Late Night Infomercial Products Find New Home in Local Thrift Store

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Many people find the allure of late night infomercials too much to handle. They often buy products that they would normally not purchase during the day, and when the product arrives they realize they had no desire or need for it. But the question arises 'where do all those products go, when people no longer want them'?

Seattle, Washington, United States., February 16, 2013 - (PressReleasePoint) -


 
Many people find the allure of late night infomercials too much to handle. They often buy products that they would normally not purchase during the day, and when the product arrives they realize they had no desire or need for it. But the question arises 'where do all those products go, when people no longer want them'?
 
A local Idaho thrift store has the answer. They have created a made for TV section in their store.
 
"We noticed that a lot of the products that come through our donation center are products from late night infomercials", said the owner of Second Hand Goods, Jerry Manners. "We used to sort these items throughout their appropriate section in the thrift store, but then we thought it would be cool to create their own section for just these goods."
 
Second Hand Goods created an entire aisle in the store dedicated to items that were purchased from late night infomercials. The aisle started out with a handful of items, but has quickly grown to over a thousand different products.
 
"We have people who come to our donation center with boxes of items they purchased from infomercials", said Manners. "Everyone seems to think these products will work for them, but they don't. Now, we give these products new life by allowing them to go to someone who can use them."
 
The made for TV section at Second Hand Goods has attracted people's attention from all over Idaho. People from all over the state come to this specific thrift store just to see what items people have donated.
 
"I came to Second Hand Goods to see what type of items they had on display in the Second Hand Goods aisle", said Mary Timmons. "I heard about it from their blog and just wanted to see what crazy items they had."
 
Second Hand Goods plans on creating a daily blog where they showcase some of the weirdest items that were donated to the thrift store. Each day there would be a picture and description of the item.
 
"We have had some really weird products come through our store", said Manners. "I had someone donate a product that claimed to regrow hair. It was from an infomercial. The odd thing wasn't what the product claimed to do; it was what it looked like. It looked like a lawn mower for your head. It was funny. I think the blog provides us with a way to showcase these items to a nationwide audience."