Infomercial Mania in 15 Below Zero Temperatures

This morning we didn't have church because it was 15 degrees below zero and there was about 10 feet of snow on the ground, which is why I'm still wondering why in the heck people actually live in North Dakota. So, instead of heading to church, we lounged around on the couch watching infomercials and the home shopping network, which is pretty much all that is ever on now that we about five channels on our tv.

But guess what was on. I have wanted this thing for, like, ever.

It's the Cricut. I so want one of these, and the infomercial is great. "For as little as $30 you can try out the Cricut in your home for 30 whole days!"

But what they don't tell you is the price. The model I want is $300.

$300.

For a glorified paper cutter. Still, I gotta have one.

I actually kind of hope that someone comments about how they have one and how crappy it is just so I can feel better about not having one.

The weird thing is that even though I absolutely hate shopping, seriously, I hate it, for some reason I love infomercials. Dude, you couldn't pay me enough money to spend a day at the mall, but it sometimes takes every ounce of my being to avoid getting off the couch and dialing QVC in a furry with my debit card in hand.

Let's see, there was the Magic Bullet, that's the informercial with all weirdos, half of them hung over, sitting around the kitchen waiting for the perky lady to whip them up a magical food concoction.



That ended up getting returned because I could never figure out how to make anything edible with the stupid thing. Way too complicated.

And then there was the QVC car/truck vacuum that was supposed to be able to suck up an elephant butt but still store easily under the seat. That thing stopped sucking after one use in my Durango. Either my dirt weighs more than an elephant butt or it just really sucked.

And then there's pretty much every work-out video known to man. I am addicted to work-out videos.

Oh, and you can't forget Jack LaLanne's Power Juicer. That thing actually blew up in my kitchen. It made good juice though.

But to my credit, I did pass on the Kinoki foot pads. I was so proud of myself.

Now I'm secretly in love with Billy Mayes. I need to get my hands on some of that Mighty Mend-it, oh, and don't forget about the Mighty Putty.

And Billy Mayes is totally hot.

And I gotta get one of those Shamwows. It's a bathmat, a towel and a dish drain mat all in one, you can' go wrong with that.


But I think my next infomercial purchase will probably be the GT Xpress. Who can live without a gadget that can make a beef roll and a brownie back to back?


I don't know, I should probably invest in some Aqua Globes before I purchase anything else.

I seem to be killing all my plants lately. Kaydn Rye is actually the one who suggested the Aqua Globes one day. He saw the commercial on tv and said, "Hey mom that's what you need for your plants so they don't die anymore."



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