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Is This Possibly The Worst Travel Product Ever?

December 28, 2009 at 5:04 PM | by | Comments (2)

The Airplane Seat Back Valet is arguably the worst travel accessory in the history of travel gear, which is quite an accomplishment given the competition. Not only does it violate Jaunted's ironclad "productivity and comfort don't justify looking like a tool" rule, but it doesn't even enhance comfort or productivity.

You don't need your passport or your tickets or what seems to be a second wallet during the flight. Keeping them there just means you'll have to take the valet on and off every time someone wants to get out of the row. Or every time you need to use your tray for food or laptop work. Or every time the passenger in front of you leans back and knocks it into your knees. This is not a useful product. If you purchase it for $39.95, you'll not only be wasting money but you'll be announcing to everyone that you really don't understand what airplane travel is all about.

Now let's take a moment and play a fun game we just invented. It's called "Find Yuppie Items That The TSA Says Are National Security Threats." Seriously. Look at this photo: gels, thermoses, sharp pens, that weird iPhone looking thing. It's a bunch of ordinary stuff that gets carried around by ordinary people. They're the business consultant equivalents of the people who buy designer luggage. They scream trying too hard.

But you know what those people are not? Terrorists!

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· The Airplane Seat Back Valet [Hammacher Schlemmer]
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Terrible!

Oh wow, that is truly one of the worst ideas in the history of travel gear. I can't imagine who thought this would be handy or worse, who actually bought one!
Megan Eaves on December 29, 2009 at 7:11 PM #Permalink

Just Awful

It is obvious the person who came up with the idea does not travel much and the team who made it up was afraid to knock it down. People get paid to design things like this? You wonder what people think - the thermos itself on a right-side aisle seat would hit the anything coming down. The list is endless - it's bad enough in the back of the bus, this would just add to the claustrophobia.
gzaharoff on August 27, 2010 at 1:43 PM #Permalink

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