Discussing the ShamWow here with Maxwell and we're both intrigued with whether we should give the As Seen on TV product a try (ok, maybe that's just me, but he's amused hearing the infomercial spouting out from my laptop and egged me on to see what our reader community thinks). Have you used it in your household? And if so, does it last long enough to justify the price? Is Vince's pitch earnest and honest, or is he as shady as we think he is?
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I got suckered into buying these and they work worse than just a plain cotton terry towel does. Skip them.
It works!
As shady as a guy who beat up a hooker might be... his things seem to work. My parents bought the same or similar shammies at the state fair and they seem to love them.
i have wanted this product ever since i saw vince's enthusiastic pitch, shady or not.
Also, admit it AT: this was just an excuse to use the "ScamWow" joke, wasn't it?
I was given some at a car show. At first I thought they didn't work, but I had mistakenly tried them right out of the package and they repelled the water. Sort of like a new towel with that coating. But they had me wash them, and then they worked freaking amazing.
Now for the slap chop. You'll love my nuts!!
i just like saying the word shamwow.
shamwow.
Shamwow.
SHAMWOW!
if i could deal with those skeezy sales operators who take you order (and then try to sell you other stuff), then i would buy a shamwow just so i can try it out and say i own a SHAMWOW.
... shamwow.
I'll pass on the Shamwow, but I do take a certain guilty pleasure in the exploits of Headset Vince. Apparently when he's not beating up hookers he uses the proceeds of his shamwow sales to fight Scientology?
http://skepchick.org/blog/?p=5490
I have some. They're fine. They absorb water, but not to the miraculous extent claimed in the commercials.
Shamwow is a scam. It's only good for drying my dog's hair. Don't even use it on your car. It just spreads the water, instead of soaking it up.
A coworker gave me one to use for drying my dog, and it works *very* well for that.
Well....I'm going to have to go buy a couple this weekend and see if they work or not. I'm just that curious.
that guy is so GROSS!! He just look sleazy and yucky! I would never have hired him to sell my product.
at $2.50 a piece can you really lose?
"Don't even use it on your car. It just spreads the water, instead of soaking it up."
Perhaps if your car was under a shag carpet and you had washed it w/ cola it would work better?
For readers who are curious but don't want to Just! Call! Now! I note that my local Target has an As Seen On TV endcap display near sporting goods and automotive, and one of the products there is the ShamWow. Most likely, your local Target has it too, and then you can go cruise their linens and housewares.
I made fun of my husband when he ordered them after seeing the informercial but I am now a convert! We use them all day long, day after day, mopping up after two toddlers. They absorb like crazy, and dry VERY fast so they don't get all moldy like cotton towels.
Popular Mechanics to the rescue, of course!
http://www.popularmechanics.com/blogs/home_journal_news/4309587.html
"I would never have hired him to sell my product."
@missmarie: I don't think anyone did hire him, I think he designed the product.
Most likely, your local Target has it too, and then you can go cruise their linens and housewares.
Uh, no they don't. Target is a store. It's not sold in stores. Didn't you pay attention? You need to beware of imitators!
My boyfriend is OBSESSED with shamwow to the point where he thinks it will be useful for every house hold cleanup known to man. Needless to say, I have yet to go buy one...
StickMop.com. Cheap.