What would the past couple decades of been without the selling techniques of the late great Billy Mays? On the long list of products he sold on commercials and infomercials are: iTie: “the tie with a hidden pocket”, The Crocodile Cutter: “heavy duty shears that cut through virtually any material”, the Ding King: “a dent remover”, Kaboom: “tile and shower cleaner”, and of course, OxiClean: “detergent and bleaching agent that produces hydrogen peroxide when dissolved in water. The two greatest and most hokey products that I would like to debate, however, are the Quick Chop and the Tool Band-it.
How do I even begin to compare two such fantastic products!? Both are innovative and have the potential to make daily chores a cinch! Let’s explore these phenomenal products further…
I’m quite the gourmet cook. I’m constantly making fancy stuff like flambés and other stuff that sounds French. I don’t know about you, but I hate it when I have to spend hours in the kitchen tediously chopping, mincing, slicing and dicing. What a chore! The original Quick Chop completely solves this problem with just a tap, giving me more time to spend watching trashy reality tv. I also do a lot of ice chopping and to my amazement, the Quick Chop can do that as well! Now at first I was skeptical… could the Quick Chop really be faster than a knife and easier than a food processor? As it turns out, yes! The Quick Chop’s rotating action will cut your kitchen time in half! Clean up is always a chore after cleaning as well… with the Quick Chop, you just run it under the faucet and clean-up is a snap!
Hard as it is to believe, the Tool Band-it is a product to rival the Quick Chop! I’m quite the do-it-yourselfer and do a ton of work around the house. I’m constantly building giant stuff and fixing everything that could need fixed around the house. I always lose track of my tools and parts though. I wish I had known long a go that a rugged, flexible, magnetic armband existed that could keep my tools and work pieces within easy reach. I was surprised that something so lightweight could hold everything from screws to wrenches. It turns out it’s strength comes from rare, powerful earth magnets.After thinking about how wonderful both of these products can make life, I still couldn’t decide which product really was better. As I watched Billy Mays’ great commercials once again, I discovered that with the Quick Chop, you get a free Quick Grater! That was the tie-breaker for me! Quick Chop Wins!
I actually have a quick Chop clone. Despite the inherent hokey nature of it being on an infomercial it is handy. Aside from a food processor, which is bigger, bulkier and contributes to CO2 emissions, there is no other way to easily mince nuts. Onions, herbs and other items needed in small amounts are other frequent targets. It is easy to clean, fun to smack and there is a much smaller chance of part of my finger showing up in your meal.
ReplyDeleteWell, you are French and as such should innately know about chopping and dicing in a French kind of way... sounds like I picked the right winner.
ReplyDeleteI don't want to call my 40-yr-old chopping device a 'clone' of the quick-chop (more like a slap-chop since it 'opens like a beautiful butterfly', allowing you to slice the ever-loving CRAP out of your fingers if you're inclined to wash it by hand) but it still does the job... now those twist-graters for cheese? THOSE suck ^_^
ReplyDeleteI can just see it now in front of the Pearly Gates...
ReplyDelete"HI! Billy Mays here for heaven! The Great Beyond got you down? Want to put the 'life' bacl in 'afterlife'?!!? Then you NEED Billy Mays!"
"But wait, there's MORE! As an added bonus, you'll receive Billy Mays' trademark CHARISMA, yours to enjoy for as long as you like!... That's not one, not two, but THREE eternities of AWESOME, yours free if you act NOW!"