On Sun, 12 Aug 2007 20:50:45 -0500, (lp13-30) wrote:

Agree totally also. I thought I was the only one that couldn't stand his
yelling at the top of his lungs. Besides Hercules Hook and Oxiclean he
pitched something like Orange Glow where they scuffed up a piece of wood
floor with a sander, and that stuff was supposed to make it look like
brand new. I think there might have been some other snake oil type of
crap he yelled about also. Even if I was interested in any of the junk
he peddled, I wouldn't buy it just because of him. Larry

And I thought I was the only one who wont buy certain products because
of the company's commercials. There's that other screamer, "Ask
Lesko" who is even more irritating than Billy Mays. Even if he had
something to sell that I was interested in, I would not simply because
I'd be supporting his most irritating commercials, and then there's
those sickening boring Subway commercials....... Oh well, I could go
on......
And on the other side of the coin, if I like the commercials that a
company does, I am more likely to choose their products if it's an
item I can use. I dont just buy something because I saw a commercial,
but for example, I like one of the beer companies commercials, and
their beer is one brand I like, so I am more likely to buy theirs. And
then there's a margarine that has really funny commercials, so I am
inclinded to at least see if their price is comparable to the other
brands I'd normally buy.

Whether its Billy Mays or Lesko or any other screamer, I absolutely
refuse to buy their products.

By the way, I was at Walmart yesterday and guess what they are
selling.... The Hercules Hooks, complete with an unshaven Billy Mays
photo. I wonder how many people will get injured and how many walls
will get wrecked due to those things and the bad information on the
commercials. While it may be possible for those hooks to hold 150lbs
(as shown on the commercial), if they are made from a strong alloy,
there is no sheetrock wall that is going to handle it for any length
of time, and if a child happens to be in the way when the sheetrock
fails, who gets sued? Billy Mays, or the manufacturer? I have never
understood why people use stuff like that anyhow. An old fashioned
picture hanger makes the same size hole, and anyone that hangs
anything heavier than a common picture needs to have their head
examined if they use flimsy stuff like that.