Pitchmen TV

I’m always fascinated by the names they give to products that are sold on those late-night infomercials. For instance, do you remember the GINSU KNIFE? I’m positive that no American knows what ‘ginsu” means, but just think it sounds Japanese. And for some reason, maybe pertaining to samurais and ninjas, we think of sharp blades when we think of Ginsus. There was also the Veg-a-Matic, which did indeed slice vegetables, but since it was totally hand-powered, there was nothing automatic about it.

Titan peeler

And now we have the Titan Peeler. “Titan” means “giant; big and powerful.” So of course, one of the selling points of Titan Peeler is that it’s so….SMALL and easy-to-handle. Makes perfect sense in infomercial-land.

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This is one of several infomercial items I have personally bought. I did it because I’m lazy and Titan Peeler does a great job of slicing and peeling things in considerably less time. But I bought it before I saw the commercial. Good thing, because the commercial would not have caused me to buy.

For starters, I’m insulted by their having this guy with an Australian accent promoting the product. In fact, more and more people think that British or Australian accents are good for selling food products. Am I, because I’m American, considered inept in the kitchen? (I’m a total expert with the microwave).

But the one part of the commercial that I like is the question that opens it: “Do you want to peel and slice vegetables in an instant?” To which I reply, “No, I don’t want to peel and slice them at all.”

But since NOT peeling them is not an option, doing it faster is better than nothing. And that’s why I love the Titan Peeler. Because laziness is my curse.

Optic 1050 Binoculars Infomercial Review

Do you have a bird watcher on your Christmas gift list? Yeah, neither do I. But if I did I know what I would get them. The Optic 1050 does seem like quite the deal. I used to do a bit of hunting and at one point was looking for a good pair of binoculars to help see game, but decided against it due to the seemingly outrageous prices. So maybe I can use the Optic 1050 set for that, oh wait, I don’t hunt anymore, dang. What can I use these 1000x  magnification binoculars for?

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Well my nephew is getting to the age where I can take him hiking, and a good pair of binoculars that wont break in the hands of a 5 year old could be a good thing when we are trying to look at the islands off the coast. Ok, this seems like a valid reason for me. Heck, for less then 20 bucks, I am getting the binoculars that let me see up to 35 miles (crazy to think about I know) a mini set of binoculars (I am sure I can gift those away some how) and, what’s this? A Spy Scope. How awesome sounding is that? Ok, not really, but I know that my nephew will run around for hours looking at everything through the little telescope, ugh I mean spy scope that I just gave him. The smile on his face is so worth it. Plus, I hear that bird watching is the number one growing form of recreation in the U.S. So maybe I should jump on that bandwagon for a bit.

So lets get this straight. The Dotza is a marker that has a spot on it the keeps the marker tip from making a complete dot on the page when you press it down. Does this just seem strange and subtly simple to anyone else? A marker . . .. and all it does is leave a blank spot on the page where you just tried to make a dot. So, it isn’t even a good marker. Who would buy a marker that doesn’t leave a mark? I mean isn’t that a defining characteristic of what makes a marker a marker? It is suppose to mark things.

DOTZA

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Granted one can make some pretty cool designs and be all artsy when it comes to putting pen/ pencil or whatever medium you use, to paper. But I don’t really see the value in something like that doesn’t give you everything you are paying for. Lets face it; you are paying for a faulty marker. But maybe I should digress a bit here. If we were to go back and pay attention to the infomercial, you might be surprised to find that there aren’t any Picassos or Van Goghs in the background. These are kids and kids have imaginations.

Who am I to put down the fun that they are having. True, I do not think that it would have been something I would have enjoyed as a child, I was more of play outside kind of kid that loathed the moment the street lights came on. Nonetheless, in this video game playing, be who you want to be, and its hard on kids self esteem to be picked last for sports teams kinda world, these Dotza markers are a welcomed substitute to sitting in front of the TV at my sisters house. I just wonder how easy they would be to scrub off the walls.

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