[lupuchilo]

I couldn't quite believe that anyone would ever think that bottle opening sunglasses were a good thing to buy.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rosetta-Bo...m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=1K6XDK8H9ZAG8F9EGZ82

What bonkers bargains have you seen?

Would you buy these sunglasses?

 

[London380sl]

Too bad they aren't Victorinox sunglasses. Then they could be called the Swiss army knife of sunglasses. I'd be curious to see how long they last as sunglasses after a few beers on a hot summer day.

I'd rank these up with the flip flops with TQT (thirst quenching technology- a bottle opener in the sole).

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Reef-Mens-...rds=flip+flops+with+bottle+opener+in+the+sole

 

[August West]

While neither of those items are remotely trad, I will admit to owning a pair of those Reef's with the bottle opener, which has come in handy on many beach/pool days.

 

[derum]

 

[fishertw]

sort of ranks up there with "Pet Rocks"

 

[smmrfld]

Deer bones for shell. Amazing that otherwise smart consumers fall for this iGent goofiness.

 

[SG_67]

Deer bones for shell. Amazing that otherwise smart consumers fall for this iGent goofiness.

I own a few shell but I'm no aficionado. What exactly is the appeal or what functional benefit does it claim to impart?

 

[TDWat]

Deer bones for shell. Amazing that otherwise smart consumers fall for this iGent goofiness.

Do you think they just don't do anything for shell? I haven't tried them on shell, but people have been using deer bones to polish wax calf riding/hunting boots for quite some time, so the idea certainly isn't new. Most companies that make wax calf boots also sell deer bones with them. I suspect if you dug around you could find 19th century references to using deer bone on wax calf.

 

[derum]

Do you think they just don't do anything for shell? I haven't tried them on shell, but people have been using deer bones to polish wax calf riding/hunting boots for quite some time, so the idea certainly isn't new. Most companies that make wax calf boots also sell deer bones with them. I suspect if you dug around you could find 19th century references to using deer bone on wax calf.

John Lobb use and sell them, especially for waxed calf boots and shoes. They are also used for cordovan.

 

[straw sandals]

I bought a deer bone at Leffot to try on my shell. There's a learning curve, but it does work well for smoothing out scratches. If you overdo it, you can darken the color of the leather. But honestly, a spoon would probably work almost as well.

 

[smmrfld]

I own a few shell but I'm no aficionado. What exactly is the appeal or what functional benefit does it claim to impart?

It's an overpriced way to smooth out nicks, etc. A spoon works just as well without the risk of darkening the leather from the oil in the bone.

 

[Howard]

I couldn't quite believe that anyone would ever think that bottle opening sunglasses were a good thing to buy.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rosetta-Bo...m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=1K6XDK8H9ZAG8F9EGZ82

What bonkers bargains have you seen?

Would you buy these sunglasses?

sunglasses are for wearing not for opening bottles.

 

[Howard]

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How would you use it?

 

[xcubbies]

How would you use it?

I don't even have a DVD player. Maybe if I had a rewinder it would be incentive enough to invest in one.

 

[eagle2250]

^^LOL.
Do I sense a coming resurrection of VHS Tapes?

 

[Howard]

Ladies And Gentlemen meet The Boyfriend Pillow.

 

[FLMike]

How would you use it?

I don't have one, but I suspect you'd put your DVD on the rewinder, push the button, and after a minute or so, the DVD is rewound to the beginning and ready for next time you want to watch it. Make sense?