For 60 years people have been fascinated by the problem-solving guarantees of As Seen On TV products. Here are eight that don’t disappoint.
For 60 years people have been fascinated by the problem-solving guarantees of As Seen On TV products. A catalyst for hundreds of inventors and entrepreneurs — think the Chia Pet, George Foreman grill and Snuggie — As Seen On TV has made many a millionaire. What started in the 1950s advertising products on television via 30-minute infomercials and two-minute commercial spots transcended in the 1990s into brick-and-mortar retail and, soon after, its own online website. Today many of the first As Seen on TV products, such as the Pocket Fisherman, Chop-O-Matic and Veg-O-Matic, are featured in the Smithsonian Institute. Here are eight that will make great gifts for anyone on your list—and most likely will leave you wondering, Why didn’t I think of that?
