Have you bought anything from TV shopping?

[the_wildthing]

Poll Question:

Have you ever bought anything from Home TV Shopping? e.g. Valuevision

- Yes
- No

Do share your experience. Does the product work as seen on TV? Is it still working until now? Do you use it? Sulit ba?


I just got curious because I was watching this morning and found that they're still selling the same products as they did years ago, e.g. Restore4. This leads me to think that people continue to buy them. As to whether they work and whether people get their money's worth is another thing.

I mean, sometimes their adds look too good to be true, e.g. MotorUp, and the other one where they drain all the oil out.

[Bogeyman]

Nope, never had the urge to buy anything from TV.

This leads me to think that people continue to buy them.

Either that, or walang bumibili kaya patuloy nilang ine-air yung infomercial para maubos yung stocks.

sometimes their adds look too good to be true, e.g. MotorUp, and the other one where they drain all the oil out.

Most of the time, they ARE too good to be true. My wife's earliest job was in this production house based in Pasig that makes infomercials. The Mako Knife set was one of their products. Yung sinsabing Cheflon Steel na component daw ng kutsilyo? Ordinary steel lang daw yun. Then they would also rig wooden blocks to make it appear that the knife can cut through wood in one strike.

Other times they would present testimonials from supposed "satisfied customers" and "experts" na mga expats lang using fictional names at pinagsuot ng lab coats. Purong boladas talaga. Pero hanep ang production value at technical work. Minsan nakapanood ako ng shooting nila sa isang subdivision sa Balara. Kalaliman na ng gabi yun, pero kaya nilang pagmukhaing daylight yung eksena.

Oo nga pala, if you see that Australian/New Zealand guy (Brendan McCarthy), siya yung may-ari ng production house, kaya siya lagi yung naka-front sa mga ads.

Running joke nga lagi dun e, "but wait, there's more!"

[Kicker15]

YES for some reason my dad is a sucker for these things. the best thing that he bought was the handy chef. its really useful specially when you have big parties at home where you have to prepare lots of ingredients

[luckytruck]

yup, i bought the timeworks thingy.

it works as advertised......but i don't use it as advertised. it makes one great clothes horse though hehehehehe

i used it before and i think if i used it as they say i should, i should be able to trim down, IN CONJUNCTION WITH A BALANCED DIET.....aaaaaahhhhhh, kaya pala ayaw gumana sa akin

andy

[FrankDrebin]

We bought our George Foreman Grill because of their TV ad but not through them. So far effective naman siya.

[1D4LV]

got two pairs of mojave convertibles (shades), tapos binenta ko yung isang pair sa office mate ko.

[theveed]

Some works, some don't...

Some that are proven to be good products (sa US)

1) George Foreman Grille (I had one in the US, works GREAT for a meat lover but don't have time to cook)
2) Timeworks
3) California Car Duster (Gulat ba kayo?)
4) Restore 4 (Most effective stuff on limescale I've used on fiberglass)
5) Yung wrench na kahit anong size pwede, forgot the name.
6) Metrinch, yes those expensive tools were launched through the web.
7) Orlimar and Adams golf clubs. Extremely popular and respected, first appearance? TV Shopping.
8) Bissel Little Green Machine
9) Tefal cookware, they sell it cheaper than retail.
10) Fishing Lures, forgot the name, basta muka syang real fish, effective sya, hehe, when I used it sa fishing with my friends, I caught like 4 fishes before they got a bit (di pa nahuli hehe)

Dami pa actually...

Mostly bogus are:
1) Diet stuff especially Taiwan stuff.
2) Height Gaining stuff
3) Scar Removal stuff
4) Most knifes, etc
5) Stupid pocket fishing rod, who's gonna stop in the middle of the road and decide "maka fishing nga muna" nampuch naman.
6) Car waxes! (Although bumili ako Durashine before to test, ok naman, not worth the cost though.)

Dami pa din iba hehe.

Mga additives I still believe strongly that if the engine is in POOR condition or aged, they work wonders, but for most modern cars, they're worthless.

[1D4LV]

theveed, no kidding..... they sold Orlimar and Adams Golf Clubs via Home TV Shopping?

[boybi]

bumili ako dati ng isang liquid car wax that supposedly e kayang ibalik sa showroom shine kahit nangupas na yung paint, when i tried it, walang nangyari, kaya sinoli ko. binalik naman yung pera ko. forgot ko na yung brand, basta hindi durashine.

bumili din ako nung pang cut at pang mix ng mga vegetable salads, Powertools(?), Timeworks (byenan ko bumili).

[FrankDrebin]

Meron bang bumili sa inyo ng "Air Sofa/Bed"?

[the_wildthing]

More at www.valuevision.com.ph

The things that look promising based on the adverts are:

- Aston Super Wrench (simple principle)
- Air-o-Space Bed (para nga lang mainit)
- Handy Chef (I wonder if it works)
- Restore 4 (although I don't think aabot sa ganong dumi ang mga gamit ko, madalas naman akong maglinis )
- Smart Stacks (alternative to Tupperware)
- Turbo Tiger (I wonder if it's really that powerful)

Though I am hesitant to buy at this point.

[alpha-q]

bumili ako ng mojave glasses 3 years ago.
interchangeable ung lens at matibay daw ung frame. kaso pag change ko ng lens nabali yung frame, nagreklamo ako pinalitan naman nila pero nagbayad ako uli ng shipping. after that nabali uli! ang ginawa ko tinapon ko na lang yung shades sa inis!

bumili ng pampatangkad ung kapatid ko, so far pandak pa din siya hehehe

[theveed]

Duda ako sa Turbo Tiger, mas malakas pa sya sa mga ShopVac na malalaki? hehe... Diba, siguro naging perceived suction power nya malakas dahil mas maliit ang inlet ng vacuum.

Smartstacks meron kami, ok naman, useful sya sa freezer, pagbili ng meat, hiwalayin agad dun, kahit marinate dun nadin...

Gusto ko ng Aston Wrench, pero sabi ni Vince (Blackmagic) meron din daw ganun sa bike shops pero not as expensive... For me, mura na yung 1500 for 3 wrenches, may mga wrenches ako na 600 isa hehe.

[glntVR]

didn't try buying anything pa. hehe

[pepengtom]

wala naman ako pambili kaya, no

[qman]

bought turbo tiger once ko lang nagamit ng test ko.

actually nalimutan kong nakabili ako noon naalala ko lang sa thread nato. hehe

[squala]

Originally posted by alpha-q
bumili ng pampatangkad ung kapatid ko, so far pandak pa din siya hehehe

Bale anong name ng product na yan? Para madiscourage na yung iba, hehe!

[kiper]

Mahilig ako manood nyan..hanggang nood nga lang..hahaha Umaabot ako ng 2-3 hours just watching their good show!

[dyelibins]

bought this black dress in 1998. the one that can be styled in several different ways. para mukhang iba-iba ang dress. di ko na alam kung nasaan siya.

and di na rin siya ino-offer ngayon. stretchable kasi and manipis ang fabric. after several washes, banat na siya, di na maganda.


am thinking of buying this Maco knives, but after reading a previous post, ayaw ko na yata. :hihihi:

mas hindi ko pa bibilhin yun mga asian products na dubbed in english. imagine, ni hindi mo alam kung ano mga chemical components no'n. baka nga may acid pa, lalo yung pantanggal ng peklat and skin whitener (especially the one na talagang parang binakbak ang skin after 10min ba yun?) - though i don't need them.

[OTEP]

Kasabay ko mag almusal ang mga infomercials dati nung wala pa ko dito sa ospital.

Yung dad ko bumili ng VHS na nagtuturo ng math.

Hindi gumana. Bopols pa din ako sa math. Pinag-medicine na lang ako. :D