Thread for those wheel-reinventing startup products that get advertised on facebook

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFPLprhKu54

backpacks are so fucking ugly

Solving a problem that no one ever thought was a problem.

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1300/9999/t/3/assets/home_orbit.gif?16071076068538806034

the actual fb ad video is way funnier but I can't seem to link to it

the whole time im like...just take your fucking backpack off, dude. why are u getting this pulley system shit, just whip that bad boy off your shoulder and start digging around for a pen or a clif bar or whatever the fuck u need to move on with ur life.

I keep seeing ads for these "customized dress shirt" companies. One claims to offer "over 75 sizes," and I was just thinking -- any dress shirt nowadays is usually offered in a neck size, sleeve size, and a "fit," with many companies offering three different fits (some version of regular, trim and extra trim). So if you have, say, 7 different neck sizes, 3 different fits, and 3-4 different sleeve lengths, that's about 75 sizes right there.

If I could walk in to most stores and find a shirt I like that fits well, I'd be pleasantly amazed. I have a skinny neck, long arms and torso. This equates to a Large Tall most places, but they're out of stock, or never had them to begin with, more often than not.

The thing is these are $75-125 dress shirts. For that price you are certainly not looking at dress shirts that come in "S M L" -- they will come in a neck size (e.g. 15.5, 16, 16.5), a sleeve length (32, 33, 34 etc.) and a "cut" (some variation on extra slim, slim, and classic/regular). Maybe for very tall guys this still isn't adequate, but I'm pretty sure most people can already find dress shirts that fit pretty well for less money than these "custom" companies are charging, and they're not even really custom from what I can tell (i.e. a tailor making a shirt exactly to measure just for you). There's a reason they're called "fitted dress shirts."

meanwhile:
http://www.brazyn.com/?utm_source=fbnfdv2

I tried this new flower service called UrbanStems -- they offered a $15/off code, so it looked like I'd be able to send what was a very nice bouquet for $30 (normally $45) including delivery (free delivery). Then the delivery was late and they didn't communicate with me, but when I emailed tbf they responded quickly and fixed it and then the flowers showed up, and they even gave me a $15 credit.

So then I saw the actual flowers and I thought they were pretty meh for a normal retail price of $45, like the last place I ordered from, a fancy boutique in Long Island City, sends a VERY nice bouquet for about $50. So I got an email asking me for feedback, and I was honest that I just didn't think the quality was good for what would normally be $45, and I got a message back saying "we're going to send a free bouquet that will really blow her away." So it arrived today, and it was just some roses, and I know roses can be expensive but I thought p much everyone agreed these days that roses were boring. Anyway I have another $15 credit there and maybe I'll use it.

Anyway, not really clear on what their concept is other than just being a flower delivery company. They vaguely try to give the impression that technology and cutting out middlemen somehow makes them different but it's not really clear what the difference is between them and any florist or flower delivery service.

Roses are boring. Send a corpse flower next time, cheapskate.

https://imgur.com/a/JQbnY

https://imgur.com/a/JQbnY

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/515038001/xchain-engineered-for-a-new-breed-of-total-body-wo?ref=15d.go2.fund&;utm_medium=referral&utm_source=15d.go2.fund

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https://ksr-ugc.imgix.net/assets/020/247/421/cca138aa896bf562df78b842128fa812_original.jpg?w=680&fit=max&v=1518716265&auto=format&q=92&s=d6f6ab5f3f8cd42341291ffad5496b8c

https://ksr-ugc.imgix.net/assets/020/128/720/67a40f86d0afc00d787c2f9857ceb153_original.gif?w=680&fit=max&v=1517843175&auto=format&gif-q=50&q=92&s=4db66388ed5ce46faba2d169d12c2efc

This one is like every tenth post on Instagram.

https://i.redd.it/id9rfp595enz.jpg

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/597538543/the-worlds-best-travel-jacket-with-25-features-bau?ref=FundedToday&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=36dsa.fnd.to

https://ksr-ugc.imgix.net/assets/020/235/503/b0d579a611807b9111a2a67c64ab726c_original.png?w=680&fit=max&v=1518626178&auto=format&lossless=true&s=4ca72633b1c049c9c9439634027e629b

https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/inspectorgadget/images/8/82/Inspector-gadget.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20120108114156

I do admire them for the tacit admission that if you buy this, you're also likely to be the kind of dickhead who owns an Apple Pencil.

Slice of Sauce™ transforms the traditional condiment aisle with individual “slices” of Signature Recipe Ketchup in a convenient and portable package of 8 slices.

I got those slippers for Christmas. They are really nice, comfortable slippers, but the extra sole for outdoors is a FAFF to put on. You have to take the slippers off to clip it on, and if you're taking them off anyway, you can just swap your shoes.

But they are really nice slippers.