It seems like every day there is some new big product or service out there that promises to be the next big thing.  Sometimes these ideas take off, sometimes they don’t.  Sometimes these products do well despite the fact they have no practical use for any logical human being on the planet Earth. The first edition of Terrible Ideas that Make Money was a great success, so it’s time for the second edition.  Here are six more products I’ve enjoyed making fun of.

Royal Heirloom Ring

Prince William and Kate Middleton and are getting married…and to commemorate the special occasion the “British Historical Society” is allowing a replica of Princess Diana’s engagement ring to be sold to dumb American consumers.

This replica is complete crap. It has something called simulated diamonds and is probably just slightly better quality than something you’d get in a 25-cent vending machine at the supermarket.

But this guy with a British accent sounds really smart, so this must be amazing! He says really sophisticated phrases like “19 dollars 90,”scintillating brilliant cut diamonds” and “hinged decorative velveteen box.” (more…)

Like any other boy growing up, I had my fair share of action figures. Star Wars, He-Man and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles action figures were scattered throughout my room as a little kid. I still have a number of these toys stashed away in my old closet at my parent’s house. However, over the years, there has also been some pretty awful action figures created too. Viceland recently wrote a post called The Dumbest Action Figures of All-Time.

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