by Mir | Sep 12, 2006 | Retail gone wrong
Do you ever feel like the Amazon Recommendations based on your buying/ browsing are a little… well… Big Brother-ish? Most of the time I manage to just browse through them and go, “Huh. Okay,” and that’s that. But this morning I’m...
by Mir | Sep 11, 2006 | Hot Hot Hot!, Retail gone wrong
Part of me is horrified, truly, but it is largely drowned out by the part of me that can’t stop laughing. Grow Your Own Perfect Man Kit. You can have it all! The perfect man to give you the perfect life! He’ll be rich, handsome, lavish you with diamonds...
by Mir | Sep 7, 2006 | Hot Hot Hot!, Retail gone wrong
I must confess, I just do not understand this particular phenomenon. Someone woke up one day and said, “That’s it! I simply must make oversized, sentient M&Ms into characters from Star Wars!” It’s completely shocking that this fabulous...
by Mir | Aug 15, 2006 | Hot Hot Hot!, Retail gone wrong
Thanks to Kim (whoops! And Heather!) for reminding me how much I love the daily deal at Woot! I went over there to have a gander, and today’s “deal” on a two-pack of binoculars has me rolling: They say you get what you pay for, but it’s been our...
by Mir | Aug 9, 2006 | Pets, Retail gone wrong
Oh. My. Do you think maybe Paris Hilton shops at Wilson’s Leather? How about this little number for carrying Fifi around? (Note that coordinating jacket and booties are available.) Prefer something a little less… pink? Maybe Fifi is tired after a long day,...
by Mir | Aug 7, 2006 | Hot Hot Hot!, Retail gone wrong
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a… chicken chucker! Flying chickens in a barnyard! The Chicken Chucker is a 5-3/4″ plastic shooting device that propels poultry. Just load one of the five 1-1/2″ plastic chickens into the compartment...