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[Dee]

You're right Cheryl. DH always says if it were worth buying it would be in every store in the country, NOT advertised on informercials.

[Mini]

Unfortunately, they are starting to pop up in stores across the way! Wal-Mart and Linen's 'N Things carry a lot of it now.

[midwest prepper]

Bought those furniture glides for moving heavy furniture--HEY THEY WORK!

[Momo]

The Princesses bought those glass automatic plant waterers for DH's birthday last week. They were sweet to think of making his job easier. The box says it waters plants for up to 2 weeks I think. Anyway, they are empty in 1 day so it is actually MORE work for DH. We don't have the heart to tell them though!

2 of them were about $10 at Wal Mart.

[Mini]

Midwest Prepper, they worked for you? I had a set that broke the first time I tried to use them.

Momo, on one of my craft/garden forums they talked aboutt eh glibes, and said they were really hard to fill and got stopped up easy. That was one of my questions wheni first started seeing them advertised.

Here's a good site that has customer reviews of most of the "as seen on tv" stuff. http://www.infomercialratings.com/

[midwest prepper]

Yes they did really work-- my grandson & daughter came out this week to move some furniture to another room for me & they laughed until they used them & then said they would have to get them for their house.I did not buy them from tv though I bought them from Meijer( they are something like Walmart) maybe its a differnce in the thickness of them.

[TXQFMom]

Those packaged sauce/seasoning mixes mixes!

Come on people really what is in them besides salt & thickener and some color??!!

Pre-chopped veggies/onions etc...

[Cat]

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[TXQFMom]

:lol I have always just cooked from scratch... and last few yrs I started making my own chili powder & such....

[JCK88]

What about those upside down tomato planters that are wickedly expensive with high shipping costs? It would have cost $107 for two of them with their shipping charge! I have happy tomatoes growing in a worn out-waterbath canner, a couple of 5-gal buckets and some giant clay pots!

[funkyducky]

The $50 compost pail for holding your scraps in the kitchen until you take them out to the compost pile.

http://www.amazon.com/Norpro-94-Stainless-.../dp/B00061N0S2/

I just use a small plastic waste basket. I've had it for several years and I think I got it at the dollar store.

[Crazy4Canning]

Okay, you guys have hit just about everything, but can we name the catalog company F*ing*erh*t? If you can fill in the vowels, you know their stuff is crap.

Also, D*ll*r Tr** stores - now, I've gotten some good things and good deals, but mostly, it's just junk.

Okay - here's mine - frozen pot pies....

I scoffed when I was in Costco and saw these pre-made, pre-packaged, pre-cooked pot pies (with a restaurant label!). I did try one and saw lots of liquid, some veggies, a bit of chicken, lots of space. Mine are FAR better, much LOWER carb, and better for you.

[Momo]

My step daughter lives on pot pies. The really cheap brand that starts with a B. She eats 2 a day and that's it. No wonder she's sooo skinny!!

I read a description in a magazine about the contents of a frozen pot pie. They measured out all the ingredients and I had to giggle when they said it contained about 2 peas and some chicken "debris". LOL

JCK88 DH is growing upside down maters in our empty cat litter tubs. Not only that..he is growing herbs in the tops of the buckets so they are green at both ends!

[JCK88]

Momo, that's what I mean! Cat Litter tubs are great! LOL (I haven't tried them upside down, though....good going!

The designer compost container gets my vote for silliest product..LOL

[TXQFMom]

yikes on the composter... but I must come clean.

I bought SS compost pails from Lee Valley... BUT they were the nicest cheapest lidded seamless ss pails I could find for MILKING! Milk pails are outrageous... and the handles are helpful when you are milking 20 goats!

[Tiger]

Precooked bacon. I worked with a young girl in her early 20's thought it was just the greatest thing. I just looked at her, dumbstruck, when she told me that.

There is something seriously wrong with people who buy precooked bacon. IMHO, 95% of the experience of eating bacon is smelling it cook before hand. Plus, who can't fry bacon?

[mommato3boys]

Originally Posted By: Tiger

Plus, who can't fry bacon?

The ones that can't make a PB&J sandwich

I do have to say that although the taste is not the greatest it does make camp cooking a little easier. Ok okay so it doesn't attact bears as fast as real bacon cooking does.

[Crazy4Canning]

Okay here's another one....maybe I don't see the value in it yet because I don't have babies....but drop-in, DISPOSABLE baby bottle liners?

This came to mind because I just received a sample of a new Playtex baby bottle (hey, it was free and I thought it would be good to give as a gift). I remember the old ones - the plastic bags that were supposed to collapse to decrease air in a baby's stomach...

What happened to washing a bottle and filling it up? Why do you need to line a plastic cylander? Aren't the plastics bad for you? What is the sense in throwing part of it away each time?

[Carmen]

I hate to play devil's advocate but I must, for a second. I always buy the preshredded cheese but I always get it on sale, and then it is the SAME exact price as the regular block cheese by weight. So I figure, since I only use it shredded anyway, I might as well save myself the work:)

And spaghettios are good for my fiance, who absolutely seems to refuse to cook for himself. He will not make himself actual pasta, or any actual meal, he will only heat stuff up; make a microwave dinner; or go out to eat. So I always keep those on hand for when I'm not there to cook...it is cheap (I get it for 50 cents a can) and it's better than him going and spending $5 for an equally unhealthy fast food meal. But yeah it drives me crazy that he does that.

[Cat]

Of course, Carmen! You think we *never* used disposable diapers, shredded cheese, or Spaghettios? (Well, you *know* my story on those! )

We're just having some fun.

I buy the shredded cheese when it's on sale, or when I just know time will be short. "Convenience foods"... when it's convenient!

When my hubby gets into the kitchen, he thinks "gotta do VEGGIES... they're HEALTHY!" So he throws together a bunch of plain veggies with no flavor, and it's awful.

At least the kids know Mom will have some taste involved.