Exhibit A: The first time I saw a commercial for the Snuggie, I laughed so hard I cried - I went running up the stairs calling to Scott to come and look at the television. I think it must have been the family of three sitting in the bleachers dressed like recently-escaped-from-the-monastery-monks in burgundy habits, cheering-on their son/brother while he played soccer that initially sent me in to hysterics. And yet, while Scott and I shopped at Walgreens the other day, we passed a display of the infamous "the blanket that has sleeves," we looked at each other, shrugged, and threw one in the cart. One can only mock so long before one must admit to the numerous practical uses for such an invention - fashion-forward it is not, but it is a warm alternative to a cold night.
Exhibit B: One of the great mysteries of television infomercials is why the makers of The Magic Bullet felt it was necessary to use paid actors to peddle their wares rather than to let the product speak for itself through the real-life user endorsements. Nooooo....instead they felt it was necessary to have set the infomercial in a fake kitchen, apparently one in which any old "boozy" neighbor, or "crotchety old" biddy, are welcome to waltz into whenever it strikes their fancy. And yet....for all its ridiculousness, I found myself curious about the myriad options for how I could use it, and so I bought one.
Exhibit C: Scott and I typically enjoy going to the Puyallup Fair just to "be there" and soak-in the excitement and action. On principal, we make a sojourn to the product areas, reminiscent of when farmers would bring their produce to sell at the county fair, not necessarily to buy anything but because it's fun to see what's being hawked. This last fall, in we went, and out we came with Sham Wow! - the German "wonder" towel. And while its powers were undeniably attractive - soaking up an entire can of soda out of a swatch of carpeting - I think we may have been caught up in the moment.
Exhibits D, E, F and G: Over the course of the years, Scott and I have succumbed to the cunning enticements of various infomercial pronunciations, including: Dermacia, a type of makeup with "amazing coverage" that also "breathes"; Sheer Cover, a mineral makeup "pimped" by Leeza Gibbons; The Firm, an exercise program involving a combination of step aerobics and weights created by a cohort of women in the Deep South - gotta love an instructor calling out the step with an accent: "Hey, ya'all take a look at thowse guuuns". For a highly entertaining event, you should see Scott and I doing these videos together; and Green Tea Patches, intended to accelerate your weight loss efforts.
Some of these purchases have been absolutely ridiculous and some have been very helpful, but the bottom line is that they are entertaining. Recently I saw the most AWESOME infomercial for a workout video, which I am now begging Scott to buy me for my birthday: the official Dirty Dancing Workout video.
Entertaining? Fo sho...... Helpful? That remains to be seen...... If you want to see a few clips from this AMAZING video see attached: http://dirtydancingworkout.com/ Maybe once we are dancing like Jonny and Baby we will post our own video....stay posted.
6 comments:
this post made me laugh so hard!I'm always so tempted to buy that stuff but I never have before. I get so mesmerized I can't change the channel. The one thing I would really like to get is a Jack Lalanne juicer, and I like the idea of the mineral makeup too.
You had me laughin so hard too - my daughter is hooked on this one right now - we are just waiting to see them at Walgreens - http://bighappyhair.com/ -
What was missing is how much you enjoyed each of those things you bought? Have you and Scott sat curled up in your blanket with arms in front on the fireplace? Did the shammy thing work when you spilled a whole 2 liter of soda on the floor? We need more information - Valerie
Okay, so after much prodding on your part, I finally watched the Dirty Dancing workout video, and all I have to say is: DO NOT NOT NOT buy it!! I only had to watch about 30 seconds of it before I came to that conclusion, although I must admit that I continued to watch it for a while longer.
The only infomerical buy that has ever been great for me is Slim in Six- a fabulous workout video. I too have tried some mineral makeup, pilates, and a few others- I returned them ALL.
I have to say though, I do want that blanket. Think of all the blogging and internet surfing I could do while curled up in it!
OH... MY... GOODNESS. I just looked up big happie hair.You have to laugh when they show the side profile of the girl who's hair grows right before your eyes!! I think I want one. hahahaha
My kids are begging me for the snuggie (why do they have to show those commercials on Nickelodeon?, and I too own the Magic Bullet. You guys should really have a show on at 3 a.m. that rates all of the other infomercial products. Can't wait to hear about the next Hey Finckely purchase...
Hahaha! Brandon and I LOVE watching infomercials. In fact, he called me in a couple nights ago to watch the Snuggie one. After watching that, I told him that my freshman roomies and I saw an infomercial on "the Potty Light"--a light that goes INSIDE the toilet bowl and lights up green, of all colors, so you don't miss the bucket in the middle of the night. We thought it was so funny that we bought one, and took all of our visitors on a bathroom tour so they could see the wonder that is the Potty Light.
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