Monday, August 27, 2012

Inside Cabin


I was flying to New York on Delta Airlines, flipping through Sky Mall magazine because my MacBook, iPad, and iPhone all had to be powered down for take off, when I came across an ad for Sea Shield,TM a great new product for waterproofing all your Apple toys. It was exactly what I needed. Then I saw the price, $39.98 for a what was essentially a Ziploc bag. I got angry because I realized that I can buy a box of 250 one-gallon double zipper Ziploc bags for only $39.98 – that’s 16 cents per bag. Even I can make money with a 250 percent markup.


Angry that I had not come up with the idea first, I turned a more critical eye towards the product. Did I really need to waterproof my iPad? I looked at the picture in the advertisement and started to wonder. How does a grown man find himself plunging into the ocean wearing a dress shirt and tie, flailing to catch a falling iPad? What scenario could possibly lead to that predicament? Having just completed a two week cruise with my wife, it dawned on me just how easily one could find themselves in that situation.

Maybe it was formal night aboard the cruise ship Coral Princess. Maybe his wife was taking forever primping and pruning in preparation for dinner. He might have made a few snide comments in an ill advised attempt to encourage her to hurry up. He might have been standing on his stateroom balcony just reading his iPad while waiting for his lovely wife to move her ass and finish getting dressed. Perhaps he said something inappropriate in response to a question about whether her dress made her ass look fat. Perhaps she pushed him off their stateroom balcony into the frigid Alaskan water. It could happen. That’s why I always get an inside cabin; it’s much safer.
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26 comments:

  1. Who Woulda Thought?August 27, 2012 at 6:41 AM

    Another scenario could be the he is a guy on a business trip and just landed the big sale, he celebrated into the wee hours of the morning and the other guys he met at the resort wanted to play a game of beach football, no football around the choose the next best thing....not the I have ever done anything like that before.

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  2. Stacie @ Snaps and BitsAugust 27, 2012 at 7:44 AM

    I hate it when I see people making so much money off of ideas I should have thought of! There are so many ridiculous ideas too. Glad you stayed safe on the inside!

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  3. GinaAugust 27, 2012 at 9:40 AM

    There really and truly is a great product for iPhones that's a "normal" case and totally waterproof as my daughter just needed to test by dropping MY phone into a glass full of water and taking a video. She wanted proof. I believed the packaging. FUN post. I'd push firmly for a fat ass comment, too. And not saying you made one...

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  4. The world according to MichelAugust 27, 2012 at 3:09 PM

    Or he jumped out of sheer frustration....

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  5. KenjaAugust 28, 2012 at 7:08 AM

    I understand primping, but do I really want to know what your wife was pruning?

    I love Sky Mall. Sky Mall helps me find things I would have never known I had to have otherwise.

    I found a product I wanted in one, searched the same product on Amazon and got it $20 cheaper.

    I would definitely stay in the inside cabin from now on. You're going to be in trouble once the wife finds out you told everyone that she has to prune.

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    1. JoeAugust 28, 2012 at 7:34 AM

      You don't want to know about the pruning.

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  6. IASoupMamaAugust 28, 2012 at 8:13 AM

    Yeah... that inside cabin sounds like a safe bet. And I totally hate it when I see someone making money off an idea that is so obvious and duh! inducing...

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  7. carrieAugust 28, 2012 at 8:20 AM

    Maybe he was trying to find a signal all the way out there in waist deep water, tripped on a sea shell and now boom. Look there. His IPAD is ruined. Good! He looks like he's in the middle of the bahamas. He should get off his damn gadgets and enjoy it.

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  8. Jester QueenAugust 28, 2012 at 8:43 AM

    I can absolutely imagine the scenario where the outraged wife pushes him in. Sounds like it might be safer to own one, though, right?

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  9. AnonymousAugust 28, 2012 at 9:07 AM

    Was this a sponsored post? An altogether great endorsement for this product (and for cruise lines trying to sell inside cabins). I say push for a hefty commission from both! Fun post!

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    1. JoeAugust 28, 2012 at 9:24 AM

      This was not a sponsored post. The only reason I included all the links was to see if helps it pop in the search engines.

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  10. ChristieAugust 28, 2012 at 9:37 AM

    You just never know when something will come in handy until you need it, right?

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  11. StephAugust 28, 2012 at 12:21 PM

    Funny post. I've missed seeing you on the grid. I love where that ridiculous photo took your imagination. Nicely done.

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    1. JoeAugust 28, 2012 at 2:04 PM

      Thanks Stephanie, I've been too busy to post on regular basis. I'm hoping that the end of summer will get me back into the writing routine again.

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  12. Melisa @ just begin from hereAugust 28, 2012 at 2:50 PM

    Joe, you crack me up! I think you're onto something with the Ziplocs.

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  13. GiaAugust 28, 2012 at 3:53 PM

    Heheheh. I've poured quite a few drinks on my electronics over the years. It's tempting to buy.

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  14. LarksAugust 28, 2012 at 9:41 PM

    LOL! Ok. I seriously love this. One *might* find himself in that predicament, yes. But it's cool because Sky Mall's ridiculous products would *totally* fix that situation... ;-P

    Seriously great post!

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  15. Kinley DaneAugust 29, 2012 at 6:25 AM

    So funny! I thought the same thing when I saw that picture...how in the heck is that guy plunging into the ocean with his iPad!? But the cruise ship and angry wife makes perfect sense!

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  16. Michelle LongoAugust 29, 2012 at 9:05 AM

    Love it!! You have such a way with short and sweet!!

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  17. CindyAugust 29, 2012 at 2:09 PM

    Yay! Joe is back! I LOVE the pictures in the Sky Mall catalog. I think we could do a whole blog just on those.

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  18. Christie tateAugust 29, 2012 at 8:16 PM

    Nothing beats sky mall! Love this post. Envious of your cruise. Have missed your posts.

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  19. PippiAugust 29, 2012 at 11:42 PM

    I love the scenarios of exactly how the iPad could fall overboard!

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  20. JackAugust 30, 2012 at 12:00 AM

    Skymall magazines make me believe that there is still time for me to invent all the stuff I came up with as a kid.

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  21. Louise DucoteAugust 30, 2012 at 10:14 AM

    I bet nobody reads Skymall during the play-with-electronics portion of the flight so it has to be kooky and memorable during its few moments to shine. . .Welcome back to the grid.

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  22. Dude of The HouseAugust 30, 2012 at 4:14 PM

    You and I think alike. I see ads like that and wonder who in the world sees that goofy picture and is sold on the product by it.

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  23. Sisterhood of the Sensible MomsAugust 30, 2012 at 6:02 PM

    So inside cabin or the wisdom to keep your mouth shut. It's good to have at least one of those. :) Ellen

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