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Ring of Wire

Posted by Helen Killer

49 comments

This is what happens when you get stoned on your break at Radio Shack.

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Nov 5, 2009
4:55 pm

#1 Toaster :

I prefer this ring personally:

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_1&listing_id=26893030

It’s so confusing the seller couldn’t even photograph it on their finger.

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Nov 5, 2009
4:59 pm

#2 Lexiii :

I’d like to stick one end of that wire in an electrical outlet.

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Nov 5, 2009
5:05 pm

#3 dillydally :

It’ll be interesting to see if any of her “rings” sell.

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Nov 5, 2009
5:21 pm

#4 worldfamousfudgy :

There is total crap and then there is TOTAL CRAP. This… is the pure essence of TOTAL and COMPLETE CRAP!

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Nov 5, 2009
5:37 pm

#5 lauraj :

This is a step below the colored paper clip necklaces I used to rock- in SECOND GRADE!

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Nov 5, 2009
6:00 pm

#6 shewolfe002 :

ROFL! her finger is actually turning blue!

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Nov 5, 2009
6:01 pm

#7 shewolfe002 :

Wait… What does MK stand for? My Knuckle? Mostly Krap?

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Nov 5, 2009
6:14 pm

#8 TheAngstyOne :

MORTAL KOMBAT!!!

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Nov 5, 2009
6:14 pm

#9 TheAngstyOne :

FIGHT!

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Nov 5, 2009
6:17 pm

#10 sar-sar :

Helen Killer — you slay me!
And WTF? Whoa, put the crack rock down.

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Nov 5, 2009
6:19 pm

#11 GoldenGlow :

And look! It only costs $3 to ship! ($7 outside of US)

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Nov 5, 2009
6:25 pm

#12 crumbly :

I don’t understand; why is this on $12, while others of the apparent same size and complexity are $4 and $5?

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Nov 5, 2009
6:49 pm

#13 leslee :

The supplies for this one are a far better grade, even I can see that!
I’m surprised it’s only $12.

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Nov 5, 2009
6:59 pm

#14 thisiscrap :

“…that wraps around the finger.” UNLIKE A NORMAL RING.
“It was designed…” DESIGNED?PLEASE. “Of course, you can wear it how ever you choose.” THANKS. IT’S MY $12.
“This ring comes in all sizes.” “CAUSE I”VE GOT 500 FEET OF WIRE.”
“This ring comes in all colors.” “CAUSE HOME DEPOT HAS A LOT MORE WIRE,… I MEAN, SUPPLIES!”
With craftsmanship like this, need you look anywhere else for all your adornment or gift giving needs?

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Nov 5, 2009
7:06 pm

#15 everydaymama :

I can buy a 12 pack of colored wire for $10.00 and make about 75 of these hideous crap-tastic things! Anyone wanna get rich with me??? I got fingers, wire, and some magic shrooms for inspiration!

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Nov 5, 2009
7:08 pm

#16 razberries :

you gotta be effin’ kidding me, right? granted helen, they opened this shop in May, but this item was put into etsy on 10/29…some people are making this shit purposely to get on here.
#14- that is FUNNY
what i love is how the seller mentions some of this crap is ‘gold filled’…um yeah not real gold…it’s like gold paint sprayed onto crappy wire. i bought wire like this when i first attempted to make jewelry in high school…it sucks- breaks easily and tarnishes, etc.

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Nov 5, 2009
7:21 pm

#17 Efit :

Wow! I can wear this however I like? Well I choose to let the bottom of my garbage can wear it. K? K thanks!

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Nov 5, 2009
7:32 pm

#18 Pixie716 :

Oh, and it’s made from “memory wire”. So when the person wears this it can be a memory of how they spent $12 on this piece of crap ring.

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Nov 5, 2009
7:59 pm

#19 thefrog :

@razberries — nope, “gold-filled” isn’t crappy wire with gold paint on it. It is solid 10K, 12K, or 14K gold that is bonded to a base metal core, a fine jewelry alternative to solid gold. It’s at least 50 times thicker than gold plate and lasts far longer.

The important point of course is that quality supplies will still not make a crap product good.

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Nov 5, 2009
8:06 pm

#20 frostypumpkin :

And if you break your finger it can double as cast without the trip to the doctor!

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Nov 5, 2009
8:06 pm

#21 hangfire :

[slap my forehead] Why didn’t I think of this?! I’d be a kajillionaire by now.

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Nov 5, 2009
8:33 pm

#22 moontreestudios :

Wait, it costs $3 to ship it, and $7 if you buy it with another item!? Is she attempting to discourage people from buying more things from her shop? I mean other than everything being total crap.

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Nov 5, 2009
8:44 pm

#23 keeffer :

i’m more concerned with her “greek-like inspired” beads on other pieces. they’re inspired by something that was “greek-like” to begin with?

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Nov 5, 2009
9:52 pm

#24 everydaymama :

#22: I just saw that, LOL!!! Me thinks someone cannot do math! either that or these rings weigh a TON ;P

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Nov 5, 2009
10:23 pm

#25 personalearthquake :

http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_430xN.76923218.jpg

NOW THAT….is out of line. These people need to be stopped, the overflow of crap on Etsy is scary.

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Nov 5, 2009
10:25 pm

#26 personalearthquake :

what….is….this?

although clearly titled as a bracelet…I refuse to accept that.

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_1&listing_id=26899136

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Nov 5, 2009
11:06 pm

#27 pauldodo :

…. one ring to rule them all……

and it’s not this one.

sorry.

p
x

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Nov 6, 2009
12:49 am

#28 ihatecowls :

i simply have no comment

speechless

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Nov 6, 2009
1:48 am

#29 Street Corner Hooker :

I’m pretty sure there are better ways to uncomfortably stop your finger from bending for twelve bucks.

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Nov 6, 2009
4:25 am

#30 Lennymud :

I would buy it if she had chosen to use a pipe cleaner instead. I prefer my wrapped jewelry to be understated like that.

I would also like a keychain in plastic lanyard, please.

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Nov 6, 2009
7:24 am

#31 crapgawker :

I prefer this ring myself:

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_1&listing_id=26904242

The name says it all.

@#30 Lennymud – you just crack me up.

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Nov 6, 2009
7:32 am

#32 hammerhead77 :

Hey, at least the hand that’s modelling the “ring” is clean and manicured. If that cheese grater clock seller had listed this item the hand model would probably have an accumulation of week-old dandruff and motor oil under the nails.
This item is a real winner too:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=26904242

Elementary School Ring would be a better description.

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Nov 6, 2009
8:25 am

#33 Stingray Charles :

I can really wear it how ever I choose? Well, I choose to wear it on my middle finger, let me show you…

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Nov 6, 2009
8:37 am

#34 chefann :

“All” colors? Really? Millions of colors, like on my monitor… or do we specify color by Pantone number?

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Nov 6, 2009
9:18 am

#35 vangoghbabe :

It’s Slinky, it’s Slinky, it’s fun, it’s a wonderful toy. It’s Slinky, it’s Slinky, it’s fun, it’s a wonderful toy. It’s fun for a girl or a boy.

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Nov 6, 2009
9:45 am

#36 Tdogdd :

Things we make when we are high for 100 Alex

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Nov 6, 2009
9:57 am

#37 AnaDroid :

2 sales=justice.
I hope those two sales were “vintage” shit.

Also, I’d rather wear a slinky as a bracelet.

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Nov 6, 2009
11:17 am

#38 shewolfe002 :

oh yeah…she sold a leaf bracelet and some shoes I think she got from her grandma’s closet, actually I think all her shoes came from her grandma’s closet.

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