Wallet Ninja

Originally Posted by Lonewolf

Good Lord, people... I only asked if anyone had seen it in a store.

Sorry, but this cheesy crap was just too much for me to stand by silently.

I'm debating the actual usefulness of this product.

Can opener: could actually be useful

Fruit peeler: I can't remember how many times I've been out in the sticks
thinking "My God, if I only had a fruit peeler.
"My kingdom for a freakin' fruit peeler!!!!"

Bottle opener: Everything should come with a bottle opener.

Hex wrenches: Have anyone ever had to use one of these things
that there wasn't shit in the way requiring a socket wrench to use..?
You might get lucky and find a nut that you can loosen but not often.
Might be good if your name is MacGuyver.

Ruler: 3 whole inches. Wow...that will come in handy when I measure half of a dollar bill
or my first boyfriend's penis.

Letter opener:

Box opener: Marginally useful...I just grab my keys and slit the box open with a key.

Cell phone stand: Just stick a piece of cardboard in there and prop it up.
I don't think I'd be using this to hold my expensive cell phone up, so I could watch a video.
You just know this is going to end up with a phone with a shattered screen
after it toppled over and fell on the floor and broke.

Screwdriver: The regular heads will be alright, but you know the philip's heads
will be the wrong sizes.
They'll be too small for the bigger screws, and too big for the tiny screws.
Occasionally you could get lucky and find the right screw and use it,
if the screw isn't too tight because like the hex wretches,
you're not going to get much torque with that tiny card.

I have no doubt that the guy who invented it will end up a millionaire though.
Guys love gadgets and this pretty much fits the bill.

[DoctorNo]

Originally Posted by Frosty

When I see people on TV/videos getting way too excited over marginally useful crap,
I'll change the channel every time.

The best are for urinary catheters. While very useful, no one is that overjoyed about sticking a plastic tube up their dick.

[alexora]

Originally Posted by Frosty

I have no doubt that the guy who invented it will end up a millionaire though.
Guys love gadgets and this pretty much fits the bill.

This kind of device is nothing new. For the last 20 years I've been carrying this:

Originally Posted by alexora

This kind of device is nothing new. For the last 20 years I've been carrying this:

Yes, but half the guys will buy this because it's called the "Wallet Ninja",
while yours is quite boring being called "Survival Aids".

Branding is half of the sale.

P.S. If that's actually yours, at least it looks like it's been used.
Most people will buy the ninja and it'll just sit in their wallets,
and yours does have a small saw, which could be useful.

[alexora]

Originally Posted by Frosty

P.S. If that's actually yours, at least it looks like it's been used.
Most people will buy the ninja and it'll just sit in their wallets,
and yours does have a small saw, which could be useful.

Yeah: it's the actual tool I carry. Took that pic at my desk yesterday.

I haven't ever had to use the saw, but have used the can opener, screwdriver, bottle opener and wire stripper many times.

[mysteryman]

wouldn't it be easier to just buy one of these? Or aren't they "cool" anymore? lol



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[alexora]

Originally Posted by mysteryman

wouldn't it be easier to just buy one of these? Or aren't they "cool" anymore? lol



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Here in the UK they aren't legal if any of the blades are over 3" long (or even smaller if the blade can be locked in the open position): this restricts what pocket knifes people may carry on their person or even in the glove compartment of their car.

More,

[Soon2BFit]

Originally Posted by alexora

Yeah: it's the actual tool I carry. Took that pic at my desk yesterday.

I haven't ever had to use the saw, but have used the can opener, screwdriver, bottle opener and wire stripper many times.

I would think that the saw would cut in your pants or wallet unless it's dull.

[alexora]

Originally Posted by Soon2BFit

I would think that the saw would cut in your pants or wallet unless it's dull.

For over 20 years it has resided in one of the various credit card pouches in the wallets I have used up to now, and in each of every one of them neither the blade or saw has been the cause of any damage.

Maybe I was lucky, but those are the numbers.