Back in the early 80's, I bought for our family what I thought was a pretty nifty kitchen accessory, the revolutionary Tuna Turner by Hoan with Charlie Tuna pitching "Perfect every time!".
We parted with our underwhelming Tuna Turner in a garage sale shortly after our one-and-only experience; not only hand-cranking our acrylic and steel Tuna Turner filled to the top with a slurry of mayonnaise, mustard, dill, celery, onion, pickle, tuna and hard-boiled egg, but the ridiculous, labor intensive effort it took to clean up afterward. So much for the claims of "Quick & Easy," "No Fork- No Mess!"
Twenty-five years later, my husband searched and found this Tuna Turner in mint condition on eBay and bought it, which I consider wasteful spending, but at least he's never used it. Being the quirky guy that he is, he saw the value in collecting what he considers should be on the Top 10 list of Mother of All Labor-Increasing Devices, designed by an engineer with no comprehension of its use that can be replaced by a fork.
To give honor where honor is due, today I entered my photo of The Tuna Turner into Huffington Post's: "No Impact Week: The Most Ridiculous, Wasteful, Consumer Product Ever!"
Huffington Post - "A major theme throughout No Impact Week has been consumption, and how much we buy (and waste!) that is unnecessary. Here at HuffPost Green we've been thinking a lot about consumerism, and in the spirit of cutting back, we thought it was worth highlighting some of the most insane and unnecessary products out there right now. An automatic spinning ice cream cone, an avocado slicer, and a snuggie for your puppy... some of the products created and sold in this country are truly ludicrous and unnecessary. Be sure to vote for the most outrageous offender.What can you think of, or actually own, that is a Tuna Turner-ish insanely wasteful product? Share it here, share it on Huffington Post.
However, we know that we've only reached the tip of the iceberg in terms of wasteful product that are out there. HuffPost Green would love to see these crazy products that you've come across (through website screenshots) or even have around your house."
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