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Beloved of insomniacs, shopping addicts, and bargain hunters, you can buy almost anything on Amazon.com, for a good price, with multiple (as in hundreds) of options to choose from. But say you’re broke, or anti-consumerism, or just all shopped out. There’s still something on Amazon for you—free entertainment! Just check out some of the reviews!
There are usually two types of funny reviews: the unintentional, and the deliberate. Today, we have a fantastic example of unintentional…The Wilton 570-1121 Easy Flex 3-Piece Silicone Spatula Set, Blue at Amazon.
These people are serious about their spatulas, and they know you must be too. The topmost useful review, from Amazon Addict, has been updated twice over 2 years so buyers know just how long these spatulas will last. In fact, they want you to know that not only is the price “RIGHT,” it’s like buying one spatula and getting two bonus spatulas. They even bring the spatulas to life as “workhorses.”
There are 613 similar reviews, but to combine a few of my favorites…
Mrs. Rahn: “…not too stiff nor too soft; they are just right!”
P. Hyder: “the handles feel soooooo GOOD”
AndyCas: “They are just firm enough to do the job, while being flexible enough to get everything out of my mixing bowls.”
Innuendo, anyone? Or we could just say it straight out…
R. Parker: “As a bonus, they are the perfect tool for giving my girlfriend a smack on the backside when she comes in the kitchen :)” .
But the best is yet to come. Snooty buyers answer questions, and Robert E. Allen wants you to know the spatulas are 100% silicone—“otherwise, I wouldn’t have purchased them.” And when Trish Leiter asks “Is the type of silicone that's used for this product safe? I read somewhere that 40 chemicals are used to make silicone,” all Willis Dikfitt had to say was “I love them, I'm still alive. Do more homework. That sounds incorrect. It's a plastic, petroleum based. Hope that pisses Al Gore off.”
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