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Pretty sarcastic for Consumer Reports, but I think can treat this as the final word on the ShamWow's efficacy. \"Consumerist just saved me $28!\"
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Pretty sarcastic for Consumer Reports, but I think can treat this as the final word on the ShamWow's efficacy. \"Consumerist just saved me $28!\"
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I'm actually quite eager to see the pork brains in milk gravy review, preferably a video review. I wanna SEE the guy enjoy it
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@fate47 shops smart, shops S-Mart:
I like these types of videos, but folks need to start using better sound equipment if they want people to hear what they're saying (especially over random guitar riffs).
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Ack, autoplay on the main page AND the article page?
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ME SAY AUTOPLAY BAD FOR PEOPLE AT WORK. UGH. :)
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not@youdirectly: Oh great, another female for the creepy old guy Consumerist comment pool to perv on. \"Meeeeeeeeeg! Meeeeeeeeeeeeg!\"
NO, autoplay is not cool, this is not myspace
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I love her snarkiness!
Since when did Woz start working at CU?
I like her sarcasm as well. If most of CR's videos are like this, I just might subscribe.
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I love the snarkiness, CU! It adds a lot to the entertainment value while not detracting from the information content.
Now, can you guys fill a room full of hungry cats, place a tub of Perfect Oatmealâ„¢ in the middle of it, flip on the camera then run for your lives?
I'd find the resulting video oddly, hypnotically fascinating.
You could even make a screen saver out of it and offer it to Consumerist donators.
(hint. hint.)
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Disclaimer: No prostitutes were beaten during the making of this video.
@William Mize: I can't believe I'm saying \"Wow,\" she beat up Vince (ShamWow Guy) almost as bad as that hooker who bit him. Wow!
\"It also leaves behind lots of little tiny droplets...in which case you will need these things called TOWELS and SPONGES to clean up the rest.\"
Awesome. I will go for the 200 sponges.
Sorry, enjoyable snark aside I expect more in depth analysis from consumer reports.
The only small part of that video that was worthy of being a CR report was the determination that it holds 10x it's weight & the sponges do so also.
However, in a real CR report they would have noted that the sponges drip at 10x and if the shamwow does or doesn't. They would have also had an analysis of how much of the maximum capacity the shamwow needed to be at before it started leaving \"small droplets\".
Also, doing some sort of extended wear testing would be useful, they do it for paint and other stuff.
Great video, lousy CR report. I hope they haven't lowered their report standards since my subscription lapsed, it has been a couple three years.
Sarcasm for the win! This was not only informative but creative. They should have noted that swimmers have used these for decades and they don't cost nearly as much as the shamWow.
\"Pork brains in milk gravy\" ≠a good thing to read when you're eating lunch.
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Ha! my mom bought me some shamwows for christmas as a gag gift. and yeah, they don't work any better than my raggity old towels and cheap paper towels. So now i'll be saying \"Wow, I can't believe you spent $28 on this!\" (actually she spent $15...they were on sale.) but now i know.
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I bought a shamwow simply to tack to my cubicle at work. It's great for starting conversations about Scientology hating and escort fight club techniques!
This video wasn't that impressive or useful. So what if it isn't scientifically correct about how much liquid it can hold. I wouldn't be using it to carry water across my kitchen to a pot on the stove.
I want to know if it is actually good at picking up an asstastic amount of spilled liquid. I'd prefer to use one of these instead of a whole roll of paper towels. Then I can use 1 to get the droplets that are left behind.
Also - those are the cheapest sponges around, who even uses them they are worthless.
I really wanted to see them disprove the \"test\" where it absorbs the \"cola\" (which is either flat cola or just colored liquid since it doesn't fizz when he pours it) through the carpet and it's dry underneath.
The one thing I notice is that you can see a small puddle expand under the square of carpet when he pours the liquid but when the shot changes, there's no long any liquid coming from under the carpet.
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@JakeChance84: What?! the shot doesn't change. Vince even says \"we're gonna do this in real time\". So even though it's got about 10 cuts in there, I gotta take Vince's word for it... he's a trustworthy guy...
As a CR subscriber for many years, I don't appreciate the attitude. I pay for unbiased, scientific product reviews. If CR begins taking the low-road in order to seem \"hipper\" or \"edgier\" to appeal to people who are easily bored by plain facts, I will be canceling my subscription.
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@ShortBus: As a CR subscriber, you're familiar with the inside back cover of the magazine, which is also Ad Watch. They're always snarky, as last pages of magazines sometimes are. These are just videos of that same type of stuff. They're not product reviews; they're commercial reviews.
@ShortBus: If I want snarky banter, I'll come here--or practically anywhere else on the Internet. But I pay money to CR to get meaningful, un-biased information.
If they begin to focus more on selling their style over their expertise, it's a major warning sign that things are headed downhill. Call me old fashioned, but I like my facts to be boring. Adding personality to the review, by definition, adds bias.
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@ShortBus: I agree, I didn't appreciate it either. I can't believe Consumer Reports even allowed this.
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@ShortBus: It's funny when I imagine what you wrote being spoken in the voice of the comic store guy from The Simpsons.
@ShortBus: Please lighten up. This is clearly a product that does not take itself very seriously. I'm a subscriber as well and as much as the reports are useful in my buying decisions, I'm not opposed to humor with my science. The report did show that only one of shamwow's claims did in fact hold water, what was the better buy, and did it in an enjoyable easy to understand way. I'd understand if they made their riding mower section into a youtube variety show but that is all the attention the shamwow required.
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Why can't CR write up, um, a Report of its findings, instead of making people sit through a video? Planning a name change to CV?
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Please taste test the pork brains! I will definitely donate money to see someone swallow that crap!
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I like my Shamwow. It's great for getting water and stuff out of tight spaces you could never get a sponge, like under my washing machine when it decided to explode. (The replacement was chosen based off of a Consumer Reports best buy.)
Actually Costco sells 16 of them for 27 dollars right now, so that makes it worth it! I got some and they rock.
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What I find amusing is the consumer shrink ray got to the amount of water/soda it holds...
Damn the reply is not working again. Wait where is is the bad part Mad Dog Mcree and Shortbus? Where is the diluting of essential Consumer Reports values? Are they taking money for endorsement? No. Are they using sloppy science? No. Are they even charging you to watch this? No. Where in the Consumer Reports mentality is it verboten to be humorous about their findings? Do you miss the back page of the magazine every month where they poke fun at bad products? They do so in a humorous manner as well. I's agree with Trai but even my father found it funny.
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I've got knock-off ShamWows. I've had them for years now. They are awesome! They are especially good for spills on the carpet because they soak up liquid out of the carpet and the pad. They also barely drip at all, unlike towels or sponges when saturated. I had a birth tub that leaked a little when I gave birth to my second child; those shammie things saved my kitchen by soaking up the water before it spread. My husband was able to wring them out in the sink and then put them right back in place to soak up more water. I never even knew that there was a small leak until after my daughter was born. Are they worth $28? I don't think so. Find them on sale with a coupon in your local store. DON'T order them online or off the infomercial. Who wants to pay shipping??
I kinda agree with some previous sentiments, here - good video, but light on content. Attitude is fun, but attitude combined with hard facts is downright enjoyable. Show us some more testing of this thing! *Then* you can have an attitude about it.
I want to know where Ms. Panetta got her amazing eyebrows. Does the ShamWow hold ten times its own weight in Botox?
Thank you, Teresa.
I received a ShamWOW for a gift and it is about the worst rag I've ever used. An old t-shirt is vastly superior.
Off topic, but here is a link to Two Brave Men Eating Pork Brains in Milk Gravy.
From the link,
This is by far the most disgusting Don't Puke episode to date (see the others here and here.) Why a product like Pork Brains With Milk Gravy even exists is beyond us...
All I can say is ewwwww.
Talk about a top-down approach to a review. It seems obvious the reviewer came in not wanting to like this product. Not what I expect from CR!
For me this review fell short on facts. I use these (though would never pay $28 for 8, I get them for .99 each at a local thrift) primarily for cleaning liquid spills out of my carpets when something gets knocked over. For this purpose they are quite good.
I would have liked to have seen an analysis of the absorptive power of these versus sponges and towels; I believe they would vastly exceed a sponge in this area. Also, as previously posted, I would have liked an extended wear test.
I have two of these that I have had in active duty for 12 years and though they are certainly worn, they still work great for my purposes.
I liked the snarkiness as it added some spice but overall the review was quite shallow.
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Actually, I wish they would test Snuggies in an office setting. They could be perfect for those of us who freeze during the summer when the AC is way too high.
(I'm the one always scolded by the maintenance department when they discover my cubicle space heater.)
@richcreamerybutter: Easy way to fix that, desk audits once a week and cut all the cords (unplugged, first) that are on those infernal space heaters. If its under 68F in your cube then file a complaint or start piping up that 75F would be a hell of a lot more green. OSHA recommends 68-76F.
@richcreamerybutter:
Wouldn't be must point as theirs not much to objectively test. The Snuggie commercials don't really make any claims beyond the obvious.
@richcreamerybutter: I have 2 co-workers that sit near to me that use heaters during the summer. I'm half tempted to put an air conditioner under my desk....
@richcreamerybutter: As one who roasts during summer, I'd gladly buy snuggies for my coworkers if they'd complain less. But then, I'm the one who's thinking 'yeah, it's 90 outside, but I'm inside. Perhaps I shouldn't wear a light sundress and sandals inside.\"
@richcreamerybutter: You're the one that takes out an entire row of cubicles because your feet are cold?
Now you want to look like a druid at at work?