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 loves me some infomercial products. I’ve got a ton of them. My favorite is the Perfect Brownie Pan.
But, we also have the storage containers that DO have lids but they all take the same size lid and they’re on a turn-around thingie. And they are square, but either short or middle or tall. Anyway, we got them at Wal-Mart but from the ‘as seen on tv’ aisle.
GET THOSE. They work pretty well and they’re only $15!
Wow? More like Whoa…you wasted your money on these crap containers. It sounds good on paper (or infomercial) but maybe they should get their plastic from a different vendor or something…
And those Topsy Turvey things are sweeping the nation! A guy in our neighborhood has a couple and the tomatoes he produces are pretty nice. I’m thinking of investing…once I have a place to hang them…
Is there are 12 step program for infomercial junkies? I might need one too–I just bought an exercise video set because I was ‘sucked’ into the promises of a perfect body 😉
First they steal my WoW name (didn’t even pay me for it) and now they put out a sub par product under that name? Jeez. Thank goodness they didn’t steal my logo too.
I am really sad that they aren’t great. Because they should be. The idea is pretty genius actually. And you would think that they should be able to work. Or maybe not.
I guess I won’t be buying any.
Maybe someone will figure out how to make them work and then sell them on TV under a new name like WooHoo These are Great Containers.
I loves me some infomercial products. I’ve got a ton of them. My favorite is the Perfect Brownie Pan.
But, we also have the storage containers that DO have lids but they all take the same size lid and they’re on a turn-around thingie. And they are square, but either short or middle or tall. Anyway, we got them at Wal-Mart but from the ‘as seen on tv’ aisle.
GET THOSE. They work pretty well and they’re only $15!
That is me with QVC. I cannot help myself.
PS. I have thought about ordering that upside down tomato grower. I still may. I make no promises.
Wow? More like Whoa…you wasted your money on these crap containers. It sounds good on paper (or infomercial) but maybe they should get their plastic from a different vendor or something…
And those Topsy Turvey things are sweeping the nation! A guy in our neighborhood has a couple and the tomatoes he produces are pretty nice. I’m thinking of investing…once I have a place to hang them…
I am totally going to have to get the topsy turvey thingy…it is destiny.
I can’t stomach the PX90 commercials because I feel like a fat ass when I see the changes the women have made.
And WOW..those are crappy! Great concept, poor plastic product. Too bad.
You forgot to mention the Pancake Puff Pan…you know you bought WAY more off TV than just Pajama Jeans! Where’s your Snugee???
Is there are 12 step program for infomercial junkies? I might need one too–I just bought an exercise video set because I was ‘sucked’ into the promises of a perfect body 😉
behold the power of the infomercial lol…
First they steal my WoW name (didn’t even pay me for it) and now they put out a sub par product under that name? Jeez. Thank goodness they didn’t steal my logo too.
I am really sad that they aren’t great. Because they should be. The idea is pretty genius actually. And you would think that they should be able to work. Or maybe not.
I guess I won’t be buying any.
Maybe someone will figure out how to make them work and then sell them on TV under a new name like WooHoo These are Great Containers.
The Topsy Turvy plant thing works, my Daddy and Janiece have the tomato and strawberry ones and love them. They used them all last summer.
I’m just really happy to say, that because of you it is very very unlikely that I will ever buy things from an infomercial.
This is also helped by my rather modest amount of TV watching.
But I’m going to give you ALL the credit.
The husband thanks you.
I am here to help.