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Paladone Happy Man Bottle Opener
by k444tmc I had came across Paladone Happy Man range on Amazon a few months ago when looking at the quirky gadget section on Amazon - there is a total of three to choose from - Bottle Opening, Bottle Stopper and Corkscrew - as a lady who doesn't care very much for wine (unless its very expensive pink and bubbly!) and prefers a bottle of budweiser ... I picked the bottle opener as I felt I would get miles more use out of it! ... And you ask why I bought this? I thought it looked very cute (as well as rude) and is a bit of a conversation starting when I have guests over! As well as the fact its a little bit different to your standard bottle opener! When I recieved this from Amazon the Happy Man came packaged with a protective plastic molded around it which needed a scissor job to cut into - being truthful I thought this would be made out of cheap plastic and was worried it would come damaged as a result but how it has outdone my expectations in more ways than one! When you bang it down on a surface it does give you that cheap plastic clunk noise - but in actual fact its very well made and not feeble in the slightest. Another way it has lived up to my expectations is the amount of detail on the appearance - its very funny to look at in terms of its smily happy face (eyes and mouth) moulded into the head... the tiny little hands, arms, legs and feet... and the buttocks on the back when you turn it around! Then of course the main feature - the penis shape which sticks out the front has the bottle opener carved into the middle of it. Due to Happy Man being shaped to be bent slightly backwardswith the weight of the arms on the back and the penis bottle opener on the front he actually stands up on his own balancing perfectly due to the way he is proportioned. The shape of the Happy man in terms of torso, arms and legs make holding this in your hand whilst opening a bottle very comfortable which was unexpected - remember this was bought as a novelty item rather than an item of comfort! So up until now, the Happy Man appears perfect in everyway... one thing I thought would really let him down was the ability to open bottles - being considered more a novelty than a practical item. The metal carved into the bottle opener like the plastic is made from good metal which is rounded off in at the sides to easily grip on to every type of bottle I have used this against. I have actually found this tends to work better at opening bottles better than a standard bottle opener from a shop! In all - I love this! Although as previously mentioned I am not a huge wine drinker I want to buy the matching bottle stopper and corkscrew just to go with my bottle opener as I believe they would be just as good comically and practically as what I have found in this little guy! The only issues I have had with this bottle opener are the opinions of a couple of others who think its a little bit too rude and don't see the funny side... which is my family really. My mum was a little bit disgusted in this and my Grandmother nearly choked on her false teeth when she got an eyeful of this! My 6 year old daughter however found it very funny - I did make a habit out of hiding it away from her innocent eyes but she did find it, have a little laugh about it then forgot about it. So I would just say beware around children (and older family members who may not see the funny side!) So to sum it up - Very durable, it actually is practical and is a funny little thing to look at. I would recommend this to everyone! ********** At present you can buy this on Amazon for £6.50 which is about the price I had paid for it! Read the complete review |
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Paladone Pac-Man Alarm Clock
by wigglylittleworm The Paladone Pac Man alarm clock was one of those bargains which I spotted when browsing Amazon last year looking for stocking fillers. At a price of £5 (current selling price is a hefty £15) it looked like the type of fun gadget which would both raise a smile when it was opened and be useful throughout the year. The alarm clock ... stands around 5 inches or so high and features a bright yellow spherical Pac Man with his mouth open sitting atop a black square base. It is very cute, the type of object which will happily brighten up a kid's bedroom. The plastic construction feels cheap and light so it is not the type of clock which will withstand many bumps. The time is told on a tiny LCD screen inside Pac Man's mouth which is not the easiest to read, especially in a dark bedroom although on the other hand there is no annoying glare from lit numbers which can be annoying in a darkened room. The clock and alarm are easy to set using the easily accessible buttons on the front of the unit. The alarm is really loud; it plays the Pac Man music and then beeps repeatedly like the noise of the Pac Man ghosts. It does not always wake my daughter up but certainly had me running to her bedroom as it woke me and I would shout at her to get it turned off! There is also a snooze function for those who want an extra few minutes of shut eye before forcing themselves out of bed. The alarm clock runs on batteries only so no mains lead trailing across the room, the battery life is excellent and in the few months the clock worked the batteries never needed changing once. The alarm clock is fun but never lasted for very long. After 10 months or so the alarm stopped working completely, since the rest of the clock worked fine I think it was some kind of wire that came loose. Obviously an alarm clock which no longer has an alarm function is totally useless so Pac Man went in the bin, the clock not being good enough to keep the unit for. As a fiver stocking filler this was a reasonable buy despite the fact it only lasted a few months but I certainly wouldn't pay any more than that for a gadget with a limited life span. Read the complete review |
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Paladone Desktop Henry Vacuum Cleaner
by SB0148 I was given this as a gift. It sits on my desk at work. It looks fun and makes my desk look a little more interesting. I have used it as a vacuum cleaner! Mainly to pick up crumbs, but to be honest it's not really worth the hassle of using it as it's easier just to brush crumbs to the floor. It is by no means a powerful vacuum cleaner - ... this is much more of a novelty gift, being a mini replica of an actual vacuum cleaner that was popular many years ago. I also see a couple of these on other peoples' desks. In my opinion they are great as 'secret santa' type gifts for those people in the office whom you don't know too well, or likewise for those colleagues who are known to be messy! I feel it is more of a decorative gift than a functional gift and probably wouldn't buy one for someone else unless I was totally stuck for ideas - after all it isn't ridiculously cheap. Read the complete review |
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