Fun Foil Infomercial Review

Whoa!! This certainly isn’t what I thought it was going to be. When I first heard fun foil, my mind instantly drifted to yet another useless and poorly named kitchen utensil used to keep food “fresher” for longer. You can guess how surprised I was when it turned out the Fun Foil was just a toy for kids.

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And now that were on that topic, has it really been that long since I was a child. I mean, I remember seeing the infomercials for children’s toys when I was young and thinking “Oh my God” that thing looks awesome. But that was in a time when the infomercials that were targeting young kids included lead based paints or something equally considered dangerous by the dang Hippies that are in charge today. Bah, mercury poisoning isn’t that bad. We used to play with the stuff. Anyways, now the infomercials are on some seemingly lame items. Foil that you push onto an animal shaped figure and it comes out shiny. I think that its kind of a slap in the face to imagination and inventiveness of children, but wait, can’t even spank your kids anymore, dang Hippies!! When I was young we could play all day with a ball of Play Doh. We didn’t need any stencils to help us make something, we would just roll it into a ball and when it got too dirty and had all the hair in it, we would throw it away.

Now kids are suppose to “bling’ out there scooters and what not. I am all for creativity and individuality, but whether or not my nephews scooter looks like everyone else’s is pretty far set from my mind. Nonetheless, my nephew is four years old and I know that he will love to play with this foil stuff no matter how much I don’t care for it, and after all its for the kids.

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Heat Surge: Infomercial Review

I'm guessing most of you know about the Amish. They are a religious sect that lives together in communities, swearing off new technology (You know, things older than the telegraph) and living old-fashioned lives on farms and the like. I actually knew an Amish man. He never could adequately explain to me why all Amish men have that same accent, like they were born Scandinavian, even if they'd been in the United States for generations. This friend also had a computer and cell phone and was considered a heretic by his family.

I thought about this when I saw the commercial for something called the Heat Surge, which the makers say is an “Amish Miracle Heater.” It struck me that this fireplace for the 21^st century was so sophisticated and high-tech that it was probably more for the heretical Amish. Like my friend.

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None of that, however, takes away from the fact that the Heat Surge is the coolest thing ever for your living room. This thing looks like it has a real fire inside it, and it puts off as much heat as a real fireplace. But there's no actual flame inside. The result is a heating system that is safe and that saves you money during the winter months.

Still, it seems a bit bizarre when the commercial says that the Amish craftsmen take pride in creating this miracle of science. Aren't they the people who believe “miracle of science” is a contradiction in terms?

Regardless of how Amish it is, the Heat Surge does a great job of keeping you toasty warm. And for a guy who hates the cold, that's enough to sell me—religion notwithstanding.

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