Has your Mystery Item revealed itself?

by Mir | Aug 7, 2013 | Bragging on a deal, Retail gone wrong

Remember the Groupon Goods Midsummer Mystery Item? Were you willing to gamble $15 on a mystery item guaranteed to be “25% to 99% off retail” and maybe something fabulous? I’m not going to lie; when I got a shipping notice, I went and checked the item...

The Tooth Fairy called…

by Mir | Feb 4, 2013 | Retail gone wrong

… and she wants her necklace back. (It’s not just me, right? That’s both creepy and totally looks like a giant, deformed human molar?)

Your morning giggle

by Mir | Jan 8, 2013 | Retail gone wrong

I thought I was reading the product name wrong because I haven’t had any coffee yet, but no. Need a chuckle this morning? Here you go! (Also be sure to read the single, disgruntled review.)

The Lightning Deals made a funny

by Mir | Dec 14, 2012 | Hot Hot Hot!, Retail gone wrong

So I was just checking out the Amazon Lightning Deals—as I do, and a new batch of deals just went live at 11:00—and I saw a dog toy bundle. So I clicked through to look at it, and now I can’t stop laughing. Yeah, the current lightning deal on this...

Just hypothetically…

by Mir | Dec 13, 2012 | Hot Hot Hot!, Retail gone wrong

… how much therapy would my children require if I went into the I Heart Guts boutique over at Fab.com today and bought them plush testicles and ovaries (or bladders, mammaries, instestines, etc.)? I’m, uh, asking for a friend.

I… don’t understand

by Mir | Nov 27, 2012 | Retail gone wrong

To be filed under: No, Really? Today at Tanga you can apparently buy your very own set of 24kt gold-plated playing cards. Because… uhhhhh… yeah, I got nothin’. They’re listed as the “perfect gift for the person who has everything.”...