# Usually I am not a big fan of infomercials but.. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 15, 2008, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usually-i-am-not-a-big-fan-of-infomercials-but/441491 "2008-03-15T19:46:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usually-i-am-not-a-big-fan-of-infomercials-but/441491/21 "2008-03-19T15:50:15Z")
[QUOTE=Winston Smith] Ironically, it gets hooker blood out of hotel room carpet no problem. YMMV [/QUOTE] Cool! And here I thought I dreamed that _Very Bad Things_-based infomercial… ---
**Author:** ![pbbth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f9ae1b/32.png) [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usually-i-am-not-a-big-fan-of-infomercials-but/441491/22 "2008-03-19T16:34:04Z")
I am an infomercial whore. I can’t watch TV late at night because I will never go to sleep and my roommate will come in and yell at me for exlaiming, “That is a fantastic idea! I would use that every day!” The Magic Bullet is super awesome and was my mother’s birthday present some years ago. I loved my Magic Pancake Maker until I broke it. ☹ It made perfect pancakes. All of my As Seen On TV stuff was purchased in a store, not off of infomercials but that is where I first heard about them. ---
**Author:** ![hekk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/50afbb/32.png) [@hekk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hekk)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usually-i-am-not-a-big-fan-of-infomercials-but/441491/23 "2008-03-20T00:45:32Z")
[QUOTE=Swampwolf] I picked up some [Mighty Putty](https://www.mightyputty.com/spark/index.php?ai=8&tag=mpsc100) a couple of weeks ago at Target–I’m now looking around the house for stuff it can fix–which is _everything!_! I love it…but the only problem: the smell is like that of a cheap nail salon [/QUOTE] Isn’t that just epoxy putty, the kind you can get at the hardware store for like 2 bucks? ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usually-i-am-not-a-big-fan-of-infomercials-but/441491/24 "2008-03-20T04:28:36Z")
[QUOTE=hekk] Isn’t that just epoxy putty, the kind you can get at the hardware store for like 2 bucks? [/QUOTE] Yeah, that’s what I was going to mention. Hell, a good hardware store probably has half a dozen types of putty epoxy, and maybe another half dozen liquid epoxies. JB Weld, in particular, is really good for metal. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Purl_McKnittington)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usually-i-am-not-a-big-fan-of-infomercials-but/441491/25 "2008-03-20T05:15:33Z")
[QUOTE=Happy Lendervedder] Is Spray On Hair a Billy Mays product? Cuz I’ve been using that stuff for years and it’s the best investment I’ve ever invested in. No one knows I’m bald! [/QUOTE] Happy, is this [you](http://www.homestarrunner.com/hairgame.html)? ---
**Author:** ![Pixilated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/aeb1de/32.png) [@Pixilated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixilated)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usually-i-am-not-a-big-fan-of-infomercials-but/441491/26 "2008-03-20T18:03:16Z")
I got my favorite exercise piece off of an infomercial - The Bean. Funny name, but the chair is in the shape of a bean. It really does work if you use it - I dropped 2 pant sizes in a couple of months! a previous co-worker of mine uses hers to stretch & strengthen her bad back (she was in a bad auto accident) & indicated she loves hers as well. I find the chair easy to use. I also bought an xxpress cooker & comes in handy when making small meals. I especially enjoy using it during the warmer months vs baking in an oven. ---
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2008, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usually-i-am-not-a-big-fan-of-infomercials-but/441491/27 "2008-03-23T19:36:20Z")
[QUOTE=Hockey Monkey] I love Hercules Hooks! Easy to install and reusable. [/QUOTE] Bought mine at CVS, without the shipping fee. ---
**Author:** ![Nic2004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/4491bb/32.png) [@Nic2004](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nic2004)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2008, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usually-i-am-not-a-big-fan-of-infomercials-but/441491/28 "2008-03-23T20:20:04Z")
[QUOTE=Chanteuse] **Kaboom!** is the best thing I’ve ever used to clean my bathroom–it works as well as the claims Mays makes. I also like the OxyClean–the little prepackaged wipes have saved an outfit or two for me! I wondered about the Hercules Hooks–I might have to get some now! Has anyone tried the Mighty Putty? If that stuff works like they say on TV, I’ve got a few repair jobs I could use it for! [/QUOTE] I have bought it and it works very well. I had a broken ceramic lid to a Christmas lamp with some pieces missing and used it to fill in the holes then sanded and painted it. It came out really well. I have also had a threaded hole that was stripped and filled it with the putty and re-drilled and re-taped the hole. I plan to repair the handle of a knife I have sometime soon. It seemed a bit on the dry side to work and a bonding/glue application as shown but I have yet to try it that way. ETA: I have gotten the Hooks and the Kaboom as well (bought locally) and they both do very well as advertised ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usually-i-am-not-a-big-fan-of-infomercials-but/441491/29 "2008-04-11T02:13:38Z")
[QUOTE=Pixilated] I got my favorite exercise piece off of an infomercial - The Bean. Funny name, but the chair is in the shape of a bean. It really does work if you use it - I dropped 2 pant sizes in a couple of months! a previous co-worker of mine uses hers to stretch & strengthen her bad back (she was in a bad auto accident) & indicated she loves hers as well. I find the chair easy to use. [/QUOTE] How have you found the quality? Because on Amazon the reviews are very negative; people say theirs leaked within days or weeks, or didn’t hold air well to begin with. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usually-i-am-not-a-big-fan-of-infomercials-but/441491/30 "2008-04-11T02:38:41Z")
[QUOTE=hekk] Isn’t that just epoxy putty, the kind you can get at the hardware store for like 2 bucks? [/QUOTE] Yeah the stuff I have looks just like that and was called plumbers epoxy putty or something, and I got it at Ace Hardware for a couple of bucks. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usually-i-am-not-a-big-fan-of-infomercials-but/441491.md?page=1)