# Looking for a prodcut from an infomercial

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-prodcut-from-an-infomercial/416571>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 22, 2007, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-prodcut-from-an-infomercial/416571 "2007-08-22T22:26:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2007, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-prodcut-from-an-infomercial/416571/1 "2007-08-22T22:26:45Z")

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I seem to recall there was an infomercial that advertised roller/casters that you put on the bottom of appliances to allow you to easily move them for vacuuming.

I was thinking “magic caster” but I’m wrong.

Does anyone know what I’m talking about?

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**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2007, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-prodcut-from-an-infomercial/416571/2 "2007-08-22T22:31:55Z")

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Something like [this](http://www.asseenontv.com/prod-pages/Movingmen.html)?

Edit: oh, wait, I think I understand better now.

Something like [these](http://www.acehardware.com/sm-appliance-rollers-dolleys--fi-1259587_cp-1254881.1255043.html)?

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**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2007, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-prodcut-from-an-infomercial/416571/3 "2007-08-22T22:47:29Z")

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I think your first link is what I was looking for (your intuition was better than my explanation.)

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2007, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-prodcut-from-an-infomercial/416571/4 "2007-08-22T22:57:09Z")

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Happy to help!

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**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2007, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-prodcut-from-an-infomercial/416571/5 "2007-08-23T02:53:19Z")

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Those furniture slider things really do work, btw. My tiny little mom and me (not so tiny) move furniture all the time with them like it’s nobody’s business!