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Who else thought Leak Frogs were alarm clocks when you first saw them? (Or: Woot Misconceptions)

May 1, 2012 11:55 PM

Last night, I was going back through the last woot-off reading some comments when I saw this comment reading:
At first, I thought this was an alarm clock that would stream water onto the sleeping person. I would have bought some of those!

I realized this is exactly what I thought they were when I first heard people talking about them, before I figured out what they were really for. Just wondering how many other people thought this and if there were any other products that you thought were something they weren't. I seem to remember a lot of funny comments about those emergency flashlights sell-out was selling for a dollar a couple months ago.

cowboydann cowboydann

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I thought the BOC was something you set on fire in front of your neighbor's house...now I race to buy one.

okham okham
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Being an Ex-Low Volt sales person I do know what a leak detector is for but can totally see how people would be confused. Those poor little froggies dont belong in the dark would be damp places in the house. Alarm Clocks sound like a lot more fun. And who in there right mind wouldn't want to wake up to water being splashed on there face. Dann......you now have your million dollar idea, get to prototyping!

mommyleah mommyleah
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@okham: You're not supposed to do that?

gideonfrost gideonfrost
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@gideonfrost: I found you can do the same thing for much less than $8. I record the jersey shore, put it in a bag, then light it up. Everybody wins.

okham okham
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I thought they were alarms to warn you your kid had wet the bed, but only for a moment, then I figured it out. Now I wonder if they would work for that?
Hi @cowboydann : )

pickypickypicky pickypickypicky
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@okham: Now that is a bag of crap!

pickypickypicky pickypickypicky
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Hi @Pickypickypicky!

cowboydann cowboydann
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I got them in my first BOC and I had no idea what they were. I shoved them into the closet and when my brother asked what I got with the BOC, I told him some plastic frogs. He just about flipped and told me what they were. They are still in the closet.

druke druke

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