Bad Product Idea #2: Thongies Diaper Thongs
“The softness of a baby’s butt is the stuff of legend. Maybe even myth. So… How could anyone want hide something so smooth and scrumptiously cute!?! Introducing Thongies, the new diaper on the block! They’re sassy and comfy. Diaper rash? Not with this breathability! Each Thongie is like a flippin’ wind tunnel! And because they’re so dainty, 384 of these puppies fit into just one package! They may not fully perform the function diapers are conventionally expected to, but when you mix style AND savings together… Who could ask for anything more!?! And, remember, Thongies aren’t just for hoochie mothers and beauty pageant mamas! Thongies are for every mom! Well, their babies at least.”
You don’t have to be a parent to imagine the horror. This bad product idea’s consequences speak for themselves. Or maybe they ooze and spatter for themselves. But there you have it. Diapers that can make your baby look like a “hot mess” and probably won’t catch his hot mess. Yes, we know. Thongies are 100% wrongies.*
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73 Responses to “Bad Product Idea #2: Thongies Diaper Thongs”
I think I just laughed my face off.
Just make sure you’re wearing a Thongies diaper so you don’t have a blow-out!
I think my breakfast just went down the wrong way!!! So funny…;-)
Hey, you can probably use a Thongie like a tissue to wipe off your screen. They’re pretty versatile that way.
Lets no forget absorbency….. er… actually let’s forget about that.
Try to forget about absorbency… it’s not working! ARG!!!
The picture on that cover is so wrong, but so funny. So funny.
For a limited time, buy a case and get a voucher for free psychotherapy redeemable on your child’s 5th birthday. Your child will need it!
My thoughts: http://flic.kr/p/7irjx5
See!?! It’s gonna happen anyway!!! So why not rock the diaper with style?
This makes no allowances for blowouts.
Marketing lesson 101: Just add attractive or exotic adjectives and you can make any word into solid gold. Blowout? Just add “Brazilian” and you’re practically printing money. Since Brazilian’s already taken, we’ll just go with Swedish blowout and suddenly we’ve got Euro cred.
It does. . .
It just fires them back like a crossbow bolt.
Ha ha!
Awesome.
<- Bowing deeply ;)
Dudes, that is so wrong but effing brilliant!
this is sooooo freakin funny! I gravitated to it just by the picture on facebook. The article is even more funny!
I’m just gonna sit back and soak up the rad feeling your comment just gave me. Somebody rouse me in an hour or so.
soooooooooo wrong. lol!
Not enough Os. Not nearly enough.
This is hilarious! Surely, it is a joke. Right?
And, I will call you Shirley.
Are you saying you don’t like them? Sure, we skipped the market research and focus group testing phases, but we were on a budget! You gotta cut corners somewhere!
So… you’re basically saying that you wouldn’t give these a shot, right?
That is one cute butt.
I hear that all the time… when I change my son.
That is just too awesome!
Oh dear baby Jesus. My ass crack hurts just looking at that picture.
LMFAO!!!! you guys rock… thanks for the laughs…
NICE!!!! Something tells me those suckers would leak overnight.
Maybe! But in the not-yet-aired television commercials, the super scientific and official pouring of bright blue fluid test went well!
Sell ‘em to the crowd at Toddlers & Tiaras!
Love it! I swear my kids’ diapers sometimes ended up looking like that at times – and of course that was usually when they ended up having an assplosion and it went everywhere!
More corroboration that these diapers just completely outperform non-performing “traditional” diapers.
LOL… too funny… reminds me of the good ol days.
I do kinda love the “no diaper sag” thing, though.
Yeah, after a couple of hours, babies with “conventional” diapers tend to look like they’re carrying around a dead wildebeest in the seat of their pants. Hence, Thongies!
How long before Toddlers and Tiara’s are pushing these things?
I’m gonna be honest, I didn’t know what Toddlers & Tiaras was, even though ZethByrd mentioned it above as well. I just checked it out and I now know that horror of which you speak. (skin crawling)
I even thought at first that this picture on their site was a mannequin of a kid: http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/toddlers-tiaras-makenzie-1.jpg
Crazy! I’m not sure Thongies are crazy enough for T&T.
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Well, it’s kinda sad
all the diapers commercials always looks kinda pedophile to me with all the naked babies, I hate them.
That’s awful! (shuddering) Thanks! Now I’m gonna be creeped out whenever I see a diaper commercial. :/
Thats how i feel
Sorry, we must have made that about a thousand times worse for you with this one.
No, it’s fine.. I wrote in Twitter that I think I made Charlie creeped – sorry, Just saw that you replied my comment, sorry! Hope that I didn’t create a complex for you..
You guys are graphical geniuses (is correct for plural genius?? Or is that genii? ANYWAY!) I’m thinking of contacting you for marketing!
WE ARE AVAILABLE FOR HIRE AND/OR BARTER AND/OR MONEY. THANK YOU. Lol… And yes, genii works just fine.
Christina Aguilera sang it best:
I’m a genii in a bottle, baby
Gotta rub me the right way, honey
I’m a genii in a bottle, baby
Come, come, come and let me out
Sorry… that even grossed me out.
Threw up again. In my mouth cavity.
Lol, not any worse than those ridiculous jeans diaper commercials
I still can’t believe those actually exist. And I’m just realizing that they get purchased. That’s my new thing that I can’t believe.
Great for showing off baby’s tramp stamp!
Yeah, this is a bad idea of epic proportions!
Please tell me these are not real and you completely made these up! Really?!? Would someone actually buy these?!? Makes for a GREAT laugh though!! Where did you find them?
Ha ha! We found them in the insane corner of our minds. Photoshop is a wonderful thing.
I think this is funny as hell!!! Would love to find these at Spencer’s Gifts (gag gift shop). Just the out side cover would be great (could just put regular diapers inside). Oh what a awesome day it would be to see my Niece and Nefew’s (whom have just had children of there own) faces! LOL
Oh it’s only a matter of time on this one… I bet I’ll see it in my lifetime! UGH!
LOL
HAHAHA!!! I was laughing so hard I can’t breath!!! That’s darn cute, but did the manufacturer ever thought of what will happen with the baby’s poops??!!!!!
Ha ha ha ha! Sorry about the near-suffocation!
It’s actually not a real product, I just did a really convincing job of it. So as a graphic designer I’m very flattered by your response.
LOL I don’t know why I find that funny; but I does!
who in the world came up with something so plainly stupid???!!!!
Ha ha! It’s Photoshopped.
I’m very flattered you thought my design was real.
BAHAHAHA! That’s the funniest thing I’ve seen all day. We’ve got a thing for undies over at More Cowbell so I’ll completely be featuring this in a post.
Utterly speechless…that’s all I can say
-Mother of three daughters
In a good way? Or the other kind of way?
The creativity, the utter uselessness
Oh! Why thank you.
How in God’s name did this product get approval to be marketed? This is the most obscene product I think I have ever seen. We have enough freaks out there who love to abuse babies in the name of love. These Thongs will give them more to see and make them more tempted to assault innocent children. These should be immediately pulled from the market. They serve no good purpose for a baby. Isn’t it enough that parents allow their young children and teens to dress inappropriately, do we have to subject babies to this? Please parents make some noise about this obscene product. I have raised my children and I know they would never consider using these. Go to your local stores which are selling these and have them pull them from their shelves.
Take it easy there, Kim. This is a joke, it’s fake. You are on a humor/entertainment website and this, and all other products in our series of Bad Product Ideas is a slam on stupidity.
I’m flattered you thought my design was a real product though. Rest assured, this kind of crazy product does not exist.
Love the job done Andy, it’s awesome. Really cool design
I really love all your guys stuff it’s hilarious.
Trying desperately not to wake the children as I shake with laughter!
BUAHAHAHAHA! Love it, to freaking funny.