November 22, 2009
Pupplenklinik make dolls of famous people
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A new Guinness record was recently set - The smallest hummus plate ever: 39mm in diameter, with 14 grams of superb Israeli hummus
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Going Rogue:
the Mein Kampf of Fail -
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March 16, 2009
Sweet Fashion
Disappearing New York storefronts
Also, Detroit's Beautiful, Horrible Decline
Fashion brand lollipops by Massimo Gammacurta. (From Eat me daily)
Dunkin' Donuts / Baskin Robbins / Pizza Hut / Taco Bell / Long John Silver's Opens
Vintage Tobacco Advertisements
$305 frisbee and 23 other Ridiculously Expensive Everyday Items
Un-related: iPhone Sketches by Jorge Colombo
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February 01, 2009
“This product copiously leaks out of my nose whenever I read these reviews”
I am Arno (boy) and I am a Razor blade collector. (From El Burlador de Sevilla…)
Re-post: Customer reviews for Tuscan milk, 1 Gallon, 128 fl oz. on Amazon. Total number of reviews – 1,019, sorted by “Stars”. Share your thoughts with other customers...
A logo that smiles from A to Z, one of the many hidden subtexts in company logos. Other examples MB, Goodwill, BigTen conference, Fort Worth Zoo, etc.
The story behind those New Year's Eve glasses
Un-related: I love you
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October 18, 2008
23 Tubes 1 Bowl
Over the years I’ve ended up with quite a few sample-size tubes of toothpaste. I dislike the strong, lingering flavors of most of these toothpastes, so … I had a bunch of tubes which were past expiration and needing to be thrown out. 23 tubes (and four small sample packs), in fact.
Before throwing them out I decided to squeeze them all into one bowl. Next I stirred it all together, found that a spoon will almost stand up in it, then put some on my toothbrush and brushed my teeth with it
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What did they have in Russian shops during the Soviet Era when all the shops in Russia belonged to the state and the state was the only merchant?
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In 1916, Clarence Saunders opened the first self-service Piggly Wiggly store in Memphis, Tennessee. Customers paid cash and selected their own goods from the shelves. The store incorporated shopping baskets, self-service branded products, and checkouts at the front. Removing unnecessary clerks, creating elaborate aisle displays, and rearranging the store to force customers to view all of the merchandise were just some of the characteristics of the early Piggly Wiggly stores. The concept of the "Self-Serving Store" was patented by Saunders in 1917.
Keedoozle was Clarence Saunders' electrically operated grocery store. In 1937, Saunders designed and constructed a prototype of an automated store, which he called the " Keedoozle". Keedoozle was a completely automated store. In the “Keedoozle”, merchandise was displayed as single units each within a glass cabinet under which was a keyhole. Customers entering the store were handed a small pistol-like key that they placed in the keyhole below the goods they wished to buy, the quantity being determined by the number of times they pulled the key's trigger. This action, recorded on punched tape, activated back office machinery to assemble the order, which was then dispatched to the checkout on a conveyor belt. On reaching the checkout, the customer's tape was run through a reader to produce the bill, their groceries being assembled, boxed and waiting for collection. This system eliminated the need for shopping carts; and it increased savings in space, in the labour needed to stock the shelves, and in the time customers spent queuing at the checkout. Alas, the machinery proved unreliable, particularly at busy times and the resulting delays coupled with a heavy maintenance bill killed Keydoozle
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September 02, 2008
Rubbermaid Mixing Pitcher
I'm glad I bought this pitcher
I think it's very nice
It fits well in the fridge's door
With quarts of juice and ice
It's nice and wide for filling
You'll never waste a drop
It holds two quarts of water
With a multi-purpose top
Kool-Aid Twist comes as a mix
A fetching shade of blue
I poured the powder in the cap
To measure for my brew
Kool-Aid first and water next
Now let the fun begin
I moved the handle up and down
to blend the powder in
Seconds later I was done
So proud of my success
I mixed two quarts of yummy drink
Without making a mess
A reader review for a mixing pitcher by Amanda Richards. (From Philip Greenspun’s Weblog)
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July 17, 2008
Public toilet on eBay
Public toilet for sale. You are bidding on a Hering-Bau WCmatic Automatic/Automated Public Toilet #3 - City of Seattle.
The City of Seattle is making available its surplus inventory of five (5) industrial-grade, automated public restroom facilities. This auction is for one (1) unit only - check our other auction for the remaining 4 lots.
This automatic public toilet (APT) was made by Hering-Bau International of Germany. These units were installed in several locations around the city of Seattle in March of 2004 and have seen moderate, average use since then. City officials have decided to pursue other options for public bathrooms and are now offering the APTs for immediate surplus sale.
The APT offered in this auction is located in Pioneer Square (S/N: 100). The other units are located near the Pike Place Market, the Elliot Bay waterfront, in the International District and on Capitol Hill.
Purchasing a pre-owned APT can offer significant savings for any company, municipality or other agency considering such facilities, as the cost per unit new is approximately $500,000.
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Also - Welcome to the official website for Trump Ice
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May 05, 2008
Finished with smoking
Aside from brandy and cigars, no product on the market is packaged quite as traditionally as cigarette papers. Nearly every item on your grocer's shelf gets an image update every few years to make sure it passes the nowness scan the shopper's eye performs as it scrolls down the aisle. The rolling-paper package, however, like its fellows, presumably appeals to aged gentlemen who consume those items at their club while leafing through bound volumes of Punch, and remain faithful to the brands favored by their grandfathers; they care that their brand won the gold medal at Saragossa in 1908. Okay, but really--haven't those old gentlemen already gone to the glue factory, and aren't rolling papers mostly consumed by stoners, backpackers, squatters, Deadheads?
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“A light cigarette is like a regular one with a pinhole in it. With Kools, it’s the difference between being kicked by a donkey and being kicked by a donkey that has socks on. It took some getting used to, but by the time my mother was cremated I’d switched over…” David Sedaris about giving up smoking
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The Price of a Pint of beer around the world
Price tags by Daniel Eatock (Click to biggify)
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April 14, 2008
How to Battle Consumerism
Eliseevskiy, the best food market in the world. It looks like a Tsar palace that they sell food in. Gone are the visions of Russians waiting in line for a loaf of bread. Oh no. Here they have mangosteens, fresh tamarind, even longans from Vietnam! Sure, you'll pay $80 for a small package of them, but hey, it's not the price, it's the fact that you can
We design and produce customized engraved 14K Gold Plated and Chrome Plated Ceremonial Shovels. Great for any groundbreaking ceremony! (Also there - Ceremonial Scissors)
Magazine covers: Top 10 Products to Battle Consumerism. Also, Could Leaning With Your Head Against A Wall Cause Depression? And One Man's Brave Battle. (And America's 50 Poorest People). (And The 100 Worst Senators)
Ad for the Grass Roots hemp store in Calgary, Alberta. (From Copy Ranter)
Unrelated: 2 minutes of Tim Nolan, a professional juggler and basketball juggler
The Online Library of Knock-off Goods in China. (From GearFuse)
4/16 Update: Joe’s gold shovel! - (Read the inscription!)
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April 06, 2008
Fictional Brands
If only Navin Johnson had been content with the fame that having his name in the phone book brought him, he and his beloved dog Sh*thead never would have gotten into this whole Opti-Grab mess. In 1979's The Jerk, the Opti-Grab was the little invention that could until, of course, it made all its wearers cross-eyed. Lawsuits followed, and Navin, played by Steve Martin at the height of his wild and crazy days, lost it all
Other Fictional Brands
How To Be An Alaskan Fisherman
(By the way, if you're based in the US, you can watch the complete Steve Martin's Jerk on Hulu upon registration)
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March 24, 2008
Whole milk
…There are few gifts I like to recieve more than milk. Whole milk too. That's the kind of milk that says that it's real. It's right. It's whole. I want that milk to sit there for years because that's what you do with milk. There's nothing better than milk - well except maybe radishes…
One of a thousand customer reviews for Amazon’s Tuscan Whole Milk, 1 Gallon, 128 fl oz... Bonus chuckle: Check out the "Customers Who Bought Items Like This Also Bought" list
The golden age of Canadian Cigar Boxes - 1883-1935. (From Monkey Filter)
Freakonomics book covers from around the world
All New – Featuring the personal websites of Grow-a-brain’s readers! Today – Cuidado’s An Island Walk. Submit yours for consideration.
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February 20, 2008
Hole N' The Rock
Hole N' The Rock, a home and a gift store that is carved out of a huge rock in Utah's Canyonlands Country. (Found at Neon Poisening)
“I am very anxious, with seven children on land and seven in the sea”
R. Crumb vinyl record covers. (From Daily Jive)
Filthy Farmgirl Soap - Free shipping
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January 16, 2008
Weener Kleener
Smelling a little sour? Need a good butt scrubbing? Then this bar is for you
Also, Weener Kleener Soap Ring (SFW)
A gallery of 21 Paper-based Condom Envelopes from the 1930s and 1940s
From The Wonderful World of Prop Betting: Living in the Bellagio bathroom for 30 days on a bet
Gold, frankincense, and myrrh, the original Christmas gift. For sale at HS
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January 03, 2008
Values!
A large online database of Butterfly knives (balisongs)
Reserve A Spot In Heaven - 100% guaranteed or your money back. Only $12-15. We can offer group discounts on parties larger than 5. If you would like to make a reservation for a larger party then Contact Us and we will work with you to make sure you are taken care of
Unusual objects for sale
Steam-powered bicycles. (From Reality Carnival)
We Hate Sheep. We Love Holiday Sweaters
Another Animated GIF tiled background. One more. Another
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December 25, 2007
Stuffs
Designed in 1927, The Brannock Device® foot-measuring device is a must in all retail footwear stores
The Lands' End fall catalog is porn for the heartsick man
Gorgeous Wrap art
Annie Leonard's "The Story of Stuff"
How to Know if You Are Really Helping a Tree or Tiger by Brian Unger
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November 26, 2007
The $8 Billion Gift Card scam
Black kid’s computer desk at Target – Only $79.99
A brand new store has just opened in New York City that sells Husbands. When women go to choose a husband, they have to follow the instructions at the entrance…
Wenger Giant Swiss Army Knife™ V1.0. 85 Implements. 110 Functions. Price: $1,200.00
"We have done so much in the last two years, and it doesn't happen by standing around with your finger in your ear hoping everyone thinks, 'That's nice.'" Talking Donald Rumsfeld Doll with 28 different & famous phrases. (From Fire Dog Lake)
In case you had any doubt that human beings are irrational creatures, driven by stories, consider the case of the $8 Billion Gift Card scam
Zappos brings customer to tears
10 worthless products from the Holiday 2007 SkyMall catalog
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