The Catalogs That Are Filling My Mailbox Feature Some Odd Things

Dinosaur Replica

cooler.jpg The 14 M.P.H. Cooler

The Pie Gate

Pepper Spray For Squirrels

–Ann Bartow

Update: Eric finds another example.

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  1. Ralph M. Stein says:

    So which ones did you order? Don’t leave us in suspense!

  2. [...] Does it have a matching toilet paper dispenser? Posted on November 7, 2007 by eric Once again, it’s that time of the year when we are inundated with catalogs hawking endless arrays of useless merchandise. As Ann Bartow observes, some of the items are truly odd. But this one is by far the oddest I have ever seen: [...]

  3. Eric says:

    I suppose I can understand the use for squirrel repellent. But the “pie gate” is truly inexplicable.

  4. Meg Kribble says:

    Funny, pie gate made the most sense to me. After the first few pieces are removed in a fruit pies, the filling from the remaining pie inevitably leaks into the empty part of the dish. It all tastes the same to me, but I can see someone concerned with neatness wanting one!