Dec 24th 2010 By Emily Tan
From
pills that claim to increase breast size to this
oversize free weight that will take away all your arm flab, these products are everywhere.
Sure, the infomercials for these things are fun to watch when we can't sleep. And some of these products we might seeeeeeecretly harbor the need to own (hello,
P90X), there are just some products that are too weird, scary or just kind of insulting (see: those breast pills) for us to buy for the ladies in our lives.
Check out our list of products that probably should be kept off of the shopping list for your girlfriends and female family members. (If you want to keep them in your life, that is.)
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Dumb Stuff Marketed to Women
Shake Weights and cleavage clips aren't the only things that infomercials pushing us to drop the cash. Here's some other things that'll make think, "Why would I ever want that?"
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Dumb Stuff Marketed to Women
Pump Gloves ($14.95, Pump Gloves.) While they may be able to protect that new manicure, these gloves make you look like you're ready for tea not fill up your tank.
Dumb Stuff Marketed to Women
Velform Arm Wrap Kit ($19-$29, Time for Me.) If you're too lazy to get on the Shake Weight for five minutes everyday, then try this pink arm sock that promises to slim down that arm flab or put you on the fashionably no list.
Dumb Stuff Marketed to Women
Emergency Bra ($29.99, EBbra.) Living in today's world, you just never what can happen. But would you really want shove your mouth into the same place your boob was sweating in all day?
Dumb Stuff Marketed to Women
Nyce Legs Instant Spray On Leg Makeup ($19.95, Nyce Legs.) Canned nylons? Seems more like glorified sunless tanner if you ask us.
Dumb Stuff Marketed to Women
Jenna Jameson's Hot Trimmer ($15.64, Amazon.) If you're not convinced that an ex-porn star really knows how help you get you to a close shave, this kit comes with a set of designs to make your lady parts look stylish.
Dumb Stuff Marketed to Women
Anti-Wrinkle Bra ($70, decollette.eu.) While the name explains what this bra is supposed to do, it definitely doesn't look like it'd be too comfortable on.
Dumb Stuff Marketed to Women
Ear Lift ($14.25, Amazon.) Instead of investing in one of these, maybe wearing lighter earrings could do the trick.
Dumb Stuff Marketed to Women
Shave Easy Foot Rest ($9.95, As Seen on TV.) Not a bad idea, but what happens if soap gets on that plastic board or the suction cup just doesn't work? We'd be afraid to find out how many razor cuts that could result in.
Dumb Stuff Marketed to Women
Magnetic Lingerie ($98-$145, Gregory's.) Sure the pieces look cute, but it's pretty steep for something that's just meant to be ripped off anyway.
Dumb Stuff Marketed to Women
Neck Genie Neck Line Slimmer ($8.25, Amazon.) If you don't like to exercise in general, why would you ever want to try something that could potentially break your jaw?
Dumb Stuff Marketed to Women
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Saturday 25 December
By dannyfrom504
i bought the shake weight for the girl i work with as kind of a gag. we work the night shift in a hospital and we know all the infomercials. we both make very obvious hand-job jokes about said product. imagine my surprise when she opened her gift and squealed with glee. she was actually thinking of buying one but didn't for being on a very tight budget. her "real" gift was a gift certificate to see my massuese, which she REALLY liked. but knowing she actually wanted the gag gift made me feel even better. tis the season. lol.
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Sunday 02 January
By sbwhp
these might be considered dumb gifts to some....but sometimes the simplest things work... i would say if you are sick of not being able to sleep at night and sick of taking meds - you should try goodnighties sleepwear..a simple thing that works- give yourself the gift of sleep! LOL
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Sunday 02 January
By D
Make fun all you want, but after seeing the massive improvement in my jowls all the girls at work keep asking me to order them neck slimmer excercisers off ebay. (I am 41 and often mistaken for 28-32 - YEAH!)
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Sunday 02 January
By Ruby
the person who wrote this stupid article was either a closed minded man or a really close minded woman, but anything in order to get published I guess and I did click on it out of curiosity. However these are interesting ideas, that probably work for the most part.We need more ideas like these not less
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Monday 03 January
By Allison
I read about that "Emergency Bra" product; it was in this month's Marie Claire! It's supposed to protect you from smoke inhalation in an emergncy situation. It may seem strange, but I think it's rather ingenious. I guess that if it can really protect you from harmful particles then one wouldn't care too much about a little sweat.
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Monday 03 January
By mopsie
My granddaughter told me I was getting a "gobble-gobble" neck so I tried the neck slimmer and she commented on the improvement. It does work, especially if you can't afford $5000 up for a neck lift.
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Monday 03 January
By Erika
I really want the lingerie that has the magnets.
Dinner = $50
Lingerie = $95
Sparing your man the trouble of fumbling with your bra = priceless!
Ok, I also kinda want the step for the shower to make shaving easier. It is not a bad idea. And I sorta want the jowl exerciser if it really works. Ok, just give me all of it!
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Monday 03 January
By Hello!
I do not understand the "breast sweat" comment. Maybe I am lucky here, but I do not sweat in my breast area. I can only imagine the author of this article is a man, or a woman with a sweating problem.
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Monday 03 January
By Tony
Women are so stupid.... If one wants to make fast money just find something a woman likes and regardless how tight money is they will still buy it.
I do residental window cleaning for the pass 20 years. These fools will spend alot just to have them clean. Thats ok with me...
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