You know…I’m not a weak-stomach type of gal. I’ve changed plenty of diapers and been puked and pooped on dozens of times in my life. Motherhood has desensitized me to a handful of previously considered disgusting events. I think it’s a coping mechanism Mother Nature instills in adults. While looking down and realizing your child had just had diarrhea all over your pants may have caused you to projectile vomit before, now you just take a moment to decide if you should just throw the pants away or try to salvage them.
(For the record? I always throw them away. I don’t spend enough money on clothing to try to wrestle with poop stains.)
All of that said, there is something that still triggers my gag reflex every time I see it on TV. It’s that damn PedEgg. Have you seen it? It’s the weird pedicure scraper thing that collects the dead skin inside itself. That’s the part that makes me want to hurl. Seeing several woman dump a full egg of dead skin flakes out onto some fabric. Every time I see the commercial I have to change the channel. That’s a lot of dead skin flakes that are not mine, so I really don’t want to look at them.
I also would like to not look at other people’s nasty feet. Now, my feet aren’t perfect, but they’re mine so they don’t gross me out. The nasty feet they use in the “BEFORE” pictures on that commercial? Oh. My. God. I think the Parents Television Council should quit bitching about sex, violence, and nudity on television and start getting the PedEgg commercials banned FOREVER. That is some disturbing stuff right there. I’d take an entire season of Dexter over one more airing of that 30-second bit of nastiness.
Oh. So ah. I was eating breakfast.
*puts toast aside*
I guess that’s my own fault, right?
I’ve seen that commercial. Always change the channel.
Want. To. Puke.
I have never seen the commercial. Thank god. (although my feet are really really gross right now and I need a pedicure)
The PediEgg doesn’t bother me as much as the before feet. I gag just thinking about the before feet. If your feet were in such poor shape, would you wear sandals? Blech!!!
I’ve never seen the commercial either, but ew ew ew ew ew. Ick.
I HATE that commercial. HATE. IT.
I have pretty “interesting” feet, and so have become used to having to deal with some weird foot issues/tools/etc, but the thought of that egg… I’m with you, it just makes me want to hurl.
Oh yeah, that one is disgusting, but the one that is even worse for me is the commercial for the toe nail fungus medicine where the little gremlin cartoons go under the toenails…oh man it gives me the chills I hate it so much.
I’m with you. The PediEgg is NASTY. It turns me off just to see it in the store.
I can’t look at that commercial either. And when I see the PediEgg in the store I have to look away.
I’m the same way! I don’t really have a weak stomach, but that commercial grosses me out to no end. I can’t even think about it too much or… eep. Gag. Gah.
I haven’t seen that commercial, but one that makes me gag is that Taco Bell commercial with the cheesy beef burrito. You know the one I’m talking about? Retch. I hate melted cheese, so I have to look away.
Oh, I hate that one too. Nasty!
How have I missed this commercial? Oh yeah, Tivo. Heh. I skip through all of them
Now I’m really glad I do. Ewww.
Yeah, I’d rather watch non-pixilated episodes of true crime shows than look at somebody’s nasty feet. I hate looking at feet, especially feet that are all jacked up. Also, must we call it a PedEGG? I happen to like eggs and I don’t want this product ruining them for me.
I completely agree and have talked about my absolute hate of this products commercials in such detail that my husband now calls things that I can’t stand to hear, see or talk about PedEggs.
I too hate the commercial, but I have to be honest……..It works and I love the product.
I even had to stop and show my husband this commercial because of the part where she dumps out the foot scrapin’s into the trash. He almost died! But did that stop me from buying one??? OH NO! Because the insanely gross dead skin on my hubby’s feet is worse to experience than just getting the damn PedEgg (though he must empty his own scrapings, thank you).
And the name - PedEgg? Makes me think of Pet Egg, and that’s just wrong. Like some weird pet that eats your foot scrapings… ISH.
Oh, and it does work, by the way (I’m sure you’re all on your way out to buy one!)
It’s strange, but it doesn’t gross me out. Kind of odd how they use it random places in the house. Yes…all the dead skin=gross but…
would you rather have it all contained or…in the carpet? Eek.
It grosses my gf out enough to change the channel though
I’ve never seen that commercial either, but I hate — hate — looking at other people’s gross feet. I love summer, but some people it’s just a big ol’ excuse to show off their nasty toes.
I’m glad I’m not the only one who hates that commercial. It’s not the dead skin part, but the fact that the product basically scrapes your feet with razors. Why would anyone do that??
I haven’t seen the Pedegg commercial but the local Walgreens was advertising it on their marquee and I thought it was an Easter product. What I can’t stand to watch are cats eating canned food on TV. I like cats but something about that makes me gag.
I saw that at the gym and um I didn’t want to eat for a week. It’s horrible. I also couldn’t quite look away.
The commercial is vomitous. However, I OWN a “PedEgg,” and it is, indeed, a miraculous wonder. BUT, the commercial shows that it’s gentle enough to rub over a tomato. That’s complete bullshit. That thing would tear into a tomato like me into Peanut butter ice cream. And that’s bad.
I completely agree!!! The worst part is then they pour out all of the dry skin its collected.
I haven’t seen the commercial but I’ve seen the banner ads. I was tempted to get it but decided just to stick with my pumice rock since it works well.
That toe fungus commercial creeps me out, too. I can’t watch it when the little gremlins go under the toenail. *shivers*
I haven’t seen that ad, but I also hate dead skin. You know when you get skin on your feet that needs to be peeled off? (Only me?) I used to do that when I was younger, until I almost threw up because it grossed me out so badly. I have no idea why, because obviously I was doing it out of CHOICE, but somehow my body reacts badly to it.
OH MY GOD. I HATE THAT COMMERCIAL.
Sorry, I never type in all caps unless I feel very strongly about something. And I feel very strongly about this. There was a commercial for some foot fungus spray that makes my stomach turn even worse… you know, the one with the cartoon bacteria going under the nasty-ass toenail? I don’t remember what product it’s for, but if I ever make it to the end of the commercial and see what product it is, I’m never buying that either. (Oh wait, I just looked up at comments, and it looks like others have commented on this same commercial. I’m glad that others think of that one too and want to spew.)
GROSS.