# I burst into uncontrollable laughter in Target today... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 4, 2011, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-burst-into-uncontrollable-laughter-in-target-today/605068 "2011-12-04T22:42:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2011, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-burst-into-uncontrollable-laughter-in-target-today/605068/1 "2011-12-04T22:42:31Z")
My wife was looking for an inexpensive hand mixer for a present. We saw one in Target for $5.98 - it was a Chefmate 5-speed mixer. She asked me if I thought that $6 mixer could be decent quality, and I said I’d look up the reviews on my iPhone. So I Googled it, and this was what I [found](http://www.amazon.com/Chefmate-5-Speed-Hand-Mixer/product-reviews/B0019FE1VY). After I read the title of the first review, I tried to tell her what it said, and couldn’t - I started laughing so hard I couldn’t speak. I can’t remember the last time had laughed that long or hard. We didn’t buy it. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2011, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-burst-into-uncontrollable-laughter-in-target-today/605068/2 "2011-12-04T23:12:54Z")
That review is a thing of beauty. I marked it as “helpful” because really, he’s right. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2011, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-burst-into-uncontrollable-laughter-in-target-today/605068/3 "2011-12-04T23:17:46Z")
But what if I really want a mixer that will bake the cake as I mix it? ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2011, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-burst-into-uncontrollable-laughter-in-target-today/605068/4 "2011-12-04T23:36:26Z")
My favorite sentence: > [@](#): > > All I asked was that it didn’t shoot flames. mmm ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2011, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-burst-into-uncontrollable-laughter-in-target-today/605068/5 "2011-12-04T23:37:45Z")
Cool, you don’t see a whole lot of products rated and a flat 1.0 on Amazon. Usually there is at least someone who likes the color, or feel of something enough to give it a 2. ---
**Author:** ![Sarabellum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarabellum/32/3492_2.png) [@Sarabellum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarabellum)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2011, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-burst-into-uncontrollable-laughter-in-target-today/605068/6 "2011-12-04T23:43:10Z")
That is one universally disliked product. Wow. 🙂 Flakes of metal in the whipped cream? Flames coming from motor? Yea, I think I might pass on that baby, too. ---
**Author:** ![Santos\_L\_Halper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/santos_l_halper/32/1_2.png) [@Santos\_L\_Halper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santos_L_Halper)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-burst-into-uncontrollable-laughter-in-target-today/605068/7 "2011-12-05T00:01:07Z")
But C’mon, it’s only $5.98! How can you pass up such a great deal?! ---
**Author:** ![andygirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@andygirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andygirl)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-burst-into-uncontrollable-laughter-in-target-today/605068/8 "2011-12-05T00:01:32Z")
You people just need some perspective, six bucks is incredibly reasonable for a blowtorch. ---
**Author:** ![missinformation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d07c76/32.png) [@missinformation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missinformation)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-burst-into-uncontrollable-laughter-in-target-today/605068/9 "2011-12-05T00:30:23Z")
Sounds like a great gift to give someone you really don’t like… “oh honey, I just found the BEST gift for your mother!!!” :D:eek: ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-burst-into-uncontrollable-laughter-in-target-today/605068/10 "2011-12-05T01:15:32Z")
Cool! I love kitchen multi-tools! That blowtorch can be used for toasting and Banana Flambe! ---
**Author:** ![Ashes\_Ashes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/db5fbb/32.png) [@Ashes\_Ashes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashes_Ashes)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-burst-into-uncontrollable-laughter-in-target-today/605068/11 "2011-12-05T01:21:19Z")
Dear og-- there’s a used one for sale! ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-burst-into-uncontrollable-laughter-in-target-today/605068/12 "2011-12-05T01:25:32Z")
> [@Ashes\_Ashes](#): > > Dear og-- there’s a used one for sale! Username/topic. ---
**Author:** ![Sarabellum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarabellum/32/3492_2.png) [@Sarabellum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarabellum)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-burst-into-uncontrollable-laughter-in-target-today/605068/13 "2011-12-05T01:32:46Z")
duplicate post, sorry! ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-burst-into-uncontrollable-laughter-in-target-today/605068/14 "2011-12-05T01:34:40Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > Username/topic. I didn’t think I could laugh any harder until I read this. Thank you for pointing it out runner pat! ---
**Author:** ![Invisible\_Chimp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f05b48/32.png) [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-burst-into-uncontrollable-laughter-in-target-today/605068/15 "2011-12-05T01:42:15Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > Cool! I love kitchen multi-tools! That blowtorch can be used for toasting and Banana Flambe! It’s not a multi-tool though. It doesn’t actually mix! I could dismiss it if it was one customer complaining about flames, but it seems as if every customer mentioned either flames, sparks, or burning smells. Wow. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-burst-into-uncontrollable-laughter-in-target-today/605068/16 "2011-12-05T01:44:44Z")
Just think of it this way: you’ve now got creme brule down to one tool. Alton Brown would be proud. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-burst-into-uncontrollable-laughter-in-target-today/605068/17 "2011-12-05T02:14:42Z")
In defense of the Chefmate brand, I have one of their spatulas and flames have yet to shoot out of it. ---
**Author:** ![flatlined](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb9ed0/32.png) [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-burst-into-uncontrollable-laughter-in-target-today/605068/18 "2011-12-05T02:35:19Z")
I totally cracked up. Thanks so much for sharing that 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-burst-into-uncontrollable-laughter-in-target-today/605068/19 "2011-12-05T02:36:50Z")
> [@gaffa](#): > > I have one of their spatulas and flames have yet to shoot out of it. Possibly it’s defective. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-burst-into-uncontrollable-laughter-in-target-today/605068/20 "2011-12-05T02:44:58Z")
> [@gaffa](#): > > In defense of the Chefmate brand, I have one of their spatulas and flames have yet to shoot out of it. Mine melted while stirring scrambled eggs. I’ve another that is relegated only to (very carefully) flipping over grilled sandwiches. Chefmate simply sucks. And as a hijack, I’d like to ask why manufacturers can’t send the same product to all retail stores. It shouldn’t matter whether I buy a Presto electric frying pan from Wal-Mart, Target, Sears, or Macy’s. But it does. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-burst-into-uncontrollable-laughter-in-target-today/605068.md?page=2)