"Amish Built Electric Fireplace"

[heyzeus]

Have you seen the infomercials for this?

http://www.heatsurge.com/



First of all, isn't this just an electric space heater that's made to look like a fireplace?

Second of all, it's ELECTRIC. Do the Amish know what sinfulness they're committing with this product? The Exalted Leader of Amishland will find out, and He will not be pleased.

third...$388? Seriously? Space heaters are like 20 bucks.

[TimeForGuinness]

The Amish are my nemesis...glad they are finally starting to see the light.

[Popeye_Card]

I assume they don't even test the product to see if it works before shipping it out the door?

[wart57]

Have you seen the infomercials for this?

http://www.heatsurge.com/



First of all, isn't this just an electric space heater that's made to look like a fireplace?

Second of all, it's ELECTRIC. Do the Amish know what sinfulness they're committing with this product? The Exalted Leader of Amishland will find out, and He will not be pleased.

third...$388? Seriously? Space heaters are like 20 bucks.

Maybe you should e-mail him...um, maybe you should call....send him a letter?

[Freed Roger]

Admit it - ever since "Witness" you guys have had Amish woman fantasies. There's a wildcat in under that bonnet -grrrrrowl!

actually, I think if you google amish fireplace - there is a lot of discussion, most of it not favorable. Not to say it doesn't work, but somewhere in the fine print it admits the amish don't make the heating element, but the mantle/woodwork around it.

Its a space heater. If your lifestyle allows you to plant yourself within safe proximity of it, then you can turn the thermostat down on your house. In the home heating thread, Planet mentions her sister works for the company that makes them.


besides - those gals look Mennonite to me.

[TimeForGuinness]

Amish girls...polishing wood...too...many...jokes....

[Jocephus]

i saw an informercial for this awhile back, and i thought it was a joke

[PujolJunkie]

Strangest [expletive] thing. A commercial came on for this one day and me and my girlfriend were sitting on the couch and I went on a rant about how the Amish are making an ELECTRIC product and just how ridiculous it is. I also made the comment that my space heater works just fine and I'd be interested in seeing just how this stuff is really made.

The next day I got 6 "pictures" in the mail of the Amish people making the thing and just standing around and such with a letter attached, addressed to me, giving an explanation of the history of it and etc. I was effectively blown the [expletive] away. I called my girlfriend and asked if she had pulled some kind of prank on me. Tripped me out.

[sighyoung]

So if the Amish make the cabinet, who makes the heating element?

[cards2468]

This commercial is so funny. It reminds me of my dad's company where their facility in the middle Amish country, Ohio has many Amish employees. He told me the 2 best electricians on site are both Amish.