Dumbest/Worst Product you've ever seen from a company

I saw an article this morning about General Mills looking to sell a $13 box of cereal.

Just wondering whats the dumbest/worst product everyone has ever seen. Doesn't have to be from a big or small company and can be something that actually sold or didn't sell well.

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LV made this https://uk.louisvuitton.com/eng-gb/products/monogram-admiral-jacket-nvp…</a">abortion of a jacket where they essentially fused the pouches people would carry to the underlying leather jacket. Can't comment on sales as I don't know them, but sadly I expect a product like this to be a hit in the tacky Asian/Arab/Russian communities. Personally, if my brother were lying dead and naked in the middle of the road, I wouldn't cover his body with this.

 
"The Pharma Guy" LV made this https://uk.louisvuitton.com/eng-gb/products/monogram-admiral-jacket-nvp…</a">abortion of a jacket where they essentially fused the pouches people would carry to the underlying leather jacket. Can't comment on sales as I don't know them, but sadly I expect a product like this to be a hit in the tacky Asian/Arab/Russian communities. Personally, if my brother were lying dead and naked in the middle of the road, I wouldn't cover his body with this.

Was just doing some research on when Wizkid's next album is coming out and I click on the below link and he's pictured with that terrible jacket on, smh.

https://www.okayafrica.com/listen-stream-wizkid-starboy-new-surprise-ep…

If you don't know who Wizkid is, the below link should enlighten you. Dude's music is wavy af.

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Norwood Chapters IKEA trash bag Jacket

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New Coke

It was actually a big blunder to introduce 'new coke' and the outcry from consumers let to an increased demand towards the classic coke, which eventually increased sales.

Nice one, Coca-cola...

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Company: Nintendo

Year introduced: 1995

What it was: Portable game console

Virtual Boy was game console maker Nintendo’s early foray into virtual reality technology. However, the company discontinued the portable console less than a year after its 1995 release, selling just 770,000 units globally. It is known as one of the company’s worst failures. To cut costs and reduce battery drain, Nintendo used only black and red shades in Virtual Boy games, which bothered some users. Using the Virtual Boy also caused eye strain in some users, which led Nintendo to include an automatic shutoff mechanism.

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 
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Company: Nintendo

Year introduced: 1995

What it was: Portable game console

Virtual Boy was game console maker Nintendo’s early foray into virtual reality technology. However, the company discontinued the portable console less than a year after its 1995 release, selling just 770,000 units globally. It is known as one of the company’s worst failures. To cut costs and reduce battery drain, Nintendo used only black and red shades in Virtual Boy games, which bothered some users. Using the Virtual Boy also caused eye strain in some users, which led Nintendo to include an automatic shutoff mechanism.

Jokes on you, my sealed product is worth more than your PS4. Calc that IRR and suck it.

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Invested in a product dev/prototyping company. Sometimes they end up working with ex-dr's/lawyers/etc... that are bored/semi-retired an have way too much money to burn.

My favorite so far is someone who had them do a weighted drink bottle you could workout with but when the liquid is depleted (as you drink) it throws things off completely obviously. They brought this up with the guy right away but he still ordered a FUCK TON of product. He couldn't give it away and I guess it went to the dump. He refused to listen initially and just YOLO'd on the initial purchase order.

 
"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

lmao someone threw MS at it, meaning they are a fan of the Aztek

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

I remember this looking so bad when it came out. Nowadays with all the crossovers and hatchbacks on the road? It actually looks better / more functional than those.

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Virtual Toy Ping Pong by Sharper Image. It does not work, seriously; buy one and tell me otherwise - just keep your receipt. If that’s not going to happen, please at least Google it’s ASIN ‘B07BRH8VPT’ and read the first (Top) review, by Cody97, on Amazon.

 

Zima - It actually didn't taste that bad if I remember it.

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Part of the 90s “clear craze” that also birthed Crystal Pepsi and Tab Clear, this non-beer alcoholic bottled beverage was designed to compete with the successful wine cooler category. It was reportedly lemon lime flavored and astoundingly managed to stay in production until 2008 when it was discontinued in the US.

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This one was an unfortunate hit with hard-partying youths: booze and caffeine. It kept you drunk and wired for as long as you could stomach the dangerous beverage, which put more than a few consumers in the hospital. Maybe not technically a flop, because sales of the “blackout in a can” spiked when the FDA banned its original booze-and-caffeine formula (savvy consumers and speculators alike hastily stockpiled remaining cans) and the company released a caffeine-less formulation (currently available), it’s nonetheless a cautionary tale about over-innovating (and over-consuming).

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That shit was wild. I remember being older in college when they came out with a well established alcohol tolerance. They went down easily without any burn so I drank two while pre-gaming and walked to a party. I don't remember the party, getting home, or anything before waking up the next morning.

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We can't forget ... the KFC doubledown!! I've actually eaten one of these... after a heavy training session... it was a bit much -

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"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 
"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 
"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 
"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

How has nobody yet mentioned the worst product of all time. HeadOn couldn't make any sort of medical claims because it did literally nothing, but it did win by having possibly the worst commercial of all time:

The only difference between Asset Management and Investment Research is assets. I generally see somebody I know on TV on Bloomberg/CNBC etc. once or twice a week. This sounds cool, until I remind myself that I see somebody I know on ESPN five days a week.
 

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