You can debate, of course, what is the single most disgusting feature of the WaxVac (Gentle and Effective Ear Cleaning!) but it seems to me that the name is as good a place to start as any. As every info-commercial enthusiast knows, unless there's a specific reason for it -- say you want to the product to sound dangerous as in "Ginzu Knife!" -- products are supposed to have cute and endearing names that seem to be begging for exclamation points. Snuggie! Pajama Jeans! Wraptastic! Tiddy Bear! Forever Comfy! ShamWow!And, if not cute, the names must have an info-commercial code word in them. Examples might include: Magic … Insta … Fast … Miracle … Chop … Hot.But "WaxVac" -- as in "earwax" and "vacuum cleaner" -- has none of the above. And more to the point: Those two words just don't belong together. They are two words that, if they ran into each other on the ice, would drop the gloves and start punching each other. I'm just not much for putting internal body features with every day appliances. Intestinal Blender. Nasal Toaster. Saliva Disposal.The WaxVac is exactly what the name suggests: It's a vacuum cleaner you stick in your ear to suck out the wax. Yes, if given enough time, you probably could come up with a more repulsive image. But if faced with the question on Family Feud -- 100 people surveyed, Top 5 answers on the board, name a more repulsive image than an Earwax Vacuum -- I would heartily advocating passing.Then again -- and this is always true with great info-commercials* -- it isn't about the product itself. The product will always be stupid. What makes a great info-commercial is, yes, the commercial. And the WaxVac definitely is earning its place in the galaxy of infoco greatness.
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You can debate, of course, what is the single most disgusting feature of the WaxVac (Gentle and Effective Ear Cleaning!) but it seems to me that the name is as good a place to start as any. As every info-commercial enthusiast knows, unless there's a specific reason for it -- say you want to the product to sound dangerous as in "Ginzu Knife!" -- products are supposed to have cute and endearing names that seem to be begging for exclamation points. Snuggie! Pajama Jeans! Wraptastic! Tiddy Bear! Forever Comfy! ShamWow!And, if not cute, the names must have an info-commercial code word in them. Examples might include: Magic … Insta … Fast … Miracle … Chop … Hot.But "WaxVac" -- as in "earwax" and "vacuum cleaner" -- has none of the above. And more to the point: Those two words just don't belong together. They are two words that, if they ran into each other on the ice, would drop the gloves and start punching each other. I'm just not much for putting internal body features with every day appliances. Intestinal Blender. Nasal Toaster. Saliva Disposal.The WaxVac is exactly what the name suggests: It's a vacuum cleaner you stick in your ear to suck out the wax. Yes, if given enough time, you probably could come up with a more repulsive image. But if faced with the question on Family Feud -- 100 people surveyed, Top 5 answers on the board, name a more repulsive image than an Earwax Vacuum -- I would heartily advocating passing.Then again -- and this is always true with great info-commercials* -- it isn't about the product itself. The product will always be stupid. What makes a great info-commercial is, yes, the commercial. And the WaxVac definitely is earning its place in the galaxy of infoco greatness.
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