Late night infomercial products that live up to expectations:

[kick-ass-bob]

Have any?

I kno_ of one:
the Magic Bullet!
:wow:

[trotsky]

1. Space Bags!

They really do help if you need to store blankets & pillows.

[crispini]

4. Ok, another WTF is that?

I apparently do not watch enough infomercials. I do, however, need to store some blankets. Should I seek this out?

[trotsky]

32. Think of a super big Ziploc bag with a valve in it.

You can put your vacuum hose over the valve and suck the air out. The valve is auto-sealing so it lets air out but not in. Then you open the zipper seal to open the bag.

It really helps compress things down and protect them from moisture, etc.

http://www.spacebag.com/specials/twoway.asp

[ScreamingMeemie]

13. What I want to know is....

On the travel one. Sure, great idea to suck all the air out and pack more clothing than you normally could. Question, how do you get all that stuff shoved back in your suitcase for the trip back home??? This has kept me up nights you know.

[kick-ass-bob]

15. _eren't you already up those nights

to see the commercial?

:D

[trotsky]

29. The travel one is a roll-up bag.

Kind of like a large Ziploc bag - you just roll the air out, then snap it shut. You don't need a vacuum.

[MuseRider]

30. You need the kind that are really

just very good Glad bags. You put the stuff in and roll it closed forcing the air out instead of using the vacuum type. (Those would be good for storing) When ready to come home you just put them back in and roll them up. The main problem I had with it was that things do wrinkle. Get one of those handy dandy travel irons and you are set.

[Katherine2]

34. For the travel space bags,

you don't use the vacuum to suck out the air. You roll them really tightly and squeeze the air out yourself. So when you pack to come home, you just do the whole thing over again and everything fits. I have used them for backpacking.

[Bjornsdotter]

38. LOL...

I thought I was the only one pondering that dilemma.

Cheers,
Kim

[AlCzervik]

31. you can make your own, you need a vacuum and heavy duty trash bags

i use them all the time and it works great.

[crispini]

2. WTF

is that?

And while we're on this topic, can anyone tell me if those leather-repair kits work?

[kick-ass-bob]

5. it's a mini size blender that is fantastic!

And has its own cups & gadgets & stuff

http://www.asseenontv.com/prod-pages/magic_bullet.html

[crispini]

8. Oooo. Is it better than the handheld blenders?

I like those, I have two, one at home and one in the office, for making shakes.

Is it hard to clean?

[kick-ass-bob]

11. It is simple to clean!

Is _onderful for shakes.
You blend in a cup and thread on a little lid thing so you can drink straight from _hat you blend it in - the moving parts never get dirty!

A friend has one and _e _ant one no_!

[crispini]

16. Oh, dude, that's worse than Sniffa.

I get it, but wow, that really makes that post hard to read! :)

Sounds cool, though, the gizmo.

[kick-ass-bob]

17. I kno_.

I looked at that last sentence and cringed...

[crispini]

19. If kick-ass-bob and Sniffa had a baby....

what would its typographical peculiarity be? :P

[kick-ass-bob]

25. I dunno, but _e _ould probably name him

_aLLy.

:D

[crispini]

37. LOL. nt

[sendero]

41. How about this instead...

... I need tvvo more people to call vvith good nevvs. :)

[Drifter]

49. And how do you get to this site ?

http://___.democraticunderground.com

does it work ?

Cheers
Drifter

[LDS Jock]

10. you have one bob?

and it really works? I'm reading about it right now and I want one.

[kick-ass-bob]

12. read #11.

It's really cool.

[Left Is Write]

28. I've always wondered that.

You're talking about the kits where you match the color and paint the liquid over the tear in the leather? I've always wondered how that worked in real life.

[crispini]

35. YES! I have a leather couch, and cats.

The cats don't exactly SCRATCH it, but they do incidental damage from time to time, when I don't keep their claws clipped regularly. And a scratch on a leather couch totally SHOWS.

[DrWeird]

3. The flip fold.

My wife bought it. It's actually pretty handy.

[LDS Jock]

7. that thing to make omlets? I want that

I was thinking about ordering it

[DrWeird]

9. No, it folds clothes.

[kick-ass-bob]

14. Howtofoldashirt.net

http://howtofoldashirt.net/

(there is sound here - instructions in some unkno_n to me language)

[DrWeird]

20. Well, duh.

I can wash my clothes in the sink if I want to. But thanks to some inventor's handy invention, there are faster and better ways to both wash, dry, and fold clothes.

[kick-ass-bob]

22. uhhh, did you look at the site?

it's funny - and fast.

:eyes:

[LDS Jock]

23. now I'm going to have to go get a t-shirt

and try that.. pretty crafty

[kick-ass-bob]

24. It actually saves space too

but maybe just because I folded really poorly before.

[LDS Jock]

33. im not doing it right i guess

can you do it like her? mine aren't coming out in a neat little square

[kick-ass-bob]

36. I can do it.

They aren't al_ays centered, but I can get it.

The trick is to have your arms crossed _hen you start and then bring the one holding the top of the shirt over your other arm.

[crispini]

18. Wow.

I just realized I don't fold ANYTHING, pretty much. Everything hangs.

[DrWeird]

21. Yeah, I didn't use to either, until...

dammit, I'm trying not to sound like the damn commercial.

[MuseRider]

26. I love it.

Everything stacks so nicely and looks so neat. It actually saves me a little time too and boy do things pack nicely if you fold properly.

[LDS Jock]

6. my eggstractor works

pretty well. I use it all the time.

[underpants]

45. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!EGGSTRACTOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Left Is Write]

27. Bare Minerals makeup by Bare Escentuals.

It's fantastic!

The Magic Bullet DOES look great, but I would not use it to make muffins as they do. Their muffin batter was definitely overmixed.

[Shakespeare]

39. Yup, the Bare Minerals stuff is GREAT!

Don't think I'll ever use anything else--I use the foundation/blush/mineral veil they sell on the commercial, as well as the eyeshadows (which are just beyond fantastic).

Don't use their mascara or lip stuff, though (but I've heard their coffee-based lip balm is very, very good).

[Left Is Write]

42. I don't use the mascara or lip stuff either.

For mascara I use either Clinique or good old tried-and-true Cover Girl Professional mascara. For lipstick, I only use MAC. They have the texture and wearability I like, as well as several colors that flatter me. I don't even look around at other lipsticks anymore.

I love the minerals, though! I will never go back to liquid. (I've recently taken to making my own mineral veil - I mix some of my foundation with some cornstarch to get the right color, and the texture is wonderful.)

I have several of the eyeshadows. You have to use so little, it'll be years before I run out. I also use them to wetline when I want a more dramatic look.

[jswordy]

40. GIRLS GONE WILD vids!

ROFLMFAO

[kick-ass-bob]

43. Post. Of. The. Thread.

:7

[underpants]

44. Mine doesn't

not anymore anyway:-(

[kick-ass-bob]

46. did you _ear out the tape?

:evilgrin:

[underpants]

47. No it's..........uh............

gummed up

[ProfessorGAC]

48. Miracle Blade III Knives

You know, the Chef Tony ones. They are the sharpest knives EVER! Quite literally, everyone who's ever been over for dinner who uses the steak knives has commented how good the knives are. So, it's not just me.

I do ALL the slicing and dicing now that i have my Chef Tony knives. My wife likes that.
The Professor