Airline Shopping

By Rachel Golberg | September 10, 2010

Yes.
Airline. Not Online.

Skymall has always fascinated me. As I flip through the pages while waiting impatiently for my ginger ale, there are products I see that literally make me say “who the eff would want/need/waste money on that? And then, without fail, on the next page I. MUST. HAVE. THAT.

It’s a conundrum really.

So, for your entertainment: My top 3 “why the hell would you buy this” items from Skymall.

Oh yes. Exactly what I want. A creepy zombie lawn ornament so it can scare the pee out of me everytime I take the dogs out in the morning half awake. Perfect.

The tag line for this is “Our Unique Solution To The Misplaced Cell Phone!” and then right under it says “And it can also make a fashion statement!” ON WHAT PLANET IS THIS FASHIONABLE???

At first I saw these and thought “cool. tennis shoes. Wonder what brand they are… well let me take a look at the log …. I didn’t even get the word ‘logo’ out of my mouth. Why…well look for yourself. That is a sperm people. Plain and simple. Either this marketing department has a sense of humor or they are 5th grade boys.

Now for my “I must haz these no matter the cost” Skymall items:

Whoever invented this is a genius.

Let’s say one day you decide you want pendants in your kitchen above the island. These attach to your EXISTING recessed lighting!! AND they are like $30!! So if you decide one day that you no longer want pendants above your island, you can take them down.

I know what you’re thinking. Coolest invention ever.

I almost paid for the in flight wifi so I could order these ASAP. Husband put a stop to that pretty quickly.

If you know ANYTHING about me at all this is self explanatory. My girl Les and I can cash 2 bottles in one night without a problem. Also, we aren’t patient enough for the wine to cool so we usually end up putting ice cubes in the first couple of glasses.

I am perfectly aware that putting ice cubes in your glass of wine is both white trash and borderline wine sabotage. This is why I need this wine cooler. Amen.

This is also self explanatory. Chills wine in like 60 seconds or some ridiculous time like that.

This is a bug vacuum.

I know.

This is lame.

But in Houston we get so many bugs in the house that the cats can’t keep up. And you won’t catch me touching them. That’s why I have a husband (and 2 back up friends) to come to my rescue. Unfortunately, they are all 3 in the oil field and there are times when they are all on the road at once (without regard for my need for bug catchers)

Walla. Bug Vacuum. Problem solved.

(All Images are from Skymall’s website… duh)

About Rachel Golberg

I'm a city girl adjusting to life in a small Minnesotan town. I'm so glad you stopped by.

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