Instyler Curling Iron - Read Before Buying

ksandru · 06-02-2009, 10:17 AM

OK, so I was up one night with my 7 month old who is having difficulting teething. After getting him to sleep, I saw an infomercial for InStyler Curling Iron. I was considering getting the curling iron until I checked out their website. It is being sold for $14.99 with a 30-day trial period. What they don't tell you in the television commercial is that the cost is much more than that (see link below).

http://getinstyler.com/lp/?linkId=22...a&custom=32829

HUH???!!!! This means after all is said & done, you will be paying more than $120 for the 2 curling irons. Also, please read the return policy carefully.

cherylharrell · 06-02-2009, 07:37 PM

I saw that & thought it looked like a neat item. I did see how much the total cost was after all and it costs more than I can afford. Guess I'll never own one...

Tooz · 06-03-2009, 03:29 AM

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Originally Posted by ksandru

It is being sold for $14.99 with a 30-day trial period.

Actually, the 14.99 is what you pay FOR the trial period. I thought that was pretty clear on the site.

Shosh · 06-03-2009, 04:42 AM

I curled my own hair last week using.... yes good old fashioned rags!

I am getting some curling rods though.

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ksandru · 06-03-2009, 08:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tooz

Actually, the 14.99 is what you pay FOR the trial period. I thought that was pretty clear on the site.

True, but they don't tell you this in either the informercial or in the shortened commercial:

"*LIMITED TIME OFFER! $14.99 Trial Offer is for two (2) InStylers® for 30 days. After 30 days, do nothing and keep BOTH InStylers® for just three monthly payments of $39.99. The second InStyler® is FREE!! (plus S&P)"

If you don't have access to the internet website, this can be misleading to those wanting to purchase this product.

Tania · 06-03-2009, 12:34 PM

It's shifty semantics, meant to draw people in by catching them off-guard. The website offer page plays up the "2 for 14.99" language upfront, then slaps on an asterisk which leads you to the real details on the bottom of the page. Most people will eventually see and understand the actual terms of the offer, but not until after they've been drawn in by "the cheap" and allowed themselves to get all excited about the product. :P

I haven't experienced the commercials, but I'm sure that the writers were trying really hard to arrange the copy in such a way that people would hear key words and phrases ("14.99", "two instylers," "30 day trial"), tune out the rest, and then automatically and involuntarily plug the words that they DID retain into the typical infomercial chorus of "two items for the low, low price of one with a 30-day, money-back guarantee."

Meh.

Tina · 06-03-2009, 12:52 PM

I agree, Tania. One really has to pay attention with this stuff. Shifty jerks.

mossystate · 06-03-2009, 01:23 PM

Also....anytime you see or hear..." To get the additional XYZ, just pay separate shipping and handling "....JUST SAY NO!

Shosh · 06-03-2009, 03:21 PM

I think some of the cheaper curling irons work just as well, the ones you can buy at Target etc.
Curling rods are good also, and regular rollers.
That TV special does not sound a good deal at all.

Tooz · 06-03-2009, 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ksandru

True, but they don't tell you this in either the informercial or in the shortened commercial:

"*LIMITED TIME OFFER! $14.99 Trial Offer is for two (2) InStylers® for 30 days. After 30 days, do nothing and keep BOTH InStylers® for just three monthly payments of $39.99. The second InStyler® is FREE!! (plus S&P)"

Yeah, unfortunately you have to look closely at the wording of it.

phatfatgirl · 09-22-2009, 06:22 PM

With all that's said in this post, I saw the advertisement one late night and was oh so interested in trying it but that price is just way too much. Till....
a friend of mine got it and purchased it with a friend so really their splitting the cost. and she claims it Works! Wonderfully. On my "coarser" hair to boot! Soooo... I don't know.. i'm stuck.

Fallenangel2904 · 09-22-2009, 07:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Susannah

I think some of the cheaper curling irons work just as well, the ones you can buy at Target etc.
Curling rods are good also, and regular rollers.
That TV special does not sound a good deal at all.

I agree. I know conair products have a bad rep, but I have 2 conair curling irons and they both work great for me. The thing I DID splurge on is my hair straightener (I have very curly hair) I invested in a maxi glide and my life has never been the same:
http://www.maxiusbeauty.com/

About 100 bucks, but its the only thing that gets my hair straight. I love it.

BeaBea · 09-24-2009, 05:41 AM

Pricing slyness aside... my hair is long and I quite often get it tangled up when I use curling or straightening irons on it. I dread to think the mess I could end up in with their rotating system. Getting tangled up in something that was spinning, and heated at the same time sounds like a recipe for fried hair and burnt scalp to me...

Tracey

Carrie · 09-24-2009, 01:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BeaBea

Pricing slyness aside... my hair is long and I quite often get it tangled up when I use curling or straightening irons on it. I dread to think the mess I could end up in with their rotating system. Getting tangled up in something that was spinning, and heated at the same time sounds like a recipe for fried hair and burnt scalp to me...

Tracey

Heh, exactly what I was thinking, Tracey. I manage to get simple round brushes stuck in my hair all the time, so god only knows what kind of spastic hot mess I could get into with a contraption like that.

06-02-2009, 10:17 AM	#1
ksandru "PHAT" Not "Fat", Got It? Join Date: May 2006 Location: NJ Posts: 136	Instyler Curling Iron - Read Before Buying OK, so I was up one night with my 7 month old who is having difficulting teething. After getting him to sleep, I saw an infomercial for InStyler Curling Iron. I was considering getting the curling iron until I checked out their website. It is being sold for $14.99 with a 30-day trial period. What they don't tell you in the television commercial is that the cost is much more than that (see link below). http://getinstyler.com/lp/?linkId=22...a&custom=32829 HUH???!!!! This means after all is said & done, you will be paying more than $120 for the 2 curling irons. Also, please read the return policy carefully. __________________ ".....So often times it happens that we live our lives in chains; And we never even know we have the key..." - The Eagles,"Already Gone"

06-02-2009, 07:37 PM	#2
cherylharrell Always Mikes Big Girl Join Date: May 2006 Location: Here in VA Posts: 1,829	I saw that & thought it looked like a neat item. I did see how much the total cost was after all and it costs more than I can afford. Guess I'll never own one... __________________ "God Loves You"-- Arlo Guthrie ♥♥ I love you Mike forever. 1951-2009 ♥♥

06-03-2009, 12:34 PM	#6
Tania Disneyland Bobsled Team Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: The corner of Small World Mall & Matterhorn Way. Posts: 1,979	It's shifty semantics, meant to draw people in by catching them off-guard. The website offer page plays up the "2 for 14.99" language upfront, then slaps on an asterisk which leads you to the real details on the bottom of the page. Most people will eventually see and understand the actual terms of the offer, but not until after they've been drawn in by "the cheap" and allowed themselves to get all excited about the product. :P I haven't experienced the commercials, but I'm sure that the writers were trying really hard to arrange the copy in such a way that people would hear key words and phrases ("14.99", "two instylers," "30 day trial"), tune out the rest, and then automatically and involuntarily plug the words that they DID retain into the typical infomercial chorus of "two items for the low, low price of one with a 30-day, money-back guarantee." Meh. __________________ You're such a strange girl I think you come from another world ~ The Cure "She will never submit to any thing requiring industry and patience, and a subjection of the fancy to the understanding." ~ Mr. Knightley on Emma, Jane Austen's Emma

06-03-2009, 12:52 PM	#7
Tina Di's claimed me. :) Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: location, location. Posts: 20,592	I agree, Tania. One really has to pay attention with this stuff. Shifty jerks. __________________ "It is possible to believe in something and still fail to live up to it." -- Wilson, House M.D. "I'm really tired of a fat woman's sexuality being just another fat joke." -- Felicia/Supero "Sookie! I am so over Sookie and her precious fairy vagina and her unbelievably stupid name! Fuck Sookie!" -- Pam

09-22-2009, 06:22 PM	#11
phatfatgirl Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: New York, the Boogie Down Posts: 411	With all that's said in this post, I saw the advertisement one late night and was oh so interested in trying it but that price is just way too much. Till.... a friend of mine got it and purchased it with a friend so really their splitting the cost. and she claims it Works! Wonderfully. On my "coarser" hair to boot! Soooo... I don't know.. i'm stuck. __________________ "We've all got both light and dark inside of us, what matters is what part we choose to act on, is what makes us who we are." -Sirius Black

06-03-2009, 04:42 AM	#4
Shosh Susannah Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 10,937	I curled my own hair last week using.... yes good old fashioned rags! I am getting some curling rods though. Resized Shoshie.jpg

06-03-2009, 01:23 PM	#8
mossystate flicks a booger on conrad Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 13,127	Also....anytime you see or hear..." To get the additional XYZ, just pay separate shipping and handling "....JUST SAY NO!

06-03-2009, 03:21 PM	#9
Shosh Susannah Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 10,937	I think some of the cheaper curling irons work just as well, the ones you can buy at Target etc. Curling rods are good also, and regular rollers. That TV special does not sound a good deal at all.

09-24-2009, 05:41 AM	#13
BeaBea Man up or move on! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 3,352	Pricing slyness aside... my hair is long and I quite often get it tangled up when I use curling or straightening irons on it. I dread to think the mess I could end up in with their rotating system. Getting tangled up in something that was spinning, and heated at the same time sounds like a recipe for fried hair and burnt scalp to me... Tracey __________________ BeaBea Exclusive designs, made to measure in absolutely any size. Also beautiful luxurious lingerie in sizes to 52J and 56D. http://www.beabea.co.uk

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