They don’t ever seem to learn. Sending a pointless, uni-tasking kitchen widget into the Gadget Lab for our consideration is like putting a “kick me” sign on your own back. Let us begin:
Today’s waste of money is the g-Spout, which sounds like a misspelling in a sex manual or a new file-sharing service from Google. It is neither. Instead the g-Spout is a clip-on silicon spout which lets you pour liquids, both hot and cold, from a bowl or pan not already equipped with a pouring spout. Handy? Perhaps, if you are an inveterate alcoholic who can’t keep his hands steady.
Take a look at the promotional video, which is typical informercial junk. The same people who pour effortlessly with the g-Spout are seen just seconds earlier shaking like a junkie doing cold turkey. They couldn’t make more of a mess on the countertop if they tried. And of course, they are trying.
If you do want one of these straining spouts, it’ll cost $13. And some people obviously like them. Taking time off from an obviously busy schedule to write to the g-Spout company, “Mary in Kentucky” says: “We love using our gSpout to fill up our sugar holder…”
What could that mysterious ellipsis mean?
Product page [g-Spout. Thanks, Gail!]
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