So far we’ve only seen the Slap Chop commercial on the web. But this semi-literate blogger just saw it on TV, so it is out there. If you see it, please post a comment and tell us the channel and time. Also, we’d love to know if the “You’re gonna love my nuts!” line made it into the TV-ready version of the spot.
I am confused when the poster states they don’t know where to buy the Slap Chop online. Did they think about trying slapchop.com?
First rule of As Seen On TV product marketing: Whenever a product is wildly successful, copycats will follow. Zorbeez sold pretty well, then ShamWow was the hit product of 2008. Now, Sop N Mop arrives. Sop N Mop doesn’t have a flashy pitchman like Billy Mays or Vince Offer. The production values of the commercial spot are decidedly cheesier. But it does come from Germany, where they always make good stuff. Plus, you get 12 cloths for the same price.
Pitchman Billy Mays is a native of McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania and he’s back in the Pittsburgh area this week visiting family. The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review took this opportunity to interview their homeboy in today’s edition. Not too much new here, but there were a few nuggets of interesting info.
Billy does dye his trademark beard to hide the gray, as the natural salt-and-pepper appearance “looks kind of weird on television.” His Discovery channel show, “Pitchman: Gadgets to Glory,” will premiere in the spring.
Now, for the kicker, when asked about Vince Offer of ShamWow fame, Billy opines: “Please. He’s a one-hit wonder. He took a shot at the title but can’t compete.” If Billy thinks Vince can’t repeat his success, we guess hasn’t seen Slap Chop yet. Can’t wait to see if Vince responds. Let the pitchman smackdown begin!
Your Savvy Shopper is vacationing in Ohio with the in-laws this Christmas week, and my brother-in-law hipped me to the new series of Billy Mays spots for ESPN360. Hot on the heels of the spots for DC Snowboards, these spots poke a little good-natured fun at our favorite spokeperson while they promote the sport channel’s online offerings. I promise to post the whole series next week after Mrs. Shopper and I return from our holiday jaunt.
I know you. You’re too cheap to buy something specifically made to eliminate the bone-chilling drafts that enter uninvited through the cracks under your doors. Well, Twin Draft Guards protect on both sides to really seal out that draft, and the look is a whole lot classier than that old towel you usually stuff under the door. We all want to be green and save green, so ’tis the season to block those drafts!
We’re hopping up and down with excitement over Slap Chop, the new product from Vince Offer, the ShamWow guy. More as we know it, but for now, watch the commercial!
Knockoffs, copycats, lookalikes — call them what you like. If a product becomes popular and is making serious money, other marketers will want in on the action. So just like Zorbeez begat ShamWow, and PetiCure begat PediPaws, SilverSonic XL now has a new competitor: Loud N Clear.
Hey Product-making people! And I mean the folks who named Scoop N Grind, Turk N Surf, Pasta N More and oodles of others. Stop naming products with “N” in the middle. First, punctuation and HTML do not get along, and on As Seen On TV Video, the product name becomes the name of the page itself. The other problem is nobody agrees on how to format the name and it oftens appears multiple ways on the same webpage. It can be:
Loud N Clear
Loud n Clear
Loud ’n’ Clear
Loud ’n Clear
Loud n’ Clear
Loud-N-Clear
And that’s just a start. As far as what is actually correct, if “n” is a contraction for “and,” shouldn’t there be apostrophes on both sides?
Anyway, Loud N Clear looks just like Silver Sonic XL, and we assume it works the same way. We’d love to hear from anyone who has done a comparison of the two products.
“Hi, I’m Tana. Remember me?” So starts this BeDazzler spot. No, Tana, I don’t remember you or the BeDazzler. I guess I’m not part of the target demographic. Tana goes on to say she searched all over New York and couldn’t find even one BeDazzler. Were you surprised, Tana? Did you really think that the fashionistas of Manhattan would be clamoring to attach fake gems all over their designer duds?
Well, Tana found the BeDazzler, and I’m guessing she found it in the good old Midwest where I grew up. Here in the heartland, many women (and some men, like Milwaukee’s Liberace) never saw a rhinestone they didn’t want to attach to a piece of clothing or a fashion accessory.
So, I say to all soccer, hockey and NASCAR moms, “You go, girls.” Get the BeDazzler and cover everything you own in beautiful, glittery goodness. If you can’t afford to buy new clothes in today’s economy, then add some bling instead!
Hey everybody who doesn’t like Billy Mays: Just because you Googled his name and found our Top Ten Billy Mays Commercials page, that doesn’t mean we represent, control, or even know Mr. Mays. So, although K. wants us to “do something” about Billy’s loud voice, we are powerless to act. Sorry. Here’s K.’s screed:
To Whom It May Concern:
I am so tired of listening to Billy Mays SCREAMING on television about this product and that product. I have gotten to the point that I either mute him because I can’t stand the way he hollers throughout the commercials, or I just simply change the channel. If anything, the way that he loudly talks about the products that he wants people to buy makes me NOT want to have anything to do with any of the products he is selling. Amost all of my family feels the same way, please do something about his loud voice harping to anyone who is watching him, I may actually listen if I weren’t being yelled at.
Thank you for your consideration in this matter.
Well, we considered it, and since we can’t help, we’ll just post your email here to let everyone know that. And don’t forget, some people are actually fans of Billy Mays, whether you believe it or not.
