Admittedly, if you want to travel with a banana, you need to have some kind of protective case for it. We're not quite sure, however, about the banana bunker...
While no doubt practical, there's something about the design of this gizmo that seems a little... er... hm...
Or maybe it's just us. What do you think?
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As if eating a banana weren't suggestive enough...
It looks like - well, you know what it looks like.
ew.
double ew.
Beside the suggextive connotations, does anybody really need an extra piece of plastic to keep their banana safe? If you really need a protective case for your fruit, won't one the ceaseless supply of tupperware-type containers found in most kitchens work for this job?
"suggestive"...gotta use to preview button
When I first pulled up your site, I thought I had gotten the wrong site, if you know what I mean... I'd stay far, far away from the banana bunker. :)
Tabitha @ http://www.fromsingletomarried.com
Aside from the obvious, why does it need to be "ribbed" in the middle?!?
I foresee this item making some appearances in emergency rooms.
no no no no no!
define "hot".
This is just as uselessas those knitted apple sweaters. Unless you beat the crap outta your purse/bag/lunchbox, any fruit protector is pretty useless.
what the heck? no!
I think it’s more useful for a partially eaten banana, something that definitely gets squished in the diaper bag...
it's not just you. ;-)
Great idea in theory... the problem is in the execution of it. LOL! The ribs are hilarious! I echo Angus' comment about the possibility of future appearances in emergency rooms, yikes!
Oh, my....
Is anyone else hearing Garth right about now... "ribbed, for her pleasure...ewwwwww...." ?
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Ahhhhh! What were they thinking?
Oh that's just creepy.
Seriously?!
rofl
Sorry. Couldn't get past the gutter to come up with a real comment...
When I first saw something like this at Design Torget a couple of years ago I smiled but this thing... Ew. We have a fairly liberal society when it comes to sex in Norway but I don't think anyone would appreciate me taking this out at lunch.
too...many...jokes... brain....exploding...
Oh.My.God! I was going to say SO NOT HOT, but then I find myself with Selena: Define hot!!!
I could see Social Services being called if someone's kid brought this in their lunch....Also since when does fruit need protective covering, isn't that what the peel is naturally? Totally could be a late night infomercial item due to it being such an unnecessary invention.
Oh dear....
No, it's not just you. However, it's not a bad idea--I can never get a banana from my home into my office without it being smushed in my briefcase. Which is good neither for the banana nor the briefcase.
I'm a cyclist and banana bunkers do come in handy: no more squooshed bananas in the jersey back pockets. The "ribbed" part is acts to contract or expand (like an accordion), depending on the size of the banana. Here's another banana carrier, no less suggestive and it comes in different colors including one that glows in the dark.
http://www.wallbike.com/oddsnends/bananaguard.html
BTW These carriers are popular in Japan and other parts of Asia.
A banana case is a good idea, but the design... yikes! I'd rather use one of those plastic cases that is shaped like a big yellow banana on the outside, just so it doesn't look like I forgot to leave the dildo at home when I go to work...
I admit, I own a banana bunker. I've had it for about 3 years and bought it at the Museum of Modern Art in NY. I bought it when I was pregnant and needed to keep snacks in my bag. I haven't had a smooshed banana in 3 yrs. Now I use it for my daughter's lunch bag (she's only 2 so no school fears) but I don't take it out of the bag.
Our babysitter (27 yrs old) made fun of me but guess who owns one now! No more smooshed bananas in her bag either.
Heh. I use a Banana Guard myself, and yes, I do get made fun of for it. But my bananas are bruise-free, which is all that matters.
Im picturing someone coming over, you have that contraption on your counter, and then there is that ackward silence and then you tell the visitor (likely your Mother-in-Law) that no really, its for protecting the banana...and then there is more ackward silence.
For that reason I love it! Makes me giggle.
Lindsay @ http://pennypeople.blogspot.com/
I've never smooshed a banana. I think I'd get a hard lunch box before I carried this around.
I bought one at the MoMA and have loved using it. Yes, it's funny-looking but usually that makes for a great conversation. And mine is yellow rather than clear, which seems to help it seem less "suggestive".
I hate bruised bananas, and hate losing bananas to bruises, so this actually makes sense to me. And hey, if it's a conversation piece, well, that's an added bonus. (although I do hope there's another design by the time my daughter hits middle school).