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Old Jun 26, 2009 | 02:11 PM
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Has anyone used one of those shamwow shammy's? My uncle got a bunch of them and wants me to buy one. Are they good or bad?
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Old Jun 26, 2009 | 02:16 PM
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it is basically a big piece of felt. I bought some and was pretty disappointed with the quality. They are okay when used to clean up spills, etc. but I would not put them anywhere near my car.
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Originally Posted by vjo90rs8
it is basically a big piece of felt. I bought some and was pretty disappointed with the quality. They are okay when used to clean up spills, etc. but I would not put them anywhere near my car.
+1 i agree.
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Old Jun 26, 2009 | 02:20 PM
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Kinda what I was thinkin....
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Waffle weave MF is a much better choice for paint.
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Old Jun 26, 2009 | 02:32 PM
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I knew sumthin was up when Billy Mays wasn't on the infomercial....
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Originally Posted by vjo90rs8
it is basically a big piece of felt. I bought some and was pretty disappointed with the quality. They are okay when used to clean up spills, etc. but I would not put them anywhere near my car.

+1

seem to leave little water droplets on my paint. It didnt scratch it or leave swirls, but its no chamois.
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hey didnt that guy punch a hooker?
Yeah, the ShamWow guy did, not Billy Mays.

Punched her for biting his tounge and not letting go.
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Originally Posted by wannafbody
waffle weave mf is a much better choice for paint.
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Originally Posted by ROCNDAV
Yeah, the ShamWow guy did, not Billy Mays.

Punched her for biting his tounge and not letting go.
Well at least it was his tongue and not his.............
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Billy Mays died over the weekend :/
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Originally Posted by ROCNDAV
Billy Mays died over the weekend :/
Somebody else famous died last week too but I cant remember who....
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Somebody else famous died last week too but I cant remember who....
David Carridine, Ed McMahon, Farah Faucett & MJ.

June wasn't a good month for celebrities.
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Originally Posted by ROCNDAV
David Carridine, Ed McMahon, Farah Faucett & MJ.

June wasn't a good month for celebrities.

Michael Jordan died??? OH NO!!!!!
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i hear they are great for cleaning up hooker blood.
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i hear they are great for cleaning up hooker blood.
lolol
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Originally Posted by 96TurdRS
I knew sumthin was up when Billy Mays wasn't on the infomercial....
On Pitchmen last night, Billy Mays pitched a shammy two years earlier....
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Michael Jordan died??? OH NO!!!!!
Jordon died too?!? damn this really hasnt been a good month!!
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Jordan did not die, and Zorbees are the shammys endorsed by Billy Mays, or formerly endorsed I should say
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