Wacky Product of The Week: Snore Relief Wrist Band

Well here we are again my friends. We've reached the end of another week and so, as has become the habit, I present to you another gadget that begs the question: Who in their right mind comes up with these things. I know, no one in their right mind would. Here now, because you demanded it (Did you? Really?) is the Snore Relief Wrist Band.

Take a moment to compose yourselves. I don't mind waiting until you stop laughing. If your first thought is like mine you have to be thinking that this looks like an ugly, bulky watch with no hands. Your second thought, same as mine, must surely be, "Dude, what is this going to do other than annoy me?" Well, amigos, that's exactly what it is going to do. Hammacher Schlemmer promises that this device, which sends electrical impulses to nudge away the snore fairies once it detects that your breathing is venturing into loud-land, will not disturb your dozing.

Studies have been done apparently. If you're a deep sleeper like me, then this technological breakthrough is like rock and roll and Christmas all rolled into one. But if you're like some of my friends who get woken up easily by a cough three apartments down or who are roused from their slumber by (gasp!) a pillow being fluffed, then prepare to throw said miracle of science against the wall in an angry rage after it buzzes you awake for the 8th time in a night. Yes, you are all no doubt shocked by my doubting of this product. But I contend, why spend $80 on this when you can just buy a nice watch and use the tried and true, free method of shaking your partner and then pretending to be asleep when they are scared awake?

The bright side, for anyone used to enduring your noisy train-rolling-through-the-dream station antics, is that now you will know just what it is like to have a night of sleep completely ruined. Unless you are in that mythical 80% group that isn't affected by electrical signals buzzing you every time you honk in the night.

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