I was just on another thread where the Snuggie was brought up. Essentially, it's a blanket with sleeves. The ad promises that you won't need to expose your arms to the cold to turn the pages while lying under a blanket.

Which leads to the question: What are the stupidest or shoddiest products you have ever seen or used? Tell your funny story or warn your fellow Escapists about shoddy products to avoid.

I saw that commercial...it was like an over-sized robe turned around backwards...

Sham-wow. A chamois is a chamois is a chamois, fer chrissakes...unfortunately, my wife was suckered in...

Also, anything Billy Mays sells that isn't Oxy Clean.

Chef Tony, avoid the fucker like the plague.

EDIT I watch way too much bad television.

I love the part in the Sunggie commercial where the whole family is at the "sporting event." They all look like members of a cult, specificly, the Mythic Dawn.

CIA:
I love the part in the Sunggie commercial where the whole family is at the "sporting event." They all look like members of a cult, specificly, the Mythic Dawn.

I found that the old man lounging around in his chair was comical. Like a cult leader in his day off.

Back on hand: Does anyone remember those knives that were sold in the 1970s(I saw an old ad), something like banzi or something. Those apparently don't work well.

the bedazzle, seriously why the hell would you wanna cover your clothing with shiny plastic stickers, the shamwow is a close second.

crepesack :
the bedazzle, seriously why the hell would you wanna cover your clothing with shiny plastic stickers, the shamwow is a close second.

But its a shammie AND a towel!!

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=gw1g2yKxb0I&feature=related

ahahahahahah is all i can say

Obama towel holder.

Clap on. *clap clap* Clap off. *clap clap* Clap on, clap off - it's the clapper.

Sweet Jesus no! That is all.

Billy Mays' Big City Sliders!

It's kinda like a grill press, but with circles where you put the ingredients for your patties in. "No more flippin' and floppin'."

Looks so stupid. I have only seen it on youtube though, we don't get Billy Mays in Australia.

Two words...DVD Rewinder...look it up it exists

fluffylandmine:
Does anyone remember those knives that were sold in the 1970s(I saw an old ad), something like banzi or something. Those apparently don't work well.

Damn, you know you suck at your job when you make sharp bits of metal that don't work well.

I'm going to site Cracked's Magnescribe Pen, for being an absurdly clunky, thirty-dollar pen you have to wear around your neck to demonstrate your poor judgement to the world.

Dkozza:
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=gw1g2yKxb0I&feature=related

ahahahahahah is all i can say

That was fucking hilarious. Like the SNL skit for the Jar Glove, but an actual product.

Nickelback

Along with the snuggie commercials which are extremely annoying, I am also put off by the commercials for the "Ped Egg" which is an egg shaped, foot scraper/corn remover. I just don't get it.

The "Thinkquit" anti-smoking system. It's a cheap MP3 player with a recording of someone telling you not to smoke, repeated with enough slight variations to form eleven chapters of talking.

EDIT:

Mumpadump:
Along with the snuggie commercials which are extremely annoying, I am also put off by the commercials for the "Ped Egg" which is an egg shaped, foot scraper/corn remover. I just don't get it.

I don't get it either, partly because I don't see why people would be looking at your feet, let alone the soles of your feet.

Lol, what's with the hate on shamwow? Vince is my hero.

Billy Mays and all his products however...
Another product I saw was some rubber sort of thing that apparently fixed leaks, could pull a truck, hold shelves up ect. Not so sure that that worked.

aussiesniper:
The "Thinkquit" anti-smoking system. It's a cheap MP3 player with a recording of someone telling you not to smoke, repeated with enough slight variations to form eleven chapters of talking.

I was going to say the clapper and agree with Molten Discharge, but, instead, this gets my vote.

MaxTheReaper:

KungFuMaster:
I saw that commercial...it was like an over-sized robe turned around backwards...

Sham-wow. A chamois is a chamois is a chamois, fer chrissakes...unfortunately, my wife was suckered in...

Also, anything Billy Mays sells that isn't Oxy Clean.

Chef Tony, avoid the fucker like the plague.

That is exactly what it fucking is. It's a huge robe turned backwards, and anyone stupid enough to buy it needs to be shot. Twice.

Because sometimes they come back...again.

*Hangs head in shame* Sorry. Couldn't help myself.

Your mom, worst ride ever!

cuddly_tomato:
Obama towel holder.

well at least the towels arn't held on obama's head.

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=rUbWjIKxrrs&feature=channel_page

Vince is back, this time with another stupid product!

"Your gunna love my nuts"

"pops open like that, like a butterfly"

"Tacos,fettucini, linguini, martini, bikini"

I made a thread about the snuggie... ;-;

the Ped-Egg.

how the FUCK do you advertise for something that shaves your feet like a cheese grater?
and the shot where they dump out the foot filings into the trash just makes me want to puke in my soup

Chicago Ted:
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=rUbWjIKxrrs&feature=channel_page

Vince is back, this time with another stupid product!

"Your gunna love my nuts"

"pops open like that, like a butterfly"

"Tacos,fettucini, linguini, martini, bikini"

Memorable Quotes

"Stop having a boring tuna, stop having a boring life"
"Your gunna love my nuts"
"pops open like that, like a butterfly"
"This is making me cry and making you cry"
" Life is hard as it is you dont wanna cry anymore"
" Were gunna make America skinny again, one slap at a time"
"Tacos,fettucini, linguini, martini, bikini"

i know i might get chewed out for this one, but as George Carlin once said: "i heard they were coming out with disposible douche, and what i want to know is, who would keep it in the first place?!?"

its true though, words and names we give to products are becoming less and less relevent to the actual purpose. Eventually, everything will be called the "super jumbo deluxe!"

just goes to show you, media is retarded.

T Mad

MaxTheReaper:

KungFuMaster:

MaxTheReaper:

KungFuMaster:
I saw that commercial...it was like an over-sized robe turned around backwards...

Sham-wow. A chamois is a chamois is a chamois, fer chrissakes...unfortunately, my wife was suckered in...

Also, anything Billy Mays sells that isn't Oxy Clean.

Chef Tony, avoid the fucker like the plague.

That is exactly what it fucking is. It's a huge robe turned backwards, and anyone stupid enough to buy it needs to be shot. Twice.

Because sometimes they come back...again.

*Hangs head in shame* Sorry. Couldn't help myself.

Ah-ha, but I never said where they should be shot. There's hardly any point in punishing someone for stupidity if they die instantly.

Ball and socket joints, one in shoulder, one in the hip!

http://listverse.com/miscellaneous/top-10-worst-products-ever/

I have found SHAM-WOW man's new career

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=_eaE-_GDbmQ&feature=channel

HI! I'M BARRY SCOTT!

Nuff said. We don't clean pennies anymore Barry, not after that stuff melts them.

The Ped-Egg, never have i actually thought about buying it, it just seems like a terrible idea.
Basically, for those who've never heard about it, the ped-egg is pretty much a cheese grater for your feet,
which handily holds the grated skin in a compartment, for later use.
My friend tells me his dad uses a file instead. Both i think are bad ideas.
Ugh