“The Ronco Veg-o-Matic is the one kitchen appliance you’ll wonder how you ever did without! It slices, it dices, and so much more!” – Ron Popeil
Thank you, Ron Popeil, for your societal contribution advertising those useless gadgets through the dreaded infomercial. Admit it—you’ve fallen victim to the affable but compelling pitchmen. We all have. It is something ingrained in popular culture, and while we tend to reel when an infomercial appears, somehow we a