We just used a pool noodle to fill the gap between our mattress and headboard. Probably a lot cheaper than what I could buy from an infomercial.
Speaking of which, something I have noticed lately: for years these ads have always used the “call now and get a second one free” come-on, but now they throw in a line like “just pay a separate fee”, and I’ll be damned if I can figure out how the second one is free if you’re paying for it.
We have one of those; the pot is a good size – perfect fit for our steaming contraption – and the lid is useful for draining anything which would fall through our colander.
I’ve never had a problem with things falling through the colander, even angel hair pasta. 
Tiny little peas, for example.
You know, I thoght that pot would be a good idea. In our house, the strainer was stored where it was hard to get out. Had to move pots to get the straier every time. First world problems, sure, but it was a pain nevertheless.
Then I started researching the miracle pot and found out it was a piece of junk.
So I ended up finding a way to hang the strainer near the sink, and all my problems went away.
So thank you, Miracle Pot, for getting me up and involved to solve my “problem”!
NB: what we have is similar to this Cuisinart pot rather than the POS advertised on the TV.
Is this the one you are talking about?
World’s Greatest Pot https://www.worldsgreatestpot.com/
Looks interesting.
At least they are honest on that webpage about the fee. They don’t say get the second free, they explicitly state “Just pay $9.99.” Shipping and handling for the first pot is $7.99. Additional S&H for the second pot shouldn’t be the full $7.99, so the cost of the additional pot without that is $2 to $5.99. First one is $20, second is up to $6. That’s a discount, but it’s not free.
And yes, paying an additional S&H fee is not “free” either.
I believe George Carlin’s take was: “Volvo. The intelligent car … for stupid drivers.”
We’ve been getting anti-smoking commercials featuring a woman with a horribly disfigured face – like, really disfigured, not just conventionally unattractive – during every commercial break on every broadcast channel and CNN, every weekday between 5 and 7 PM. Peak dinner time.
It’s almost February, but I’m still seeing frequent Christmas-themed Liberty Mutual Insurance commercials.
The Geico (?) ad about training young people to not be like their parents, and one of their examples is a woman trying to put a LIVE LIFE LOVE or whatever plaque in her house.
Every single time I’ve ever seen someone put those in their house it was a person in their 20s already, I think those plaques are already in “Basic Bitch” territory. It doesn’t fit with the other examples such as not knowing how to pronounce Quinoa.
It’s an ad for Progressive.
Somewhat related, as far as hard to look at; the commercial for Proactive acne treatment. I have every bit of sympathy for those poor people suffering from it - I’ve been through it myself- but a close-up of severe acne is disgusting. It’s not like it’s a scare tactic to “stop __________, or this is what your face will look like”. I don’t know what the point is.
There is a commercial for some kind of prescription shit with the typical slice of life scenario. The happy people are at the lake, running down a wooden dock to jump in the water. There is, for some reason, a close up for a nail sticking up out of the deck, but everyone misses it. Chekov’s nail.
So I wasn’t imagining that - I figured it was going to be a wound care commercial.
Like, right out of college they’re shopping at a Ye Olde Craft Shoppe and buying “fake hand-written, fake meaningful sayings” plaques? Naaah…
The women I see putting these up are Soccer Moms with highlighted hairsprayed hairdos… dare I say Karens?.. who would never actually do the work of creating a home where people are free to live, laugh and love. But ordering hubby to hang a sign up on the wall? That’s easy.
One annoying commercial is for some financial service. A big family is hanging around the kitchen, together thanks to the service. Non- descript music which was in the background suddenly swells up with a country sounding voice singing: “there was a dream!” at twice the volume as the rest of the commercial. Which really doesn’t fit with the family portrayed.
Those are starting to get annoying. Nobody thinks they need a sign in order to Live Life Love. Silly signs aren’t reserved for old people.
Again I say their next ad should be “I pay my bills. On time. Every month.” “I go to work, even when I don’t feel like it.” “It’s trash day. Round up the buckets and put them at the curb.” “I wash my dishes, not pile them in the sink until it is too full to use.”
The point is to show how bad some people had it who are now clear. It’s not just mildly effective for people with run of the mill pimples, but handles extreme cases. “This person used our product and now doesn’t have any acne. If it works for him, surely it will work for you.”
Humira has one that features a fat faced basketball playing kid who’s enjoyment of the game depends on if Mommy is in the stands to cheer on his every move.
I shouldn’t have included the rhetorical comment “I don’t know what the point is”. Of course I know the thought behind it. But folks with that condition know what they look like (as I mentioned, I suffered a short bout of it myself). It’s needlessly graphic and off-puttiing.
As for the Progressive ads, I thought the first two were hilarious (BBLUUUE!)but the latest ones are kind of missing the mark. Is “program” (for things on tv) an old person’s term? I think I use “shows” and “programs” interchangeably. Also, do peoples’ parents regularly tell wait staff their name? I don’t get those.
Oh, God, yes.
As the server approached our table, the whole extended family would cringe, KNOWING my dad would lapse into “be chummy” mode. Ask their name and where they’re from (inevitably from a few blocks away, but it would open the door to Dad explaining where we’re from and why we’re on vacation).
Followed by introductions, including childhood nicknames.
And then, the coup de grace: working in an embarrassing anecdote about one of his children… “Oh, can we have a round of ice waters? And make sure this little guy’s isn’t secretly vodka, Boomer here had a little too much at a high school party last summer, knowwhatImean? That vodka ended up allll over his date’s dress…”
