To some, Billy Mays was just a loud, blue-shirt-wearing pitch man used to sell products you didn’t know you really needed. To others, like every-day inventors, Billy helped dreams of success and fortune come true. Billy started his career as a travelling salesman crossing the country pitching household items like the Ultimate Chopper at tradeshows […]
Continue ReadingThe Hawaiian Chair
May 27, 2009
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. “Get fit while you sit…” sounds a little oxymoronic don’t ya think? Given the current health craze of our society, it’s no surprise that the market is full of new and innovative workout machines, products, and gadgets. However, one product that did come as a surprise to me is The Hawaiian Chair. The Hawaiian […]
Continue ReadingInfomercial Brands: Tempur-pedic
May 15, 2009
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Ever been awake at 2:00 am surfing through the channels, hoping to find something to bore you into a deep slumber? Well I have, and I always seem to stumble across the infomercial for the Tempur-pedic® Sleep System, made famous by it’s ads promoting jumping on the bed with a full wine glass of […]
Continue ReadingInfomercial Brands: PedEgg
May 07, 2009
In the market for a brand new foot file? Aren’t we all? Now you can have the smooth, beautiful soles you have always dreamed about. The PedEgg™ is a revolutionary foot file that gently removes callouses and dead skin—with a cutting-edge name to boot. PedEgg ingeniously pairs the prefix “-Ped”, from ‘podiatry’, with “-Egg”, a […]
Continue ReadingInfomercial Brands: kiNOki
May 05, 2009
Google “infomercial foot pads” and the first page of search results speaks to immense customer dissatisfaction and charges of false claims with this “Japanese-based” product. Billed as the “ancient Japanese secret to perfect health,” the Kinoki Detox Foot Pads claim to detoxify your body while you sleep through small pads that you place on the […]
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