So, I think I mostly call these infomercials, but apparently when they're shorter, they're not technically infomercials. Anyway, it seems like, lately, there are a lot more of these lately - maybe just cause I'm bored on vacation and have the TV on a lot more than I usually do. Anyone else feel like they're seeing more of them?
I dislike them because I am virtually always tempted by the product, and because they never tell you what the real cost is going to be. "$9.99 plus shipping and handling!" but if you're lucky, the shipping and handling is in the fine print, and if not, they never tell you. The other day I saw one for an exercise thing with a 30 day trial for $14.95 - and it took me looking through the website for a few minutes to find out that afterwards, it would be 4 easy payments of about a hundred bucks. Each. Also, when you do order stuff, they then ask you to order a million other things. Yes, I know from personal experience - twice :-)
Nifty little gadgets, yay! And yes, I am kind of a sucker.
Friday, January 2, 2009
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