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Theoretically, the Sharkbanz, a wristband containing a magnet, will keep a shark from attacking you if you wear it while you’re in the ocean. As you might imagine, it doesn’t work. Here’s a video of a shark eating a Sharkbanz:

Adding insult to injury, customer reviews mostly agree that it’s poorly made and falls apart easily, which must have taken considerable effort considering the low cost and ease of manufacture of a rubber wristband.

Petchup is yet another “thought of the name first” product. Do dogs need ketchup? It’s immaterial once the portmanteau has been constructed.

See also: Muttstard and Bark-B-Q.

The Mighty Purse is a wallet-slash-purse that charges your phone. Why you’d pay $99 for this instead of putting a $10 portable charger in your purse or pocket you already own is beyond me.

Like the Fitbit, the Withings Activite tracks your body’s statistics and sends them to your phone. Unlike the Fitbit, it costs over $400.

The Lumio Book Lamp looks like a book, but when you open it, it lights up. This would be merely inconvenient, not ridiculous, if it weren’t for the price.

Conceived as a political statement, this $15,000 copper weathervane will no doubt be purchased by someone who doesn’t understand the significance of portraying a political candidate as changing position based on the wind.