My family is embarrassed by me. I’m one of the millions afflicted by AQP and this is my story.
I was diagnosed not long after my family stopped letting me watch TV with them. The reason they always gave me is that I drive them crazy with our TIVO. Not long after the TIVO fiasco, I was banished to that small room in the basement. The kids told me they were too embarrassed to bring friends over in fear that their friends would discover their dad’s AQP secret.
I can’t understand my family. Why don’t they love commercials the same way that I do? They just can’t seem to understand that hidden somewhere in all of those commercials is a gem. Something significant. You may just find something you may have been looking for your entire life. This is why I have to record every single commercial segment all day and all night long. The next day, I’ll use my TIVO fast forward button so I can watch as many commercials as possible. I keep tweaking my methods, but I now get through 500-600 commercials a night to satisfy my need. I’m shooting for 1000 by the end of the year.
If you can find one of these gems, it may be something that will save you time, make things easier, or even make you look better. You’ll find interesting home items that you’ll want to invite all of your friends over to see. Every once in a great while, you’ll find the holy grail – a product of pure genius – a product that solves an annoyance that has bugged you your whole life.
Yes, I have an Addiction to Quirky Products. This is my blog. I want to spend my own personal time to blog my reviews of all of the products that I’m compelled to purchase.
Soon, I’ll be adding a “donate now” feature to my site that will help buy groceries for the family because I’ve probably spent that budget on some of the products that I’ll be reviewing on my blog.
Q: When do you know if you have ADQ?
A: The banner picture on my blog was shot in my basement.
Support Groups for AQP:
by email: ima.really@addictedtoquirkyproducts.com
P.S. So my name is Mitch Loder – and I really do have AQP. I’ve had a keen interest in quirky products for most of my life. I’ll never forget my first product… the “Mr. Microphone”. The vision of being able to tell a girl that “I’ll be back to pick up later” unfortunately never materialized (although I tried).
One of my all time best friends recently offered the opportunity of a lifetime to be around a lot more of these products. I gladly took him up on it. I’m now t!he President of the Great American Inventor. And I get to be around a TON of quirky products. My AQP (yes, I really have it) wouldn’t allow me to develop another cheap online catalog that sells these products. My word, you wouldn’t sell a Rolls Royce that way would you? The Great American Inventor is just another way I satisfy my personal passion to the American gem.
I plan to review lots of gems. In my blog I’ll review those that are sold by my company and those that are not. I pledge that I will not discriminate based on whom is selling them. All quirky products were created equal. All quirky products were made be be As Seen on TV. If you interested in even more quirky stuff, check out Inventor Wire.
If you’re into serious internet marketing, then you need to check out my day job @ Social Tornado.
Enjoy
