Stupid Products People Buy
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Yeah, I know. The products themselves aren't bad things. But I have my reasons for my very strong aversion to Dell. That company will never get another dime from me for as long as I live.
In all fairness, my Dell lasted a good 5-6 years before it finally kicked the bucket. I got a lot of good use of out it.
I don't think that's what those hooks are for. Apparently bananas emit a gas (ethelyne, maybe) that cause other fruit to ripen and then spoil. Those hooks are a way of separating the bananas from the other fruit so that doesn't happen.
Maroon 5 CDs
XBox 360s
XBox 360s
Anything Apple apart from their computers which i hear are quite good.
You have this designer crap that is ok technically and maybe even innovative but they completely neglect some basic features.
iPod v1: Wanna play some other audio files besides MP3? Shit out of luck
iPhone: Vastly expensive toy that doesn't even use the lastest mobile phone tech but relies on an older standard and you could only get it from a single phone company
I'm sick of people gushing over their Apple tech like it's the second coming of Christ.. other companies may lag a bit behind Apple but then their versions usually work as well or even better, are cheaper and have fewer restrictions on them
You have this designer crap that is ok technically and maybe even innovative but they completely neglect some basic features.
iPod v1: Wanna play some other audio files besides MP3? Shit out of luck
iPhone: Vastly expensive toy that doesn't even use the lastest mobile phone tech but relies on an older standard and you could only get it from a single phone company
I'm sick of people gushing over their Apple tech like it's the second coming of Christ.. other companies may lag a bit behind Apple but then their versions usually work as well or even better, are cheaper and have fewer restrictions on them
The Flowbee.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhP9mSMT0OE
My mother, who has been cutting hair for almost forty years, figured out really quickly that this thing was a disaster waiting to happen. When the infomercials started playing, people started coming in all the time asking her to fix the mess they had made with this product. Cutting hair with a vacuum is not as easy as one might think.
And I have to agree the snuggie is a little silly. A blanket with sleeves? Mmmmmkay. There is a food bank nearby that could use the money you are about to waste.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhP9mSMT0OE
My mother, who has been cutting hair for almost forty years, figured out really quickly that this thing was a disaster waiting to happen. When the infomercials started playing, people started coming in all the time asking her to fix the mess they had made with this product. Cutting hair with a vacuum is not as easy as one might think.
And I have to agree the snuggie is a little silly. A blanket with sleeves? Mmmmmkay. There is a food bank nearby that could use the money you are about to waste.
Maybe it depends on how complex your hairstyle is? I've been using it exclusively on my own hair for 8 years now and the only disaster I ever had was when a friend was using it on me and the spacer fell off leaving a small extra-short spot on the nape of my neck (since then I do it myself). Sure, it's not as precise as a hairstylist would be, but it does a pretty good job.
But then, my hairstyle has two basic lengths with a couple of small manual trims with a scissors.
Jan
^ That's the issue. Most people's hair is more than two or three lengths. For example, mine is about ten and just looking at me you wouldn't know that. And getting certain areas blended properly is very difficult, especially when you don't understand what to do or the relationships between certain areas. Because of that most people end up looking like one of the Three Stooges. If I tried it, I would end up looking like I had washed my hair with nitroglycerin.
I would also like to add something called the "speed slicer" to the list. It was very popular back in the 80's. This "ingenious" product consisted of a long plastic board that had this blade set into it and a separate handle thing. You would take vegetables, fruit and even meat, attach the handle to it (which had these little spikes on the bottom to hold what was being cut) and then you would move it back and forth over the board which cut off perfect slices of whatever you were cutting. Needless to say this thing was a menace. The little handle didn't work very well (since it was not attached to the cutting board) so people would slice off the ends of their fingers. An aunt of mine gave one to the all of her family as a Christmas Gift. By April we had all maimed ourselves and thrown them away. Granted, you can buy a much improved version now that has adjustable slice settings, a protected blade and an attached handle but version 1.0 was a certified health hazard and insurance risk. (I keep thinking of the Bluth corn baller from Arrested Development when remembering this thing.)
I would also like to add something called the "speed slicer" to the list. It was very popular back in the 80's. This "ingenious" product consisted of a long plastic board that had this blade set into it and a separate handle thing. You would take vegetables, fruit and even meat, attach the handle to it (which had these little spikes on the bottom to hold what was being cut) and then you would move it back and forth over the board which cut off perfect slices of whatever you were cutting. Needless to say this thing was a menace. The little handle didn't work very well (since it was not attached to the cutting board) so people would slice off the ends of their fingers. An aunt of mine gave one to the all of her family as a Christmas Gift. By April we had all maimed ourselves and thrown them away. Granted, you can buy a much improved version now that has adjustable slice settings, a protected blade and an attached handle but version 1.0 was a certified health hazard and insurance risk. (I keep thinking of the Bluth corn baller from Arrested Development when remembering this thing.)
A mandoline?
They're a great way to add extra protein to your family's diet. At the very least, they get the keratin from your nails; at most they get the entire fingertip.
Commander Rabbit
Commander
Indeed. We have four at work. I used to like/defend them. And then all four died w/in a few months of each other...
But the number one item on my list is bottled water. The only time I buy it is if I'm out somewhere and have already drunk the 24 oz refillable one I take everywhere in the car.
That's it! I could not remember what they are called now.
Well the mandolin is one thing. The "Speed Slicer" was something else. No kitchen needed one of those. Poorly designed, constructed and manufactured is not what people want in a cutting tool.
I have this thing called a kitchen. I cook there and eat in my home all the time. I understand stupid people pay for café food.
^ I have the opposite view...why should I waste time cooking when there are perfectly good restaurants within a mile of my house? 
Thats kinda coolI bought this:
I don't know why. It was only $1.99.
All that Crappy shit the late Billy Mayes pitches.
