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No One Wants To Talk About This Embarrassing Part Of Aging — But This Small Toilet Tool Can Help
Filed 1h ago · Via HuffPost · The Buffoon Desk
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HuffPost's shopping desk introduces the Bottom Buddy, a $45 ergonomic toilet wand with a curved handle and a soft, petal-shaped head designed to grip toilet paper or wipes.
The piece frames the product as helping people with limited mobility clean themselves more easily, citing an Amazon reviewer who compared it favorably to straighter competing wands.
The article discloses that HuffPost may earn a commission on purchases made through its links.
The full dispatch is available from the source below.
✒ FROM THE EDITORIAL DESK
A wand that helps somebody with a bad shoulder is a fine thing, no argument there. But calling it journalism instead of an ad with a byline is like your neighbor selling you his old lawnmower and calling it a home visit. The commission disclosure buried at the top tells you everything the headline won't.