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The Product: The Safety Brite Umbrella
The Price: Online $14.95, plus $7.95 shipping and handling
The Claims: Drip free
Buy-O-Meter Rating: 3 out of 5
OpenX Review: It Does Cut Plastic Like Butter
10:00AM 3/09/2011
The Product: OpenX
The Price: $5 in stores. Online offer: $9.97 plus $3.95 shipping and handling
The Claims: Cuts plastic like butter
Buy-O-Meter Rating: 4 out of 5
Yoshi Blade Review: A Lot of Slice, Not Much Dice
8:30AM 3/03/2011
The Product: Yoshi Blade
The Price: Online offer $19.99 plus $9.99 shipping and handling
The Claims: Guaranteed to stay sharp
Buy-O-Meter Rating: 4 out of 5
Gyro Bowl Review: Never Spills? Yeah, Right
8:30AM 2/24/2011
The Product: Gyro Bowl
The Price: Online offer: $14.99 plus $9.99 shipping and handling
The Claims: Kid-proof snack bowl. It never spills!
Buy-O-Meter Rating: 2.5 out of 5
Reviewing ShamWow, PedEgg and Snuggie: As Seen on TV Classics
8:00AM 2/10/2011
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ShamWow, PedEgg and Snuggie are true As Seen On TV classics -- and goldmines -- that celebrate the innovative, outlandish spirit of the industry; and the impressionable, impulsive issues of people who buy these things -- like me.
So Consumer Ally...
As-Seen-on-TV Phenomenon Jack LaLanne Lives On
9:00AM 2/03/2011
Jack LaLanne, the fitness visionary who died recently at 96, will never again nag us to drink our vegetables. But Jack LaLanne, the brand, will continue to pitch his Power Juicers on long- and short-form infomercials ... indefinitely.
Tristar Products Inc., makers of the Jack LaLanne Power Juicer...
Pasta Boat Online Ordering Tactics Irk Readers
10:00AM 1/13/2011
On the heels of my favorable review of Pasta Boat -- I gave it a perfect score on the Buy-O-Meter -- consumers are complaining that the online ordering process is confusing and tricks them into buying products they don't want.
I love the Pasta Boat, made by TeleBrands, which nukes pasta faster...
Pasta Boat Review: Forget the Pot; Use the Boat
8:00AM 1/06/2011
The Product: Pasta Boat
The Claims: All-In-One Pasta Cooker, Strainer, Server
The Price: $10 in stores
Buy-O-Meter Rating: 5 out of 5
Best As Seen on TV Products of 2010
8:00AM 12/23/2010
I've taken dozens of As Seen on TV products for a spin this year. Some failed to impress, while others were surprisingly wow-worthy.
To be among the best, however, meant these As Seen on TV products had to meet some strict criteria:
Does the product do what it claims to do? Believe it or not,...
Biggest As Seen on TV Disappointments of 2010
7:00AM 12/16/2010
I hate to call this column 2010's Worst of As Seen On TV products. It's so negative. It's so Grinchy. It's so exactly-what-I-mean.
Let's just say that the following infomercial products stand out -- and not in a good way -- among the dozens I've tested and reviewed since beginning this column...
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