Yes, it's April Fool's Day but these are no joke! We sometimes find ourselves the dubious recipient of strange products from well-intentioned friends and family (thanks for the Pee-Pee Teepees Dad) so we know bad products can fall into good hands, but these products seem especially strange and misguided. We considered writing a snarky sentence or two about each, but really - they speak for themselves.
• 1 Heelarious
• 2 Doggy High Chair
• 3 Snuggie for Kids
• 4 Kids Kupz
• 5 Haircut Umbrella (in case you're wondering, you can still purchase a Flowbee)
• 6 The Mad Cow
• 7 My Pee Pee Bottle
• 8 Potty Mitts
• 9 The Office Kid
• 10 Musical SpongeBob SquarePants Digital Thermometer (marked for rectal use)
What's the weirdest kid or baby product you've seen, been given or, if you'll admit it, bought?











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don't hate the snuggie. haha. and they just need to remarket the kidz kupz to kollege kidz.
The monogrammed pee pee bottles made me laugh to the point of tears!
Gaaa! The pee-pee bottle and the mitts are hilarious!
I just wrote a comment at the Heelarious website about the problems with their product. I hope they take it seriously. This is disgusting!
Given the continued popularity of infant and child beauty contests, I think (unfortunately) there's a market for those baby shoes.
LOL!
as a child I became way too familiar with the cornfields in illinois. if it actually would work--the peepee bottle might not be a bad idea.
The info video on the pee pee bottle website is hilarious... My inner 12-year-old couldn't stop giggling about an adult woman saying "my pee pee bottle" over and over again. Mwahahahaha!
And the kidz cupz? Hmmm, I'm so in the mood for a Margarita right now... wonder why?!
The pee pee bottles are a teensy bit better than the XL Whataburger cups my dad used to make my brothers use!
And I'm with beyourownsaviour. What is wrong with people? Why would...ugh. Nevermind.
They make snuggies for dogs now!! :(
oh please. those heels for babies are funny. They make more sense to me then spending money on "regular" shoes the kid is too young to wear anyway! The baby in that photo is clearly too young to even be walking! sheesh. It's the equivalent of putting bunny ears on a winter cap and yelling "animal cruelty!"
If that silly little concept is enough to make you want to vomit, you don't have enough real problems in your life.
hey i've got to back up the snuggie... its thin enough not to make you too hot but just the right coverage to read on a chilly night. sure you look crazy wearing it but that's why i wear it at home. and as for the pee pee cup... what the heck? might as well grab any cup and pee in that.
None of these are as bad as the the one I saw yesterday at ToysRUs (WHY do I go there)...
McDonalds Play Food, terrible on so many different levels
I can't believe you missed babytoupee.com!
I might be crazy, but the Potty Mitts don't seem that bad. I mean going to a public restroom can be nasty at times and you don't want a kid to touch the seat. It just doesn't seem too horrible.
On unusually cold winter days my dog appreciates her snuggie during walks, but only over her paisley floral fleece coat. Otherwise, its velcro closures irritate her skin. She doesn't have much fat or much fur.
Those shoes.... what next? Peek-a-boo knickers?
Pee bottles though... They ought to market them for men over here. It doesn't matter whether you live in the centre of the city or the outskirts of a village, there isn't an alleyway in the UK that doesn't reek of pee! So, yeah, pee bottles for blokes... and throw in some 'man-size' potty mitts as while your at it.....
Which reminds me, interkenisis, it might be a good idea NOT to share that suggestion with your friends when you have them round for coffee... not unless you want to clear the room fast... ;)
The margarita comment was funny because when I first saw them I thought the same thing. These are great for a child that refuses any meds. Meds are only work if they stay down.
And gheesh lighten up people with the high heels. I got all sorts of shoes for my babies. Not needed but cute.
Ha ha! "Customers who viewed the Musical Spongebob Squarepants digital thermometer also viewed the Cuisinart Ice cream scoop"! Sorry, that just struck me as funny after all the potty jokes on this list!
kitschykitten, I have an extra large Whataburger cup in front of me right now! I guess you're from Texas, huh?
But on the topic, those baby high heels are revolting. The Sponge Bob thermometer is pretty normal compared to the rest of these bizarro products.
For some reason the two kids on the logo for "My Pee Pee Bottle" both look as though they are about to take a drink.
Yecch!
I couldn't figure out what the Office Kid was; I see now from their site it's a kit including a picture of a child and a supposed drawing by that child, so people without an actual kid can put these items up in their office area and have more excuses to miss work.
And the high heels for babies ARE horrible, there's nothing cute or funny about sexualizing babies.
Whereas I am not sure about the highheels for babies, I think the cowboy boots are actually quite funny. Definitely better than the baby toupees mentioned by spinelli.
The worst bit for me about the pee pee bottles is that they look like normal drink bottles you'd give your kid for school or a picnic.
As for the usefulness of the mitts: what happened to teaching your child to not touch his /her face while on the loo and afterwards thoroughly!!! wash hands?! And that goes for any toilet, not only public restrooms. Oh yes, and that also goes for adults ;)
(Have you ever considered that anyone still zipping up his pants while leaving the restroom can't have washed his hands, unless we suppose he did so with the fly open? Sorry, could not resist :) )
i bought one of those weird hair-catching capes from daiso! it was totally worth the $2 when i made my roommate wear it for the free haircut i was giving him.
My mom bought this lighter (the large kind you use to light a fireplace or BBQ), that was in the shape of Gumby, because she thought it was funny. (like this one: http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1275/709469847_7d2cf94976.jpg?v=0 ) The best part was the "NOT A TOY" warning on the front of the package. Oh yeah, because some kid will understand that this item that looks exactly like a toy really isn't a toy.
As to the baby heel shoes, I saw the women who created them in an interview. They are completely meant to be a joke, and "crib shoes," meaning they're not supposed to be walked in.
Now the bumpit ( http://www.bighappiehair.com/ ) THAT is a joke! I suggest watching the video, it is hilarious!
I don't think heels sexualize a baby- I think most normal folk would laugh or earnestly chide the Mom for buying them- perfectly normal reactions. But plastic Barbie heels for your 3 year old are another matter entirely since the kid has to actually walk in them and you can buy those anywhere.
The Office Kid thing is awful(ly funny)! Wouldn't it bee funny if 2 different people in the same office bought the kits and had to explain how the same kid was theirs?
I actually think the potty mitts are quite clever. I make my 4 year old wear a diaper in public because he has to grab the seat to hold on, and it's disgusting. I would lift him, but have to hold me baby at the same time and can't physically do that.
Ha! I actually own the Spongebob Thermometer. But I donät use mine rectally... no kids in this household either.
I just don't get the disposable potty gloves... If you do not want your kid touching the public restroom seat for some reason, hold him/her while they're peeing! Seems like these sort of products just cater to the germ panicked parents. Just SO wasteful. And not even that helpful. The kid is bound to touch some surface while they're in the restroom, the door, faucet, wall... plus, toilet seats aren't even that germy, a tv remote and a kitchen sponge are way more germier, yet you'd let your kid touch that, no prob...
The peepee bottle is hilarious! It's just like a wide-mouth Nalgene... and what if the kid needs to go number 2? So weird, that this was presented as a viable alternative to a public restroom. You'd still have to go into the restroom, make your kid pee into a bottle, pour it out, flush... seems like extra hassle to me!
Would work in the field / side of road... but even then, the kid could just squat and pee on the ground :D
How about the "go-girl" Totally hilarious!
Yesterday in Target I noticed alcohol level test strips for breast milk. For moms who drink so much that they need to check the alcohol content of their breast milk before nursing baby. Even that is not as shocking as those Heelarious baby shoes.
Come on. Snuggies start as a joke, but they are so serious! I love my snuggie. In fact I've considered writing an ode to my snuggie. It's just delightful. However, whenever I walk around in it, my husband thinks it's funny to refer to me as "the Blue Monk."