While it may be vacation time for some, others still have to show up at the office with a tie. But don’t worry: that doesn’t mean you have to wear the tie. For your next holiday party try the Botskis Season’s Greetings / Christmas Tree Bottle Tie – Plays Jingle Bells & Blinking LED on for size. It’s a lot more comfortable and enjoyable for all. Cheers and Season’s Greetings!

The holidays are all about family, friends and food. And of course, wine. Sharing a bottle (or three) with family and friends over food is a fine way to finish the year. But if your gathering can’t finish the bottle, don’t let it go to waste. Let the Chef’s Red Pot Wine Bottle Stopper seal in that holiday spirit. Or wine as the case may be.

It may not yet be Halloween, but don’t tell that to the Happy Owl’oween Bobblehead Owl Wine Stopper by Peachy Kitchen! This little guy perches upon opened bottles of wine and stops them from being trick-or-treated away. Well, tricked away at least; the treat part is up to you!

Dear Soda People,

Drink carefully.

Reviewers seem to hate this thing. The thing? The Handy Gourmet JB6066 Forever Fizz.

They say:

At first glance I thought it might be fun. I am into interesting gadgets. But this is not a useful gadget. It’s not even an interesting toy. It is a complete waste of money. If you should wind up with one of these, hopefully through no fault of your own, be sure you do all your experimenting in the kitchen sink. No you don’t have to do it in the shower. There is no real pressure. There is no gushing out of your soda. There is no fun.
— john the artist

Ouch.

So then, where do all the unsold units go?

Why to the dark corners of Amazon, where all those bad reviews magically disappear.
Listed for $2.83 $2.50 as the Coke Fizzy Soda Drinking Dispense Gadget Cool Dispenser, the failed product will live on and on and on and…

Sincerely, Beyond The Kitchen Sink

PS: Yikes! Fifteen one star reviews (and two very suspect 5 star reviews) over on QVC where they are branded as the K25916 – Prepology Set of 2 Fizz Saver 2-Liter Soda Dispensers.

Umm…so this is apparently a thing. The Coronita Rita Bottle Holders are available in a yellow version as shown above or a blue version as seen below…

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The answer, of course, is yes. It’s the weekend!

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