On Sun 16 Nov 2008 06:04:37a, George told us...

> Mr. Bill wrote:
>> On Sat, 15 Nov 2008 16:28:10 -0900, "Paul & Robin Barrett"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Just bought one at a garage sale.
>>
>> Mr. Foreman became a multimillion selling those damn things and they
>> all end up in a garage sale! I should dream up such an idea.
>
> Its just marketing. Foreman made his money tangentially not because he
> invented something. The grill was around and not selling so they hired
> Foreman and gave him a cut of it to pimp the machines. Lots of other
> items are sold in a similar fashion where the named personality who is
> credited with something may not even know how to operate or use what
> they are pimping.

I remember years before the George Foreman Grill, Bloomingdale’s was
selling a very similar grill made in France for a rather high price. We
thought it would be great for quick grilling of chicken breasts, burgers,
boneless pork chops, etc., so plunked down our money. It did do a good job
of grilling, but the grill plates were not removable and I hated cleaning
it. We eventually quit using it and finally gave it away. I will say that
it was far better constructed than the George Foreman units I’ve seen.



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Wayne Boatwright
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