40 Crazy-Looking Gadgets You Can’t Help But Want, As Shared By The “Odditymall” Facebook Page (New Pics)

Feeling bored? Quite like a Bored Panda (excuse the pun)? I’ve got something for you that will get you all the more excited! Are you ready? Let’s go… shopping! But not just any kind of shopping—online shopping! The world is at your fingertips and with one press of a button and the numbers of a credit card, everything you desire can be yours!

If you’re struggling to come up with things that you don’t have or can actually buy (your crush’s love isn’t one of them, sorry), then don’t worry, as Odditymall has us all covered! Started in April 2013, the Facebook page has been featuring unique and unusual gadgets, gizmos, tech, gift ideas, crafts, design, architecture, DIY projects, and much more. Their 3M followers seem to very much enjoy them all!

Ryan, the page's founder, told Bored Panda that the idea for Odditymall came from "seeing the popularity of a few other similar sites and we thought we could make it better!" Hundreds of videos went viral, garnering over 1B views on Facebook in 2016, and the rest is history.

Ryan believes that a lot of our interest for these silly-looking gadgets stems from the fact that we've seen all that normality has to offer. "Everyone has seen the normal and boring gift ideas that everyone seems to get (candles, plants, whatever else...) and none of that is very eye-catching," he said.

"We would often come across some of these very unique and interesting products online that no one has really heard about or seen and thought we could not only bring them to people's attention so they could buy them as a gift, but also make it a form of entertainment browsing through these odd products and gadgets through our website."

The meme “shut up and take my money!” fits incredibly well with each and every one of their weird, yet oddly charming, finds. But that begs the question: why do we buy so much seemingly useless, random, or absolutely weird stuff? Why do we buy so much in general? Do we need 5 more books when the bookshelf is full of unread ones? Yes, we do, George.

Retail therapy isn’t only a fancy lyric in an Ariana Grande song, it’s a real phenomenon. It’s shopping with the primary purpose of improving the buyer's mood with so-called “comfort buys.” According to Abraham Maslow and his hierarchy of needs, human beings need far more than just the bare necessities to help them feel safe, loved, and capable of reaching their full potential.

Clinical psychologist Scott Bea explains that there’s a lot of psychological and therapeutic value in shopping, when done in moderation. “Whether you’re adding items to your shopping cart online or visiting your favorite boutique for a few hours, you do get a psychological and emotional boost,” he says. “Shopping and its sensory stimulation gets us to visualize positive outcomes [that] can create positive anticipation and can reduce anxiety.”

A 2014 study from the Journal of Consumer Psychology found that retail therapy not only makes people happier immediately, but it can also fight lingering sadness. Another 2014 study by the University of Michigan showed that purchasing things you personally enjoy can be up to 40 times more effective at giving you a sense of control than not shopping.