Here's the best commercial on the air these days. Vince is the pitchman for the 21st century!
I always like it when these guys tell you to call within the next 20 minutes because "we can't do this all day." Like the company keeps track of -- or cares -- when these ads air, or when you call.
Oh, and by the way -- it is sold in stores. I saw it at Target before Christmas and was sorely tempted to buy it because it had my man Vince on the box.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
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Ha! Someone else noticed the absolute wonderful weirdness that is Vincent. What's the accent? Is it Brooklyn? The Bronx? Bugs Bunny? Who knows? Who cares! Give this pitchman some kind of non-product placement sitcom.
I love that guy! one of my co-workers got one and called all of us on his day off to rave about it. Vince probably threatened him.
They sure look good in the commercial. Could they actually work that well?
My wife is obsessed with the fact that Vince seems to have dirty fingernails!
This is a truly awesome ad. I like it how they tell me "beware of imitators." Thanks guys! Without that warning, who knows what I might have done?
He does have some competition from Billy Mays, though. That guy always gets my consumerist blood pumping. And, on his ads, I think they have the counter of all the people buying the product during the commercial. It's amazing: how do they manage to always do those things live?
Actually, the 1-800 numbers for infomercials are often unique to the Television Market. It's called Direct Response Marketing. You can actually tell how many sales are generated from each infomercial therefore the value of your marketing dollar on that particular station, in that time slot, in that market. Weird huh?
I like how Billy Mays uses his hands like a kung fu master, calling you to the floor, while he convinces you to buy his Orange Glo.
http://www.infomercialratings.com/product/shamwow_reviews
Again with the Germans.
What can I say? They're my people.
Hey, I just saw this one. So, I see your Sham Wow and raise you a Slap Chop and a Graty.
Top lines, as if you needed another reason to watch:
"Stop having a boring tuna, stop having a boring life."
"You're gonna love my nuts."
"What's the accent? Is it Brooklyn? The Bronx? Bugs Bunny?"
Definitely not. Sounds more like Boston/Cambridge/Charlestown(ie, "Townie") to me, or somewhere in the greater Boston area. "Wicked pissah; let's go down to the packie and get some brewskies."
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