I’ve been driving to work at the exact same time of day for five years now, and by default, I listen to the same local talk show every morning: Alice 105.9. (And for those of you that are local, no, I don’t even love them that much anymore, but it’s already a habit!) Anyway, they usually make me giggle, but I was cracking up this week when they did a piece on the Top Ten Most Popular Infomercial items.
At first, I kinda guffawed to myself because I’m not a big infomercial gal. Sure, I’ve found myself watching them at 1am after a late night out with friends and wine, but I’ve literally never picked up the phone and ordered something after seeing their sales pitch on the screen. The radio hosts claimed that most Americans owned at least four of the top ten items, and I totally laughed. I was guessing that I owned maybe……one. At best, one.
Guess what? I’m a total sellout because I own three of them!
First of all, I seriously have no idea what a Showtime Rotisserie is…anyone? Is that before my time?! Because I feel like the Thighmaster is ingrained in my brain forever and I sure as heck remember Chuck Norris’s Total Gym. And who didn’t run out and purchase Sweatin’ to the Oldies?!
Have you guessed which three I own? I’ll tell you: Proactiv, P90X, and the George Foreman Grill. I used Proactiv for a year until I freaked out about the insane amount of chemicals in the face soap (it bleaches your pillow cases!), but it definitely worked. I used P90X pretty hardcore for 90 days, but that was before I ultimately decided that I hate working out in my living room. Besides, Tony Horton started to get on my nerves, regardless of the efficacy of his program! My dad and I still have a standing joke where one of us will bend over at the waist, swing our arm in a circle, and yell, “Stir the soup!” (Anyone remember that?!) Lastly, I most definitely own a George Foreman Grill and I still use that sucker to this day! In fact, I packed it up in a box just a few short hours ago. I don’t care if that grill came from a boxer, an infomercial, or the planet Mars—it makes grilling chicken so flipping easy!
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How many of these top ten items do you own??
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I own a George foreman and a snuggie! My husband bought me the snuggie for Christmas. I guess I am below average with only two!
Oh my gosh, I love your blog name. Just had to tell you!
Who DOESN’T have a foreman? I love that thing. We have burned copies of p90x, and I also hate Tony Horton. I need to own proactiv – so many people keep telling me to use it, but I can’t stomach the price. Eric keeps saying he is going to buy it for me.
I remember thinking Proactiv was expensive too, but if I remember correctly, I NEVER went through a month’s supply in a month- more like two. Plus, now I use a Murad cleanser that costs a zillion times more, but I love it and it works, so I just call it a wash 🙂
Here’s a goofy one for ya…I owned Fast Abs (like the first electronic muscle stimulator belt LOL!) when I was in middle school. I BEGGED my mom to buy it for me.
I own a George Foreman. And I did own Proactiv (killed my face) and P90X.
Hahaha FAST ABS! I saw this platform thing at the mall the other day that jostles people around in the name of weight loss….tons of people were testing it out! Those things crack me up 🙂
*Raises hand* I have the Ped Egg. Seriously one of the best $10 I’ve spent. My heels and ball of my foot get mad thick skin to the point it almost hurts. I’m too cheep to get regular pedicures and am beyond freaked out my those feet blade scraper things. The ped egg takes time but it works. =)
i have a george foreman and i LOVE it. i also have a snuggie…but that was a gift 🙂
I had a george foreman at some point but I must have misplaced it during one of my many moves. I need to get another one ASAP! I have a ped egg knock off but I never really use it. Maybe I should think about breaking it out since sandal season is rapidly approaching.
I was just thinking I needed a pedicure asap!
this is hilarious! i used to have a george foreman too – and i absolutely proudly own a snuggie! although, i think it came from bed bath and beyond, not the tv. my sister is a sucker for infomercials – she’s still young, living at home and has too much disposable income and i’m pretty sure she bought that rotisserie thing. and a ballet barre workout set up. both of which were promptly returned once she realized how much money she’d just spent on a product from tv.
also – i used to LOVE alice in the morning. the only thing i’d listen to! but their changes have been not good. they are crass and rude now!! 🙁
Jamie has always been crass! She actually used to be on Alice wayyyyyyyy back in the day when I was in high school– Jamie, Frosty, and Frank! Super funny, but then one day you woke up and Frosty and Frank were gone and it was Jamie and Danny Bonaduce!
The showtime rotisserie is the “set it! And…forget it!!!” machine. You have to know which one I’m talking about now. My dad owns one and uses it exclusively for pot roasts. They are delicious!!!
I TOTALLY remember that catch phrase!!
This is so funny. I wouldn’t expect to own anything from infomercials either, but I do own two of these: P90X & a ped egg. But I didn’t buy either of them from an infomercial!
Sad story is that I didn’t even do P90X yet! I watched half of one video and was bored to death and hated Tony Horton!
I’ve never had any of those!!