My mom was the queen of buying informercial stuff!!!
Foreman Grill- was actually good! Cooked fast and easy. My brother just bought the new one with the 5 interchangeable plates, (flat griddle, grill, waffle etc) he uses it every night. Great for Paninis too!
Pasta Machine- We used it a few times, and the pasta was ok and cooked much faster than dry pasta, but the expense of buying all the ingredients stopped us from using it more. The cleanup was a pain in the butt. We gave it away.
Spin and save/stack?? Microwave dishes- still have them. They worked ok, lids still go on. Outlasted the microwave etc. Im sure if they were washed in a dishwasher they wouldnt hold up well. I hated the crevace on the top of the dish though, food always got stuck there. Lids never stayed on well. Just buy a nice set of tupperware. Hell gladware reusables are better.
Swivel Sweeper- piece of plastic crap that never picked up much.
Shark Sweeper- my house has gone through 3 of them already. Works for a while, but the brushes get clogged too easy so you have to keep stopping and unclogging, and eventually the motor runs out within a few months. I tell them to just buy a nice vacum, but my mom is in denial.
Caruso steam curlers- I wanted these so bad when I was a teen. It was bulky and a pain to use, the covers that you clamp the curler on with, never snapped on right. The foam curlers got creased and squashed down permanently after one use. Curls didnt hold at all. Steamer smelled like toxic plastic. Burned my hand on the curler.
Oxyclean- works great. Is put in many regular cleansers now.
Rotozip- hard to control and wandered. Didn't go through harder woods at all.
OveGlove- Works well. Cheaper versions out there now.
Rolling bar thing for crunches- never stayed put while working out. Bars always loosened and unsnapped.
Wheel with handles that you use to push out and pull in for abs.. ab roller?? - hell on wheels. You can push out, cant pull in.. rolls away.. broke.
The Firm- works well, if you keep using the system and DVD.
Tae-bo- good workout, if you keep up with it.
LePresse chopper- Huge gadget that is too tall to fit under cupboards. Many bulky attatchments for the chopper, hard to clean. Easier to chop with a knife.
new super shammy thing- works well, no smell, sucks up tons of liquid and you get a bunch of them in the pack.
New knives that cut through cans etc (2007)- my grandfather just got them for xmas. They are SHARP!! Almost got my finger. I dont care for the curved blades, but after a while you get used to them.
Conair straightening hairdryer- I got this for xmas last year. It doesnt work well. The teeth either grabbed my hair to hard or didnt grab at all even when fixing the tension settings. Didnt straighten my hair much but dried it. I have a handheld blower/brush/straightener by conair that is a barrel shape like a curling Iron you can use to straighten or wave that I bought 9 years ago that works way better. If you want straight and dry, they have new flat irons that dry that work well. I only use this now for a sub-par blowdryer.
Ronco rotisserie- BEST thing we ever bought. My family has the original large one that came out. We use it constantly and it works so well. We might need a new one soon because after many many years of use it squeaks like crazy. It cooks meat perfectly and juicy. and you do just set and forget it lol. Cooks turkey in 1/2 the time, super moist meat and crisp skin. Chickens and Pork roast are the best!
There are many more, but I cant think of them right now. lol
Foreman Grill- was actually good! Cooked fast and easy. My brother just bought the new one with the 5 interchangeable plates, (flat griddle, grill, waffle etc) he uses it every night. Great for Paninis too!
Pasta Machine- We used it a few times, and the pasta was ok and cooked much faster than dry pasta, but the expense of buying all the ingredients stopped us from using it more. The cleanup was a pain in the butt. We gave it away.
Spin and save/stack?? Microwave dishes- still have them. They worked ok, lids still go on. Outlasted the microwave etc. Im sure if they were washed in a dishwasher they wouldnt hold up well. I hated the crevace on the top of the dish though, food always got stuck there. Lids never stayed on well. Just buy a nice set of tupperware. Hell gladware reusables are better.
Swivel Sweeper- piece of plastic crap that never picked up much.
Shark Sweeper- my house has gone through 3 of them already. Works for a while, but the brushes get clogged too easy so you have to keep stopping and unclogging, and eventually the motor runs out within a few months. I tell them to just buy a nice vacum, but my mom is in denial.
Caruso steam curlers- I wanted these so bad when I was a teen. It was bulky and a pain to use, the covers that you clamp the curler on with, never snapped on right. The foam curlers got creased and squashed down permanently after one use. Curls didnt hold at all. Steamer smelled like toxic plastic. Burned my hand on the curler.
Oxyclean- works great. Is put in many regular cleansers now.
Rotozip- hard to control and wandered. Didn't go through harder woods at all.
OveGlove- Works well. Cheaper versions out there now.
Rolling bar thing for crunches- never stayed put while working out. Bars always loosened and unsnapped.
Wheel with handles that you use to push out and pull in for abs.. ab roller?? - hell on wheels. You can push out, cant pull in.. rolls away.. broke.
The Firm- works well, if you keep using the system and DVD.
Tae-bo- good workout, if you keep up with it.
LePresse chopper- Huge gadget that is too tall to fit under cupboards. Many bulky attatchments for the chopper, hard to clean. Easier to chop with a knife.
new super shammy thing- works well, no smell, sucks up tons of liquid and you get a bunch of them in the pack.
New knives that cut through cans etc (2007)- my grandfather just got them for xmas. They are SHARP!! Almost got my finger. I dont care for the curved blades, but after a while you get used to them.
Conair straightening hairdryer- I got this for xmas last year. It doesnt work well. The teeth either grabbed my hair to hard or didnt grab at all even when fixing the tension settings. Didnt straighten my hair much but dried it. I have a handheld blower/brush/straightener by conair that is a barrel shape like a curling Iron you can use to straighten or wave that I bought 9 years ago that works way better. If you want straight and dry, they have new flat irons that dry that work well. I only use this now for a sub-par blowdryer.
Ronco rotisserie- BEST thing we ever bought. My family has the original large one that came out. We use it constantly and it works so well. We might need a new one soon because after many many years of use it squeaks like crazy. It cooks meat perfectly and juicy. and you do just set and forget it lol. Cooks turkey in 1/2 the time, super moist meat and crisp skin. Chickens and Pork roast are the best!
There are many more, but I cant think of them right now. lol