Late Night Infomercials You’re Just Fed Up with Watching: Google Adsense Isn’t the Only 21st Century Scam

Infomercials often advertise products that are too good to be true. What’s sickening about most of them is that they fool innocent individuals into spending their hard-earned money to purchase shoddy items at exorbitant prices. In this article, I’m going to talk about some infomercials everyone’s just sick and tired of watching on television.

I encourage everyone who reads this article to spread the word about the truth of the following products. It’s time to let others know the real facts the infomercials conveniently leave out, so no one ever falls into the trap of purchasing this shoddy merchandise ever again!

H20 Mop (Thane Direct)

The almighty H20 Mop, one of Thane’s most-advertised products. The infomercial claims that the mop, which works off of the “power of steam,” cleans every stain on hardwood, tile, ceramic – even carpet. Just refill the water cylinder and clean away. And last but not least, the company claims that the triangular pad on the bottom of the mop is machine-washable. So what could possibly go wrong?

Well, there are a few flaws with the H20 Mop. First off is the disposable fiber pad. It might be machine-washable, but the mop is heating the pad up to extremely high temperatures when it’s in use. As we know, over time, the pad will disintegrate and you’ll have to buy a new one. And it may not last as long as you think it will.

The second flaw is with regards to the machine itself. Although the company claims that the mop is safe for use on all types of surfaces, which it no doubt is, it’s what the mop is doing to those surfaces behind the scenes. Take for example a hardwood surface. We all know that wood expands in the summer, due to the heat, and contracts in the winter, due to the cold. Eventually, over a long period of time, the floor will need to be replaced. But think about the concept of the mop itself – using steam to clean your floor. In other words, you’re intentionally heating up the floor and causing the wood to expand (something which should only happen in the summer). Then, after you’re done using the machine and the floor cools off, the wood contracts.

By forcing the floor to expand and contract, you’re weakening its molecular structure faster than it would normally weaken over the natural course of the different seasons. So unless you have the money to continually replace your floor, I suggest you avoid this product. In fact, using a regular cold-water mop is just as bad. Stick to the broom and dustpan, and use a slightly damp jay-cloth to clean up any stains.