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The Mid-Week Mumble: The Best Of The Rest

Posted at Wed 27 Jan, at 08:26:00 in General By Tom A

For quite some time now, we’ve been brutally selective about what gets to feature in our Department Store…

In an almost draconian manner we’ve been picking out the ones that don’t fit into a category and discarding them into the vapid ether. If you’re not a toy or related to photography then you’re not coming in!

But yesterday I was hangin’ out in the stock room (you know, ‘cos that’s normal…), casting my eyes over a sorry sight indeed – a sort of ‘graveyard for stock’. It reminded me of the place where the elephants go to die from Lion King, only less elephants…and less dying.

Lowly one’s and two’s of deals past, and even some things that never made it onto the site due to them being shoved behind everything else, and subsequently forgotten. They all looked so glum, filling the gaps on the shelves, gathering dust.

Overcome with an immense feeling of empathy towards this troupe of misfits, I decided that it was time to make them heard, and to drag them from their forgotten lives in this ‘land of the lost’.

We needed somewhere where all of this redundant stock could be seen by the good people of Off The Back, and maybe even find a good home, where it would be looked after, cared for and dusted regularly!

And it was from this idealistic dream of equality that a new category was born – The Best Of The Rest!

Finally, a place where all these odds and sods could get a second shot at the life they were intended for. A melting pot of items, from kitchen scales to blankets, to emergency hammers and torches, to toys and novelties. You’ll find it all in The Best Of The Rest…

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What a great idea! There's some neat gadgets in The Best Of The Rest, and the Mystery Random Bag Of Goodies sure is tempting...

moffattm

Posted at 28 Jan 2010 09:15 AM

Yes I agree, this is a very good idea. I particularly like the category names. Very descriptive

Guinevere

Posted at 28 Jan 2010 09:35 AM

As always OTB is looking after us with yet another temptation
good one OTB we all love a bargain

Dunes

Posted at 28 Jan 2010 11:45 AM

Excellent idea!
Actually I was hoping the mini digital camera would come up again. I had already purchased two from here on separate occasions and they produce quite impressive photos considering their size (My young daughters love them!)
Just purchased another one for hubby's older daughter who's off to Brisbane to live and collects gadgets on key chains. She was really interested in the girls' cameras and will be rapt to find we've purchased one for her as a going away gift!

Mystery random bag of goodies: Arrrggghhh....I simply cannot resist suprises and had to purchase one! Altho' I'm not expecting anything flash, it sounds like such a fun deal and am looking forward to it's arrival.

Thank you OTB team for making your site such a fun place to shop!

fairness

Posted at 29 Jan 2010 09:47 AM

If my purchases give me as much pleasure to use/wear as I have had choosing them, I will be very happy indeed.Thanks for the opportunity to shop from home.

Starlightgipsy

Posted at 30 Jan 2010 01:47 PM

It was actually $20 and I received mine today as well as my camera.
Fast delivery, thanks OTB

Didn't want to spoil it for others, but I noticed it's not there anymore???
Anyways, incase it comes back up there were some very cool things in there as well as a few unique suprises thrown in!

Am I happy? Yes!
Overall the stash was like ten minature lucky dips at once and although I wouldn't use them all, there are some quirky items I know I can give to others.

Haven't tried all of them, but most of them seem to work

fairness

Posted at 02 Feb 2010 08:59 PM