Consumer Beware! Not so Awesome Auger

July 24, 2008 – 8:57 am – No Comment

While reading around the internet I came across a website where people were posting comments about things they purchased from an infomercial.

Anyone (including me) who has been awake past midnight and has cable has seen the commercial for the Awesome Auger. It’s a tool that connects to a power drill and looks like it tears up the ground, making it easier to plant things. On TV it says that if you pay the extra shipping and handling, you get several extras, like a power drill, an “extender”, and a weeder. Well, here’s the commercial, because it explains it a lot better than I do…

So, the video isn’t great, or even timed properly, but the idea is there.People are getting overcharged for Shipping, and not getting the items, even when they pay $36 or more for shipping.You can read some of the complaints here: http://www.infomercialratings.com/product/awesome_auger_reviews