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#1 2005-08-13 9:03 pm
Things dumb people buy
What are some dumb products you absolutely can't believe people buy? I came across this little gem in the Reader's Digest humor section:
I bought a liquid-crystal sensor to test my kids' bath temperature. The instructions told me to dip the card in the water. A green glow and the word "okay" meant the water was just right.
And there was a final precaution: "Always check with your hand before placing child in the tub."
-Karen Johnson, Shawnee, Kansas
Why the heck would anyone spend money on a device to tell you if your kids' bath water is too hot?! "Wow! This water seems really hot! It almost burns my skin! I should put my kids in and see what happens!" or "Wow! This water is really cold and uncomfortable! I wonder if my baby would enjoy this? I sure wish I could figure it out. If only there was a way to know." I mean, come on!
I think I'm in the wrong business.
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#2 2005-08-13 9:25 pm
- Thunderstruck
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Re: Things dumb people buy
take some ritalin.
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#3 2005-08-13 9:37 pm
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A PC.
Just because something is legal, doesn't mean it's right. Just because something is illegal, doesn't mean it's wrong.
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#4 2005-08-13 9:48 pm
- MuckSavage
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Re: Things dumb people buy
Hummers.
You have an absolutely breath-taking... heiney. I mean, that thing's good. I wanna be friends with it.
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#5 2005-08-13 9:54 pm
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the car or the other thing?
You know the hole, the one you put the pie in?
My mean my pie-hole?
Yeah, shut it.
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#6 2005-08-13 10:14 pm
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Marc wrote:
the car or the other thing?
hehehe
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#7 2005-08-13 10:49 pm
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I normally work in the TV dept. at Best Buy selling TVs, and I had to go to Computers one time, and I was surprised people were actually buying Microsoft Office for $149 to go with their $350 computers.
What is the difference between Vista and OSX?
- Microsoft employees are excited about OSX.
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#8 2005-08-13 11:05 pm
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mo' ron wrote:
I normally work in the TV dept. at Best Buy selling TVs, and I had to go to Computers one time, and I was surprised people were actually buying Microsoft Office for $149 to go with their $350 computers.
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#9 2005-08-13 11:46 pm
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#10 2005-08-14 12:22 am
Re: Things dumb people buy
Richie Daggers Crime wrote:
The Keeper
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#11 2005-08-14 12:24 am
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Malkin wrote:
Richie Daggers Crime wrote:
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#12 2005-08-14 1:29 am
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Dell. And whatever the hell is the second most popular digital music player. I can't even think of the name right now... How sad is that?
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#13 2005-08-14 1:57 am
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Re: Things dumb people buy
Singles who live in big cities (read chicago) and buy SUVs.
People who have problems paying their bills yet are sleeved-out in ink.
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#14 2005-08-14 2:45 am
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Re: Things dumb people buy
brendave wrote:
People who have problems paying their bills yet are sleeved-out in ink.
What?
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#15 2005-08-14 3:04 am
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Re: Things dumb people buy
benightedbastard wrote:
brendave wrote:
People who have problems paying their bills yet are sleeved-out in ink.
What?
People who spend all of their money on full arm "sleeve" tattoos and then can't pay bills.
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#16 2005-08-14 3:09 am
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My boss runs a big energy medicine/homeopathy company.
I see people buy stupid crap everyday. And a few times a year there are big international conferences and lots of really stupid people with lots of money buy lots of really really stupid crap.
My favorite is the magnet crystal that you wear around your neck, it projects a 3 foot magnetic field around your body to block out germs, viruses and "negative energy".
Oh and the EMF reducing stickers you put on your mobile phone. 
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#17 2005-08-14 3:18 am
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Re: Things dumb people buy
thume wrote:
benightedbastard wrote:
brendave wrote:
People who have problems paying their bills yet are sleeved-out in ink.
What?
People who spend all of their money on full arm "sleeve" tattoos and then can't pay bills.
Thanks for the clarification. I had just gotten back from the nights "activities" when I posted. I wasn't really thinking too clearly when I logged in.
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#18 2005-08-14 5:25 am
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#19 2005-08-14 7:11 am
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star wars collectables
tee hee!
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#20 2005-08-14 8:47 am
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Re: Things dumb people buy
Are we talking about things dumb people buy or dumb things people buy?
If it's things dumb people buy:
- The National Enquirer (or any other tabloid at the checkout aisle).
- 1-900 psychic services
- Extended warranties on anything costing less than, say, $75
- Half a paycheck worth of lottery tickets
- "How to pick up women" books
- Any NASCAR licensed product
If it's dumb things people buy:
- Pet rocks
- Tamagatchi
- Collectible Card Games (cardboard crack, yo)
- 4" long sculpted/painted fingernails (eeeww!)
- tobacco products
- Microsoft products
- (my gosh, this list could go on and on...)
I'm thinking "Wi-Fi Spray" would fit in both categories. 
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#22 2005-08-14 10:00 am
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Re: Things dumb people buy
Houses with "Interest only" loans.
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#23 2005-08-14 10:41 am
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I've always thought that people who live in big cities and buy big dogs are pretty stupid. I'm talking about people like the guy I saw in Minneapolis who had an Irish Wolf Hound. Dumb.
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#24 2005-08-14 11:05 am
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Wtf is "Wi Fi Spray"
I've always wanted to have a suitcase handcuffed to my wrist.
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#25 2005-08-14 12:06 pm
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Pithecanthropus wrote:
I've always thought that people who live in big cities and buy big dogs are pretty stupid. I'm talking about people like the guy I saw in Minneapolis who had an Irish Wolf Hound. Dumb.
Yep, the sad fact is that most people who get any type of dog are not willing to take the time needed to properly care for them.
"and it's not surprising that they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations."
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