# Things You Would Buy If They Sold Them **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 15, 2000, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-would-buy-if-they-sold-them/29431 "2000-08-15T14:31:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![lee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lee/32/7455_2.png) [@lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lee)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2000, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-would-buy-if-they-sold-them/29431/41 "2000-08-16T02:21:43Z")
Well hubby cooks, cleans, does laundry, yard work, and most shopping. I don’t send him out unsupervised clothes shopping because I don’t enjoy wearing tight see-through purple clothing all the time. I would buy Arco pencils they were the best. I also want something that can let me see and scratch my own back. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2000, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-would-buy-if-they-sold-them/29431/42 "2000-08-16T03:37:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Lnix \* > \*\*I want a holodeck. You know, the thing from Star Trek where you get to live out your fantasies? Course I don’t want to pay a lot for it, so I’d wind up with some cheapo off brand holodeck. Alls I’d need would be the one program involving the '88 World Series and Mike Scioscia and olive oil. \*\* I want a vacation in Dream Park (Larry Niven and Steve Barnes). Even going on a fatripper special would be worth it. > [@](#): > > I’d like something that could cool down a soda in just a few seconds. No more coolers, no more glasses with ice, just a nice, cold drink. There is, or was, such a thing. It was a mug with two parts and you kept one part in the freezer. When you’re ready for a cold one, you just took out the cold inner bit, and poured in your soda or juice or milk. It was dandy for making Kool Aid slushies. You had an instant slushy drink. This might actually be TOO cold for what you want, though. Lynn ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2000, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-would-buy-if-they-sold-them/29431/43 "2000-08-16T03:49:44Z")
Will Friedle (yes, he was on a teenybopper show, but so what? He’s sexy as hell.) New hair…long, lush, red curls like Kate Winslet’s in Titanic… Cures for breakouts and cures for PMS/Menstrual cramps Customer-Be-Nice-Gun: zap said nasty ass customer and presto! A nice, polite human being! ---
**Author:** ![Scribe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Scribe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribe)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2000, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-would-buy-if-they-sold-them/29431/44 "2000-08-16T04:31:39Z")
I’d buy Koogle (the chocolate/peanut butter spead from my childhood). ---
**Author:** ![stuyguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@stuyguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuyguy)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2000, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-would-buy-if-they-sold-them/29431/45 "2000-08-16T05:10:28Z")
Hey, Lawmill, they’ve got instant drink coolers – or they used to. Wine shops have (had?) them. You would pick out the wine you liked, and if you wanted it chilled, they would dunk it in a gizmo filled with liquid (probably H2) for – I dunno – something like a minute. Sure enough… chilled vino. I think it worked with untrasonic vibrations, but don’t quote me. ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2000, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-would-buy-if-they-sold-them/29431/46 "2000-08-16T05:36:57Z")
Peanut butter- chocolate ice cream (Yes I know they do sell it, but it’s very hard to find; I wish you could buy it **everywhere** ) I wish Zantigo’s (Zapata’s) was still in business. I loved their green chili burritos (Taco Hell SUCKS). I wish I could buy a long sleeved t-shirt. NOT the heavy sweatshirt type, but the same light knit as regular t-shirts, just with long sleeves. ---
**Author:** ![Kipper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Kipper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kipper)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2000, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-would-buy-if-they-sold-them/29431/47 "2000-08-16T07:27:54Z")
Monster104, the Hugarian Army will sell you a T34 Main Battle Tank for around $11,000 - $13,000 US. This includes delivery, I assume in Europe only. I have also seen Centurian Tanks advertised for sale in the UK (I can’t remember the price) and Shermans are quite easy to aquire. Unfortunaly all the above come with deactivated weaponry. ---
**Author:** ![nashiitashii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2000, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-would-buy-if-they-sold-them/29431/48 "2000-08-16T08:05:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Guinastasia \* > \*\* > Cures for breakouts and cures for PMS/Menstrual cramps > \*\* You know, if you put raw egg yolk on your face and let it dry, then wash it off, it gets rid of acne. If done regularly, you won’t have to worry about it again. -The Shadowed One- ---
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2000, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-would-buy-if-they-sold-them/29431/49 "2000-08-16T08:06:19Z")
\*Spoon Candy pudding \*123 Geletin \*Think-N-Frosty malt mix \*a “Dandy” hamburger from Randys drive in \*“Golden Nuggets” from Mcdonalds (All foods from my youth) Oh, and I’d like to buy my childhhod back. Just to enjoy it again for just one day! I’d pay anything! Anything!!! ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2000, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-would-buy-if-they-sold-them/29431/50 "2000-08-16T08:37:36Z")
I would glady purchase the ‘Orgasmatron Booth’ from Woody Allens’ ‘Sleeper’. One that actually worked, of course. ---
**Author:** ![Tally-Ho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e495f1/32.png) [@Tally-Ho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tally-Ho)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2000, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-would-buy-if-they-sold-them/29431/51 "2000-08-16T11:48:47Z")
I want a pistol sized electro-magnetic pulse gun. I would use it to stop any car that pissed me off in traffic. Harmless roadrage (at least to the people, can’t say the same for the car involved). One shot and their car would just shut off and slowly coast to a stop while I drive away smiling. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![JimmyNipples](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb9ed0/32.png) [@JimmyNipples](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimmyNipples)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2000, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-would-buy-if-they-sold-them/29431/52 "2000-08-16T13:25:44Z")
I too would want a Star Trek Holodeck. It, of course, would be a cheap knock off too. Wesley Crusher would keep interupting me to ask if his bath had been drawn yet. ---
**Author:** ![Profane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47774/32.png) [@Profane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Profane)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2000, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-would-buy-if-they-sold-them/29431/53 "2000-08-16T13:37:01Z")
I forgot one. In n’ Out burgers. I so wish they had them on the east coast. _sigh_ ---
**Author:** ![robinh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b77776/32.png) [@robinh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robinh)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2000, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-would-buy-if-they-sold-them/29431/54 "2000-08-16T14:07:25Z")
_I wish I could buy a long sleeved t-shirt. NOT the heavy sweatshirt type, but the same light knit as regular t-shirts, just with long sleeves._ **Lumpy** , your search is over. [Sierra Trading Post](http://www.sierratradingpost.com//product.asp?base%5Fno=15100&str%5Fbase%5Fno=13638%2C13651%2C14000%2C14021%2C14062%2C14212%2C14230%2C15000%2C15012%2C15013%2C15028%2C15031%2C15092%2C15100%2C15115%2C15196%2C15211%2C15213%2C15219%2C15223%2C&header%5Ftitle=&page%5Fname=prod%5Flist%5Fdisplay%2Easp&search%5Ftype=L2%7E189&size1=&size2=&gender=0&ShowImages=yes&sq=20&cont=1&intPgNo=2&mscssid=DKR16MQS50SR2GLE00J74TCGDBRF79L8) sells Hanes Beefy-Ts, which are good quality t-shirts, and come in a both short and long-sleeved versions. This company sells overstocks and seconds, so the prices are very good. I have bought quite a few things from them and have been pleased with the quality. Obviously, if you aren’t a bargain hunter, you could find the first quality ones somewhere, as well. ---
**Author:** ![Myndephuquer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f0a364/32.png) [@Myndephuquer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myndephuquer)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2000, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-would-buy-if-they-sold-them/29431/55 "2000-08-16T14:15:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by chrisbar \* > **I want a pistol sized electro-magnetic pulse gun. > I would use it to stop any car that pissed me off in traffic. Harmless roadrage (at least to the people, can’t say the same for the car involved). One shot and their car would just shut off and slowly coast to a stop…** # …then blow the hell up!!! ::maniacal laughter::😃 There was a show on The Discovery Channel about just such a device (and other similar devices) being developed for law enforcement agencies (not the ‘blowing up’ part, though). SaxFace: > [@](#): > > Myndephuquer, I’m a lady, thankyouverymuch. # Then the clothing thing is _not a problem_. Umm, I guess the, uhh, ‘wife’ thing is though. I say this with the upmost sincerity: oops!! :eek: (I do apologize.) re: cold drinks (or something to that effect) When I want to cool off some drinks fast, I use a trick that I got from watching my parents make homemade ice cream. I put in the sink the cans or bottles that I want chilled (standing upright), fill the sink ~3/4 up the bottles/cans w/ ice, put in just enough water to reach the top of the ice, and sprinkle salt on the ice (rinse the lid/opening before opening). The salt is supposed to lower the temp a bit, and the coldwater bath is excellent at conducting heat away from the cans or bottles. It works _very_ quickly. ---
**Author:** ![Teach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/47e85d/32.png) [@Teach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teach)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2000, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-would-buy-if-they-sold-them/29431/56 "2000-08-16T14:51:59Z")
It seems the OP was asking about stuff that _could_ be made and sold, such as “the burnt pieces of cheese on the edge of a pizza”, and not total fantasy items like the the Star Trek halodeck (sp?). In the spirit of the OP I put in my vote for the following: -pizza pepperoni - same taste and texture as pepperoni just picked off a hot slice, but without the annoying cheese and crust and stuff -spices in recipe-ready sizes - a teaspoon of nutmeg just for tonight’s recipe when you know it’s going to be years before you use the spice again -used cars with “new car” smell - I throw this one in so you don’t think I’m totally obsessed with food and drink -premium wine from street corner vending machines - for those times when you just have to have another bottle of Chateau Lafite-Rothchild and you can’t find the keys to the car so you can drive to the wine shop Okay, I realize I’m verging on fantasy myself, but you _can_ get liquor from vending machines here in Japan. ---
**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2000, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-would-buy-if-they-sold-them/29431/57 "2000-08-16T15:01:04Z")
I think I had heard something about a microwave cooler. Essentially this is what people had been talking about. It’s not actually microwave, but you get the idea: as quickly as a m/w can heat things up, this can cool them down. Can’t say where or when I heard this, just that it immediately came to mind when I saw the “wish.” Myself, I’m all for those pizza pepperonis…yum. …and a leather couch that you won’t stick to in the humid summer months reagardless of how much a/c you have… …and my very own snow making machine that would work any time (ie. the summer). Oh the joy, the rapture! The very thought of piles and piles of snow outside my front door whenever I wanted…\ ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2000, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-would-buy-if-they-sold-them/29431/58 "2000-08-16T15:57:47Z")
For Scribe: They sell Koogle still around here (suburban Chicago). I see it at my Jewel (Chicago grocery chain) all the time. ---
**Author:** ![JamesCarroll](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@JamesCarroll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JamesCarroll)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2000, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-would-buy-if-they-sold-them/29431/59 "2000-08-16T16:22:43Z")
I live in Delaware so some of the may be available, but just not here. 1. The Mc Rib and the old Mc DLT (pre-seaweed) with the hot side hot and the cool side cool 2. A mobile cell phone jammer that i could plug into my car’s cigarette lighter and jam any cell phone with 100 yrds. 3. Apple butter and honey butter (reg and cinnamin). ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2000, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-would-buy-if-they-sold-them/29431/60 "2000-08-16T16:38:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ssskuggiii \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by Guinastasia \* > > \*\* > > Cures for breakouts and cures for PMS/Menstrual cramps > > \*\* > > You know, if you put raw egg yolk on your face and let it dry, then wash it off, it gets rid of acne. If done regularly, you won’t have to worry about it again. > -The Shadowed One- \*\* Don’t you have to worry about things like salmonella, or something? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-would-buy-if-they-sold-them/29431.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-would-buy-if-they-sold-them/29431.md?page=4)