February 21, 2011 12:27 PM

Products in TV commercials as good as hyped?

Consumer reports testing claims made in TV ad for the Pledge Pet Fabric Sweeper

Consumer reports testing claims made in TV ad for the Pledge Pet Fabric Sweeper (CBS/Consumer Reports)

Ever wonder if the clailms in ads you see on TV and the Web are too good to be true?

Consumer Reports did - and decided to test the claims several companies make for their products.

And on "The Early Show" Monday, Consumer Reports Home and Yard Editor Bob Markovich, who was in involved in some of the testing, stopped by "The Early Show" to report on the results for several of the products. Did they measure up to the claims?

You almost certainly know these commericials! The ones Bob covered are Pledge Pet Fabric Sweeper, Forearm Forklifts, SunChips Compostable Bag, and Hamilton Beach Voice Activated Coffee Maker:

For more on this from Consumer Reports, click here.

© 2011 CBS Interactive Inc.. All Rights Reserved.
1 Comments +
Scroll Left
Scroll Right More »
CBS This Morning now on iPad & iPhone! GET THE FREE APP
CBS News on Facebook