I Think I’m Out of Touch!

Enjoying a cup of coffee this morning, I sat and perused the Sunday paper – the only one we buy.  I like to look at the ads and coupons, but the most important part is the funnies.  Just gotta read "’Pickles'.’  Sometimes I think the author has our house wired for video as some of those comic strips sure hit home.

Anyway, in the ads I saw this:  Yes, you can purchase your very own Rachel Ray GARBAGE BOWL for the 'on sale' price of only $18.88, regular price $29.99.  Now the idea of having a bowl to throw stuff in while you are cooking makes sense.  And I have nothing against Rachel Ray, and I’m sure it’s a very nice bowl.  But, people, paying almost $20 for a GARBAGE bowl???  Are you nuts?  If you really want something to toss your potato peels and egg shells in, go to a garage sale and get one for a quarter.  Do people actually spend this kind of money just so they can emulate a celebrity?  I’m out of touch.

And then there was this ad in another flyer.  Young men’s jeans are on sale for only $29.99…and they come complete with HOLES!!  I looked them up online and the ad says, “Destructed details and whiskering add well-worn touches.”  HELLO – these are supposed to be brand new jeans!  When my jeans started looking like that, I cut them off and made shorts out of them and put patches on what I couldn’t cut off.  When my grandgirls were visiting, they needed some long pants for the unexpected cool weather.  I took them to the local second hand store and got jeans that looked a whole lot better than these for under $5!  I don’t understand…I’m out of touch.

And don’t get me started on unneeded appliances.  I wrote back in January about an doohickey I saw at Michaels for “only” $39.99.  It was a small machine that holds one cupcake.  You put the cupcake in, add sprinkles in the cups on top, push the plunger, and the thing swirls jimmies onto the cupcake.   Oh-Kay!!  I’m out of touch!

I was looking on Amazon at all the small appliances you can buy.  You can buy a separate appliance to make quesadillas, sandwiches, muffin tops, pizza, mini cupcakes, waffles (of course!), and a whole host of blenders, choppers, and mixers.  Geez, the list could go on forever.  You can even buy an electric iced tea maker!  I’m out of touch!

However, here’s my dilemma.  In looking at all the amazing electrical appliances for sale I came across this little gem.  Now isn’t that just the slickest thing ever?  You can put something in it at the start of your travel day, plug it into a 12V outlet, and let it cook while you travel.  When you reach your destination, your meal is ready.  How cool is that?  I’m thinking about ordering one.  Maybe I’m not so far out of touch after all!!