All For the Low Price of $9.99 & We'll Throw In This Flashlight on a Keychain For FREE!!

Yesterday I wrote about how I forgot my nifty blog post idea. Last night as I was washing potatoes it hit me. Infomercials! {I'll explain how potatoes & infomercials relate shortly} So I was wondering a few days ago - is it just me? Am I the only one who gets sucked into an infomercial and wants to reach for the phone and give them my credit card & shipping information because howdidIeverliveiwthoutthat?? Now I'm not {only} talking about the 30 minute long infomercials that are described as 'paid programming', typically I skip those channels. But now they have mini infomercials that are about 5 min max and they do a great job selling their product {to me at least} because if I had an open balance on a credit card I'm sure I wouldn't anymore. Here are a few of my favorite {and one I really am going to buy someday because it looks so awesome}. Quick side note, my hubby usually rolls his eyes when I show him the latest & greatest item I've found and laughs at my excitement over them. Though a couple, or just one, he actually thinks is interesting.

When I saw this first one I thought - genius! What a great product! And look it comes with a little organizer that will fit perfectly in a cup holder and can hold your cell phone, change, pen or pencil and more! Oh the possibilities. And who wouldn't love to come back to a cool car after it's been sitting in the heat while you shop? I can't think of anyone either. All this for the low low price of $14.99?! Amazing! This is the one that gets the biggest eyeroll from hubby. I'm not sure if it's because he doesn't buy that it works or because it's so darn cheap or the little organizer that comes with it but he thinks it's ridiculous.

The next item I likely wouldn't purchase because boiling water & adding noodles and managing to not burn them isn't too hard for me. I'm not that challenged in the kitchen. But if you are, or know someone who is - there is help! Introducing the Pasta Pronta to save pasta meals everywhere! Have you seen this one? It's great for cooking all types of pasta, vegetables, mushrooms, shrimps, sausages, beens, eggs {?} and more! Simply add boiling water to Pasta Pronta, lock in perfect temperature with heat seal lid & cook. Drain out using built in strainer and your food will be ready in just minutes. And think of the dishes you don't have to clean. Plus you get your very own pasta counter for free along with the two Pronta sizes, neoprene heat grip pad & recipe book. All for the amazingly low price of $17.95! I'm wondering how this think cooks eggs so if anyone out there has one of these or buys one try it out & let me know k? Thanks. Oh and this is another eye roll from hubby.

Now there have been many infomercials that captured my attention over the years but I'm closing with this last one, my favorite & most recent find. Introducing the Tater Mitts! {Isn't that a cute name?} These magical gloves peel potatoes like no peeler or knife I've ever seen! Yes, peeling a potato is easy enough but washing it with magic gloves is even easier and you don't lose as much of the good stuff along with the peel. And you can't cut yourself with these funky spongy gloves. And you get a perfect fries maker for FREE! How awesome is that? Now this one my hubby actually thinks is pretty smart and is interested in how it works. Go ahead & click on the little advertisement for it, you can watch a video about how it works and how great it is and why aren't you calling already? It's only $19.95 plus s&h and did I mention the perfect fries maker? Go see now!

Actually you can find more about each of these items by clicking on the photos. You can always google {or yahoo search or ask jeeves or whatever search engine you happen to use} the phrase as seen on TV & find lots of sites where you can find more great infomercial products if you are so inclined. So, is it just me? Do any of you get roped into these infomercials, convinced that you have been missing out on something because you didn't have the tater mitts? I do exaggerate, a little, you can't buy happiness for any price let alone $9.99 with a free flashlight but I really am convinced that my life will be made easier or more comfortable if I had that product. Don't worry, I don't dream of infomercial goods or long for them throughout my day. But when the commercial comes on I'm sold. So I guess they did some research in marketing and either have a good product or are good at selling it, sometimes both.