Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Reasons why I shouldn't be allowed to shop alone...

1. I talk to myself. Like, a lot. (This used to be weirder before the advent of Blu-Tooth headsets.)

2. I take random pics of things I encounter because I have the overwhelming urge to share and, well, as per the title of the post I am alone and have no one to share it with. (::grumble::)

3. I talk to strangers. Like, a lot. (This only becomes more weird the older I get, apparently.)

And thanks to #2 and the lack of #3 on a particular day spent shopping in a big name housewares store I hadn't had a chance to peruse yet—one where I was completely shocked at the cost of gimmicky merchandise I would completely live without—I have some random photos to share.


That's $9 CAD for a hook, folks. A hook. Holds belts. Possibly also purses. Reminds me of a creepy glass octopus. Also doubles as a fabulous clear pirate hook, you know, for when things stop going steampunk and start moving towards the 1990s New Age plastic look...

Punctuation, yo. She's cool. Not just for language anymore. And comes in pretty colours, too.
My inner Grammar Nazi spotted this for its sheer resemblance to an apostrophe. This is a $7 CAD replacement for a rock. Like, seriously, I have painted rocks as doorstops here Chez Lannis. They were much cheaper, trust. And incidentally, rocks resemble periods instead of commas, which would put the full stop in doorstop (heh).


I don't know... I mean, I like to entertain in my closet as much as the next girl, but $14 CAD for a butterfly scarf holder seems a bit steep, doesn't it? Pretty, yes, but I just loop my scarves through a regular hanger and no one's complained (yet).



$6 CAD for a specialty cookie dough scoop... which, I'll admit I liked mocking more before I realized how much easier it'd be to eat the cookie dough while making cookies without having to grab a new spoon every five seconds... suddenly this item makes more sense to me...

 

That sticker reads $11.49 CAD. I buy these same clips at the dollar store. That is all.



Mini measure?! What, WHAT?! Where I come from, this is called a shot glass... pfft...


Seen anything odd while shopping lately? A blatant rip off? Share please! I'd like to know that corporations aren't taking us for the blind consumerist ride they think they are...


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