Buried in three easy installments (RIP Ron Popeil)

[swingline]

There's a reason those KitchenAids cost so much money.

My wife has had one for years and years, and it still works great.

 

[maumann]

If you call right now, we'll include a second Ronco Ash-O-Matic casket and cremation kit ABSOLUTELY FREE! Your ashes can make TWO TIMES the number of regular ashes with Ash-O-Matic, exclusively from Ronco!

Just pay additional shipping and handling. No Certificates of Death needed!

Call now at 1-800-DEAD-BODY.

 

[nickp]

Ron Popeil made EVERY kitchen accoutrement in the 90s

 

[swingline]

If you call right now, we'll include a second Ronco Ash-O-Matic casket and cremation kit ABSOLUTELY FREE! Your ashes can make TWO TIMES the number of regular ashes with Ash-O-Matic, exclusively from Ronco!

Just pay additional shipping and handling. No Certificates of Death needed!

Call now at 1-800-DEAD-BODY.

And if you call in the next ten minutes, we'll throw in a Rhinestone And Stud Setter absolutely FREE!

 

[Hermes]

"You've served your time. It's only fair I marry you again. Don't try to kill me this time around, though."

 

[da man]

My grandmother gave me a Veg-O-Matic long ago and it was actually a very handy kitchen gadget. We used it for years to make fries, chop onions and slice various vegetables.

 

[da man]

One thread....but wait, what if I told you there is more?

NOW how much would you pay?

 

[da man]

I learned to fish with a Pocket Fisherman. I know it runs about $30 now, and I keep thinking about it.

And boy, did it catch fish!

 

[sgreenwell]

I would watch the infomercials for the Showtime rotisserie grill when I was a young teenager and be transfixed - to the point that my parents joked that it was my favorite television show, except that it worked, and they bought one. And, they *still* have it and use it regularly - It's the perfect size for a turkey, beef roast or ham, and you can also use the spit or the basket to roast veggies.

Can't remember if it was that Gladwell piece or another one, but part of Popeil's success was that he was like an anti-magician. He did the demo on the grill, and it looked so god damn easy, like there couldn't possibly be a trick to it. Ultimately, it's just a mini-oven, but he also realized the gap in the market, since prior to that setting up a spit on your grill or conventional oven was a pain in the ass.

 

[Mr._Graybeard]

My grandmother gave me a Veg-O-Matic long ago and it was actually a very handy kitchen gadget. We used it for years to make fries, chop onions and slice various vegetables.

As a Chicago boy I remember those Veg-O-Matic ads back in the 1960s when Popeil was starting out. The one Popeil catchphrase I haven't seen yet is "Isn't that amazing!"