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I enjoy a good infomercial as much as the next person, but why oh why are they often 1) loud (Billy Mays, I'm looking at you!), 2) cheesy and 3) repetative?  The ones that intrigue me are the for weight-loss.  They make it look so easy!  Look!  One promises that for only 90 seconds a day, I can have "flat, sexy, rock hard abs!"  I know it's too good to be true, but isn't that what infomercials take 30 minutes or longer to try to talk you into?  Then, there are those "motivational" infomercials that make one want to up and subscribe to Billy Blanks' Tae Bo regime.  Except, not so much for me because it looks so...exhausting!  Exercise is hard I don't want to sweat that hard doing anything, truth be told.  Ok, I'll admit it, I'm just lazy.

Some infomercials, though, are really convincing.  I mean, if both Vanessa Williams AND Jessica Simpson say Proactiv really works, ya gotta believe them, right?!  Actually, the product does look like it really works.  I was thisclose to buying it once but, I don't really have an acne problem.  But, if I did, you're darned tootin' I'd check into Proactiv, if anything, just to prove that the heavy celebrity endorsements are merely as a result of tremendous financial compensation (aka bribery)!

I'm actually a big sucker for home improvement items.  I was thisclose (again!) to buying the broom with the plastic bristles that's supposed to pick up pet hair and other things a regular vacuum can leave behind.  I actually found it at a Target store and bought it for $10 but I didn't find it to do everything it promised (ooh, big surprise).  However, I would have felt like an even bigger loser if I went back to Target to return the $10 item for a full refund.  What a doofus.  I just gave it to my parents and said, here you go -- have an extra broom!  Nevermind that the bristles are plastic.  Just use it for the garage, or something.  Why look a gift horse in the mouth?

Another thing that I totally bought into were the Bare Minerals make up products.  sigh.  When will I ever learn?!  Theoretically, it's probably good for skin that's sensitive to standard make up chemicals.  However, I didn't think it looked all that great on me.  Fortunately, I didn't buy it through the infomercial where I understand they rope you in to a club-like subscription where they send you a refill every month or so.  I actually found that stuff at Sephora.  But, I did end up buying the kit, which I guess was a lot cheaper than buying all the items separately.  However, I don't use the "warmth" or the darker of the two foundation shades.  In fact, I don't really use much of the line anymore except for the mineral veil and cover-up which I ended up buying separately because it wasn't part of the kit.  So much for saving money.

Could someone please tell me why the recent infomercials I've seen are offering 2 of their product "for the price of one?!"  What am I going to do with two hair straighteners, lint trap cleaners, magic bullets, chop wizards or ab loungers?  Here's a nifty thought informercial ad monkeys, why don't you give us the option of buying two if we so desired, and sell us just one for half the cost?

In the meantime, I'm contemplating my next indulgence for either the fountain-of-youth called Susan Lucci's Youthful Essence or Lauren Hutton's fool-proof face disk.  Decisions, decisions.