Shared Girlfriend
The Shared Girlfriend service rented sex dolls. They were made of high-quality silicon with anatomy...
Amstrad Em@iler
An early attempt at an all-in-one telephone/email messenger with Internet access.
Colgate Kitchen Entrees
Colgate launched a line of frozen food in the 1960s. This was a mistake ...
Heinz Purple ketchup
Ketchup in Blastin’ Green, Funky Purple, Stellar Blue, Passion Pink, Awesome Orange, and Totally Teal.
Blockbuster
Blockbuster was a chain of home movie and video game rental shops. In 2004, it was an enormous company with over 9,000 stores.
Little Miss No Name
An alternative to Barbie. It wanted to teach little girls compassion and the realities of life for those less fortunate.
Lifesavers Holes
Lifesavers Holes were supposed to resemble the punched holes from the original candies
Spray-on Condom
We are not all created equal. Condoms can be too big. Or too small. For some of us, it is hard to find the perfect fit.
Gerber Singles
Singles: adult food in baby-food-jars. It seemed like a smart idea: a convenient alternative for single adults who didn’t want to cook.
Facebook Gifts
Facebook Gifts was a clumsy attempt at e-commerce by a company desperate to start making money.
Donald Trump - the Game
This game is was described as a boring and complicated variation of the popular game Monopoly
Fisher-Price video recorder PXL-2000
The PXL-2000 was a video recorder made by the Fisher-Price toy company. The innovation was its use of a standard audiocassettes...
Lego Fiber Optic
In the early 2000s, LEGO was close to bankruptcy with poor management and runaway costs.
Persil Power
When Unilever launched their new innovative detergent, Persil Power, they were warned by their main competitor, P&G, that their new formula was too powerful for general use and could harm clothes.