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The Rejection List

The Things We Left Behind in 2012

According to Shakespeare, “there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.” That’s fine and all, but Billy never had to wade through this stuff. Herewith, the worst things that came across our desk this year. Brace yourself.

Hygienna

Hygienna

So, bidets... you’re sort of familiar/incredibly leery of them. And that was before you knew a portable one existed that you could hook up to a water bottle. Because, hey, if there’s one thing you never want to leave home without, it’s a bidet.

The Camera Strap Necktie

The Camera Strap Necktie

You don’t demand a lot out of your camera straps. Just that they hold your camera securely around your neck and... um, that’s it, actually. Under no circumstance do you also need one that doubles as a skinny tie. A bow tie, maybe, but a skinny tie, never.

Social Media Shower Curtain

Social Media Shower Curtain

Solid colors. Stripes. Rubber duckies. These are all acceptable things to have on a shower curtain. You’ll notice we didn’t include “a replica of your Facebook wall” in that list above. That was intentional.

Sun TanToos

Sun TanToos

The best way to get a tattoo: in a parlor. With a professional. Sober. The worst way to get a tattoo: by sticking one of these abominations onto your body and then having it suntanned into your hide. Ironically, great way to get skin cancer, though.

Brewsees

Brewsees

Here’s what happens when someone crosses a pair of sunglasses with a bottle opener and then slaps a pun-tastic name on it. You get Brewsees. We recommend not operating Brewsees while wearing Brewsees. Actually, we just don’t recommend Brewsees.

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