Practically everyone knows about Etsy, the marketplace of numerous wonderful handcrafted creations sold by the designers, artists and artisans themselves. But do you know about Regretsy, a site dedicated to compiling the best of the worst sold over at Etsy? We've collected ten of our safe for work favourites...
Here is Regresty's mission statement:
Don’t get us wrong. We like crafts. We just don’t like these crafts.
Yes, we know these people put their hearts into it. We know it took hours and hours. We know how mean it is to laugh at their creations. And we regret being the only web site on the internet that makes fun of things.
But what can we do? We’re immature. Besides, art is totally subjective. Who cares what we think? I barely care and I’m writing this.
Listen, if you like something you see here, don’t argue with us, go and buy it. Seriously. Click on any photo and you’ll be taken to the seller’s store*. We’re only too glad to have made the introduction.
Some of their choices will make you laugh, some will make you groan, but they're undoubtedly interesting (we actually think the condom pillow is a great idea, except for the obvious branding on the pillow itself). Check out Regretsy's 5 pages of Etsy follies and foibles here.
I think a lot of that would go under the outsider art category. I thought the cat painting was hilarious but I really don't get the pizza roll one.
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Thank you thank you I have been searching for a Fish in a Squirrel suit Taxidermy. I think this will do I am off to buy. Thank you AT!
view LoriSF's profile
Awesome. Thanks for the laugh! And the nightmares.
view emaozora's profile
I could have lived happily without ever seeing or knowing this stuff existed.
view 1050908's profile
Wow - And I thought that crocheting a sweater for your tree was seriously F***ed up...
view bepsf's profile
Oh my God! Regretsy? Brilliant!
And sadly, sadly, needed.
view modtramp's profile
BRILLIANT.
(yes, all caps because I am shouting)
view raina's profile
My favorite post all year!!! this is great...
view PaintChip's profile
Yikes! So many questions, so afraid of the answers...
view aj's profile
I have a similar blog. I hope you'll check it out. www.kraftomatic.blogspot.com.
view mtl1212's profile
I wish I'd thought of "regretsy" because it's so funny and TRUE!
I love the kitten head one. KILLING me.
view BetterBombshell's profile
I like the Twilight All-Stars...
view clampers's profile
Saw this morning. Rib-cracking.
view art's profile
I am in tears. Thank you.
view gagabrielle's profile
You people owe me a keyboard! I thought the pillows were hysterical, and held out valiantly through the rest, but the fishhead-on-squirrel got me in the end.
*mopping furiously*
view k02's profile
Don't miss the handmade placenta or the tampon cozies.
I needed a laugh, and this did it!
view PleinJane's profile
HA! I loveeee those condom pillows. I think those are awesome. Inappropriate and awesome.
view maybeamezzo's profile
OMG
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=28278101
view ohjodi's profile
This will be a new favorite site. Let's face it, her material is endless.
The comments on the childbirth doll (oct 5) are absolutely hysterical.
view Sugarbakers's profile
The best post EVER on AT.
I actually laughed until I cried and my nose was running.
view Jen C's profile
LOVE it! It seems like all my searches on Esty turn up dumb crap 10 to 1 in comparison with items I might actually purchase.
view akay's profile
Regretsy!? Are you kidding me?Best....post....ever. Love it.
view austin_girl's profile
HILARIOUS!!!!!!! You know, from time to time I think Apartment Therapy takes itself & design waaaay too seriously. This reminds me that you don't. Thank you :) More posts like these, please!!
view CozyLittleCave's profile
My favorite might have actually been the puzzling Michael Jackson baseball. I bet Andy Warhol would have bought one!
That whole site is a riot. My stomach hurts from laughing. Whoever wrote the captions has a great sense of humour! They should win some sort of award for coming up with the name "Regretsy."
view poppyhello's profile
I bet John Waters loves Regretsy!
view lbc's profile
You're KILLING me! That site is hilarious! Her descriptions are awesome. The taxidermy unicorns are the craziest!! I love this post!
view robinette's profile
Yeah.
The doll is rib-cracking.
view GetTogetha's profile
Is it bad that I kind of want some of these things? Like the condom pillow, the crochet tp, and the MJ emergency. It is like looking at SkyMall too long--you start to want everything.
view brittanykate's profile
Im particularly fond of the Frida Kahlo Uterus Plushie Pillow myself.
view mascarajones's profile
I'm literally laughing out loud. Appropriately, LOL.
view gingerpop's profile
i think the other site is even funnier (kraftomatic.blogspot.com)
view oranger's profile
Gregory, don't tell the others, but you're my favorite AT writer.
view fabulissime's profile
We've collected ten of our safe for work favourites...
As soon as I saw this I thought, "The ejaculating Tyranosaurus is safe for work?" But I see you've provided him with a Modesty Star, so all is well.
view Blandwagon's profile
Hope I'm not to late for the kitten head on amputee; what a buy at $99,000. Disturbing squirrelfish...eww. Very amusing...more please. Me love to say "goat coat".
view muirwoods08's profile
oops..."too late" for all the grammarians out there waiting to pounce.
view muirwoods08's profile
Your comments are making me laugh as hard as the site! Awesome!
view sillybee's profile
*WOW*
Although, in all fairness, I would have been ALL OVER those Chuck Taylors when I was 15. Seriously. (Except for the "Edward" part...)
view keltrue's profile
the goat coat is the winner.
view Kpaige13's profile
I'm dying to see the ones not safe for work, but I'm scared. Once you see something, you can't unsee it.
view MihoH's profile
Okay. Made the mistake of looking at the site. First thing I see is a teddy bear with lady parts. Why?
view MihoH's profile
this is amazing! my days will be filled with so much more laughter now :)
view sevenmegan's profile
I'm kind of sad to see the condom pillows featured there, the person who makes them is on another site that I frequent and she made them for design project and won some sort of award. She was reluctant to "reproduce" them for sale but so many people encouraged her to go for it and then this woman who runs the site trashes her. Part of the reason why I only make things for people I know who will appreciate it.
view Minyuette's profile
Minyuette, the woman who makes the condom pillows has been commenting on Regretsy. She loved being featured and has been getting a lot of sales as a result.
view Fozzie's profile
Minyuette, she's posting here: http://www.regretsy.com/2009/10/08/congratulations/#comments
view Fozzie's profile
Oh, this is good!
view space/lift's profile
Wow some are really cruel and distasteful... Makes me sad.
view ryumama's profile
the goat coat is quite tho.
view ryumama's profile
the pillows really aren't that bad. I could see them in a dorm room.
The rest of the stuff just hilarious.
view Aster's profile
oh dear, laughing so hard.
view puddle's profile
Three HUNDRED and fifty dollars for that 'fish in a cat suit'???
view kodak's profile
Is that a bullet hole on the fish in a cat suit??!
view yiyehtov's profile
oops, I mean fish in a squirrel suit. Kodak confused me!
I still think it's a bullet hole.
view yiyehtov's profile
I regret checking out the rest of the site.
view KidMoe's profile
My new favourite site, too. So happy it's witty and not just about re-posting photos, and glad to see they acknowledge that their scorn is likely helping out people's sales! No bad publicity indeed!
view LittleEdie's profile
Thanks for introducing me to this site! I actually think the MJ Emergency is funny- but not enough to pay hundreds of Dollars for one...
view costumista's profile
Oh my gosh, my almost-sister's crocheted doll is on the top of kraftomatic! HA! :D
view Kaete's profile
Anyone else notice that the childbirth doll is wearing a wedding ring?
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