Money and Finance

12 crazy things people waste money on

  1. Cloud Paint: Imagine a paint can that claims to change the color of the clouds. Buy a shade of “sunset pink” or “twilight purple” and toss it into the sky!
  2. Fairy Dust Sprinkler: A tiny, ornate bottle that promises to sprinkle magical fairy dust. Might make your plants glitter or your pets sneeze glitter for a day.
  3. Mood-changing Wallpaper: Wallpaper that claims to change designs based on your mood. Feeling sad? The wallpaper becomes a rainy cityscape. Elated? A balloon festival appears.
  4. Dragon-Scale Polishing Kit: For all those people who own dragons and are tired of dull scales. Comes with a shine guarantee or your gold hoard back!
  5. Unicorn Mane Shampoo: Promises to give your hair a rainbow sheen and a magical glow. Side effect: you might neigh a little.
  6. Mermaid Tail Swim Fins: Slap them on and while they might not make you sing like Ariel, you’ll definitely feel like a mermaid in your backyard pool.
  7. Leprechaun Shoe Laces: Said to guide you to a pot of gold, but mostly they just trip you up a lot.
  8. Invisible Hat: This top hat claims to make you look sophisticated, even though no one can see it. Perfect for the Emperor’s new outfit!
  9. Goblin Tooth Toothpaste: Marketed as the ultimate toothpaste, as it’s sourced from the clean teeth of mountain goblins. It’s a hit, despite no one really knowing what a goblin’s dental hygiene routine is like.
  10. Whimsical Weather Wand: Just twirl it, make a wish, and supposedly control the day’s weather. Reality: it’s a glorified stick.
  11. Elf-Ear Tuning Kit: For those who own a pair of those popular elf ears and wish to ‘tune in’ to fairy radio stations or the whispers of the forest.
  12. Portable Black Hole: A tiny jar that claims to contain a black hole to swallow up all your junk and trash. Unfortunately, it just seems to make socks disappear.

Joe Ditzel

Joe Ditzel is a keynote speaker, humor writer, and really bad golfer. You can reach him via email at [email protected] as well as Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and LinkedIn.