Items Sold by Ron Popeil, 6-11
The rest of our list of items sold by Ron Popeil begins with the Dial-O-Matic.6. Dial-O-Matic
If the Chop-O-Matic and Veg-O-Matic don't cut veggies small enough that the kids can't recognize them, the Dial-O-Matic will. This food slicer debuted in the mid-1950s, preceding the modern food processor, and at the original price of $3, took a much smaller slice out of the family budget. The Dial-O-Matic has sold two million units and is still available -- now for $29.95 -- and can still turn hundreds of potatoes into french fries in minutes.
7. Automatic Pasta Maker
This gadget allows you to make 12 different shapes of preservative-free homemade pasta in just five minutes! You can even use it to make homemade sausage. Since 1993, more than one million people have purchased the Automatic Pasta Maker for $159.95.
8. GLH Formula Number 9 Hair System
Got a bald spot? Ron Popeil can fix it with the GLH Formula Number 9 Hair System. Great Looking Hair isn't real hair but a spray that matches your hair color, thickens thinning hair, and covers bald spots. More than one million cans have sold for only $9.95 for the spray or $19.95 for the spray, shampoo, and finishing shield.
9. Showtime Rotisserie and BBQ Oven
Introduced in 1998, the Showtime Rotisserie and BBQ Oven is by far Popeil's most successful product to date. He has sold seven million units in three different models: the $99.95 Compact Rotisserie, the $159.80 Standard Rotisserie, and the $209.75 Pro Rotisserie. Popeil's pitch for the Showtime Rotisserie is "Set it and forget it!," which has been repeated so many times in infomercials that it's impossible to forget.
10. Electric Food Dehydrator
Introduced in 1965 at $59.95, Popeil called it "the most famous food dehydrator in the world!" The sun might disagree with that claim, but the Electric Food Dehydrator, which brought Popeil back from semiretirement, currently comes with five trays and sells for $39.95.
11. Solid Flavor Injector
Resembling a syringe with a large plastic "needle," this gadget is used to inject fillings such as dried fruit, small vegetables, nuts, chocolate chips, and candy into foods such as hams, roasts, cupcakes, and pastries. At just $14.95, it won't cost you a fortune to add a bit of flair and pizazz to your food.
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS:
Helen Davies, Marjorie Dorfman, Mary Fons, Deborah Hawkins, Martin Hintz, Linnea Lundgren, David Priess, Julia Clark Robinson, Paul Seaburn, Heidi Stevens, and Steve Theunissen
