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Ron G 12-04-08 01:29 PM

FreeCreditReport.com Guy
 
He bugs the hell out of me. I hate the stupid songs, and I hate the smug look that's always on his face.

I just wanted to announce that.

Groucho 12-04-08 01:30 PM

How about the weird guy who sells those towels?

JohnSlider 12-04-08 01:32 PM

Sham-WOW

Arthur Dent 12-04-08 01:33 PM

I have a friend who likes these commercials. I hate them- I've heard them way too many times.

Ron G 12-04-08 01:33 PM


Originally Posted by Groucho (Post 9111326)
How about the weird guy who sells those towels?

The sham-wow or whatever the hell it's called? He freaks me out. Who the hell is he? He's presented like we're supposed to know who is--like he has some sort of towel authority.

pinata242 12-04-08 01:34 PM

Ron G and awil's average credit score: 468.

I don't mind him or the songs, but I'm rolling a huge number.

Groucho 12-04-08 01:40 PM


Originally Posted by Ron G (Post 9111336)
The sham-wow or whatever the hell it's called? He freaks me out. Who the hell is he? He's presented like we're supposed to know who is--like he has some sort of towel authority.

Apparently, his name is "Vince Offer". :lol:

Snowmaker 12-04-08 01:56 PM

He's not half as annoying as Flo:

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/9...ressiveej1.jpg

gmanca 12-04-08 02:00 PM

Sham-Wow dude does a commercial in Spanish as well which makes him annoying in two languages!

Rockmjd23 12-04-08 03:43 PM

I hear he also disrespects TOS.

Ron G 12-04-08 03:46 PM


Originally Posted by Rockmjd23 (Post 9111642)
I hear he also disrespects TOS.

God, let it go already.

Groucho 12-04-08 03:53 PM

http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/1...c67e759zl7.jpg

"May I wipe your ass, sir?"

Arthur Dent 12-04-08 04:02 PM


Originally Posted by pinata242 (Post 9111337)
Ron G and awil's average credit score: 468.

I don't mind him or the songs, but I'm rolling a huge number.

:lol:

My credit is excellent.

Ron G 12-04-08 04:12 PM


Originally Posted by Groucho (Post 9111665)

Look at him. He looks like a psychopath.

I'll bet he's eaten human flesh in his day. The ShamWOW is probably excellent for cleaning up human blood.

Ron G 12-04-08 04:14 PM


Originally Posted by awil1026 (Post 9111685)
:lol:

My credit is excellent.

Yeah, when we applied for our mortgage, I was in the 720s.

It's just the guy.

pinata242 12-04-08 04:15 PM


Originally Posted by Ron G (Post 9111711)
Yeah, when we applied for our mortgage, I was in the 720s.

It's just the guy.

You guys bought a house together? That's cute. ;)

My Other Self 12-04-08 04:21 PM

I bet you guys didn't know Vince from ShamWow actually had his own movie!

http://www.infomercial-hell.com/blog...-comedy-movie/

Groucho 12-04-08 04:24 PM

Holy crap. I remember the commericials for that movie. I had no idea it was the same guy. :lol:

Rockmjd23 12-04-08 04:28 PM

Yes I did know and I made the mistake of watching that whole movie. :(

leeta 12-04-08 04:31 PM


Originally Posted by Snowmaker (Post 9111392)


Agreed. Flo and her "tricked out name tag" is worse than either of those two.

However, I think the prize goes to "Smilin' Bob." The Burger King King is a close second.

CharlieK 12-04-08 04:33 PM

Is the Sham-WOW available in stores?

My Other Self 12-04-08 04:41 PM

Apparently you can get it at Target.

http://www.target.com/Shamwow/dp/B001KN6APA

Flo would be hot if she wasn't so obnoxious.

Oh, and Matthew Lesko is back! That free government money guy. He has a new commercial. He's aged a lot though, but he's still wearing that Riddler suit.

My Other Self 12-04-08 04:44 PM

And the old FreeCreditReport.com guy (before the songs started) was sentenced to jail.. which is why they got the new guy.

http://nationalnitwit.blogspot.com/2...tenced-to.html

And the new guy:
http://www.squidoo.com/ericviolette

Ron G 12-04-08 04:45 PM


Originally Posted by pinata242 (Post 9111715)
You guys bought a house together? That's cute. ;)

No, I bought a house with Flo.

My Other Self 12-04-08 04:53 PM

The real Flo is an actress named Stephanie Courtney

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0183960/

And she does standup!

<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/bRZiMUJ8bqE&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/bRZiMUJ8bqE&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>

Jimmy James 12-04-08 05:02 PM

Maybe I'm just up later than you guys, but I'd gladly take Billy Mays, Flo, Sham-WOW guy, and FreeCreditReport.com guy over Klee Irwin, the trailer trash version of John Waters.

Ron G 12-04-08 05:08 PM


Originally Posted by Jimmy James (Post 9111817)
Maybe I'm just up later than you guys, but I'd gladly take Billy Mays, Flo, Sham-WOW guy, and FreeCreditReport.com guy over Klee Irwin, the trailer trash version of John Waters.

I haven't seen this guy. What are watching late at night that you see his commercials?

My Other Self 12-04-08 05:13 PM

Irwin is on usually around the time the Magic Bullet is on.

http://www.infomercial-hell.com/dual-action-cleanse/

Ron G 12-04-08 05:17 PM


Originally Posted by mcfly (Post 9111837)
Irwin is on usually around the time the Magic Bullet is on.

http://www.infomercial-hell.com/dual-action-cleanse/

I may have fallen asleep on the couch and briefly woken up to this. The whole thing about the amazement at the size of his daughter's stool rings a bell.

Nth Power 12-04-08 05:29 PM

Does Sham-wow really work? The commercial makes it look awesome. Even though the guy is creepy, I kinda want one.

Drexl 12-04-08 05:34 PM


Originally Posted by Ron G (Post 9111709)
Look at him. He looks like a psychopath.

I'll bet he's eaten human flesh in his day. The ShamWOW is probably excellent for cleaning up human blood.

"And it cleans up the blood, without using any pressure! Are you following me camera guy? Oh wait you're not, 'cause I killed you."

gmanca 12-04-08 05:49 PM


Originally Posted by Nth Power (Post 9111866)
Does Sham-wow really work? The commercial makes it look awesome. Even though the guy is creepy, I kinda want one.

Watch the carpet and the puddle carefully; he pours the soda and there's a puddle on the table, but when he's about to put the shamwow down, it's gone.

What I like to watch are commercials like the ear listener device, where the actors are obviously delaying their reaction to a director/camera even though they are supposed to be watching a game, their kids, the priest, or the next squirrel they are going to eat.

gmanca 12-04-08 05:50 PM


Originally Posted by Drexl (Post 9111876)
"And it cleans up the blood, without using any pressure! Are you following me camera guy? Oh wait you're not, 'cause I killed you."

rotfl That was amazing.

My Other Self 12-04-08 05:52 PM


Originally Posted by gmanca (Post 9111896)
Watch the carpet and the puddle carefully; he pours the soda and there's a puddle on the table, but when he's about to put the shamwow down, it's gone.

What I like to watch are commercials like the ear listener device, where the actors are obviously delaying their reaction to a director/camera even though they are supposed to be watching a game, their kids, the priest, or the next squirrel they are going to eat.

They got a new one. Listen Up now looks like a bluetooth headset. I love how everyone is basically eavesdropping on other people's conversation.

"Did you see that new guy at the gym? He's hot!"

[guy nods in agreement]

gmanca 12-04-08 05:58 PM

LOL, yeah that's basically all it's used for.

What's also hilarious is that the same lady who annoyingly yells "DOES THAT HAVE TO BE SO LOUD!" in the first ad ends up needing that new bluetooth headset in the second ad.

I can only assume she divorced her nearly-deaf husband and sought punitive damages but at least she got the second headset for free.

TheKing 12-04-08 08:57 PM

The Sham-wow commercial always bugs me, because of this line:

It's from Germany, you know the Germans always make good stuff"

Yeah, like the Holocaust!

Arthur Dent 12-04-08 09:21 PM


Originally Posted by RonG
Yeah, when we applied for our mortgage, I was in the 720s.

It's just the guy.

Why did you open us up to this? :)


Originally Posted by pinata242 (Post 9111715)
You guys bought a house together? That's cute. ;)

:lol:

grenier 12-04-08 09:33 PM


Originally Posted by Ron G (Post 9111324)
He bugs the hell out of me. I hate the stupid songs, and I hate the smug look that's always on his face.

I thought I was the only one, he bugs the shit out of me. That smug look is just annoying.

Seantn 12-04-08 09:49 PM

The Sham-Wow guy sued Anna Nicole Smith, the Farrelley brothers, and the Church of Scientology because he thought they all had done something to sabotage his film. After reading that article posted on page 1 of this thread about him, he seems like an even bigger douche than his picture here makes him out to be.

redskull 12-04-08 10:39 PM


Originally Posted by mcfly (Post 9111769)
Apparently you can get it at Target.

http://www.target.com/Shamwow/dp/B001KN6APA

Flo would be hot if she wasn't so obnoxious.

And if she wasn't wearing more make-up than Caesar Romero's Joker and didn't have 3 inch long false eyelashes.


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