Does ShamWow Really Work? We Put it to the Test
Written by Shawn Smith on January 9, 2009 – 11:25 am -You’ve no doubt seen the commercials of Vince repping ShamWow, the “revolutionary” liquid-absorbing material that seems to put people on their heads when they see it in action.
Today, one of my office mates brought in a single sheet of ShamWow for us to test, and test we did.
We had to break this down into two parts. In the first video, you’ll see us use a dry ShamWow towel to wipe up some water we spilled on a desk. Our reactions aren’t what you might expect, or maybe they are 
In the second video, we try to wipe up some more water a second time after the ShamWow towel has been rung out once. Does ShamWow do a better job soaking up liquid the second time?
There you have it! Our ShamWow test. Seems OK. But if you’re cleaning up some dirty liquid, I can’t imagine using this stuff over and over. I think the material would just get gross eventually.
If you have other experiences, let me know.
Posted in Shawn Smith's Daily Life | 9 Comments »
January 9th, 2009 at 11:59 am
BTW, if you read the directions of the ShamWow — it has to be damp first to be effective. Read the directions!
January 9th, 2009 at 12:05 pm
Ha, directions are for n00bs
January 9th, 2009 at 1:10 pm
Liz: When’s the last time you saw men read directions.
Shawn: Can’t wait for the next product testing.
January 9th, 2009 at 3:43 pm
Thanks for this hard-hitting expose.
May I suggest for your next project hitting some of the Billy Mays-endorsed products such as Mighty Mend-It and those weird slider skillets.
January 10th, 2009 at 11:03 am
lol. That was a good experiment. I was actually thinking of getting one. I cosign sveg suggestions.
January 10th, 2009 at 1:44 pm
Thanks for the testing. But I wanted to see you guys test the large size one (comes in yellow). And you test it with coke on a carpet. The one you tested was the mini one, so it might not be that powerful. I still have some hope with ShamWow and please bring me back joy and happiness.
January 10th, 2009 at 9:20 pm
More like ScamWow!
January 13th, 2009 at 9:07 am
You’d think the name “ShamWow” would remind people of the phrase “That’s a SHAM” – but I guess now
January 21st, 2009 at 9:06 pm
…. but …. but …. the … the Germans made it … it’s gotta work!