http://shoptvcanada.com/clientfiles/shamwow/102w.jpg

thing is amazing supposedly. Vince claims the thing will soak up 2 liters and whatnot, I'm wondering how it does dusting and polishing?
http://images.yuku.com/image/jpeg/e0e1693f2d7f107a57ff9d324550a3d9c6439a74.jpg

and here's the full length video so you can determine for yourself if this would work well with home electronics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwRISkyV_B8

Yep, I do, while curled up in my snuggie (http://www.getsnuggie.com) on cold winter days.

bought this crap a few years back, left millions of little fibers all over my car, threw them all in the trash and never touched them again

Yep, I do, while curled up in my snuggie (http://www.getsnuggie.com) on cold winter days.

lol that thing is outrageous

yep, i do, while curled up in my snuggie (http://www.getsnuggie.com) on cold winter days.

lol

My first thought coming into this thread was to reply that I just dust it off with my Snuggie. Everyone loves a Snuggie.

I have a shamwow and it works really well....but it's really made for liquids...not for dusting. Sure it dusts, but it doesn't work any better than any other rag, AFAIK.

So maybe if you spilled your Big Gulp on your 360, the shamwow would work. But your 360 probably wouldn't.

As I try to wrap myself in a blanket yet still hold the controller, I long for a snuggie :P

Does anyone actually have one? I figure the ones they sell on TV will self-destruct after one washing, but I can't find fault in the design if well-executed.

Snuggie is awesome I saw that this weekend and freaked out and tried to get my wife to get one, just because.

ha! snuggies may the people in the commercial look like part of a cult.

i think if they used this headline and endorsement from w>w i would buy it in a heartbeat

http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd292/tronn4/sham.jpg

Yep, they make you look like an extra from Eyes Wide Shut... I am tempted to get one, actually two since its B1G1 free, and maybe take it to a football game or something - after all the ad says its great for that!

Jaysus does he freak me out. For some reason he looks like a velociraptor.

http://velociraptor.dynalias.net:8081/images/4_velociraptor.jpg

-JR

As I try to wrap myself in a blanket yet still hold the controller, I long for a snuggie :P

Does anyone actually have one? I figure the ones they sell on TV will self-destruct after one washing, but I can't find fault in the design if well-executed.
I've heard that the Snuggie is a bit on the thin side and that the... wait for it... Slanket (http://www.theslanket.com/)is a superior product (even though they appear virtually identical).

Guess you could wrap your 360 in a SHAMWOW on the off chance that you do spill your big gulp on it. Just be sure you don't cover the vent holes.....

I use my Shamwow as a throw rag.:)

I've heard that the Snuggie is a bit on the thin side and that the... wait for it... Slanket (http://www.theslanket.com/)is a superior product (even though they appear virtually identical).

Considering the Slanket is over quadruple the price of the Snuggie (2 for $19.99 versus 1 for $44.95) I would expect it to be superior...

Considering the Slanket is over quadruple the price of the Snuggie (2 for $19.99 versus 1 for $44.95) I would expect it to be superior...
Holy crap!!! I never bothered pricing them.

You all are hilarious.

bought this crap a few years back, left millions of little fibers all over my car, threw them all in the trash and never touched them again


But it's from Germany... Oh nevermind.

He's now selling the Slap Chop. It dices and slices and then he says "Wait till you see what it does with nuts. You're going to love my nuts." LOL

My wife wants one of these things for cleaning up pet accidents (which I call "intentionals"). Do these things really soak up fluid much more so than standard towels?

My wife wants one of these things for cleaning up pet accidents (which I call "intentionals"). Do these things really soak up fluid much more so than standard towels?

Sure! The ginzu is also the sharpest knife evah and Mr. Microphone is still the best karaoke setup anyone could ever have. As Seen on TV means You WIN!

Like 25 years ago we had this comforter that zipped up and had a gap where your arms could stick out. Really like a sleeping bag with no bottom and an arm slot.

I'm trying to figure out a way to use my SlapChop for 360 gaming. Maybe on that DS cooking game, but that would be another forum. :)

WTF? People actually pay for a backwards bath robe?

That guy reminds me of Gollum form LOTR.

Thread of the year...

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!

Holy crap I was just having a conversation with coworkers about this today. I can't believe that Vince guy has another infomercial.

"You're gonna love my nuts!"

My wife wants one of these things for cleaning up pet accidents (which I call "intentionals"). Do these things really soak up fluid much more so than standard towels?
not really, watch the video, it's set up. at 44 seconds, there is cola under the rug, and at 48 seconds there is no cola under the same rug, before he uses the SHAMWOW. it's obvious that they cut the scene, and cleaned up the cola, then used a SHAMWOW that was already soaked in cola and he rings that one out to make it look like it absorbed the spill under the rug...

This thread makes me want to whip out the old K-Tel records and turn on the turntable with my Clapper.

I use the ShamWOW! to clean up the mess left behind by the Slap Chop http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUbWjIKxrrs

Vince is the MAN! Now combine the 2 infomercials buddy and the world is your playground.

WOAH..who just insulted the GINSU?

The Ginsu is one of the cheapest knives ever made...having said that, back in the 80's they sent out free SAMPLES of Ginsu knives. I got a free Ginsu Steak knife in the mail. Thin, serrated blade...cheap plastic handle. Garbage right?

No joke, that sucker (which I still own today) is still razor sharp.....I am in awe of its incredible power.

But yeah that SHAMWOW looks like every other synthetic shammy they sell at PEP BOYS. Absorbs liquids like crazy, but smears like crazy too (so forget about drying your car with one).

The SlapChop is pretty damn funny.....they were selling that product back in the 70's for gods sake, its not like its a "new" thing at all :P BUT I guess when your target demographic is people who live in trailers and the elderly....

Why is this thread still here -_-

"If I can do it with one finger, you guys can do it with your whole hand" Lol. THats what she said....

Vince has nothing on Billy Mays.

Like 25 years ago we had this comforter that zipped up and had a gap where your arms could stick out. Really like a sleeping bag with no bottom and an arm slot.

I still have one and use it often. Just great. Getting kind of threadbare after all these years. I wish I could find a new one.

Vince has nothing on Billy Mays.

I agree. Although, I would easily pay $19.95 to watch Billy Mays yell at SHAMWOW guy in a 100mph wind tunnel.

But you'd have to call within the next twenty minutes, otherwise the offer is null and void.

Vince has nothing on Billy Mays.

Billy Mays is the bane of my soul. He pimps ANYTHING.

Have you guys seen Billy Mays do ESPN commercials? It's hilarious.

But it's from Germany... Oh nevermind.

He's now selling the Slap Chop. It dices and slices and then he says "Wait till you see what it does with nuts. You're going to love my nuts." LOL


i caught that too! i laughed my ass off last night.:D

whats the deal with the dang headset? is that just his cellphone handsfree?

whats the deal with the dang headset? is that just his cellphone handsfree?
He appears to be suffering from Bells Palsy or similar ailment and the headset is to distract you from that.

*this is just mere speculation on my part*

I'm pretty sure that Vince was operating the Tilt-A-Whirl the last time the County Fair came through......and Billy Mays? Seriously someone tell that guys beard that the 70's ended like 8 years ago!

Seriously someone tell that guys beard that the 70's ended like 8 years ago!

the beard consortium would like a word with you.

the beard consortium would like a word with you.

Seriously, BIGFOOT isn't rocking a beard as hard as Billy Mays is..... :eek:

Just had to post here to say this thread made me laugh out loud (lol)! Got many strange looks from others around wondering "what's so damn funny?"

My favorite as posted here already "Its made in Germany, and you know Germans make great stuff!" WHAT?!

Jaysus does he freak me out. For some reason he looks like a velociraptor.

http://velociraptor.dynalias.net:8081/images/4_velociraptor.jpg

-JR

He also looks like Jim Carey in Ace Ventura.

http://www.gamershell.com/static/boxart/large/620.jpg
http://images.yuku.com/image/jpeg/e0e1693f2d7f107a57ff9d324550a3d9c6439a74.jpg

You know the Germans make good stuff, like BMWs, beer and, um, that one thing from like 70 years ago.

Also, why does your picture of Ace Ventura have a T for Teen rating on it?

Yep, I do, while curled up in my snuggie (http://www.getsnuggie.com) on cold winter days.

Emperor Palpatine approves.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-A9fmnAsgdg&eurl=http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=113189851&feature=player_embedded

lol this is great

This thread is hillarious and Sooooo off topic to what the original question was...... Having said that, have you heard the radio ads Billy Mays did for Volkswagen ...." VW kinda sells itself Billy," ... " NO, IM BILLY MAYS, I SELL!!!" .....funny stuff

Guys you have to STOP! You're making me want a Billy Burger (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KBXcpJfmj4) :D

im lovin it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tyct9l-fD8&feature=related

back to shamwow

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Fl8gEwkS48

I went as the Sham Wow guy for Halloween this past year. :D Used an XBox 360 headset as part of the costume.

so I was at the mall today. Went into the Seen it on TV store. Sitting right in front of me was a cheap imposter

http://img.alibaba.com/photo/10966640/Super_Shammy_Holds_Up_To_10_Times_It_s_Weight_In_Liquid.jpg

Nearly had to split the guys head open for trying to sell this blatant imposter

so I was at the mall today. Went into the Seen it on TV store. Sitting right in front of me was a cheap imposter

http://img.alibaba.com/photo/10966640/Super_Shammy_Holds_Up_To_10_Times_It_s_Weight_In_Liquid.jpg

Nearly had to split the guys head open for trying to sell this blatant imposter

is that really the poster? There are 2 typos in one sentence!

so I was at the mall today. Went into the Seen it on TV store. Sitting right in front of me was a cheap imposter

http://img.alibaba.com/photo/10966640/Super_Shammy_Holds_Up_To_10_Times_It_s_Weight_In_Liquid.jpg

Nearly had to split the guys head open for trying to sell this blatant imposter

Glad to hear you didn't accept it!

That's not made in Germany!

Beware of ShamWow imitators.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=241fDQrD9w0&feature=related



cant remember the last time my wife and i laughed till we almost cried:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOmvdeNa67E&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=241fDQrD9w0&feature=related



cant remember the last time my wife and i laughed till we almost cried:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOmvdeNa67E&feature=related

"Oh no, look, someone ate spaghetti in the shower again!"

looooooooool

^^^ Jesus Christ, I had to pause it every 10 seconds because I couldnt breathe!!!! I was literally on the floor, laughing my ass off....literally!

whoever made that should receive a freakin Oscar.

"well someone decided to have sex in the vase... no problem, clean that **** up"

Bookmarked!!

ROTFLMAO!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=241fDQrD9w0&feature=related



cant remember the last time my wife and i laughed till we almost cried:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOmvdeNa67E&feature=related

what a find

Billy Mays could sell nuclear waste to Al Gore and convince him its great for cleaning the shower with.

Not too long ago, I heard a comedian (can't remember who) say that said he bought a Sham-Wow and he would have more luck absorbing water with a plastic bag. LMAO.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY0tTewZYmY&eurl=&feature=player_embedded

lol

now that i think about it... the shamwow guy is a real life version of the SCOUT from TF2!!!

"they fit in my hand and they're so easy to handle!"

for the ages...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_4a4O7kXQo&feature=related :D Best one yet.

If anything, watch the first 50 seconds of this one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QP3vKdoa_XQ&feature=channel_page

"So I said to him, F*** you Bob!" LOL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_4a4O7kXQo&feature=related :D Best one yet.


f'n optimus prime! :D

As great as Vince is, he has reach the pinnacle of greatness when doing this commerical in espanol!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZxyqMrb0uU

lol...

"Shamwow: Soft enough to caress a baby, strong enough to smother it."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-A9fmnAsgdg

Vince tries to sell shamwow to bill o'reily:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Fl8gEwkS48

As great as Vince is, he has reach the pinnacle of greatness when doing this commerical in espanol!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZxyqMrb0uU

HOLY SH!T

its actually him talking. prob not him during the cut-scenes, but I'm say WOW from him actually doing it!

This thread made my day.


Thanks everyone.

Forget the Snuggie or the Slanket, the Nuddle is where it's at.

http://www.nuddleblanket.com/

Forget the Snuggie or the Slanket, the Nuddle is where it's at.

http://www.nuddleblanket.com/

that b*tch is neither napping nor cuddling! false advertisement!

I'm say WOW from him actually doing it!

Don't you mean ShamWOW!:D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_4a4O7kXQo&feature=related :D Best one yet.

<Crying at the Optimus Prime remark...so perfect...>

"@$*ing.....green to white technology is gonna happen..."

I'm so using that in documentation at work.

"What do you mean its a problem, look...we do this thing right....effin green to white technology is gonna happen..."

that was damn funny

Forget the Snuggie or the Slanket, the Nuddle is where it's at.

http://www.nuddleblanket.com/

I saw a while back a parody of the Snuggie/Slanket it was the Yankit, it had a hole in it down by the groin area.

Waaaaaahhh!!! You guys made me cry!!! ROFL

Contains questionalble language:
http://www.helmetsstuff.com/images/Mighty-Putty.jpg

well as long as we're going THERE this one has words not for the faint of heart, lol:


Contains questionalble language:
http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd292/tronn4/SHAMWOW.jpg

I think you guys have a fan over at CNBC. They copied your idea (sort of) and created a poll.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/28623175

What's the best made-for-TV product ever?

In random order...


Shamwow!
Big Mouth Billy Bass
Mighty Putty
Matthew Lesko Books
Foreman Grill
BeDazzler
Video Professor
The Clapper
Ginsu Knives
Girls Gone Wild
Ron Popeil's Showtime Rotisserie
Tom Emanski's Defensive Drills Video

at least billy mays has some entertainment value.... hell i can even stand the ronco products... but i just can't stand that damn infomercial for the "cricut"

Matthew Lesko is the most annoying individual on earth..he's like the anti-christ version of Steven Hawking :P

http://images.yuku.com/image/jpeg/e0e1693f2d7f107a57ff9d324550a3d9c6439a74.jpg

" You wants it...My precious ! "

If you have a puppy is poddy training mabye the shanwow and or snuggie could be used to clean up their pee pee mess's

The sad thing is there's lots of peeps out there that will actually buy this crap. I'm surprised they dont have the guy from "mighty putty" doing the ads for them

Looks like it's all falling apart for Vince:

]http://i.cdn.turner.com/trutv/thesmokinggun.com/graphics/art4/0327092sham1awm.jpg

MARCH 27--Meet Vince Shlomi. He?s probably better known to you as the ShamWow Guy, the ubiquitous television pitchman who has been phenomenally successful peddling absorbent towels and food choppers. Shlomi, 44, was arrested last month on a felony battery charge following a violent confrontation with a prostitute in his South Beach hotel room. According to an arrest affidavit, Shlomi met Sasha Harris, 26, at a Miami Beach nightclub on February 7 and subsequently traveled with her to his $750 room at the lavish Setai Hotel. Shlomi told cops he paid Harris about $1000 in cash after she "propositioned him for straight sex." Shlomi said that when he kissed Harris, she suddenly "bit his tongue and would not let go." Shlomi then punched Harris several times until she released his tongue.

full article here:
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2009/0327092sham1.html

Sham WoW, indeed.

Oh, Vince...how we hardly knew ye.

:p

I wonder if he used the famous "Slap Chop" line on her? "You're gonna love my nuts."

I think the hooker bashed his chin in about 3 inches....looks nowhere near as prominent as his other pictures.

Yeah where is Whiskey>Work to talk about his sharp chin.. that and Megan from G4TV

Is Vince wearing a snuggie under that jacket???

you could use it as a portable throw away toilet, just pee on it and toss in the trash ;]

Funniest thread i've ever seen......

I'm willing to bet Vince is going to emerge from this misfortune leaner and meaner. From here on in, Vince is going to sell Slap Chop's, Shamwow's with a new ferocity! Read the story, I think Vince was set up. Perhaps Shamwow let her down somehow...I mean we'll never know will we? And now was payback time. She'll get her payday alright, Smamwow needs their pitchman on the streets; too much to lose for them.

I find it weird that Vince can afford a $750 a night hotel room:confused:

I find it weird that Vince can afford a $750 a night hotel room:confused:

But not $1,000.00 worth of hooker? :D

The best part is that no one is shocked is to learn that Vince likes hookers. Vince is awesome!

Slap Chop hip hop song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWRyj5cHIQA&feature=player_embedded

Slap Chop hip hop song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWRyj5cHIQA&feature=player_embedded

Damn near fell out of my chair laughing. Classic.:D

These dubs are hilarious. http://www.**********************/track/img/3358/m09d0317xktz/2.gif I can't believe I just spent so much time watching this stuff!!

lol just watched it again and it is funny. 3:00 FTW!

I just wiped my 360 down with the Shamwow and and now all the DRM is gone...........I can share my downloaded content between my consoles. The only bad side effect was it wiped away all my achievements. Gonna go wipe down my wife with it next.

wow, is this really true?
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,529328,00.html

'Infomercial King' Billy Mays Found Dead in Home
Sunday, June 28, 2009


Print ShareThisDEVELOPING: Television "pitchman" Billy Mays — who built his fame by appearing on commercials and infomercials promoting household products and gadgets — died Sunday.

Mays, 50, was found unresponsive by his wife inside his Tampa, Fla., home at 7:45 a.m. on Sunday, according to the Tampa Police Department.

Police said there were no signs of forced entry to Mays' residence and foul play is not suspected. Authorities said an autopsy should be complete by Monday afternoon.

"Although Billy lived a public life, we don't anticipate making any public statements over the next couple of days. Our family asks that you respect our privacy during these difficult times," Mays wife, Deborah, said in a statement on Sunday.

Mays was well known for his numerous television promotions of such products as Orange Glo and OxiClean. He was also featured on the reality TV show "Pitchmen" on the Discovery Channel, which followed Mays and Anthony Sullivan in their marketing jobs.

Born William Mays in McKees Rocks, Pa., on July 20, 1958, Mays developed his style demonstrating knives, mops and other "as seen on TV" gadgets on Atlantic City's boardwalk. For years he worked as a hired gun on the state fair and home show circuits, attracting crowds with his booming voice and genial manner.

After meeting Orange Glo International founder Max Appel at a home show in Pittsburgh in the mid-1990s, Mays was recruited to demonstrate the environmentally friendly line of cleaning products on the St. Petersburg-based Home Shopping Network.

Commercials and informercials followed, anchored by the high-energy Mays showing how it's done while tossing out kitschy phrases like, "Long live your laundry!"

Recently he's been seen on commercials for a wide variety of products and is featured on the reality TV show "Pitchmen" on the Discovery Channel, which follows Mays and Anthony Sullivan in their marketing jobs. He's also been seen in ESPN ads.

His ubiquitousness and thumbs-up, in-your-face pitches won Mays plenty of fans. People line up at his personal appearances for autographed color glossies, and strangers stop him in airports to chat about the products.

"I enjoy what I do," Mays told The Associated Press in a 2002 interview. "I think it shows."

Mays was on board a US Airways flight that blew out its front tires as it landed at a Tampa airport on Saturday, MyFOXTampa.com reported.

US Airways spokesman Jim Olson said that none of the 138 passengers and five crew members were injured in the incident, but several passengers reported having bumps and bruises, according to the station.

Authorities have not said whether Mays' death was related to the incident.

Discovery Channel spokeswoman Elizabeth Hillman released a statement Sunday extending sympathy to the Mays family.

"Everyone that knows him was aware of his larger-than-life personality, generosity and warmth," Hillman's statement said. "Billy was a pioneer in his field and helped many people fulfill their dreams. He will be greatly missed as a loyal and compassionate friend."

The ShamWow is as good as the Slap Chop hahaha which means it blows.

Saw the Billy Mays thing on Yahoo and thought of you guys. RIP.

i heard after the investigation was over, wifey was scrubbing the floor, cursing oxy-clean and how it doesnt work as advertised.

Mighty putty coursed throughout this man's veins. How could he have died? It just isn't fair! Why billy mays <shakes fist in the air>
Could it be that we jinxed Mays with this thread? I am ashame if that's the case

I wonder if Vince was able to use the Shamwow's to wipe up the blood on his face after getting his butt kicked by a girl.

Has Vince managed to, as the lady says...Slap Chop his troubles away??:D:D