Cheap-Ass Spanish Infomercial Solves the Energy Crisis
March 3rd, 2008 Paul Lucas
A Spanish-language infomercial claims a yellow piece of plastic called “Cheap Gas” will actually save you money on gasoline.
I do not review products sold on infomercials, nor do I expose infomercial scams. Therefore, I will not call Cheap Gas a scam, a fraud, a rip off, or total B.S.
Check it out for yourself:
What an amazing product! I would have thought major auto manufacturers such as GM and Toyota would eagerly pay hundreds of millions of dollars for such a revolutionary invention. Instead this incredible piece of technology is sold on some cheap-ass Spanish TV infomercial.
Do I love that dramatization with the father angrily removing that Dora the Explorer suitcase from the SUV and the forlorn look on the little girl’s face? SI, SEÑOR!
The family had already planned their vacation and packed their luggage—but not until the exact moment they were about to drive away did the father suddenly realize gas was expensive! Or maybe the prices at the pump shot up right at that precise moment, forcing the hasty cancellation of the family trip.
If you really believe that Cheap Gas will save you money by ionizing gasoline, I urge you not only to buy one for yourself but to write your Senator, Congressman, and the White House, imploring them to require every automobile to install Cheap Gas to reduce our dependency on imported oil. Your next family vacation may depend on it!
HAHAHA! This is just awesome!
I haven’t been laughing like this in ages…
Comment by Andreas — March 4th, 2008 at 12:39 am
Hahaha…when and where was thiss aired????
Comment by Alexa — March 13th, 2008 at 7:58 am
The Cheap Gas infomercial aired Saturday, February 16 at 1PM on KNTC (Channel 42) in San Francisco, which is part of the Azteca America network.
Comment by Paul Lucas — March 13th, 2008 at 8:55 am
i don’t believe it but has anyone tried it? can you give me the results?
Comment by luis — March 16th, 2008 at 11:41 am
i know of something that will save you tons of money on gas, help you lose weight, and help the enviroment!! And almost everyone has this lying around their house!!
SI SEÑOR!! IT’S A BIKE!!
Seriously, this is the stupidest and weirdest infomercial i have ever seen
How the hell did you find it??
Comment by dan — April 4th, 2008 at 6:25 pm
Has anyone actually tried it? I thought it was 1 of the strangest commercials when I came across it. I just noticed that 1 of the local Spanish stations from SF I think had some infomercial & I wanted to see what it was about, so I came across this! LOL
Comment by SANxJONERO — April 18th, 2008 at 10:31 pm
I just saw the infomercial and was curious to see if the claims to improve gas mileage was true. I did some research and found that out what ionization meant. Basically the yellow product appears to be a magnet. According to http://www.consumerenergy.org/myths/gasoline this sort of products have not been recognized by EPA and some companies have had lawsuits by the Federal Trade Commission. I also found a website which offers proffessional engineer’s opinion on fuel saving gadgets and the review is not good. Check it out for your self and come to your own conclusion. http://www.fuelsaving.info/magnets.htm
Comment by Eddie — May 26th, 2008 at 9:29 am
what is the number because i couldn’t tell because it was being blocked
Comment by joe — June 9th, 2008 at 12:06 pm
I’m currently watching this commercial on TV RIGHT NOW. I was so impressed by this amazing invention that I HAD to go online to find out more. Surprisingly, this brilliant invention doesn’t have a web site of it’s own. A google search of the 800 number (800-845-0602) produces no results. Odd, considering that this is the most amazing device ever manufactured. Who knew that a little piece of crap plastic that does nothing could save you HUNDREDS at the pump? Is it magic? Total bullshit? SI, SENOR!!
Comment by michael — July 18th, 2008 at 12:03 pm
Si Senior it is bullshit. Does it work? Of course it does for the people selling it. Its all about the money boys, and these boys must be minting gold coins about now if we follow PT Barnums philosophy that a sucker is born every second. Snak oil is still thriving in our time. Get a million people to send you money and then disapear.
Comment by David Singleton — December 31st, 2008 at 5:02 pm
Yea this is better than tele evangelism, yes sir there are people out their who are so desperate to save money that they will buy anything. These young spanish entrepreneurs while giving real entrepreneurs a bad name are actually attempting to live the american dream
Comment by David Singleton — December 31st, 2008 at 5:06 pm
Reminds me of a famous Indian guy, who used to make Petrol from herbs. His name was Ramar Pillai and some of his followers (including some overzealous scientists in India) believed that our hero, Pillai deserved a Nobel Prize.
Of course, he ended up being in the Time magazine. The title of the write-up on him: Fool’s Petrol.
Comment by Znkp — January 19th, 2009 at 2:41 pm
I love the last “Si Senor!”
SI SENOR!!
(….siiiiiii….)
Comment by Canaduck — March 25th, 2009 at 7:44 pm