If the Snuggie is my fave infomercial product du jour than the ShamWow! has to be my second fave infomercial product … which is why I’m only kinda geeking out that the ShamWow! guy, whose real name is Vincent Offer Schlomi, was spotted shopping for sunglasses in Beverly Hills, CA this week:
Hahahaha … OK, I know this is kinda lame but I have a deep fascination with infomercials … for a long time. Back in the early 90’s, when infomercials started crossing over into pop culture, I used to love the Susan Powter Stop the Insanity! ads … as well as any infomercial that featured Jennilee Harrison from Three’s Company. She used to sell the Sobakawa Pillow, the Ultimate Chopper and more. While I never really became a fan of Billy Mays (who is the reigning king of infomercials these days), I have to admit that I like this Vincent Schlomi dude. To be honest, David and I even bought a box of ShamWow! towels for our home. We use them to wipe down the countertops while wearing our Snuggies. Okay, not really but … what can I say. It may be a wee bit pathetic but this infomercial stuff tends to work on me. I’m the kind of person that sees it on TV and then thinks, Hey, maybe I need that too. Hahahaha … I know I’m not alone in this but I should really stop talking about it publicly. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m gonna go use my PedEgg and cry in a corner.
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LOL! I so did not picture the ShawWow guys name to be Vincent Schlomi…and I really want a set of the ShamWow’s they look so awesome! And I have to admit that I will watch some infomercials too cause they are so catchy!
Trent how could you forget Ron Popeil and all his stuff. The food dehydrater and pasta maker the list goes on and on. I used to watch informercials on sundays during football season when i was younger
I LOVE INFOMERCIALS!!
And have been known to buy a product or 2 from one.
So my boyfriend decided he wanted a ShamWow… and they were on sale at Canadian Tire (woooohoo!) so I picked them up for her.
The other day I spilled an entire can of pepsi on the carpet and as I ran off to get a towel he yelled “NO!!! LETS TRY MY SHAMWOWS!”
And… they actually worked!! haha Everything came up very quickly and the carpet was almost completely dry when we were done!
Now, ofcourse, it’s essentially just a chamois that you would use on your car. But it still works and save a LOT of pepertowel!
He is disgusting. Did you see the hooker he beat the hell out of? Screw shamwows.
Hey Trent. Long time lurker, first time commenter. Just wanted to share with you this link my husband and I stumbled upon. We think it’s awesome and I’m guessing you will too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsQcyhBsSjI
I love your site and I wish you and David much happiness and domestic bliss.
hahahhahahh Pedegg! that thing does look awesome.