Product Review: Mighty Mendit

I have come to the conclusion that when I am old as dirt become an old lady I will be one of those crazy little old ladies that has a large collection of crap useful gadgets I've ordered off of late night infomercials. Those stupid infomercials ALWAYS make me want to buy whatever they are trying to swindle me into buying. Right now the only thing that stops me from buying them now is my lack of money good sense, which I will probably lose when I get older.

This leads me to my most recent product review. Mighty Mendit. I'm sure you've seen the infomercial with that same guy that is in most of them screaming and being extra animated while he tells you how wonderful the product is. I had some pants that I needed to fix the hem in and I'm no seamstress so I decided to see if this stuff would do.

Tamara's Take: Great of Hems, Not for Parachutes

I purchased my bottle from Target out of their "As Seen on TV" section. It only cost $10 for a good sized bottle. If you have some fallen hems or torn seams to repair then this stuff is great. I fixed the hem in 3 pairs of pants. (I'm short, all of my pants are hemmed) It costs at least $10 to get one pair of pants hemmed at the tailor and it NEVER FAILS, I will get my stiletto heel stuck in the hem and tear it. This was a quick and easy way to fix the hem and much better than my previous method of using safety pins. Now my plan for future pant purchases is to have my cousin cut them to the correct length and then I'll use this stuff to hem them. Money saved! Hey, I got bills to pay it's a recession.

This stuff lasted through being washed and dried and ironed (the label says to avoid putting direct heat on it but I tried it anyway and it was fine). That being said, I wouldn't go around trying to fix parachutes or other things that your life depends on them staying together. That would just be foolish.

Product Review: SNUGGIE

I saw the commercial for the Snuggie a while back and I was immediately intrigued. I DO struggle with keeping my arms covered by my blanket while trying to do various tasks such as reading a book, typing on my computer and playing Playstation 3. When I was at Walgreens the other day, I saw that they are selling Snuggies and I just had to pick one up.

Official Product Description: Snuggie™ is made with super soft, thick, luxurious fleece with roomy, oversized sleeves that let you do what you want while still being totally wrapped in warmth.

Tamara's Take: A+ This thing is wonderful! Now I realize that the infomercial is completely ridiculous which is probably why the Snuggie has gotten such a bad rap. I am the type of person who loves to be underneath a blanket. If I am sitting on the couch then I am under a blanket and I have now found the perfect blanket to be under. It is soft, warm and comfortable. I love the fact that my arms stay covered while I talk on the phone or eat a snack.

I don't support wearing this thing out in public though...that is just lame and would be detrimental to your kid if you wore this at any of their sporting events. I also think that all these people talking sh*t about the Snuggie either have one at home or wish they did!