I am so totally psyched about getting these. Thanks to those of you who reminded me about them in the Barack Obama post comments. The order confirmation screen said it’s going to take 3-4 weeks for them to arrive, and for this snail pace I had to pay almost eight dollars, which is lame, but I’m still super excited. I am so going to accidentally on purpose spill a whole bunch of stuff the day they come so I can try them out.
As always, a full report on this fabulous product’s efficacy shall be forthcoming.
How much longer until you’re on 20/20 again?
I was thinking about these myself but just a little reluctant. I’ll be interested to see what you think.
Yay! I can’t wait for the report. Don’t forget to test on cat urine as the commercial suggests!
I’m glad you’re tying them out. If they work, I will be a proud new ShamWow owner!
Is it only me that can see that when he pours all the cola on that little square piece of carpet the cola runs all round the piece? Then the camera cuts away and when they come back the spill is now just a circle in the center of the rug piece?
Also, didn’t anyone realize that before he puts the ShamWow on that cola spill that the ShamWow is already full of cola? So what he is squeezing out was already in the ShamWow. People, did you follow me on that one?
Just hope it works out for you as well as they pretend it does on TV.
they had the shamwow people at the fair here, did you see them at yours? We were captivated. LOL but we touched them and they felt a lot like felt so we chose not to buy them. But they were doing a deal just like they do on tv where “for the next 14 people that raise their hand, I will be allowed to give you two sets for the price of 1! People that’s 8 (or however many) shamwows for the price of 4!” Almost sucked me in.
Those Germans always make good stuff.
Neato – I look forward to your report!
DM, it’s not just you. Even when I am feverishly fast-forwarding through the commercials in the programs I record on the DVR (simply so I CAN fast-forward through the commercials) it is blatantly obvious that the white carpet square upon which fin-haired Vince dumps all the cola is not the same white carpet square from which he shamwows the cola. The first one is saturated and stained on the bottom; the second is damp at best, and there is NO stain on the bottom.
I for one do not think it is an accident that these things are called Shamwows. Yes, they want you to believe that the ‘sham’ part is the phonetic abbreviation of ‘chamois’ but I was a wee wordwychlet of seven when I looked up the word ‘sham’ in the dictionary to find out what it meant. Clearly, the folks who named this product felt that “Fakewow” might not encourage sales.
I’ll be interested in seeing Mockarena’s evaluation of these things, but I’m afraid that even if she posts a glowing recommendation, my steadfast I-don’t-buy-items-promoted-by-people-who-annoy-the-s**t-out-of-me philosophy will prevent me from purchasing these things. I’m still inspecting the Triscuit boxes before purchase to make sure that one with Retched Ray’s abhorrent Mrs. Joker face does not come into my house by accident.
OH GREAT!!!! I am so glad I’m paying for another product as a test bed for you people. These better not be as expensive as the footpads!
Aww Mr. Mock, it’s for the good of your adoring public! And the Kinoki expense was totally worth the TV exposure, wasn’t it?
it’ll be shamtastic!
I SOOOO want to know all about these. They taunt me from the television all the time. Should I order? Should I order? Sigh. I’ll wait for the report.
Hubby says, “yeah, you can get those at Wal-Mart. They’re just real chamois, not the fake kind.”
I await your input.
I have some imitation ones, the ones they tell you specifically to “watch out for” because they “are not sold in stores?”
Mine were from a store. They worked okay. I can do more testing if you’d like, and we can compare Real Shamwows vs. Fake Shamwows vs. Paper Towels.
this shamwow towel is all over late night tv commercials
Three things I noticed.
1. The carpet with the cola was blatantly obvious!
2. It only comes on extremely late when people are not at the best for making decisions.
3. They do not advertise a website, just a phone number to call, which I would assume is to sucker you into buying even MORE of them!
I think I will stick to purchasing super absorbent, quick drying camp towels instead from local hunting sport stores like REI, Gander Mountain, Cabela’s, etc. They are large enough to cut to size for whatever I need. Oooh, and you can toss them in the wash too! Mine have held up great!
While I am at it, I should buy “Pasta N More”, a TRUCK load of skin care products…
oh.. and of course.. Weight loss products from people that make Maria Shriver look fat!
BUT, my huge pet peeve? The one I MUTE every time it comes on? Bow Flex.. “I gave all my fat clothes to my fat friends..” I cannot stand that line! Am I the only one that finds that completely insensitive?
I would rather listen to Richard Simmons all day for 30 days straight than listen to that one line from Bow Flex!!
i love the shamwows i cant wait untill your report!
You don’t have to wait! Here it is! http://www.themockdock.com/2008/10/05/your-wait-is-over/
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I got a set of Shamwow’s for Christmas and they absolutly DO NOT do what they show on the commerical. They do not dry up water, in fact, I only put 1/2 cup water on the counter and after I wiped it, water was still there. The rug thing is not true and putting a wet sweater in it is also not true. You can’t wash these in a washer machine with other towels either. Mine are full of little lint type balls from my other towels and after one wash they feel more like bounty paper towel texture and work even less.