Inspired

I am not often inspired to whip out my cell phone at the store to photograph the merchandise, but some of the Christmatized products I've come across have compelled me to do so, mostly so people don't think I'm making this stuff up.

Exhibit A:

 Clorox disinfecting wipes in festive holiday packaging.

In a three-pack.

The holidays are simply teeming with bacteria, you know.

Need to wipe up the salmonella from that goose you butchered on the countertop before you set out the canapes? No worries! Now you can get rid of those pesky micro-organisms without diminishing your guests' sense of the unrelenting holiday cheer that has laid siege upon your home and all who enter it.

Snotty-nosed nephews touching your remote control with wild abandon? Swoop in with a pack of these candy-striped wipes in hand, and no one will even know you're on a germ-killing mission.

Exhibit B:

It's Electrosol Powerball Tabs in playful penguin packaging! 

Seriously, doesn't everyone stash this sort of thing in a cabinet somewhere?

It's not a brand we've ever had in our home, and I honestly had to read the box to even know what this stuff was. (Okay, I knew it had something to do with dishes and cleanliness, but I wasn't sure if it was a detergent, a supplementary product, or what you use to clean the inside of your dishwasher.) But doesn't the fact that I had to work at figuring out what it is speak to the "hidden" nature of this product? It's like how I don't know what brand of shoe polish or light bulbs my friends use. There are certain products you keep out of sight, so why bother gussying them up for the holidays?