ron2
Posted : 11/1/2008 7:08:03 PM
He does like most other commercials and gets away with a bit of sexism. "Moms will love this!" Sorry, but guys cook, too. It just seems a bit presumptuous that women will always be doing all of the cooking, even if it is often the case. At my house, it's the other way around. DW works retail and often works in the evening (she's working right now and won't be off of work until 8:00 p.m.) I am often cooking dinner, whether it's fancy or just something heat up in the oven. She gets home, changes into jammies, informs me how the day went. I fix dinner and serve it to her. Regardless of what day I've had.
Anyway, it's an interesting gadget but some of those things don't work as well as they would like you to think. Our friend (who's son's girlfriend gave us Shadow) works at Bed, Bath, and Beyond and they had one of those pasta cookers where you just add the hot water to the jug. They don't work. And the steamer thing for your clothes? Good luck buying replacement pads. They are not made or distributed. So, you just bought an odd-looking bookend.
Billy Mays also sells insurance. I imagine he would sell snake oil if he thought there was a market. Mostly, I can't stand the volume and tone of his voice. It is grating. And the commercial is always recorded at a high volume. Notice how he doesn't blink. It's based on the notion that blinking breaks the viewer's concentration. And the arm movements. Repetititve and designed to "build a bridge" between you and him.
But, on the outset, it did look like a neat idea but I've never had a problem or complaint with what it takes to cook a hamburger. And, it's one more dish to clean, which is also my job around the house.