No, not the game show: I'm talking about things that seem to serve little or no purpose, yet which people still buy. I'm sometimes baffled by how people are convinced to part with money for things that appear to add no value.
The latest candidate is one I'm seeing when I go out for walks. Now I'm not talking about off-road trecks here. I'm talking about country roads and footpaths, nothing too steep and all pretty well maintained.
Suddenly there has been a huge influx of people with pairs of what look like ski poles with rubber tips, just like walking sticks. Not a single one of the people using them is visibly infirm of limping. Nobody has been significantly overweight and most users have been under 40.
What the feck are people using these things for? Has the human race been needing them in order to walk properly for millennia and it's only been discovered now? They look ridiculous prodding the ground with every step and it actually appears harder to carry and utilise these things than it does to walk without them.
Somebody is obviously marketing these things and succeeding in convincing people that serve a purpose (other than making you look a complete tit).
Anyone know what they are meant to achieve? Anyone actually admit to buying them? Im genuinely fascinated and puzzled. I bet they aren't cheap either. Maybe I should try selling them. There appears to be a market for them!
Anyine else want to share their take on things that appear "pointless"?
