Comments on: 4 Infomercials You Need to See (for Products You Don’t Need to Buy)

By: Gurlfaa

Gurlfaa — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:55:18 +0000

All three ads are boring and fake
Seriously, who sponsors these ads? Someone has to give people money to make them.

By: beth

beth — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:39:17 +0000

Mudi, I LOVE the Magic Bullet infomercial (though I’d never buy the thing). Where else do you see Lucy Ricardo come back from the dead to enjoy a delicious tunafish salad sandwich and berry sorbet all courtesy of the Magic Bullet?

By: adrienne

adrienne — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 03:01:50 +0000

OK, so I’ve seen the Hula chair, the “massager,” even the creepy-a$$ face mask thing…. But let me tell you this: If I EVER encounter a human being who will willingly and openly testify that having a partially digested garbage bag descend from their body was a healing act from GOD, I will go fully postal and end up imprisoned forever for sending them to meet their healer.

Seriously, who sponsors these ads? Someone has to give people money to make them, because it’s fairly obvious that they’re either a) related to a rich eccentric and are vying for the inheritance, b) crazy themselves and honestly believe this crap, or c) conducting a social experiment in which they’re trying to determine the gullibility of insomniacs.

Aaaand, that is all.

By: Pete

Pete — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 01:22:27 +0000

By far, my favorite infomercial is the “Shortcuts to Internet Millions.” If you haven’t seen it, it features two “actual users” who just happen to be wearing some EXTREMELY low-cut tops. It definitely holds your attention for a half-hour.

A close second is the one for “Extenze”, the “male enhancement” pill. The host goes out on the street to see whether anyone would consider trying the product and EVERYBODY she meets is taking it (and are more than happy to talk about it in front of their girlfriends).

By: Mudi-B

Mudi-B — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 01:08:02 +0000

Man, I caught that cleanse infomercial one afternoon and could not believe what I was watching. I had to see the whole thing.

My favorite infomercial is for the Magic Bullet Blender. it’s a little playlet set in what is apparently a boarding house run by an amiable english guy and his american wife. mesmerizing.

By: the creature

the creature — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:32:42 +0000

in reaction to the colon health thing:

a black encrusted foot and half long piece of rope is how God heals you? eeeewwwwwww. that guy is an idiot.

By: Roger

Roger — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:21:17 +0000

Whoa! I’m *totally* getting a Hawaii Chair for MY office. It’s perfect if you’re tired of coworkers stopping by… my favorite part of the ad is how the users all act as though there’s nothing out of the ordinary about having their lower body rotating.

By: Insolent Minx

Insolent Minx — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:02:09 +0000

How can one be taken seriously if their sitting on that chair and participating of a meeting???

I’ll second Beth about the mask…Jason is back!

As for the Dr. Hos massager, the first impression I had was that the girl was having an orgasm, then she said she wouldn’t need a man, so I wonder what is the purpose of that massager…lol

Okay…did he say THAT thing was coming out of the woman??? Nah…I must have misunderstood it, even tho I watched it thrice…no way he said that on TV…no way…that’s disgusting…

By: Harry

Harry — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 19:51:24 +0000

Wow, that facial mask is all kinds of creepy.

And, as for “Dr. Hos,” he totally reminds me of the Appliance Direct guy from Orlando: youtube.com/watch?v=CgxcYz5cLN8

By: Celeste

Celeste — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 19:43:29 +0000

I love the regular commercial informercials also. Like the one for the laundry detergent ball… at the beginning of the commercial, like five different people try their damndest, and FAIL at opening a box or bottle of laundry detergent. Im thinking, if you can’t complete a simple task like opening and pouring from a box, I cannot fathom how you would be able to eat your own food, or take yourself to the bathroom, let alone complete and fold an entire load of laundry. So what good’s the 300% marked-up soap ball going to be anyway.