I have decided to make the Worst Catalog Gift of 2008 contest official!
THE OBJECTIVE:
To find a catalog item that you think is obnoxious, or silly, or gross, or humorous, or ridiculous - in short, anything that has been mass-produced to your amazement. Bonus points to any item that qualifies in more than one category. (An item that is ridiculous, silly AND obnoxious is clearly a stronger candidate than the entry that is merely silly.)
THE PRIZES:
There are PRIZES for this contest - honest-to-goodness-bonafide-I-bought-it-just-for-this-occasion PRIZES - each one a Major Award with Fra-geeeeee-lay written on the outside of the box and everything! There will be three (3) prizes - one each for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. These prizes will reflect the tone and tenor of this contest and will remain a secret until winners have been established.
THE RULES:
1. You may enter as often as you like.
2. Your entry must contain the name of the catalog, a link to the actual item (not just the catalog's general web address) and the catalog's general web address if it's not immediately apparent from the item's specific address. Any entry that cannot be found on the WWW will be disqualified.
3. All entries must be posted no later than December 31, 2008, 12:00 a.m. EST.
4. You may enter an item by leaving a comment at ANY of the posts (on this blog) that were made from November 21, 2008 through December 31, 2008. OR you may email this information to me at [email protected].
5. To be eligible to win the prize, your entry must contain your name (any sort of identifier will do) and a valid email address.
6. The winners will be announced on this blog no later than January 15, 2009. The winners will also be notified by email. If a winner does not contact me and provide a snail-mail address within five days of being notified, s/he will forfeit the prize, and the next person in line will receive that prize. This pattern will be followed until I have three valid snail-mail addresses. (Can't send these prizes without an address, after all!)
7. Failure to abide by the rules as stated above will result in an automatic disqualification of your entry. However, you can re-enter the item as many times as it takes to get the rules right!
I reserve the right to refuse any entry that I find inappropriate, harmful, or repugnant. (In other words, something can be truly taseteless, but I'm drawing the line at anything a minor couldn't legally purchase or possess.)
Let the games begin!
Woohoo! Something for me to do other than work (Shhh!...) But I just had to find a few things to top the "Toothpick Holder Man"
Here goes:
Fanny Bank, not sure which is more disturbing, that fact that you putting money into a behind, or that it "passes gas" when you do! http://www.harrietcarter.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/product.detail/_/Fanny-Bank/productID/3d738230-db02-402a-8ab0-9f0875cbd05a/categoryID/8a85e460-958b-4a41-9f37-5f460aa0092d/
Beef Bandaid:
http://www.findgift.com/cgi-bin/Gift_Wizard.cgi?m=Show_Gift&sr=1&typids=1199&gpp=24&p=9&RURL=%2Fcgi-bin%2FGift_Wizard.cgi%3Fsr%3D1%26typids%3D1199%26gpp%3D24%26p%3D9&pid=161657
And have you seen this? Not exactly something to buy, but still disturbing to me: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_-wj6ppCYM8
I could really keep going.. but I'll give the others a chance too ;)
Posted by: Lysa | November 21, 2008 at 05:23 PM
I have a submission!
Meatball Bubble Gum..
Gross...
here is the link:
http://www.mcphee.com/items/11898.html
The Catalog is:
Archie McPhee Toys, Gifts and Novelties. And boy, do they have all sorts of funky stuff...
My name: Andi Sexton!
Posted by: Andi Sexton (rrlscrapgal) | December 9, 2008 at 10:06 PM