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Just 33 Products That’ll Make You Say “Oh. My. God.” Out Loud, They’re That Good
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Kevin MacLeod · incompetech.com · CC BY 4.0
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A BuzzFeed roundup lists 33 products the writer says will provoke exclamations of astonishment, opening with a $17.99 hard water stain remover and a $169 fleece blanket from Urban Outfitters. The stain remover's featured review describes the reviewer stopping mid-cleaning, mid-shock, to write it, having tried vinegar, baking soda and expensive commercial cleaners first.
As with similar posts, the piece discloses that HuffPost receives a share from retailers linked in the article, a detail that arrives well after the promise of squeal-worthy duck-shaped purses and cloud-soft blankets.
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A woman got so excited about a bottle of shower cleaner she paused her chores to write about it, and now it is doing promotional work for a blanket that costs more than some people's rent. That is the whole trick of these lists: borrow one person's genuine delight and stretch it over 33 items that did not earn it. The stain remover might be fine. The duck purse is doing a lot of unearned lifting.