Andy wrote:
> jmcquown said...
>
>> Pitches have been a part of radio and
>> television advertising for decades. It's not going to stop any time
>> soon.
>
>
> The BIG difference being, brand names products paid to sponsor TV programs
> (like soap operas) and had their products available on supermarket shelves!!!
>
> "Not available in stores" became an entirely bullshit racket and Mays was a
> shrewd pitchman who took it a new level.
>
> Sorry for his passing but, NOT sorry that he'll instantly be replaced to
> continue the crap product advertising "that's not available in stores."
>
>

Actually I have recently seen "As advertised on TV" sections in both
Target and Bed, Bath & Beyond stores. Most items are $9.99 but of
course you don't get the "wait, there's more" hype of two or three
items "for only $19.99 plus shipping and handling."

Yes, most of it is junk. There's an online website that reviews the
products and it concurs that most of them don't work/are useless.
I can't download it currently but it was http://www.infomercialscams.com

gloria p