We’re all about maxing out your bathroom here at Combat Plumbing, whether that means helping you tackle a tricky toilet or making sure your shower curtain stays grunge-free.
But there are some products out there that claim to improve your bathroom experience that… Well, to be totally honest, they just don’t make any sense to us.
Weird, wacky, and wild, these are some of the strangest – and most useless – bathroom accessories we’ve ever seen:
1.) The Potty Putter
Available for $17.50 from FunSlurp, this little putting green promises to help you kill time – and improve your short game – every time you use the bathroom. But look, we’re going to go out on a limb and guess that even Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods are willing to take a break from the links every now and then.
2.) The iPad Shower Curtain
Equipped with a built-in pocket for your iPad or other tablet device, this shower curtain promises to keep you entertained while you keep yourself clean. Perfect for the Netflix-marathoner who can’t take even a single second away from House of Cards or the music lover who’s willing to risk dropping a very valuable device in the shower, this shower curtain of the future can be yours from Hammacher.com for $29.95.
3.) Talking Toilet Paper Holder
We realize that this toilet paper holder – which lets you record messages or pick from movie quotes – is designed as a gag gift… But is it a gag that anyone would actually ever find funny? We don’t think your houseguests or family are exactly eager to hear your voice during their private time in the restroom. If you disagree, you can find the talking toilet paper holder on Amazon for $14.99.
4.) Mirror Clearer
This useful little device (available at Dewadesignshop.com) acts like a windshield wiper for your foggy bathroom mirror! Oh, hold on, did we say useful? What we meant to say was, “exactly as useful as wiping off a little spot with your hand or towel, but uglier, less convenient, and semi-permanently attached to your bathroom mirror.”
5.) Light-up Toilet Seats
In so many ways, this glowing toilet seat light – available on Amazon – seems to want to solve a set of problems that never actually existed in the first place. The light is perfect for everyone who needs to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night, but who is also totally unwilling to just flip on a light (or even leave a nightlight plugged in). And, because it glows green when the toilet seat is down and red when the toilet seat is up, it will also save the busy bathroom-goer from… having to look at their toilet before they sit down?
Our thanks to Realtor.com for these suggestions! For a less absurd – and actually, you know, functional – list, be sure to check out our guide to five basic plumbing tools that every household should have.
Have any other weird bathroom products you think we should know about? Want to get in touch about servicing your system? We’d love to hear from you! Day or night, feel free to drop Combat Plumbing a line for all of your plumbing , water leak, sewer and gas line needs!
