Older readers will recall Ron Popeil and his endless TV commercials. Popeil died on July 28, 2021.
Ron Popeil was an incomparable huckster — but wait! There’s more! https://t.co/Q4GOYTixL7
— Joe Nocera (@opinion_joe) July 31, 2021
wow, RIP Ron Popeil. my dad held this man in such high regard, a true legend of the craft. pic.twitter.com/HBNH3nCWqM
— Billy Mays III (@infinitethird) July 28, 2021
Ron Popeil became a well-known presence on TV, hawking products that people didn’t know they needed, including the Veg-O-Matic and the Inside-the-Shell Egg Scrambler. https://t.co/IcLcRWUtIA
— NYT Obituaries (@NYTObits) August 1, 2021
How Ron Popeil perfected the art of the infomercial https://t.co/Ter6rxVuHI
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) August 10, 2021
Sad! 