Stupid Products People Buy

[nx1701g]

So I'm watching Voyager on Spike and they just showed a commercial for a new type of Snuggie (those blankets with sleeves): a Snuggie for your dog. My question is: why waste your money? Think about it Fido has a natural snuggie called fur!

So what are some other stupid products that you know people will buy?

 

[T'Girl]

I live over a cafe with wi-fi, I eat there all the time. I understand stupid people pay for internet.

 

[TheMasterOfOrion]

bottled water

 

[Joshua Howard]

Those blue jean pants that have holes pre-worn into them. Not cool.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

ShamWows

Body spray

That idiot Male Enhancement stuff that I thought was banned but they still advertise it with that mutant Smilin' Bob guy

 

[cultcross]

grated cheese. It costs nearly half as much again, just buy cheese and grate it you lazy sod.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Miley Cyrus concert tickets

Self help tapes/books

99% of all cosmetics

 

[MeanJoePhaser]

grated cheese. It costs nearly half as much again, just buy cheese and grate it you lazy sod.

Not always true, actually, not around here anyway. So it becomes the opposite, if you wanted grated cheese, why buy blocks of cheese when it you can get it pre-grated?

Now, for some reason, though...pre-sliced cheese always costs more than blocks or grated. Which is just absurd. Are we supposeds to believe slicing is a more expensive process than grating?

 

[miraclefan]

You were watching star trek VOYAGER?

 

[JustKate]

Most specialized kitchen gadgets. I mean, if you've got a nonstick pan and a working stove, why, why, why, why buy a quesadilla maker? Why?

Edit: Oh, and I can't explain prices in your area, MeanJoe, but around here, grated cheese, unless it's really marked down for some reason or other, always costs a lot more than blocks of cheese. I won't go into the boring details - because they're boring, for one thing - but the organization I work for does a survey of grocery store prices and that survey confirms this.

 

[Trekker4747]

bottled water

This.

 

[T'Girl]

^ I bought one of those jugs with the filter, anybody know how to get the fluoride out?

 

[Supreme Admiral]

I can never understand why people buy stupid products, let alone their own line of products!

 

[Miss Chicken]

I have started to buy grated cheese because sometimes it is hard for me to grate in myself due to arthritis.

 

[John Picard]

Energy drinks.

 

[Kestra]

I buy bottled water sometimes. It's a habit I'm trying to break. I have a portable water carrier thing but it doesn't actually fit into any cupholders so it's incredibly annoying. I'm thinking about getting two off of Amazon so then I don't have any excuses.

I also enjoy buying grated cheese, lots of cosmetics, and I've been eyeing the shamwow for awhile now. No reason really, I just like infomercials a lot.

 

[Lindley]

That reminds me....I used to love grated cheese, but haven't had it in at least a decade. I always eat it sliced.

 

[Jan]

grated cheese. It costs nearly half as much again, just buy cheese and grate it you lazy sod.

Don't know about anybody else but the grated cheese I buy is parmesan, because that's what my mother did when I was a kid. The last time I had it grated at the time it tasted okay but not the way I liked it. I find myself returning to ways and brands often but I'm not against trying other brands.

Stupid thing I bought recently was that windshield cleaner thing. It works nicely, though, without having to do all sorts of contortions so I'm happy with it.

Jan

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Anything by Microsoft

 

[Major Chord]

Aside from Snuggies...

• Those patches of astro turf that you place in your living room for your dog to piss on
• Gloves that "peel" veggies for you
• Those vibrating belts that promise to electrocute your stomach into shape
• Spray on hair

• A product called Poop Freeze...which is basically a can of spray that allows you to "freeze" your dog's shit so that you can pick it up and store it in the (included) poop freeze carry bag (in which you can also store water, and snacks) until you come across a garbage can.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73aL_4idVms

I have bought some TV products, which do what they're advertised to do, like the Magic Bullet, or the Zorbee though, so it's not all bad.