This just seems like a bad idea

by Mir | Dec 6, 2010 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!, Retail gone wrong

On the one hand: Oh, look! Buy.com has the Nerf N-Strike Elite Bundle for Wii available for just $19 shipped, which is a full $10 less than the current price at Amazon. Yay for sales! On the other hand: It’s a game that comes with a Nerf gun that both,...

This is what Prime does to me

by Mir | Oct 5, 2010 | Product Talk, Retail gone wrong

Now that I’ve signed up for my holiday-time Prime trial, it’s possible I’m spending a little more on Amazon than is healthy warranted. Ahem. But, you know, I shop more so that you don’t have to. Or something. Anyway, this morning I got an email...

This may be what’s wrong with America

by Mir | Sep 15, 2010 | Retail gone wrong

I can’t stop shaking my head. But maybe you either 1) often flail around in the dark like Mr. Magoo or 2) need a white elephant gift. Today’s Daily Steals Steal of the Day is… slippers with built-in LED flashlights. So you can see in the dark....

Hey, kids!

by Mir | Aug 25, 2010 | Hot Hot Hot!, Retail gone wrong

At first I thought I had no words for this little gem at Amazon, but it turns out that I do. Summary, in case you don’t feel like looking: It’s a yay-it’s-summer lawn toy that resulted from the unholy union of a water sprinkler and a punching bag...

Winner: best deal that made me guffaw

by Mir | Jun 28, 2010 | Hot Hot Hot!, Retail gone wrong

Look, I’m not saying this isn’t a good deal, because it is. It’s arguably a great deal, but… well, see for yourself. Right now Buy.com has a king-size 10″ luxury memory foam mattress available for $400 shipped. I don’t know this...

New and improved (?)

by Mir | May 4, 2010 | Retail gone wrong

Um, is it just me, or is anyone else baffled by the much-anticipated release of… the black Wii console? Is that supposed to make it… cooler? More aerodynamic? More serious? Oh, wait—I know! It’s slimming. I’m suddenly having flashbacks to...