Products that really work

We have one of those Little Giant ladders at the club I mix in. Probably not worth the money to me for use at home, but well worth it IMO for many applications.

 

Proactive V acne treatment.

Yes yes, I know Jessica Simpson endorses it along with other crappy female artists, you all have permission to point and laugh at me for using it, withdraw my man-card, whatever. But it really, really works! You can see the difference in days.

 

The Meguires NXT line of Car Care products comes to mind, great stuff. And, funny as it sounds, Oxy Clean works like a champ.

 

Yep. My ex wife used to get that stuff, and it really worked well.

 

There are these stupid little blue spikey dryer balls.

You put them in the dryer and they tumble around keeping the clothes separated.

Turns out, they actually work!

 

The Fart Detector.

Yes, it really works. http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20060808/the-fart-detector/

 

When I was in college I used a racquetball at the laundromat, it worked just as well... Even with a dryer STUFFED with 2 weeks worth of clothes..

 

+1 on Meguiar's NXT stuff. Best car cleaning products IMO.

 

Use robogrip pliers (got them at Sears) & they are quite useful.

 

I heard Therapeutic Mineral Ice advrtised on a late night radio show in the 70's. Couple years ago I saw some for sale at the pharmacy, got it fo a stiff shoulder, and now I swear by it. Beats Icy Hot and Ben-Gay all to hell.

 

head on, applied directly to the forehead
head on, applied directly to the forehead
head on, applied directly to the forehead
get head on, applied directly to the forehead

does this crap work?

 

Motsenbocker's Lift-Off #2.

The spray can is available at most ACE Hardware stores. Amazing stuff for removing adhesives, oil and grease stains. We keep a can of it in the garage and another in the laundry room.

Absolutely wonderful, handy stuff.

 

Mr. Clean Magic Erasers. They get darn near everything off of anything.

 

wow, the last time I went to the USA was like 3 years ago and I flipped on the television no more than 4 times in total. and that advert still managed to burn itself onto my brain.


as for products that really work... walking socks (the ones with 2 layers to them), haven't had a blister since I started hiking in them.

also, a *good* pair of earphones. literally made listening to my mp3 player tolerable for me!

 

Big +1.

The Magic Eraser single handedly got my deposit back on my first apartment.

 

Rain-X Water repellent for your car's windshield.

That stuff is like magic.

 

Ain't that the truth!

 

I always wanted to try Patch Perfect. My grass never looks good.

 

The Magic Bullet. I use it often, with nice results and always the satisfying smell of hard-working electric motor (think old model railway).