notbob wrote:
>
> On 2010-01-22, Mark Thorson > wrote:
> > Consumer Reports reviews the products promoted on late-night
> > infomercials:
>
> It doesn't take a rocket scientist to know that almost 100% (that
> means "almost everything") of the stuff on infommercials is crap. I
> give a slide to juicers, which probably work as advertised, but the
> whole notion that "juice" is good for you is, again, crap.
>
> I know you'll love this, Mark.

Consumer Reports quoted Larry Nusbaum who said
about half the products deliver on their promise,
30 percent deliver but are overpriced, and the
rest are junk.

I have a Ronco rotissiere, and it has worked great
for many years, one of my best purchases. However,
I purchased it at retail (Target). The Tilia vacuum
sealers were advertised in informercials at the
beginning, and I bought one for my mom which seems
to work just fine, though I also bought that at
retail (Fry's Electronics).