Interestingly, while you don’t need to buy this ziploc bag for $3.00, it’s actually a good idea if you are reading your kindle in the bathtub/hot tub/etc.
Coupled with the fact that he can get people to pay $3.00 for a ziploc bag, I think this guy is a effing genius…
Why does this not cost more money? How will I know for certain, how can I be deep-in-my-bones secure, that my electronic reader is actually temporarily waterproofed without paying at least $18?
Well at least they didn’t label it Steampunk. I also read in the bath, but I read things with real pages so I doubt a sandwich bag for $3.00 is gonna do me any good.
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So I’m ghetto as fuck and I’ve been putting my Sony Reader in a Ziploc bag for over a year so I can read in the bathtub. Little did I know that I could have been making a killing on Etsy! Guess I wasn’t thinking globally.
but wait, there’s more! 2 special thumb cots to prevent any pruny skin slippage by “Paige Turner” PLUS a pair of farm fresh miniature ziptops, one each to prevent lens steamover of your steampunky octopus reading glasses whilst Kindling in the tub.
Uhm, duh you guys. According to the ad this carrying case is “6 mil thick (regular ziploc bags are 1 mil or less)”
What if you nicked your regular ziplock with your your steampunk octopus necklace or something?
That kind of protection is definitely worth the money.
DAMMIT! I totally stuff my Kindle into a ziploc when I throw it in my bag! It keeps playground sand, sticky kid fingers, and crayon marks off of it while I’m doing the mommy rounds.
I really don’t know why we’re laughing. This guy bought a bag if industrial extra large ziploc bags, resold them, and is making a mint.
I think we should be laughing at the fools who bought them!
This guy, however, would make Ron Popiel proud (the vegamatic and pocket fisherman guy).
Way to go…and God Bless America!!! The only place in the world where you can nail two sticks of wood together that have never been nailed together before and have some idiot offer you money for it!
<—official regresty addict. i just discovered regresty a few days ago. after a few slow days at work, i have gone through the entire site, all 200+ pages.
I can just see a resulting letter from some dimwit that bought this…
“Dear seller,
I am afraid I am going to have to give you negative feedback, as the plastic bag did not contain the Kindle I had ordered…”
Wait a minute, they’re selling…the ZIPLOC BAG? And people bought it? I gotta get in on this thing – 1. clothespins with ribbon on them 2. ziploc bags 3. ??? 4.PROFIT! It’s genius. (As a dedicated knitter I think I’ll leave etsy alone, though; maybe ebay is best.)
No, see – it’s actually made of some new handspun space-age materials IRONICALLY fashioned to look like a ziploc bag. You know, like those glass ‘plastic’ water bottles and ceramic ‘paper’ plates.
Can my son sue them for copyright infringement? Cause he’s been using a heavy-duty zip-lock bag to hold his Kindle since shortly after he got it for Christmas.
While I admit he had a great P.T. Barnum idea (there’s a sucker born every minute) and is making a profit, it isn’t quite as much profit as you might think. In addition to the envelopes and postage he also has to pay 50 cents per baggie to list them on Ebay as a buy-it-now and 27 cents for the final value fee. So his $2.95 baggie nets him about $1.68, still not too shabby for very little effort.
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a waterproof case for his Kindle. — Jane Austen, 1814
February 25, 2011 at 9:59 am
Maybe I can keep my copper engravings of Abraham Lincoln safe in that!
February 25, 2011 at 10:00 am
Oh holy shit.
March 2, 2011 at 5:54 am
What? Apple wishes they’d come up with this.
February 25, 2011 at 10:00 am
Sometimes I weep for the future of humanity. Other times I just wonder why I bother trying when people get away selling shit like this!
February 25, 2011 at 10:00 am
And it also complies with TSA regulations for carry on liquids.
February 25, 2011 at 10:02 am
REALLY?!
February 25, 2011 at 10:04 am
Oh but it is thicker than a regular Ziploc bag. That completely justifies paying $3 for a plastic bag.
February 25, 2011 at 10:06 am
I hear that the bigger versions make great toys for babies.
February 25, 2011 at 10:08 am
Look at the purchase history. There are 53 idiots out there.
October 18, 2011 at 10:59 am
Because by “Kindle” he means 2oz. of kind bud.
February 25, 2011 at 10:08 am
Jane Austen approved.
February 25, 2011 at 10:08 am
I have a box of these in my kitchen drawer.
February 25, 2011 at 10:08 am
Can also be used to hold your broken watch parts while your waiting to make your next Steampunk octopi chicu waist pouch
February 25, 2011 at 10:10 am
another opportunity to compare and save! http://www.webstaurantstore.com/plastic-food-bag-14-x-24-heavy-weight-seal-top-50-pack/130F41424%20%20%2050.html
you save $2.68 per bag!
February 25, 2011 at 10:11 am
Pffftt… “no blue and yellow make green” seal?
Best Offer: $1.25
February 25, 2011 at 10:18 am
Has America become that lazy? Is this the level we have sunk to? At least he could have bedazzled a few rhinestones onto that shit.
February 25, 2011 at 10:19 am
Honestly, if you’re too friggin’ stupid to figure out “put Kindle in ziploc”, then you deserve to pay three bucks for a sandwich bag.
February 25, 2011 at 10:21 am
Interestingly, while you don’t need to buy this ziploc bag for $3.00, it’s actually a good idea if you are reading your kindle in the bathtub/hot tub/etc.
Coupled with the fact that he can get people to pay $3.00 for a ziploc bag, I think this guy is a effing genius…
February 25, 2011 at 10:23 am
I demand that it makes that “zip” noise that other bags do when being sealed! We cannot know if it’s fully sealed any other way.
February 25, 2011 at 10:23 am
“More than 10 available”
Depending on if the production line at GLAD are running ForceFlex bags that day.
February 25, 2011 at 10:26 am
Of course, because bringing my obviously expensive electrical device into my bathtub would be the very first thing I’d want to do.
February 25, 2011 at 10:32 am
Gem, I do actually read my kindle in the bath
but I also don’t put my hands in the water or splash like a mermaid while I am doing my reading.
February 25, 2011 at 10:34 am
Why does this not cost more money? How will I know for certain, how can I be deep-in-my-bones secure, that my electronic reader is actually temporarily waterproofed without paying at least $18?
February 25, 2011 at 10:39 am
HOLY CRAP! it’s a kindle case in the shape of a ziploc bag! for only $3? what a STEAL!
February 25, 2011 at 10:42 am
Luckily there are more than 10 available so I have time to think about it.
February 25, 2011 at 10:42 am
And I always worried about keep my literature Fresh! Because I always hate it when the book is bad.
February 25, 2011 at 10:44 am
You really think that beefy paw is reading Jane Austen?
Double fraud.
February 25, 2011 at 10:44 am
If you’re worried about its security, you could always add some farm-fresh juicy clothespins to make *sure* it’s firmly closed & watertight.
February 25, 2011 at 10:49 am
Well at least they didn’t label it Steampunk. I also read in the bath, but I read things with real pages so I doubt a sandwich bag for $3.00 is gonna do me any good.
February 25, 2011 at 10:50 am
I could use one of these for my hairdryer when I’m in the hot tub, pool, and bath tub.
February 25, 2011 at 10:51 am
Pffft! What do you expect on eBay? A $3.00 Ziploc. Now if it were on Etsy, it’d be born on a elf farm, be biodegradable, unique and at least $6.00.
February 25, 2011 at 10:53 am
But then where will I safely store my sandwich?
February 25, 2011 at 10:54 am
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February 25, 2011 at 10:54 am
I have a box of 30 of these in my cupboard! I’m sittin’ on a GOLD MINE!!! (Now where are my glue gun and ironic mustaches?)
February 25, 2011 at 11:07 am
This is a perfect example of upcrafting.
February 25, 2011 at 11:12 am
So I’m ghetto as fuck and I’ve been putting my Sony Reader in a Ziploc bag for over a year so I can read in the bathtub. Little did I know that I could have been making a killing on Etsy! Guess I wasn’t thinking globally.
February 25, 2011 at 11:13 am
Can also be used for your phone, camera, and any technology you might feel the need to shower with.
February 25, 2011 at 11:15 am
We laugh, but he’s made $156.35 so far. Minus one box of plastic bags, and postage, he’s still cleared probably $130. For NOTHING.
February 25, 2011 at 11:19 am
but wait, there’s more! 2 special thumb cots to prevent any pruny skin slippage by “Paige Turner” PLUS a pair of farm fresh miniature ziptops, one each to prevent lens steamover of your steampunky octopus reading glasses whilst Kindling in the tub.
it’s the little things, eh?
February 25, 2011 at 11:20 am
I think even Jane Austen would tell this seller to go fuck himself.
(ps – at least wash your hands)
February 25, 2011 at 11:23 am
Wait a minute. Jane Austin on a piece of technology. How is this not labeled steampunk?
February 25, 2011 at 11:23 am
Uhm, duh you guys. According to the ad this carrying case is “6 mil thick (regular ziploc bags are 1 mil or less)”
What if you nicked your regular ziplock with your your steampunk octopus necklace or something?
That kind of protection is definitely worth the money.
February 25, 2011 at 11:26 am
DAMMIT! I totally stuff my Kindle into a ziploc when I throw it in my bag! It keeps playground sand, sticky kid fingers, and crayon marks off of it while I’m doing the mommy rounds.
WHY DIDN’T I THINK OF THIS?!?
February 25, 2011 at 11:32 am
I really don’t know why we’re laughing. This guy bought a bag if industrial extra large ziploc bags, resold them, and is making a mint.
I think we should be laughing at the fools who bought them!
This guy, however, would make Ron Popiel proud (the vegamatic and pocket fisherman guy).
Way to go…and God Bless America!!! The only place in the world where you can nail two sticks of wood together that have never been nailed together before and have some idiot offer you money for it!
February 25, 2011 at 11:43 am
you can get those bags for free at the fresh market by the snack bins…. just wait till no one is looking… you got one for free.
or pick up some snack mix and recycle one. I’ve reused those things for years… just not a good entrepreneur I guess.
February 25, 2011 at 11:46 am
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rate this comment low if you want…wont bother me.
February 25, 2011 at 11:47 am
regretsy* (twice)
February 25, 2011 at 11:51 am
Put it in the freezer – no freezer burn!
February 25, 2011 at 11:55 am
I can just see a resulting letter from some dimwit that bought this…
“Dear seller,
I am afraid I am going to have to give you negative feedback, as the plastic bag did not contain the Kindle I had ordered…”
February 25, 2011 at 11:59 am
To think that I just finished sewing a case for my husband’s Kindle. I should have just bought this! wow…
February 25, 2011 at 12:00 pm
Wait a minute, they’re selling…the ZIPLOC BAG? And people bought it? I gotta get in on this thing – 1. clothespins with ribbon on them 2. ziploc bags 3. ??? 4.PROFIT! It’s genius. (As a dedicated knitter I think I’ll leave etsy alone, though; maybe ebay is best.)
February 25, 2011 at 12:02 pm
OMG! 53 SOLD! Holy cow!
February 25, 2011 at 12:04 pm
No, see – it’s actually made of some new handspun space-age materials IRONICALLY fashioned to look like a ziploc bag. You know, like those glass ‘plastic’ water bottles and ceramic ‘paper’ plates.
February 25, 2011 at 12:21 pm
I made an Etsy version:
February 25, 2011 at 12:49 pm
#44 The “regresty” touch was mind-boggling
February 25, 2011 at 12:51 pm
I’m sorry, but for $2.95, I expect some fucking puff paint.
February 25, 2011 at 1:38 pm
#53, i fixed it. lol. i was typing so fast i didn’t even catch it.
February 25, 2011 at 1:43 pm
Keeps your Kindle “farm fresh”
February 25, 2011 at 1:49 pm
#39 Swedge :
Wait a minute. Jane Austin on a piece of technology. How is this not labeled steampunk?
for it to be properly Steampunk, it needs to be Queen Victoria, Jules Verne or one of the Bronte sisters (or both of them).
March 1, 2011 at 4:02 pm
Actually, a drawing Charlotte (?) Bronte comes up occasionally when the Kindle’s on sleep mode, so it DOES make this steampunk!
hehe
February 25, 2011 at 3:09 pm
Maybe there’ll be a price war with all the dummies selling ziplock bags as unique, waterproof covers.
February 25, 2011 at 3:17 pm
#45 you have officially been anointed by Helen’s awesomesauce FTW!!
February 25, 2011 at 4:10 pm
Is there a larger one of these available? I would like to make some “bathtub toast” and cannot fit my toaster in this tiny bag.
February 25, 2011 at 4:23 pm
What, no glitter?
Fuck this, I’m going to Artfire.
February 25, 2011 at 5:36 pm
Can my son sue them for copyright infringement? Cause he’s been using a heavy-duty zip-lock bag to hold his Kindle since shortly after he got it for Christmas.
February 25, 2011 at 6:53 pm
50+ sales. P.T.Barnum was right.
February 25, 2011 at 8:00 pm
When will he have sold enough to pay for a manicure?
February 25, 2011 at 8:13 pm
While I admit he had a great P.T. Barnum idea (there’s a sucker born every minute) and is making a profit, it isn’t quite as much profit as you might think. In addition to the envelopes and postage he also has to pay 50 cents per baggie to list them on Ebay as a buy-it-now and 27 cents for the final value fee. So his $2.95 baggie nets him about $1.68, still not too shabby for very little effort.
February 25, 2011 at 8:36 pm
well ether there are a lot of dumb people out there buying this or this seller is buying form themselves to boost their rating
February 25, 2011 at 8:40 pm
I just looked it up and you can buy 100 of those for $20 over on Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/Clear-Reclosable-Poly-Bags-Resealable/dp/B0041HBRRS
March 1, 2011 at 4:04 pm
Who ironically also makes and sells Kindles
February 26, 2011 at 6:09 am
This seller has a 99.9% positive rating. :/
February 26, 2011 at 9:20 am
I wonder if they have patented this yet, I see $$$$
February 26, 2011 at 10:04 am
it is also handy to keep evidence with finger prints safe for forensics.
and butt plugs and vagina rings could discreetly be kept in this (although I doubt Jane Austin would approve…)
February 26, 2011 at 10:09 am
#65 50 cents for the listing, not per baggie…
February 26, 2011 at 8:00 pm
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a waterproof case for his Kindle. — Jane Austen, 1814
February 27, 2011 at 11:58 am
I keep laughing at your comment – thank you:)
February 27, 2011 at 1:04 pm
It hadn’t occurred to me to put my kindle in a bag to read it in the bath. Oh no if I do it now I’ll be stealing this person’s intellectual property.
February 28, 2011 at 7:53 pm
Now…how is one supposed to charge the Kindle while it is in this contraption? I see no receptacle for a charging cord of any kind. What a ripoff!
March 22, 2011 at 3:09 pm
I think it is GREAT! There’s even extra room in the bag for some celery or cheese sticks and crackers!
November 10, 2011 at 2:20 pm
that thumb fingernail is very dirty.