not me, me big girl |
Dahli | Wednesday, November 14, 2001 - 11:48 am     Anybody else dumb enough to order an Orbitrek? I went and did that and now six months later am still paying for it on 6 easy payments (US funds no less!) It's not a comfortable machine to use - poor design and so a huge waste!! |
Kep421 | Wednesday, November 14, 2001 - 01:35 pm     I love Oxyclean and it does almost everything that is shown on TV, only not as fast. For those set in stains, you have to let it set for awhile and they don't mention that fact. But all in all, I think it is great and use it all the time. I also love OrangeClean. I had my 3 grandsons living with me for almost 2 years and we had six people crammed into a 906 sq ft condo. The room the boys lived and played in was quite a mess when they left. I used Orangeclean on the walls and Orange Clean for wood on the doors, and it cleaned scuff marks and crayon marks right off. The 3yr old had written his name in black crayon all over the wooden door and all over the walls and I really thought we would have to replace the door and use four coats of primer on the walls. Nope, Orangeclean cleaned the door so well we didn't even have to paint it, although we did paint the room using only one coat of primer. I used Oxyclean on the carpet and you would never know that 3 rambuctious boys lived in that room for nearly two years. I no longer use 409... |
Pcakes2 | Wednesday, November 14, 2001 - 01:46 pm     Angelnikki- I have the braider thing....it actually works pretty well. |
Car54 | Wednesday, November 14, 2001 - 01:50 pm     Gosh, this is becoming my favorite thread. I have trouble sleeping, and we have crummy cable here, so see a lot of this stuff... hearing all these stories is so interesting! Next time I go to WalMart I am definitely picking up that cleaner. (I am only allowed to go to WalMart about once every 3 months, because I get too excited about the bargains and buy too many bulk items!- I also have a serious weakness for plastic Rubbermaid stuff- somehow I think if I BUY the organizer that will make me organized!) |
Sunshinemiss | Wednesday, November 14, 2001 - 05:19 pm     LOL Car I have that problem too, I am a sucker for storage containers, organizers, little bins etc... I am sitting here looking at a pile of bins (empty) and half a room of clutter. They need to include a can of ambition with every organizer. Good intentions do NOT count. ;=) I bought one of those blenders-on-a-stick things, with the blades at the bottom (the name escapes me) it mixes stuff up just fine, but it doesn't do the ice grinding they show-you have to pre-chip the ice or have teeny ice cubes. I also have yet to get it to REALLY whip non-fat milk. It will make it very foamy, but never really stiff enough to qualify as whipped cream. Maybe it is just me. It is currently part of the above mentioned clutter and rarely used. Oh well... |
Angelnikki | Wednesday, November 14, 2001 - 08:59 pm     what is the orbitrek?? never seen it. oh pcakes you have the braid thing?? very interesting do you have kids you use it on or yourself? i like braids but i have a boy. i have one of those blenders on a stick thingy also and i never use it. you know what i saw recently that seems interesting, well i dont know the name, its this thingamagig that you put like an onion in or a potato or egg and it has lots of blades and they rotate, you dont have to rotate all you have to do is pump up and down and in seconds the onion etc.. is all chopped up in small peices anyone know the name??? |
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