On 20 May 2004 12:53:24 -0400, wrote:
If a infomercial product really was so wonderful, revolutionary, and
economical why isn't it on the store shelves selling millions? I would say

Not everybody has access to the same marketing resources. That
doesn't excuse the quality of most such products, though...

if a infomercial product was in a store, it would not succeed because
consumers would be able to see the product up close and find it is of low
quality, overpriced, of dubious value, and worse yet for the manufacturer
easily returnable for a full refund. Bad products are sold on infomercials
for a reason.

Infomercial products do end up on store shelves, after the
infomercial gets tired. Go to Wal Mart (especially the cooking
appliance aisle) and note the "As Seen On TV" labels. People buy the
stuff anyway; they sell a lot cheaper on store shelves, and people
figure it's worth a try for that price, and they can try it today
anyway...
--
Rick Onanian