Sham-WOW!: The Review
Edited By jakob187
So last night, my roommate calls me up and says "hey, it's movie night...so let's have cookies and beer". Fuckin eh, right? Totally. My buddy comes along (lenin from the third episode of Chess Club Massacre, known as Log here on the boards). We've all three been talking about Sham-WOW and Slap Chop for the past week non-stop, and so when I get to the apartment, I find that my roommate has bought some Sham-WOWs. Needless to say, we put these fuckers to the test to find out if that ex-Scientologist Vince Offer is lying to us all!!!
Unfortunately, we didn't have a sweater on hand, but right away, we could tell that this was failure. You cannot fit a sweater into one of the Sham-WOWs, so in turn, we decided to use something that would probably prove a bigger test: a soaked dish-rag. After soaking this thing for a few seconds, we rolled the dishrag up in the Sham-WOW, squeezed and punched a little, then came to find out that the dishrag was...pretty damn close to dry. After we let the rag sit for about two minutes, it was dry. Therefore, we're saying that...while this doesn't go EXACTLY with what Vince implies, it works pretty damn well. Grade: B+
Lucky for the Sham-WOW, our coffee table at the apartment is a glutton for punishment. We poured some water out onto the table, then wiped it up with the Sham-WOW. After that, we continued to wipe up the excess water left behind, and then we realized that we still had to clean up. What we ended up realizing is that the water from the Sham-WOW was actually being pressed out of the Sham-WOW and back onto the table. We tried with little to no pressure, and this seemed to work a little better. Overall, however, we're not impressed with its ability as an everyday wiper-upper. Grade: C-
My roommate decided to try sticking the Sham-WOW to her tongue as a way of potentially getting rid of whatever illness we've had recently. What were the results? The Sham-WOW will even absorb the saliva from your mouth and leave your tongue feeling crisp and clean! = D Grade: A+
This is the one test that we were really skeptical of. It just didn't seem very feasible. Now, mind you, we didn't have any way to actually pull up a portion of carpet in order to find out whether the Sham-WOW went all the way through. However, from just the little bit of Dr. Pepper I spilled this morning on the way out to work...I'm impressed with the initial ability of the Sham-WOW for picking up stains from your carpet. There was no discoloration after I was done. Once I get home, I'll see if it has remained that way. The only bitch was that it took some serious pounding into the ground with my fist to get the soda out of the carpet. Preliminary Grade: A-
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From the four tests that I've seen with my own eyes and compiled, I'm convinced that the Sham-WOW is a pretty nifty product indeed. While I think a Slap Chop would've been a bit more useful for us to have around the apartment, I've gotta say that I'm impressed with the Sham-WOW. I'm curious to try it as a bath towel, so I'll let you guys know how that turns out. Otherwise, the 8 Sham-WOWs we got for $20 were definitely worth the value so far.
Although, I'm still weary about their machine-washability.
So last night, my roommate calls me up and says "hey, it's movie night...so let's have cookies and beer". Fuckin eh, right? Totally. My buddy comes along (lenin from the third episode of Chess Club Massacre, known as Log here on the boards). We've all three been talking about Sham-WOW and Slap Chop for the past week non-stop, and so when I get to the apartment, I find that my roommate has bought some Sham-WOWs. Needless to say, we put these fuckers to the test to find out if that ex-Scientologist Vince Offer is lying to us all!!!
First Test: Drying A Sweater
Unfortunately, we didn't have a sweater on hand, but right away, we could tell that this was failure. You cannot fit a sweater into one of the Sham-WOWs, so in turn, we decided to use something that would probably prove a bigger test: a soaked dish-rag. After soaking this thing for a few seconds, we rolled the dishrag up in the Sham-WOW, squeezed and punched a little, then came to find out that the dishrag was...pretty damn close to dry. After we let the rag sit for about two minutes, it was dry. Therefore, we're saying that...while this doesn't go EXACTLY with what Vince implies, it works pretty damn well. Grade: B+
Second Test: Drying A Surface
Lucky for the Sham-WOW, our coffee table at the apartment is a glutton for punishment. We poured some water out onto the table, then wiped it up with the Sham-WOW. After that, we continued to wipe up the excess water left behind, and then we realized that we still had to clean up. What we ended up realizing is that the water from the Sham-WOW was actually being pressed out of the Sham-WOW and back onto the table. We tried with little to no pressure, and this seemed to work a little better. Overall, however, we're not impressed with its ability as an everyday wiper-upper. Grade: C-
Third Test: Drying A Tongue
My roommate decided to try sticking the Sham-WOW to her tongue as a way of potentially getting rid of whatever illness we've had recently. What were the results? The Sham-WOW will even absorb the saliva from your mouth and leave your tongue feeling crisp and clean! = D Grade: A+
Fourth Test: Drying The Carpet
This is the one test that we were really skeptical of. It just didn't seem very feasible. Now, mind you, we didn't have any way to actually pull up a portion of carpet in order to find out whether the Sham-WOW went all the way through. However, from just the little bit of Dr. Pepper I spilled this morning on the way out to work...I'm impressed with the initial ability of the Sham-WOW for picking up stains from your carpet. There was no discoloration after I was done. Once I get home, I'll see if it has remained that way. The only bitch was that it took some serious pounding into the ground with my fist to get the soda out of the carpet. Preliminary Grade: A-
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From the four tests that I've seen with my own eyes and compiled, I'm convinced that the Sham-WOW is a pretty nifty product indeed. While I think a Slap Chop would've been a bit more useful for us to have around the apartment, I've gotta say that I'm impressed with the Sham-WOW. I'm curious to try it as a bath towel, so I'll let you guys know how that turns out. Otherwise, the 8 Sham-WOWs we got for $20 were definitely worth the value so far.
Although, I'm still weary about their machine-washability.
sham wow is the greatest thing to happen to humanity in it's entire history. The world will never be the same, and no one will ever look at life the same again.
"sham wow is the greatest thing to happen to humanity in it's entire history. The world will never be the same, and no one will ever look at the life the same again."That's extreme. It's a very good product for the price tag it had attached. We did get it to drip, though. = (
This is heresy. The Sham wow does everything advertised on the TV. Vince's word is law. Oh and, did you guys get the 4 extra Sham Wow's? Cause they can't do that shit all day.
"This is heresy. The Sham wow does everything advertised on the TV. Vince's word is law. Oh and, did you guys get the 4 extra Sham Wow's? Cause they can't do that shit all day."Yep. The box of Sham-WOWs had the 4 full size ones, as well as the 4 mini-WOWs for $20. Therefore, it makes me believe that they CAN do this shit all day...because there were plenty at H-E-B (that's a Texas grocery store, for those who don't know).
Vinchenzo said:
"This is where tax money should be spent. We're obviously not curing Cancer. Can't wait for the Slap Chop... if that's up next?"Dood, you can bet your gamerscore that I'm getting a fucking Slap Chop. I'm super psyched about that shit. I just gotta find a place that has them!
Also, folks...don't think this is the end of my review. I've still got more investigating to do. As I said, I need to test its capabilities as a bath towel, as well as try it on our dishes, cleaning the kitchen counter and stove and microwave, and I also need to test it as a bath mat. What else? You can guarantee I'm going to test it to clean up my roommate's Niagara Falls whenever "that day" finally rolls around. ZING!!!
"Great, have they made any "accidental" charges to the credit card yet? I hear thats a common practice among those blue screen sellers. Make mistake charges, then charge you money to have them refunded for "processing" or they just bleed the card holder out with BS charges.Um, actually, we just went to the local grocery and bought them. -_- So...nope, no crazy charges on the card yet.
Had a friend order those "Free" pc lessons and lost 80 bucks. Due to a "Billing error." Been over 6 months and all he gets is the run around with them. Those fast talking salesmen on TV are definitely people I want to hand over my credit card numbers and home address to! "
"That completely just made me want to go buy one right NOW. Wait... the only thing that is open now is Walmart... Never mind. Tomorrow!
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"SoothsayerGB said:How much was it there? I'm wondering how great the deal they claim you get by ordering on the phone is."Great, have they made any "accidental" charges to the credit card yet? I hear thats a common practice among those blue screen sellers. Make mistake charges, then charge you money to have them refunded for "processing" or they just bleed the card holder out with BS charges.Um, actually, we just went to the local grocery and bought them. -_- So...nope, no crazy charges on the card yet."
Had a friend order those "Free" pc lessons and lost 80 bucks. Due to a "Billing error." Been over 6 months and all he gets is the run around with them. Those fast talking salesmen on TV are definitely people I want to hand over my credit card numbers and home address to! "
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