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Online shopping is full of regrets. But it can be really entertaining too.

A few days ago, Lexi Brown from Minnesota made a tweet, saying "A hobby of mine is finding ridiculous items for sale at Nordstrom's." Brown also attached a picture of her best find yet—a Pavé Chair Bag.

If you also can't understand the purpose of this sparkling little chair, don't worry. Its sellers are as clueless as we all are. "Always have a front-row seat thanks to this sparkly pavé folding chair made in collaboration with lifestyle brand Myreality," they wrote in the product description. "Shown on the runway at New York Fashion Week, this bedazzled object d’art doesn't actually carry anything, except for a conversation." And people loved it.

The tweet instantly blew up, receiving nearly 170K likes and inspiring others to share their hilarious discoveries as well. Continue scrolling and check them out!

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Can you have a recording of the person talking too. Kinda make it like futurama style.

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Nordstrom is an American luxury department store chain. Founded back in 1901 by John W. Nordstrom and Carl F. Wallin, it originated as a shoe store and evolved into a full-line retailer with departments for clothing, footwear, handbags, jewelry, accessories, cosmetics, and fragrances.

Some stores feature home furnishings and wedding departments, and several also have in-house cafes, restaurants, and espresso bars.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm surprised Gwenthy Paltrow hasn't sold this on her Goop Website with some ridiculous disclaimer that it protects from vampires.

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Softsquatch
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

use it to bludgeon yourself to death with when you realise you spent $300 on a brick

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Biana Vacker
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The first thing that came to min was 'Their taking Brason to the next level'

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Grumble O'Pug
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is like a test of just how stupid their base actually is.

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Emmy
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Lol why buy it when you can make it? I would probably fail but its the thought that counts.

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M O'Connell
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

People have been making fired-clay bricks 'themselves' for 6000 years, give it a try!

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Shirley Heyn
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And then you have to add S&H of $100 because bricks are heavy. . .

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JessG
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They should just call it "the universal car opener"... seriously though, is it only a brick? Does it open or something? This has to be a joke

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Xandra
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Maybe someone is conducting a study on how far human stupidity can go. I can find no other explanation for this...

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Oskar vanZandt
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A ridiculously expensive rock with which to hit yourself in your stupid face if you "drunk buy" this online...

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Anthony Finney
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Imagine building a house using those high priced little clay sculptures! Hell, I'd need to take out a mortgage if I built a dog house!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can go get a brick, and carve "Supreme" onto it! And it won't cost me $300 damn dollars either.

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Demongrrrrl
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Throw it through the window of the person who bought the bedazzled chair. Or the person who bought the rock in a leather pouch.

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Dave Chapman
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Is it a brick of Premium Afghan Hashish?? THAT would be a Steal... ;)

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This was mocked in a Phineas and Ferb cartoon: https://youtu.be/FgyonkrEWik 4195E9AC-2...9-jpeg.jpg 4195E9AC-23D9-4675-BAE4-0BB782F2BF85-6084a830369d9-jpeg.jpg

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Efraim Ondrej Kubik
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But you people do know that this is the point? It is overpriced because it is a colelctible piece of art. Just like Lego - bla bla bla, overpriced plastic. But buy a good one and wait for some 5 years. Thank me later.

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catherine todd
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'd buy this brick and that rock to throw at the people who designed, sold and purchased this trash!

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Geoff Rogers
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Where's the leather holder? They can't expect to compete with the rock if the can't be bothered adding value.

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Mickie Shea
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To elucidate, "Supreme Bricks" were some of the first bricks around and are part of the American heritage. Highly collectable in the deeper south.

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Steven Meyer
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I know a different kind of brick you can buy in Jamaica for $300

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JD Lee
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

For the supreme clueless t**t you know who needs to be hit upside the head with it.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Col. Mustard, in the library, with a brick! (Insert evil laugh)

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

People with too much money will just buy any old damn thing. They're just easily scammed out of it, and they don't care, because to them, its just a tiny amount.

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Lorraine Bryan
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OH! Remember the foam bricks you could buy and throw at people? Yeah, at least you can use this one as a paperweight!

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Michael Capriola Jr.
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And it's not even gold plated. How much do they want for that bridge connecting Brooklyn and Manhattan?

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Bored Dog
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

it would be cheaper to try and carve the logo on a brick...

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Kakofonyx
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've got a great deal on a Superior brick, if anyone is interested. Used only once and wiped clean of any fingerprints.

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Jane Alexander
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Some bricks are worth even more, but they're a different color.

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DanieLegz
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They hit themselves over the head with it before they thought up that price.....?

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Alditekim
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Can you build houses with these? And would the logo be seen through the wall?

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Marilyn Holt
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, you gotta figure some of those dear folk wiith millions of $--what can they do? I mean, they can't just pick up leftover bricks from a construction site. They have to feel trhey actually DONE something. And they'll still have $millions left. Poor souls.

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Kat Hoth
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Really? I thought this firm got in trouble for ripping off other firms.

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Eliza Schuyler
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You could slap a designer name on literally anything and sell it for 100x the price it’s worth

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Elsie
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's a pizza featuring: Beef, pepperoni, sausage, green onions, and mushrooms

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Hermione
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My house has an infinity pool overlooking my two tennis courts. Yeah, well MY house is made out of Supreme bricks...

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Bobert Robertson
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The whole supreme brand is a joke. They just get other companies to make their normal clothes and attach "company a X supreme" to it, and charge 10 times the normal price.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They’ve gotta be shitting bricks, $300? Get outta here

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Anita Pickle
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Okay - how do find these rich people? I can sell them so many bricks for this price! Or more, so that rich person can brag that their brick cost more than this brick.

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Nowadays, no wonder Nordstrom has so many "WTF" items—as of 2021, it operates 100 stores in 32 U.S. states, and 3 Canadian provinces since entering the market in 2014. One location in Puerto Rico was in operation from 2015 through 2020.

The corporate headquarters and flagship store are located in the former Frederick & Nelson building in Seattle, Washington; a second flagship store is located near Columbus Circle in New York City. Its subsidiaries include the off-price department store chain Nordstrom Rack and the members-only online store HauteLook.

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Nordstrom has long been an early adopter of e-commerce, especially among its department store peers. That ethos will serve the upscale retailer well as it weathers the biggest storm in its history, which sent an even bigger chunk of its business online.

The company said at its virtual investor day that sales in Q4 2020, including the key holiday season, fell by a low 20s percentage, capping a devastating year in which the pandemic temporarily shut all of its stores and its clientele eschewed the fashion wares for which Nordstrom is known.

But another big result of the COVID-19 upheaval is that the percentage of sales Nordstrom gets online has risen to about 50% and the company expects that to stick. Which may be the reason why people have been finding so many ridiculous items lately!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

who would even go online shopping and think "you know what, i'll buy some really weird lensless glasses"

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