Worst product ever introduced to consumers?

[averydonovan]

Quote:

Originally posted by OriginalReaper Cue Cat. See, every item listed here has a purpose. This, however, does not. It is utterly useless and it is, almost literally, phisical spyware. Only from RatShack.

Nah, these can be used as barcode readers. I've actually gotten one to work that way. But the use for that for the average consumer is still not very much...

My vote goes to the following:

-SUV's: It's not as much the vehicles as the idiots who drive most of them. And all they really accomplish is being an oversized station wagon. Get a minivan for chrissakes if you must haul around 8 people all the time, otherwise get a more practical vehicle.

-Litter Maid: Teach the cats to use a toilet if you don't want to clean up their crap.

-Modern portable CD players: Who cares if it doesn't skip if it sounds like ass? Oh wait, most people only care if it produces some remotely recognizable sound...

-Senator Fritz Hollings (D-Disney): Okay, he's not a consumer product but he's hell-bent on ensuring media companies can plunder even more from American consumers.

 

[Davie]

DVD region codes. Technology specially designed for the purpose of hindering the free flow of communication.

 

[jessica00]

anti-theft **** for sure. especially the kind used for car stereo's once they're installed, battery dies and you gotta enter like a 29 button combo just to pick up some airwaves or play a cd.

AOL. (just look at the average person's buddy list and youll quickly see why)

 

[Eagle_Driver]

Quote:

Originally posted by jessica00 AOL. (just look at the average person's buddy list and youll quickly see why)

Heh heh heh. I hate it when AOHell often cuts my brother offline in the middle of a driver download!

 

[bralack42]

CAR ALARMS. Do they really help prevent theft or just piss people off in the middle of the night?

 

[cyberhazard]

Packard-Bell Computers

 

[CaptBubba]

Quote:

Originally posted by cyberhazard Packard-Bell Computers

I think I'd have to vote Compaq instead.

 

[Eagle_Driver]

Quote:

Originally posted by CaptBubba I think I'd have to vote Compaq instead.

Ahhh... Comcrap.

You mentioned that brand here! So much bloatware preinstalled on their hard drives; built with crappy motherboards; slower in overall performance than other PCs in both their processor class - and especially sluggish compared to other PCs at their price point. Not to mention that the Comcraps are less reliable than most other brands of PCs, and their evil customer service has left more people in the lurch than that of most other brands. And now that HPee owns Comcrap, both are equally evil!

GRRR! GRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!

Eagle_Driver

 

[Audio Redneck]

It just came to me:

Consumer Reports Magazine!

 

[Eagle_Driver]

Quote:

Originally posted by Audio Redneck It just came to me: Consumer Reports Magazine!

That rag can be useful for reviews on some household products. But for usefulness of their reviews on audio products? Fuggittaboutit.

 

[chadbang]

The Liesure Suit

 

[MERTON]

grado pads... the torturer of the most horrible kind

 

[soupy]

Ghost in a Jar (that ebay thing from a month or two ago)

Tho i wanna throw in one of the most creative products given to customers here:

 

[MERTON]

man.. that woman is just sad, eh?

 

[Davie]

Quote:

Originally posted by MERTON man.. that woman is just sad, eh?

I have one of those. It's my best friend!! (

)