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Posted September 23rd, 2008 at 11:17 pm by Trent

As promised, here are the Top 5 worst ideas in the 2008 Summer Sky Mall Catalogue.  Welcome to an odyssey of suck.  These are just the 5 Worst Ideas, several more articles could be written just on misleading or incorrectly advertised products.

#5: Indoor Dog Restroom 74967G

Maker: Hammacher Schlemmer

Why its terrible: My god.  Dogs are not cats.  Not only does this encourage dogs to take care of themselves indoors but it is also geared toward those too lazy to walk their dogs and take care of business.  All around, this is a shit storm waiting to happen.

Why you would consider buying this Small dog, who is already very trainable.

#4: Lawn Aerator Sandals 126896G

Maker: Improvements

Why its terrible: Do you have a lawn?  Unless you live in New York and have a 5 foot cube of grass, this is a stupid idea.  Just pay someone to run their aerator over your lawn every two years.

Why you would buy this: If you have a tiny lawn, and feel you really need to aerate, maybe this could make sense.  Still retarded.

#3: Aculife Therapist Deluxe TH366G

Maker: Gadget Universe

Why its terrible: Sky Mall is full of eastern medicine bullshit.  Im not an acupuncturist but I’m going to go a head and say that this is complete blasphemy.

Why you would buy this: You have an agent, you have too much money or you like inflicting pain on your hand.

#2: World Phone 49MOBALPHONEG

Maker: Mobal Communications

Why its terrible: This looks like a terrible phone.  For 50 dollars, I can get a first gen, world capable BlackBerry that will work in the states as a back up phone, in case my primary bites the dust.  This phone?  I got to pay $50 more for something that will work on our GSM network.  Intolerable.

Why you would buy this: If you have no clue and are under extreme pressure to travel internationally.  Never mind, there is no reason to buy this piece of shit.

#1: ACM Credit Card Wallet ACM104G

Maker: ACM Wallet

Why its terrible: This is a classic of the Sky Mall.  Why would anyone who has money need ANOTHER wallet to keep just their credit cards.  Either you have too many credit cards or you like shooting your card at the garcon.

Why you would buy this: None.  Cancel half of your CCs and get yourself a real wallet.  No one likes a credit card shooting dork.

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