# Need help with an infomercial product...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-an-infomercial-product/110978>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 27, 2002, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-an-infomercial-product/110978 "2002-05-27T00:09:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![parisms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@parisms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/parisms)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2002, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-an-infomercial-product/110978/1 "2002-05-27T00:09:43Z")

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That I am trying to find for my brother. It is a weed-wacker accessory that replaces the fishing line or whatever blade type thingy you have. Does anyone know what I am speaking of? it is advertised quite frequently

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**Author:** ![Just\_Ed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Just\_Ed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Ed)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2002, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-an-infomercial-product/110978/2 "2002-05-27T02:26:08Z")

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Would it be the [Weed Terminator](http://www.asseenontv.com/prod-pages/WeedTerminator.html)?

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**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2002, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-an-infomercial-product/110978/3 "2002-05-27T02:29:05Z")

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Hope it’s not the “Weed Wizard” cos that might not be such a good idea.

[http://www.weedwizard.com/](http://www.weedwizard.com/)

I was also able to come across something called the “Super Weeder” which is made of Lexan.

[http://www.superweeder.com/faq.html](http://www.superweeder.com/faq.html)

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**Author:** ![parisms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@parisms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/parisms)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2002, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-an-infomercial-product/110978/4 "2002-05-27T03:31:11Z")

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Thanks for the replies but its none of those… It had a similar ‘catchy’ name, but obviously not catchy enough cuz I forgot it! LOL, its one where the ‘strings’ are much thicker and supposedly don’t ever break, even when you whack a rock instead of weeds by mistake. Let me know if this rings any bells, thanks for your attempts to help.

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**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2002, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-an-infomercial-product/110978/5 "2002-05-27T14:52:12Z")

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In my area of California we have about three stores that just sell ‘seen on tv’ stuff. Why don’t  
you ask one of them? There is probably a ‘seen on tv’ website too…Also, the hardware  
store probably has this stuff. I got plastic blades one time from it that last forever & then some.