NPR: Goodbye, Garden Yeti: In-Flight Catalog SkyMall Files For Bankruptcy

[HogNose]

RIP SkyMall

 

I will miss killing time in the air flipping through your pages........

 

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2015/01/23/379334220/goodbye-garden-yeti-in-flight-catalog-skymall-files-for-bankruptcy?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=npr&utm_medium=social&utm_term=nprnews

 

 

 

 

[Forehead]

Seriously?  This was some of the best in-flight entertainment, some of the ridiculous crap in there.  And the exclamation point laden descriptions to convince you they were worth the obscene prices.

[Chew]

[mcsluggo]

true.. the entertainment value was there...

 

but the bankruptcy filing begs the question, did anyone in entire history of anywhere ever buy a single thing out of those catalogues?

[Predicto]

true.. the entertainment value was there...

 

but the bankruptcy filing begs the question, did anyone in entire history of anywhere ever buy a single thing out of those catalogues?

 

 

I got you one of these for your upcoming birthday

 

[The 12th Commandment]

Tablets killed them I bet or had something to do with it.  Between my tablet and my kindle I don't look at the magazines in the pocket anymore. It was only ever out of boredom anyway and now there's better stuff to look at.

[mcsluggo]

I got you one of these for your upcoming birthday

 

 

if you did i will give you a big fat juicy kiss

[China]

The original SkyMall thread has been archived, but this thread should at least link to it to show SkyMall in all its glory.

 

http://es.redskins.com/topic/308735-the-most-ridiculous-skymall-products-ever-classic-pictures/

[Redskin4ever]

true.. the entertainment value was there...

 

but the bankruptcy filing begs the question, did anyone in entire history of anywhere ever buy a single thing out of those catalogues?

 

I thought the same thing. Does anyone know anyone who actually bought something from it?

[China]

Not SkyMall but...

 

Kitchen gadgets review: the Egg Master – a horrifying, unholy affair

 

What?

The Egg Master (£29.99, DecentGadget, Amazon) is a vertical grill encased in silicone housing. Ingredients poured into the plastic tube are heated by an embedded, wraparound element. When ready, food spontaneously rises from the device.

Why?

Because there is no God.

 

 

Click on the link for more

[mcsluggo]

ok.... i found somebody who bought something from skymall.   somebody i know (of) bought a "safe T man", which is billed as a tough looking mannequin for women to put in their car when they drive in bad neighborhoods so that they won;t be harassed.  seriously and for true.

 

the person i know (of) was a friend of a friend that supposedly bought one to be his HOV driving companion.  the friend of a friend... like the guy that you know about that actually DID swallow 4 packs of pop-rocks and a pepsi and had their explode.

 

 

[China]

Thanko Electric Armpit Clip-on Cooler Fan

 

Among the dozens of solutions for one of the most annoying consequences of the hot and humid Japanese summer, i.e. sweat stains in (mostly men's) armpits, Thanko's Electric Armpit Clip-on Cooler Fan is arguably the most Japanese!

 

 

 

 

Click on the link for more

[jpage520]

[China]

You will never have to walk again with the Modobag

 

 

The Modobag, just launched on Indiegogo. It’s a carry-on sized suitcase that is also an electric vehicle that will carry a 180 pound commuter up to six miles on a charge at up to eight miles per hour. (It can carry a 260 pound passenger). At under a thousand bucks, that's cheaper than most electric bikes. 

 

 

Click on the link for more