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Article: Juice extractors needn't put the squeeze on wallets
- Article from:
- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- November 10, 1991
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It's amazing what you can learn by watching television.
Just a few nights ago I was flipping the channels and caught an
"infomercial" highlighting the attributes and many uses of an
automatic juice extractor dubbed The Juiceman. Since I was already
testing similar items, I immediately focused my attention on the
program.
What made this program different from other product-selling
infomercials was that the host, the Juiceman, never quoted a selling
price. Instead of persuading us to reach for a credit card and call
in to order a unit, he was trying to get viewers to attend an
upcoming free seminar.
Juice extractors have been in department stores and gourmet
catalogs for several years ...