Utterly Stupid and Ridiculous 'Inventions' that are only pure waste of money

Lately I've noticed a definite uptick in madcap ideas nearly all online.
A sizable proportion begin with the line
"Employee was fired for making this suggestion....he then went to to found his own thriving business" (Drones)
"This is the highest product in demand for this ailment" ...
"Exercise anywhere with this"...
The latest one is for a "cool looking" pair of techie spectacles.

completedit

Red Bull. Tastes rank, it's expensive. Nobody will ever touch the stuff.

seamus

The ones that annoy me are usually something that basically does nothing new, but convinces people they need it while charges several multiples of the price of another product.

Nutribullet, for example. It's a blender specifically for blending individual portions of food, and costs anywhere from 3 to ten times more than a normal blender. For no reason at all. A standard blender will do everything a Nutribullet does, plus it will also make large batches of food. For a fraction of the price.

Dr. Steve Brule

Bargain Alerts.

Snickers Man

Twitter

monty_python

This thread

pgj2015

self driving cars

monkeysnapper

seamus wrote: »

Nutribullet, for example. It's a blender specifically for blending individual portions of food, and costs anywhere from 3 to ten times more than a normal blender. For no reason at all. A standard blender will do everything a Nutribullet does, plus it will also make large batches of food. For a fraction of the price.

Totally disagree sorry.... we have a blender , we bought a ninja blender , ... same as a nutrabullet.....

Love it !!!! Takes up feck all room on counter and easy peasy to clean ..... I use it all the time .... ice crusher , smoothies, making omelettes.....

If it was to break today I'd go straight out and buy another...

Webuser.

Half the crap on amazon

Calahonda52

Webuser. wrote: »

Half the crap on amazon

The other half

gmisk

Spiralizers

xzanti

7 minute abs.

murphyebass

monkeysnapper wrote: »

Totally disagree sorry.... we have a blender , we bought a ninja blender , ... same as a nutrabullet.....

Love it !!!! Takes up feck all room on counter and easy peasy to clean ..... I use it all the time .... ice crusher , smoothies, making omelettes.....

If it was to break today I'd go straight out and buy another...

+1

I use mine daily for smoothies. It came with a 500ml and 1ltr container too so plenty big enough to make 2 large smoothies and small enough to sit out if site on the counter but still there when needed.

I used to have a big blender but never used it as it was too big to leave out on the counter so in a press out of site out of mind.

The ease of clean is a big factor for me as well. Just so quick to clean, quick drain dry and back on the machine itself.

First world problems really but I’ve come to the conclusion in life that if it works for you do it regardless of the price to a certain extent.

What’s the point in buying a cheap item that does a similar job if you don’t use it

steve-o

Juicero. At least it died quickly.

xzanti

xzanti wrote: »

7 minute abs.

veryangryman

Calahonda52 wrote: »

The other half

Did anyone else read this as "Calahonda's wife"

And see that it fitted the thread?

And laughed

iamstop

OP needs more ad block.

Oranage2

Dyson mattress vacuum. Used it like 2, 500e well spent...

whisky_galore

E voting machines.

Aongus Von Bismarck

Subscription meditation apps such as Headspace and Calm.

I consider myself an advanced meditator at this stage, and all you need is a chair or mat, and an open and inquisitive mind.

If you do feel you need the support of a guided meditation then this app is free and does everything the others do only without the flashy graphics and cynical marketing: https://www.oakmeditation.com/

AllForIt

Selife sticks.

Like how many actual selfies are you gonna take that you think it's worth buying and carrying on your person that would make it a worthwhile investment. And it's not like you can just stick them in your pocket either just in case you need it unexpectedly.

Blondini

Definitely the invention of the word "uptick" which is everywhere now, including the OP.

weldoninhio

completedit wrote: »

Red Bull. Tastes rank, it's expensive. Nobody will ever touch the stuff.

I’d buy a can just to give the owner kudos. All his US execs were getting into all that woke shyte, he found out what they were up to and fired them all. Legend.

BorneTobyWilde

JohnnyFlash

Those airpod style headphones. You look like a wanker from 10 years ago with a bluetooth earpiece for taking calls.

auspicious

A spork.

Atlantic Dawn

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

Those airpod style headphones. You look like a wanker from 10 years ago with a bluetooth earpiece for taking calls.

Especially when you see they are clear fakes.

wally1990

AllForIt wrote: »

Selife sticks.

Like how many actual selfies are you gonna take that you think it's worth buying and carrying on your person that would make it a worthwhile investment. And it's not like you can just stick them in your pocket either just in case you need it unexpectedly.

Say that to the Asians , Christ they love selfies and their selfie sticks

Atlantic Dawn

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

I want to buy this

Nexytus

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Especially when you see they are clear fakes.

Whoever the **** is saying Kayleigh Byrnes AirPods are fake there poxy not so shutyizar mouths right!.. I have them AirPods and at the back of them it ****ing says apple AirPods get yizar ****ing facts right you’s big handicap SPAS!

JJayoo

VaginaMilk