First it was Pajama Jeans and then this…WOW Containers.
Next thing you know I will be growing upside-down tomatoes on my back patio.
I can’t help it.I am rendered powerless against the infomercial…actually, I can pass up these things until my husband starts in with his infomercial peer pressure.
Buy it!
So, here is the WOW Storage Container commercial:
See…the idea is really quite genius.
The container is a lid!The lid is a container!WOW!
My first step in acquiring these amazing life-changing containers was to order them online.
40 for $19.95 – WOW.
I pressed the BUY button and dreamed of how much better my life would be in 8-10 business days when…
WAIT! I had been “approved” for an ADDITIONAL set of WOW containers for ONLY $19.95!
huh? Didn’t I just BUY one set for that? I pushed the very tiny NO THANKS button.
WAIT! I had been “approved” for an ADDITIONAL set of WOW containers for ONLY $14.95!
huh? Didn’t I just BUY one set for $19.95? I pushed the very tiny NO THANKS button.
WAIT! I had been “approved” for an ADDITIONAL set of WOW containers for ONLY $9.95!
huh? I began to get the feeling that if I just kept pushing the very tiny NO THANKS button WOW would soon be paying me to take these containers off their hands.
$9.95 WITHOUT SHIPPING was the next offer which was followed by various offers of other products that also appear on TV.
*No thanks*
*No thanks*
*No thanks*
Finally, my purchase was completed…and my original order of 40 WOW storage containers remained. I was like a ROCK.
A week or so later I received them in the mail.
There were a LOT of them…
I started attempting to put some of the containers together.
It took me a minute to figure out how they fit together in a super secret I-am-sure-it-is-highly-patented-kinda-way.
When you put two Wow Containers together properly there are short ridges that keep them aligned.
It is the locking mechanism that is a problem.
It is very flimsy and requires significant FORCE to lock. So much force that when I locked the first container it split the plastic.
I tried again and the very same thing happened.
So now I have 38 Wow Containers due to breaking 2 in the first 3 minutes of taking them out of the box.
I was able to assemble a few more without breaking additional containers.
The idea is GREAT. I like how they stack in the cabinet very organized and compactly.
It is GREAT to not have separate lids and containers.
The container is a lid!The lid is a container!WOW!BUT they break easily.
And are VERY difficult to lock properly.
And even when you lock them correctly, there is not a good seal on the container. I used one yesterday for some salsa and the entire fridge smelled like salsa this morning…not in a good way.
I have had my set of 40 for a week or so and have discarded about 1/3rd due to breakage.
I see now why they send you so many…
…and it looks like I might need some hand lotion.
I think they sell that on TV.
I inherited my WOW containers from my mom. I thought they were something from the highrise where she lived, like meals on wheels or something. I researched online for them, and there they were! I personally LOVE them! I want more! Many more! I just don’t know where to order them! They don’t stain, they haven’t broke on me or cracked. They haven’t leaked laying in my lunch box at work. It has to be one of those things…different strokes for different folks. 🙂
I got wow containers as a gift. I love the concept and they are very handy, but the tabs are usally hard to close and have a tendency to break off and they are also very hard to open. the edges are sharp and I havecut my index finger several times ouch lol Over all they are a great idea just need some improvements. They crack easily too when the tabs are too tight to open and close. zi had to throw away at least two of them.
Holly,
We totally love your infomercial reviews. I’m with Happy Camper– you have underestimated your informercial purchasing skills. 🙂
Bummer that ingenuity was met with cheap-ola plastic!
Just bought the wow containers this week. Washed them up today and one was cracked.. Put left over stew in them and they did leak. Glad i got them on sale. Would not buy again. Great idea, bad product.
It always bothers me to hear/read about hard working citizens being ripped off by infomercial companies. If you would like to own a working, high quality, space-saving kitchen accessory that's reasonably priced, check out handygizmos.com.
I purchased the WOW storage containers and have cut my fingers more then once when snapping them, The tabs have already started cracking and breaking all in less then 2 months, Severly disappointed.
I inherited my WOW containers from my mom. I thought they were something from the highrise where she lived, like meals on wheels or something. I researched online for them, and there they were! I personally LOVE them! I want more! Many more! I just don’t know where to order them! They don’t stain, they haven’t broke on me or cracked. They haven’t leaked laying in my lunch box at work. It has to be one of those things…different strokes for different folks. 🙂
I got wow containers as a gift. I love the concept and they are very handy, but the tabs are usally hard to close and have a tendency to break off and they are also very hard to open. the edges are sharp and I havecut my index finger several times ouch lol Over all they are a great idea just need some improvements. They crack easily too when the tabs are too tight to open and close. zi had to throw away at least two of them.
Holly,
We totally love your infomercial reviews. I’m with Happy Camper– you have underestimated your informercial purchasing skills. 🙂
Bummer that ingenuity was met with cheap-ola plastic!
Just bought the wow containers this week. Washed them up today and one was cracked.. Put left over stew in them and they did leak. Glad i got them on sale. Would not buy again. Great idea, bad product.
It always bothers me to hear/read about hard working citizens being ripped off by infomercial companies. If you would like to own a working, high quality, space-saving kitchen accessory that's reasonably priced, check out handygizmos.com.
I love that your husband encourages your late night infomercial purchases. My husband lives in fear.
I purchased the WOW storage containers and have cut my fingers more then once when snapping them, The tabs have already started cracking and breaking all in less then 2 months, Severly disappointed.
Thanks for sharing this. I was going to buy these for mil…but now I am thinking better not.