I got both my Snuggie and Shamwow purchases in the mail the other day. I have to admit, I was immediately disappointed. I knew I was getting minimal quality considering I was ordering from a infomercial, but I was hoping for better. I'll start with the Snuggie.

Overall review: 2/10


The snuggie is a glorified piece of felt with two sleeves attached. I had imagined a nice fleece blanket that could be worn kind of like a hoody. That is not the case. There is no way to fix the blanket behind you. That makes it hard to use for family sports outings and such. Due to the fact it's a thin piece of felt, it doesn't keep you very warm. It it was $5, it'd be worth it, but it was much more. One of the common things between the snuggie and shamwow was the shitty purchasing process. They screw you over as much as possible. The snuggie required you to get a "free snuggie" with your purchase but you had to pay like $12 shipping on it. The shipping costs were pretty outrageous for both products.



Notice the fact that it's a regular blanket with two holes in it.

Shamwow: 5/10
My biggest beef with the shamwow is how bad they fleeced me in the purchasing process. They have nonstop offers that got me good. They also make you pay shipping on their buy one get one free offer that you must accept. It's not cheap shipping either. There is no question they are making a profit on it. They also offer a ton of other products like mops and window dusters. My apartment needed a new mop, so I went for that. At the end they tell you shipping will be 4-6 weeks unless you pay another upcharge that can get it to you in a week. 4-6 weeks seemed way to long so I went for that. The actual product is ok. It soaks up liquids quite well. Probably not as well as advertised, but that's ok. Two things turn me off about the product. It's cheap appearance. They don't feel all that more durable than paper towels. I don't see them really lasting that long. They also have tons of dye in them so when you ring out water, the water comes out yellow. You may be able to fix that by running them through the dishwasher, but I still don't like it. What really chaps my ass about the shamwows is that you can go to walgreens and buy them at face value with no shipping costs. I learned this a few days after I got mine in the mail. I was home and my mom informed me that my little brother had bought some from walgreens. I could have avoided both the shipping and the double down deal. Ugh.



I think by the end I had spent over $100. Trust me when I say that's way too much to spend on this stuff.

I saw Taken last night. Great movie. It's not great in a sense that the acting was amazing or that it should be nominated for an Oscar or anything like that, but it was flat out action packed fun. I was on the edge of my seat the entire movie and there is great fight scene after great fight scene. It's only 90 minutes which I think fits the movie well. It's basically the perfect length for a storyline with some holes in it.

Liam Neelson is an absolute badass. It reminded me a lot of the first season fo 24. He was going after his daughter who is kidnapped and basically just destroys everyone in his path. It's a bit ridiculous at times, but nothing like the later seasons of 24. It stays close enough to reality that you can let it fly. It's definitely a movie you will want to see in the theater so go see it.