ShamWow vs Dollar Store Knockoff: Which is the Better Deal?
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- čas přidán 8. 06. 2024
- Today I'm testing out an official ShamWow vs a cheap version I picked up at the dollar store to see which is the better deal.
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I think that a good way of seeing how much water they hold is to weigh them. When they stop dripping.
Or just squeeze the water back in the cup to measure it
*-K. E-* you will not get all of the water out, some will be trapped inside
Direct Terms obviously, but weighing won’t tell you how much water it will hold
@@-k.3-. It will if you weigh the sham while its dry, then wet, find the difference, then convert the weight to volume.
@@-k.3-. but yes it will though? 🤔
"It's made in Germany. You know the Germans always make great stuff." Vince Offer
Like ideologies?
@@thechum9653 Then why are you still here.
@@grahamjohnson4702 he tested it on something else
What about wars?
@@user-ju8tl8md9v This entire comment was unnecessary, yet you still posted it.
I've bought the original Shamwow and many imitations and they all worked great. The biggest difference between the real Shamwow and all others is durability. I found the original to be much more durable (8 years and 30+ washes later and still shammying). My original is now heavily discolored and fuzzy but still works great. The imitation ones would start to rip after about 10 washes (but they were substantially cheaper in price).
I think the shamwow did slightly better in the first test. Though it was dripping a lot, it absorbed all of the 1.5 cups of water. The knockoff was not able to absorb everything.
@Arrow Head Actually, yes. If it obsorbs, even if it doesn't hold, enough to get it tona sink or bucket or something, that can save some additional cleaning.
It's not much of a difference, but it is a difference.
If it's dripping, that means it didn't absorb it. They performed equally.
@@mjc0961 way less though. They did not perform equally.
These frequent videos are awesome. Thank you.
Doing my best, thank you!
Keeping us alive in this time of need! Greetings from Denmark!
Thank you and stay safe!
@@Freakinreviews same to you!
Yep here in Florida they just passed a stay at home bill along with a curfew. They are finalizing it tomorrow.
@@EDBailley Damn here in Chicago the "Shelter in place" and 5pm curfew went into effect Saturday.
Appreciate you putting in extra videos during these difficult times - very thoughtful. Always enjoy your reviews - thank you.
Review Dollar Tree electronics. Thank you for upping your output, glad some people have stepped up.
Not all heroes wear capes thank you Freakin' Reviews👍
It's the same stuff but re-branded and without the overhead costs of running infomercials. It's like you can buy the store brand of acetaminophen or you could buy Tylenol, but they're both the same thing (acetaminophen).
I use my Sham-Wows the way you demonstrated in your kitchen. They are great for this purpose. I'm down to my last one (I actually cut my large ones into 4 pics and they have lasted a lo-o-ong time)so I will be replacing them with the dollar store version. Thanks for the review and for saving me money.
Renee Mulherin how do u clean them? Washing machine or hand wash ?
That is NOT going to save you money 😬😬
I actually just found a brand new box at a local general store lol
Your videos are ray of light in this time of need.
Thank you for your more frequent uploads. I do enjoy your longer videos, but given how quickly we're all burning through things to do while at home, these are much welcomed entertainment. Thank you for all your hard work.
Seems the real one has a higher “thread count”, I would guess it would hold up longer before wearing out.
Who cares when you're only paying a dollar a piece !
@@jomsies depends how you use it
@@jomsies yea thats what people dont take into acount with cheaper stuff. Sure maybe my 20 dollar toaster will last 5 years while a 200 dollar one will last 20. But 4 20 dollar ones cost 80 for 20 years of use which is less than 200 hundo
Products like these has been around for a very long time. I remember some that came on the market about 40 years ago. They had both a cloth very much like these and a sponge with a surface that felt a lot like the same material. Their shtick was absorption and that they left a dry surface when you wiped something down with them. The cloths stuck around and has been easy to get hold of since then. I don't think the brand is the same but at least equivalents for the cloths are available. The sponges however didn't seem to catch on.
Damn you, James White! **Angrily waves ShamWow in the air**
Aww I love spooky. Bailey, and I love this channel! Thanks for the reviews and posting more content during this crazy time. I wish you and your family well!
We need more Spooky the Cat. She was practically posing for the camera.
I'd subscribe to a Spooky and Bailey CZcams channel
Agreed! I'd even take a photo montage! Spooky the Cat is adorable, so is Bailey! ❤️😍
Spooky is always in my room cause she's suuuper shy, but I totally second this haha. -Noah
We discovered ShamWow at the county fair years ago and fell in love but after finding an equivalent in the dollar store, that's where we go to get our supply.
Kinda like the animal updates ;p
James, you could buy a simple kitchen scale, and use it to weigh stuff. For example, you place the measuring cup on the scale, and zero the cup out, and just weigh the water, then you could've weighed the shamwow, and the knock off to see how much water was in the items. You could use the electric scale all the time, just to note the weight difference, and change of weight. All kinds of stuff.
Like watching your comparisons and reviews. Very helpful
The shamwow held a bit more water with less dripping in the first test. And the soda stain looked significantly less dark in the second test. The dollar store one may be cheaper and good for some simple cleaning but I would hazard to guess that if you want something tha will last you for a while and perform still a bit better you should cough up a couple extra bucks for the shamwow. Also keeping in mind you get more with a shamwow.
Yes but the water was not absorbed evenly over the who chammy.
love the animal updates lol. Spooky is a kittydoll! beautiful cat! I have actually have a short-hair mackerel tabby myself ... named Bailey! :D
Love it, thanks man. My shamwow is about dead and was looking for a new one. Also wanted to see if there is a newer or similar product for less, and now.... I know thanks to you!
Back at it again! Keep em coming James.
I have my breakfast to your videos every morning now. They really put me in a much better mood. Thanks James.
Your reviews have been my content of choice lately while getting through this isolation, thanks for the content dude!
Love your honest review videos!❤️
Thank you so much for the great reviews!
Yeah, those ShamWow commercials drive up the price. Plus, I suspect that the fancy packaging costs more than the manufacturing price of the wipes.
Man i gotta say, I'm loving the frequent uploads. Keep it up !
Great review as always, clear and concise. I used to own a couple shamwow towels and I was never really impressed with them. They weren't bad, but they weren't amazing either. Maybe once this Covid business is over I'll take a look at the dollar store version. My cleaning rags are wearing thin and I can't stand to touch microfiber cloths so I'd love to find something cheap for cleaning.
Thanks for your videos and it's nice to see Bailey and Spooky, along with your other family members. :)
I would have cut the thing in half anyway sooo...... Dollar store here I come!
When you watch the video: Wow, the cheap one is so great!
When you read the comments: Wow, the expensive one lasts so much longer!
x'D The longevity is probably worth the extra few bucks, although I suppose it may depend what you want them for.
Thanks! Stay safe! Enjoying your videos even more during all the craziness~
The only thing I noticed different about the two is the longevity. The Shamwow just lasted longer but I mostly use mine for just mirrors and chrome so I don't go through them quickly.
Watching while lock down at home !! Tnx a lot
What I could use are Sham Wow slippers....I usually put all my weight on them when using on carpet. They're really durable even for drying off the dog. Have had them for years.
7:48 that looks sooo creepy and smooth
Always love the "off topic" Bailey spots and bonus Spooky the cat too, YaY
I still have my rayon cloth, I remember I did a 3 paragraph comment about these ones and how I use mine every day. It's still just as good but mabey slightly less absorbent now 7 year so. It cant hold a full 1L anymore.
1 question James. When you did the head to head soda on the carpet test, were the shammys dry before you tested them or were they dampened? If they were dry then they would not absorb properly. They are meant to be damp before using. If damp before using fingertip pressure and rolled they will absorb the most liquid. My company has sold the german made shammy for over 35 years now.
Yes! I would love more original vs
dollar store version videos in the future!
Quality over quantity lol
You know you've been watching a channel for a while when you see a dog get grey. Poor Bailey.
1:59 THE FUCKING NOISE I CAN'T RIGHT NOW.
You are doing great work man, I love your videos
Love your reviews. As always you rock, and thank you for keeping us going. Greetings from the U.K.
I have been crunching my own numbers and I've come to this conclusion, will you be my accountant ? 😂
I love seeing your animals in your videos!
Good video.
What about durability?
How you enjoying the wind we are having?
I'm loving the cool weather we got but will be nice when the wind calms down.
This is the quality questions I NEED answered
Good review and thanks cause it reminded me that I have Vic’s version of these absorbing towels.
Showing Bailey is always worth a thumbs up.
I bought a different version of the Dollar Tree "shamwow" and noticed how terrible it was immediately upon first use for drying a vehicle. There's a chance it works well in other applications as this video suggests, but I'm pretty sure the item I used was inferior quality of what you reviewed, James. Mine did not come in a sealed bag.
You must have bought the "Shamboozled".
@@ZepG lol or maybe it was Sham-"Poo"
Great how U cut the original for a fair test/review. Super job & now your kitchen is sparkling,
Spookie & Bailey....luv 'em!
Love the little bailey clip at the end
You should compare those to cut blizzard fleece. I work at a petstore and I flood things all the time, and i use it more than the mop to clean up. Just buy fleece, wash it 2 times at the very least, with no fabric softener just soap, and it absorbs better than the dollar store one, but not as good as the sham wow because its thinner
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Love when the cheap version is as good as the original btw thanks for the pets footage 💕
Going to have to pick up some of those. Love the sun glasses as well.
I've used both the shamwow and the Dollar store one!! In my opinion the shamwow lasts longer!!😀
Thanks James. Your reviews always get ShamWoWs from me! 👍👍👍 😎😎😎
So glad I subscribed to you. Keep it up!
You know the only thing that I ever really loved when I bought it, and was a "as seen on TV" product. The PVA10X mop was the best mop that I ever had! And did everything that it said it could do, it even some how soaked up the red die that was in a 15 year old carpet (that was the original color of the carpet) it did a great job and wished I could go back to those days and buy hundred of those mops!😂
Loved my Sham-Wows (christmas gift from well over a decade ago), but can't find them anywhere. Mine are showing their age. Are they still making them under that brand name after Vince's fall from grace?
If a product can perform to within 90-95% of a higher priced version of itself, then it is, by virtue of accessibility alone, better. I also never could shake this feeling that the Sham in ShamWow was just about being synthetic chamois leather. I grew up seeing all sorts of these faux chamois around car swap meets, or the LA Auto Show's side show of product pimpage. The ShamWow only had mass marketing behind it... However, the message is always the same. A loud guy, same demos, lots of moving around, maybe an audience member feels the carpet, whatever. Green, red, blue, orange, whatever, he/she/they has them all, and only a few cents cheaper by the dozen than the booth for aisles over.
How easy does each one "wring out" though? I have a ton of different shammies that i use to dry off cars, how fast they get "full" isnt a problem, but how much strength you gotta put in it to wring it out is a big thing. Some shammies are easy to drain, while other take alot of strength to do
Agreed completely. Stay safe, man!
What about for cleaning up after a puppy accidents on carpets? Do you (or anybody reading) thing the dollar store version does better than regular rag?
We have two grocery stores in town, one is a dollar general, so when I do venture out that is something I might consider right now since I'm running out of rags between laundry loads. Lol
Great review I never miss your video
Even gravel yards get weeds!! Uhg! Perhaps you can test different weed killers. Love your vids.
I own a couple of the dollar store ones and I just have to say that the performance is the same.
Big difference is how it lasts.
Like, if you're using it excessively, it's going to last a week / few weeks before it looks like a very old t-shirt. Performance also goes down once it deteriorates.
I don't know how long an original shamwow would last, but I'd imagine it'd be worth the extra $ just so you don't have to buy often.
The cat and the doggo always steals the video. I really forgot all about the rags. Lol
Thanks for the entertainment
id rather see a vlog about something different than seeing you risk your health, stay at home and be safe.
Thank you. Fortunately I have a stash of unreviewed items here!
@J S Omg you evil monster, you just wanna kill old people with beer flu blankets! 🤪
@J S it definitely can't easily be avoided which is the problem, the more everyone goes out the higher the risk. I would like to know which countries are avoiding it so well with no one decreasing time spent in the community?
Awesome dt review! :) tyfs!
thanks for this video . You an your family stay safe.
I've used both as well. I have had similar results of them performing the same but the shamwow lasts longer. I wouldn't go out of my way to buy again but I'm also not mad Vince got me at a state fair lol
Thanks for the extra videos lately. I think the inch to cm conversion may be off, you have to multiply by 6.45 instead of 2.54 because it’s cm^2
Always love seeing Bailey
Do you know where I can get cheap but good ice cube trays?
Just a little tip for the peoples out there. In the shamwow commercial they say it's good for drying your car. While it's very adsorbent, the material would leave terrible scratches if you're wiping it down, but if you really have no other choice then I recommend patting the shamwow/dollar store version over wiping it.
Probably the biggest difference with the commercial versus your video is that in the commercial he didn't let the shamwow have a chance to drip. He picked up the water and then immediately moved it to a bowl and wrang it out. Its not supposed to hold the liquid for longer than it takes to clean up the mess. Btw i like you're vids.
The only difference I have noticed is how long each lasts. My Shamwow has outlived many of the Dollar Store knock offs. Don't get me wrong, I use them both, but durability lies squarely with the Original. 😁 Thank you for the Pet Cameos!! Love these mini videos and the somewhat more relaxed nature of them. Keeping things fun while the crazy is happening. 😷💗💗
Just so you know... Animals clips are always appreciated! ❤️ Bought the "fake" Shamwow when I had a leaky toilet. It held up great while waiting on my landlord to send a plumber... 😌👍
Can you review the LifeFuels smart bottle. It looks interesting and I want to know your opinion of it. Thanks for the videos during this drought of entertainment!
5:17 (as an after-thought) 😂
I had bought some "Evocloths" that seem very similar to these and I've been pretty happy with them. I wonder how they hold up in comparison.
What a sweet kitty❣️ And, of course, we all adore Bailey ❣️❣️
I'be used the dollar store chamois. They're great!
When absorbed you could squeeze them out into the measure jug
You should check out a quality twisted loop drying towel from Microfiber Madness or The Rag Company. The larger ones can hold a gallon of liquid. 👍👌✌
Thank you, for all the videos!! I hope you and your family are doing well. God Bless.
You mentioned texture is different....does texture effect durability?
Seems another test should be added of washing them both 10 times and then repeating the previous tests.
Awesome video from James as always!
Awesome video.Thanks for doing this video
Shammies been around forever I used to use them in Auto Body class back in the 90s they've been around a lot longer than that too
Did you wash both of them? Did one hold up better after being thrown in the washer and dryer?