This is a really odd product. Of everyone I’ve shown this to, the common response has been “What in the hell?” The background is that you have a wet, slippery bar of soap that will dissolve, get all gross and disgusting, and is difficult to keep in its dish. 
So the genius behind this one had the brilliant idea of attaching a magnet to a little spike. The unfortunate owner of the uncooperative bar of soap can subsequently mash the spike-magnet into the bar of soap. When it’s properly secured, the owner can then affix the soap to the accompanying metallic mounting hardware, which in turns prevents the soap from slipping away and/or dissolving prematurely.
OK, let’s break it down. There are so many issues with this one I feel compelled to address…
First, who in this day and age uses bars of soap? Doesn’t everyone use the gel body wash stuff? Chances are, if you’re one of the Luddites who hasn’t switched to shower gel, you probably aren’t the type of person who is so particular that slimy bars of soap make you crazy.
Also, does anyone else find it problematic that the magnet is attached to a spike? I mean, in order for this to work, you would have to really push the spike into the soap forcefully; otherwise it would just fall out. I’m not sure if it’s such a good idea to try to cram a spike in a slippery bar of soap. I can only imagine that more than a few people who’ve attempted to use this product have ended up looking like they’ve been divinely afflicted with the stigmata.
Speaking of the spike, has anyone thought about what happens when you do manage to get it firmly embedded? I imagine that the first few times of use are probably uneventful. I could even imagine that the user of this product would feel a certain amount of satisfaction. But what happens when the soap is worn down enough on the one side to where the spike pokes through? That will either ruin many a washcloth, or if you’re the type of person who just lathers up with the bar of soap directly, it will at worst make you look like you were on the losing end of a fight with Freddy Kruger. At best, it will open up that wound on your hand you initially suffered when forcing the spike into the bar.
And God forbid that the thing fall out without your noticing. The last thing I want in my shower is a spike on the floor that will impale my foot and send me crashing through the shower door.
This is a terrible, terrible solution that not only fails to solve a problem, but also poses a serious risk to gullible bar-soap users.
Solution without a problem scale: 5 out of 5
So the genius behind this one had the brilliant idea of attaching a magnet to a little spike. The unfortunate owner of the uncooperative bar of soap can subsequently mash the spike-magnet into the bar of soap. When it’s properly secured, the owner can then affix the soap to the accompanying metallic mounting hardware, which in turns prevents the soap from slipping away and/or dissolving prematurely.
OK, let’s break it down. There are so many issues with this one I feel compelled to address…
First, who in this day and age uses bars of soap? Doesn’t everyone use the gel body wash stuff? Chances are, if you’re one of the Luddites who hasn’t switched to shower gel, you probably aren’t the type of person who is so particular that slimy bars of soap make you crazy.
Also, does anyone else find it problematic that the magnet is attached to a spike? I mean, in order for this to work, you would have to really push the spike into the soap forcefully; otherwise it would just fall out. I’m not sure if it’s such a good idea to try to cram a spike in a slippery bar of soap. I can only imagine that more than a few people who’ve attempted to use this product have ended up looking like they’ve been divinely afflicted with the stigmata.
Speaking of the spike, has anyone thought about what happens when you do manage to get it firmly embedded? I imagine that the first few times of use are probably uneventful. I could even imagine that the user of this product would feel a certain amount of satisfaction. But what happens when the soap is worn down enough on the one side to where the spike pokes through? That will either ruin many a washcloth, or if you’re the type of person who just lathers up with the bar of soap directly, it will at worst make you look like you were on the losing end of a fight with Freddy Kruger. At best, it will open up that wound on your hand you initially suffered when forcing the spike into the bar.
And God forbid that the thing fall out without your noticing. The last thing I want in my shower is a spike on the floor that will impale my foot and send me crashing through the shower door.
This is a terrible, terrible solution that not only fails to solve a problem, but also poses a serious risk to gullible bar-soap users.
Solution without a problem scale: 5 out of 5
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