Smittens, that’s right smittens!

By Zandra

1 Dec

I was reading my stack of credit card offers and catalogs otherwise known as the mail when I came across the Restoration Hardware catalog. I love this store and of all the catalogs I get it is one of my favorites to look at. I’m flipping through the first few pages when what do I come across…SMITTENS! I had never heard of them but when I read the little write up I nearly died. “With romance in mind, mittens built for two. Each set includes two single mittens and one tandem Smitten” WTF! You mean to tell me you can’t hold hands in regular mittens. That is the stupidist thing I’ve ever scean or heard. Don’t believe me here’s a picture.

Filed under: Fashion, Funny Ha Ha, Time Wasters

7 Responses for "Smittens, that’s right smittens!"

bckhough December 1st, 2006 at 10:09 am 1
Wow. That is funny. How does the sizing work? What if you’re a little lady holding hands w/a big man? Or a lady with big man hands dating a delicate fellow?

I think it’s just a novelty thing – a marketing ploy – kind of clever but not very functional. Whenever I’m dating someone seriously, I get really into the matching sweaters thing, so this kind of goes along with that. Or it’s cute if you both wear Ralph Lauren polos and his horse matches the color of your shirt and your horse matches the color of his shirt. They always say that love sells and I think there are a lot of untapped marketing opportunities… something with hip glue, for example. For all of those couples who are glued at the hip… Hmm….
Kerry G. December 1st, 2006 at 10:57 am 2
Plus, you forgot to say that the Smittens were $45. I think they only came in one size, but the single mittens might be different sizes for different sized hands.
Zandra December 1st, 2006 at 11:15 am 3
Ah yes I did forget to say they cost too much money. In the catalog it didn’t show sizes. I think it is one of those one size fits most kind of things.
Kables December 1st, 2006 at 6:53 pm 4
Sweet. I’m getting some for Aaron and I.
thelandlady December 1st, 2006 at 11:48 pm 5
That Ralph Lauren polo thing really works well if both parties wear two pairs of layered socks each, one pair the color of the first horse and the other the color of horse number 2. Shirt collars up, of course.
Deviant Brainwave December 2nd, 2006 at 5:40 am 6
I like the idea of being able to hold hands inside the tandem smitten. Unlike the usual holding-hands-through-layers-of-wool, this is real holding hands and keeping warm together, just like a double duvet.

If it ever gets cold around here, I might consider it
bckhough December 2nd, 2006 at 7:02 am 7
long live the 80s!