[MelodyL]

Well, I had to try them out for myself and I am glad I did.

When they say something is too good to be true, I will believe them from now on. The premise was a good one. You saw my video. It does make a pressurized seal. It really does. BUT THE SEAL DOESN'T LAST.

Oh it lasted for two days. But once you take it off and you see the rippling, you have to hold it under hot water to make it smooth again.(Who wants to keep doing this??).

I wouldn't mind, if the darn thing kept the seal. But I went to the fridge and the seals were just sitting on top of the bowls, NOT DOING WHAT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING. I said to myself: "Oh, fooey" (didn't use the word fooey, believe me).

And the best is the little lid. The infomercial says 'use it on metal, plastics, ceramic bowls."

So I opened up a can of mushrooms. (using my One Touch) which doesn't leave any jagged edges, right??. So I placed the seal on top of the can, pressed down and the whole thing cut the seal right through. I said 'how can they say use it on metal, when the metal cuts right through it.?"

THEN, I took one of the medium seals, and tried to seal a bowl of salad.
I pressed down and instead of hearing the WHOOSH of the pressurized seal, it felt air. That's right, there was a tiny hole.

So I have exactly two lids left. I'll still use them, but today I went to the ninety nine cents store, bought 3 bowls with pressurized lids, and they store my foods just fine.

So don't waste your money.

On to the next gadget!!!

[Aarcyn]

Melody - your enthusiasm for trying new products always gets to me.

You should consider starting your own YouTube program with all the various things you try. I bet you would become famous.

I know I would watch from the day you get it and your unbridled joy to your satisfaction/disappointment.

Your posts have so much personality that my hunch is that you would be an instant YouTube phenomenon.

[weegot5kiz]

two words ; tin foil

[MelodyL]

Tin Foil

I hear you!!!!

lol

[KathyM]

This cracks me up. I saw the commercial for the first time the other day and remembered seeing a thread from you about buying them - hadn't read the thread though.

My husband hates watching commercials with me because I'm a little sarcastic and very doubtful of miraculous claims. They looked great, but I just couldn't see them working for very long or holding their shape.

AHA - Can't wait to tell him I was right!

Thanks for the warning. I agree with the others who say your videos would be a good business for consumer reporting.

[DM]

Hi Mel~ If I were you, I'd call the company *or email them* and tell them exactly what you told us. I'd want a refund!

I still say "If it's too good to be true, it usually is".

I gotta say tho, I like your little product investigations. Don't you dare do infomercials!! I'd probably buy everything from you!

[Curious]

here ya go mel. have fun browsing.

http://www.asseenontv.com/

added: but i do want this tea set.

http://www.asseenontv.com/prod-pages/tpgiftbl402.html

[mrsD]

You might try returning them to the STORE where you bought them.

That infomercial site I gave you has HUNDREDS of people who could never
contact the seller again...after buying.

But at store level, you might be able to return them. Or at least get an
exchange dollar value wise. Is there any guarantee printed on the packaging?

Beware the infomercials on TV or computer...they scam you big time, and you
can never get the charge removed, fixed, or even the free stuff they often
offer...read that site.

But if you buy in the store, the store may refund you. Enough returns there,
and their buyer may no longer contract for a defective item!

[MelodyL]

Well, I have the original box. (Don't think I have the original receipt). I bought it in a Rite Aid (not near my home). Can't get back there.

But there is ANOTHER Rite Aid within walking distance of my house. I'll go for one of my walks later on today. I'll take the box, and the seals, and we shall see what happens.

I don't expect any miracles.

Oh, want to hear of a brand new infomercial I saw on tv the other night.

The Turbo Cooker PLUS. Imagine, only two payments of $39.95 for a FRYING PAN WITH A DOMED COVER, AND STEAM RACK!!!

Supposedly you can cook 4 pork chops and on top of the steam rack, you can cook a bunch of veggies or even steam some salmon. And the flavors don't mix with each other BECAUSE OF SOME REASON OR OTHER.

I just watched in amazement as the people were tasting the porkchops and the veggies.

I mean, give me a break. I have a frying pan, ( Don't eat pork so I can't make pork chops), but I spray my PAM, put in my Salmon and in 9 minutes or so, I have my FISH dinner. In another little frying pan, I make my veggies.

This is one item YOU WON'T SEE ME MAKING ANOTHER INFOMERCIAL ON.

But I do like my new title.

PRODUCT INVESTIGATOR.

Has a nice ring to it!!!! lol

Be afraid, be very afraid....Melody, THE PRODUCT INVESTIGATOR will be on the warpath. LOL

[AfterMyNap]

It's important to remember why these people are in business and how they actually make their money.

Consider that these products are not immediately available through "traditional" marketing placement. It's because they are of substandard quality and are genuinely NOT meant or made to be lasting, high-quality items. Their value to the seller comes in the form of exorbitant S&H fees. Their secondary value is in generating viable mailing lists that are sorted and sold a hundred different ways and a hundred different times.

The 30-day trial period is typically initiated the day the order ships, not many buyers realize this and will miss the deadline. 50% of dissatisfied customers will never bother or "get around" to returning items that must be shipped. If they do, they then incur the cost of the return shipping and if they actually get a refund, it is only for the actual product price, not the S&H.

The labyrinth of return is complicated and difficult and that is not an accident. They hope like crazy you won't bother them with returns, they got what they wanted and they don't like dealing with dissatisfied customers. They make it part of their system to frustrate and aggravate the dissatisfied in hopes of frustrating them into saying, "Screw it, it's only $20 and it's not worth the headache." Chances are, if you visited one of their fulfillment centers on the return end, you'd find a dumpster full of returned product because it's simply not worth enough to pay people to repackage and restock it!

There is also the novelty factor of the convenience in CALLING NOW! Especially in THE NEXT FIVE MINUTES! because they'll double your order... BUT WAIT! they'll even add this thingamabob WITH a whole set of these Mongolian steak knives and this chammy cloth!!!!!! JUST PAY THE S&H AND THEY'RE ALL YOURS FOR FREE!!!!! AND IF YOU'RE NOT SATISFIED, KEEP THE THINGAMABOB AS OUR GIFT!!!! The objective is to force the unsuspecting sot into acting now.

What do they get? Well, that's a total of 20 items, each with their own, additional S&H fees, a variety of valuable marketing research for absolutely nothing, and a free commodity in having your authenticated personal info. Because now they know for sure that you are a real consumer, a car buff, or a homemaker, or a cook, or a gardener, and they can sell your name & address to dozens of companies who want to target folks with interests like yours.

They don't give a rat's backend WHAT you think of the product, they don't think much of it either, who cares? They are in it for the money, after all.

Think about the brands that have had customer loyalty for decades: Sony, KitchenAid, Whirpool, Maytag, Clairol, Jergens, Clorox, Tide, etc. etc. etc. Have you ever seen Billy Mays within a country mile of any of those? NO WAY! If you did, it would mean the end of those brands!!! The loyalty and sustainable business comes from quality products and satisfied customers.

They reach stores with their As Seen on TV by selling the junk to them at pennies on the dollar and the mark-up is a huge profit for the stores. Everybody wins (except the poor, trusting buyers).

C'mon, people, we're smarter than that!