Come on, let’s get real: Amazon is more than just your average online store. Yeah, it’s where you pick up paper towels and that new novel everyone’s talking about, but it’s also a treasure trove of the completely bizarre, the side-splitting strange, and the wonderfully well-liked. We’re referring to items that will leave you shaking your head, laughing out loud, and perhaps just perhaps hitting that Add to Cart button.
It’s crazy to consider these are more than just concepts from the lab of a crazy scientist for giggles they’re actual products that folks purchase. Sillier still? Many have almost flawless five-star reviews. One man’s “What in the world is this?” is another man’s “OMG, I have to have this in my life asap.”
So buckle up, buttercups, because we’re diving deep into Amazon’s wonderfully weird world. Get ready for a tour of strange, funny, and totally unforgettable finds.
1. Mini Hand Squirrel
When it comes to delightfully weird, vinyl squirrel finger puppets top the list. These covers slip right onto your fingertips, creating the illusion that your hand has transformed into a tiny squirrel body.
Slip them on and you’re guaranteed a round of laughter and probably some strange looks from anyone nearby. One teacher, Kim Komar, shared, “My third graders get a kick out of using this puppet.” Whether you’re entertaining kids or just trying to confuse your cat, these little critters bring pure chaos and comedy.
2. Burritos Dodgeball Card Game
With more than 30,000 five-star ratings, Throw Throw Burrito is half card game, half dodgeball, and completely ridiculous entertainment. The concept? Grab matching cards while throwing around squishy stuffed burritos at your fellow players.
Reviewer Jared Nagreen provided a pro tip: “Throw the burritos out of reach first so you’ll have to grab them ahead of a fight. Seriously, this is probably my favorite game now.” Just be sure to keep fragile things way, way away.
3. Rubber Chicken Purse
Ditch the traditional squeaky chicken toy that this one is wearable. The chicken handbag is a cult object thanks to its sheer peculiarity and unexpected usefulness.
Reviewer Stormvoël nailed it best: “It’s not even all that weird, especially if you have a soft spot for chickens. It’s a perfectly usable and very cute satchel-style purse.” Equally funny and useful, it’s bound to turn heads.
4. Toilet Timer
On first impression, a five-minute bathroom sand timer seems unnecessary. But with more than 13,000 five-star reviews (and a spot on Shark Tank), it’s actually very handy.
Reviewer Wanda D. described, “It was a joke gift and definitely is amusing, but all of our kids flip it once they catch a glimpse of it. The children now attempt to beat the clock, and we’re all more conscious of time spent in there.” What begins as a joke could potentially save you time on the potty.
5. Zen Kitty Litter Box
Chill, this isn’t really a cat litter box. It’s a desktop zen garden that resembles one. It includes a tray, sand, small feline statues, and small rocks to rake into soothing designs.
Reviewer Jerry B. described it as “a beautiful gift for anyone who enjoys felines or the serenity of a zen garden.” Adorable, serene, and 100% free of. you know.
6. Cat-Butt Tissue Holder
Yes, tissues are dispensed straight out of a cat’s behind. Strange? Absolutely. Funny? Even more so.
One reviewer, Sarah, wrote, “I’ve even had a few folks think he was real at first glance! Sturdy, holds a small, square box of tissues well, and is a great talking piece.” Equal parts practical and absurd, this is the tissue box you’ll never forget.
7. Tiny Plastic Babies
What would anyone do with 200 tiny plastic babies? One Amazon customer provided the perfect answer: hide them everywhere.
She admitted, “My fiancé initially thought I only had one or two of these babies. He was wrong. To hear his sigh of relief as he discovers baby #175 has brought me more happiness than I could ever put into words. We’ll be discovering these for the next 70 years.” Proof that sometimes the most unusual purchases make the most memorable memories.
8. Body Vibes Stickers
Straight from Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop empire, these $60 “Body Vibes Stickers” were sold as vibrating energy disks fashioned out of NASA spacesuit material. Supposedly, insomnia and anxiety were alleviated by them.
NASA quickly put the kibosh on that, stating no such material was used in their suits. Physicians described the claims as fake. But hey, they did look mystical, and some folks still sold them. Evidence that marketing can sell anything.
9. Long Reach Comfort Wipe
This notorious infomercial guaranteed to revolutionize bathroom cleanliness by placing toilet paper on the bottom of an 18-inch stick. Sold to the elderly, it was meant to bring back independence.
In real life, customers experienced the paper sliding off constantly, rendering the product more humiliating than liberating. A prime example of a “great concept” gone embarrassingly astray.
10. Scream Jar
Why howl at thin air when you can howl at a jar? This gadget purported to dampen a full-on scream to a whisper.
The catch? It really didn’t. Nevertheless, the concept of containing your anger (literally) is amusing enough to render it a classic.
11. Electric Nose Shaper
For only $14, this product guaranteed a three-minute nonsurgical nose job. You snap it on, it vibrates, and allegedly reform your nose.
Spoiler alert: it doesn’t. What it does do is show how far people will go to market illusions with hyperbolic claims.
12. Contact Lens Jewelry
Dutch designer Eric Klarenbeek went literal with “eye-catching” by designing contact lenses adorned with swinging diamonds. His rationale? A philosophical declaration regarding beauty and identity.
For everyone else, the notion of a jewel swinging off their eyeball has less to do with philosophy and more to do with, “No, thank you.”
13. Evian Water Bra
In 2005, Evian introduced a bra that actually contained spring water in its cups. The concept was hydration and convenience on the go, with an added cooling sensation in warm weather.
Not surprisingly, consumers weren’t keen on lugging around bottled water in their chest. The water bra was soon phased out, existing only as one of the strangest brand experiments of all time.
14. Volkswagen Currywurst
Since 1973, Volkswagen has been producing not only automobiles but sausages as well. Their currywurst “part number 199 398 500 A” is so famous they churn millions of them annually, even supplying branded ketchup to accompany it.
It’s available in supermarkets, football grounds, and even offered as a customer giveaway. A car manufacturer producing sausages may seem strange, but in Germany, it’s a popular tradition.
Wrapping It Up
And there you have it a dive into the quirkily awesome realm of products that somehow, against all probability, exist at all. From vibrating “healing” stickers to cat-butt tissue dispensers and car firm sausages, these products show us human imagination has no bounds.
Some of them make you laugh, some of them make you squirm, and some of them just have you thinking why? But all of them do remind us the world is a surprise and sometimes life is just improved with a little bit of weirdness.
