We* just got the Christmas Hammacher Schlemmer catalogue and I’m always amazed at how expensive and fatuous the items are. Most of these items are “the best,” “the only,” “the genuine,” or “the original”, and have long descriptions of their fabulousness.
Here are some examples**:
The laser guided pool cue Come on, dude, just practice. -$129.95
Speaking butler alarm clock (Gives Jeeves style wake-up calls). - - No alarm is good in the morning, and Jeeves is no exception. $99.95
Touch screen Rubik’s cube -$149.95 - Why get an electronic version of a $12 toy?
Constellation projection turtle night light - - It doesn’t say, “the best” or “the genuine”. Does this imply that the original and best turtle constellation projector is out there somewhere, and they’re palming off a pale imitation? $34.95
The tabletop cotton candy maker - - This is going to sit on the counter forever, getting stickier and stickier after it’s single use. $69.95
The home salon nail extensions (sticks on fake nails) -$199.95- Really, just go to a salon, you can chat, it’ll be nice.
Two items are above the rest though,
1)the ‘evaporative cooling hat’ -$24.95- you pour water in it, and it evaporates and cools your head. Attacklass points out that every hat she owns will do this.
- the $3000 pedal car. You could just buy your kid a used car for this kind of money, and have him or her chase the butler around the property.
There are some many choices that we didn’t note. Even the few things where you think “hm, that’s not idiotic or outrageously expensive” are tainted by their proximity to all of the other items.
- Attackless co-wrote this OP
**prices may vary from website, we’re looking at the catalogue in Canuckistan.