The state fair blender that gave out after 3 smoothies in 2009

Back at the Indiana State Fair in 2009 I bought one of those infomercial blenders they demo on stage, the guy pureed a whole pineapple and I was sold. Got it home, made two smoothies that week and it smelled like burning wires on the third. I called the toll free number on the box and they told me to ship it back at my own cost, which was like 14 bucks for a 30 dollar gadget. That was the day I stopped buying anything with a demo person, no matter how cool the trick looked. Now I just stick to my old thrift store Oster that's older than my kid and still runs. Has anyone else gotten burned by those fair or mall kiosk demos, or is it just me? What's the worst one you've seen?

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burns.fiona15d ago

My sister bought this "as seen on TV" pasta maker at a mall kiosk in like 2011. The demo lady made it look so easy, just crank and noodles come out. First time she used it at home the whole thing jammed up and the crank handle snapped clean off. She had pasta dough everywhere and a piece of broken plastic in her hand. We still joke about it every time someone mentions mall demos. That Oster is a beast though, those old ones never die.