Totally Useless Products - Cupcake Holders
Posted By Teeni on October 23, 2008
Not every cupcake holder is useless. But one that holds 13 cupcakes IS.
Most cupcake/muffin pans hold 12 cupcakes, so that means you would have to have extra batter and/or bake just one more lonely cupcake in that pan again in order to fill the holder unless you happen to have more than one pan (or if you are lucky enough to have a pan that holds more than 12). Weird. I wonder who thinks of these things. I hope the company didn’t pay him or her a lot. Because I saw a lot of these on the store shelves and they were not selling even though they were on sale. Maybe most people figured out that these would be a pain, huh? And I don’t know about you, but I hardly ever have extra batter, especially when working with a boxed mix.
I have a cupcake holder that holds 23 cupcakes. This makes much more sense because my pan makes 12 cupcakes. I don’t mind running it through the oven twice because I will fill it both times. The 24th cupcake is mine (you know - to test that they came out okay). 
And the rest go into the holder. Perfect.
Did you ever come across any totally useless products?
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What if you have a cupcake pan that makes 16 cupcakes? Then you have 3 cupcakes for yourself… Too bad Wilton only makes the pans that hold 12 cupcakes…
I guess it’s like hot dogs (8/pk) and hot dog buns (6/pk). Of course, you’d expect a company to communicate internally about these things (Wilton!) than the bread and hot dog companies.
What you need to do is buy 12 of these cupcake holders. Then, bake 13 batches of cupcakes. Problem solved!
Holy moly. I’m getting a sugar high just thinking about all those cupcakes! And yeah, that whole hot dog thing is just warped. It’s not like they sell more, they just end up making more waste.
dcr is wicked smrt. I thought the salad shooters were totally useless.
Yeah, he IS smart but let’s not tell him. Don’t want it going to his head.
Besides I couldn’t possibly eat all those cupcakes. LOL. Oooh - yeah, salad shooters! That reminds me of those microwave spaghetti cookers. Those are useless too. I wish I had a picture of one of those.
Why even bother having a holder at all. You already have three of them on you at all times. Two attacked to the ends of your arms, and one in your face.
LOL. That’s a good way of looking at it. Built-in cupcake holders.
‘attacked’ is actually supposed to be ‘attached’.
Gotcha!
what, you don’t have the accompanying pan that bakes a bakers dozen?
It SHOULD come with that! LOL.
I’m so stupid, if you hadn’t pointed out the 13th cupcake factor, I never would have got it. And I probably would have bought the thing.
I think electric juicers are kind of useless. Or maybe stupid is better than “useless” I guess. It takes like 6 oranges to make a glass a juice, and for the cost of 6 oranges you could buy a whole carton of orange juice that would last the family for days.
You aren’t stupid at all. I almost didn’t see the problem either. I almost bought one because they were such a good price. Then I started thinking about it (and fortunately TGH was with me to help with the math that I am so bad at). So that’s why I’m posting it here for all to see. LOL. Now I hope nobody gets one of these as a holiday gift.
Yeah, that really is sad about the juicers. I bought a really nice one a long time ago and it has done nothing but collect dust because I can’t afford to feed it all that produce it needs to make a cup of juice. I do have a little hand citrus juicer that works well though and I make lemonade and limeade with it all the time so that was worth it.
I do not have anything totally useless just now. What however happens when I go shopping is that I tend to buy something or the other, which eventually becomes useless. I simply discard such stuff every now and then.
LOL. Okay, but if you think of something that will help your fellow blog buddies then it is your duty to help us save our hard-earned money.
lol. i love to read blog posts like this! seriously, what blogger doesn’t have a camera handy to shoot things like this when out and about. oh and i’m sure i will think of plenty of examples after i post this comment…but right now my brain is tired!
I’m glad you liked it, Natalie. This kind of thing bugs me because we all could use to get the most for our money these days. I’m going to keep my eyes open for more.
Good observation! I probably would have missed that too. You know what always bothers me? Why is 13 considered a baker’s dozen when it should actually be 11? If I baked something, my dozen would never be more than 11 cause, come on, you gotta sample one, right? Any baker should know this.
LOL. That’s why you and I are not bakers. We’d be cutting into the profits.
Hey pop some candles in each one of those cupcakes and voila now you have a Birthday Cake. Happy Early Birthday Teeni!
LOL. Thanks, Debo! I may have to try that on my birthday.
I want one of those where oh where can I find one?
A cupcake holder? Well, I found both the 13 and the 23 holding ones at Linens N Things. But they are going out of business so if you have one near you, keep your eye on it for markdowns.
P.S. Your meez is nice and petite, the one I made is too big for my sidebar. Help! What shall I do?
I sent you an email and will come check out your meez.
Kinda like hotdogs are sold by the dozen but buns only come 8 in a package? Drives me crazy!
That is annoying as all heck! I wish they would just agree to match up.
they’re cute though.
i usually end up with like 9-10 cupcakes, because i’m a batter-eating fool.
*shrugs*
They do a nice job of displaying the cupcakes. But thirteen cupcakes just doesn’t make much sense. Maybe a flower arrangement could be put there instead of the 13th cupcake?
mmmmmm, cupcakes.
What were you saying?
LOL.
I have seen those in the store. I cant think of any reason I would need that many cupcakes sitting out in the open! LOL BTW, Im baaaaack! Come visit me at the link above! Miss you!!
Yay - I found you - thanks! I agree though - the temptation of all those cupcakes is dangerous.
I had always wondered he same thing myself! I guess I just always thought I would put a nice centerpiece item on that top one instead of a 13th cupcake… I own things called “plates” though, and they work pretty well as cupcake holders…
LOL - Plates are a great thing to use too! I like your idea of the centerpiece!
LOL, that is a brilliant observation! I can’t believe they would make a cupcake holder for 13 cupcakes, that really IS just silly!
I like the idea of having one that holds 23 … that is totally perfect! Bake 24, eat one!
The old Teeni is smarter than she looks sometimes.
Ooh! Cupcakes! That’s what I should be doing with my weekend!
Yup - and sending some to me! Don’t forget that part!
You would have a field day with some of those “As Seen On TV” advertisements you get late nights on the boob tube.
Oh yeah - there were lots of things on there that would qualify!
Extra batter? Not happening. Around here we are lucky to get 12 out a batch with so many batter monsters!
LOL. I hear ya, Kami! Eleven would have been a better number of cupcakes for a holder to hold.
I would only have a holder that could fit eight cupcakes, so I could eat four of them right away, hahaha…mmm..cupcakes
LOL - I’m still looking for THAT holder too.
Wow, this is rather odd! Silly Wilton.
I thought so too.
I bought one of those Indoor Barbecue Pits from Crock-Pot. It is pure crock.
Oh, I haven’t seen those but I will keep clear of them if they are as bad as you say.
The Salad Shooter is actually not too bad. I don’t generally “shoot” the things into the salads though! But it works out well for chopping things up in a hurry.
Really? I never had one. It just looks like one of those things that would disappoint you when you got it. But if it works for you then that is great. Nice to know, actually.
We sold those at the store I worked at and I think in 2 years I only ever sold one.
(By the way, Ilex is latin for Holly and sounds just like Alex with an ‘I’. Ken is a plant ecologist, so go figure!)
It’s funny because if they have the right number, then they make so much sense and they look good too. Oh, thanks about the dog’s name. I’m nosy, but I like to be saying it right in my head when I’m reading your blog!
bfrain over load
Thanks teeni! Hope you and TGH are well
We are. Thanks!
This reminds me of that scene in Father of the Bride where the dad is pissed because he can’t buy a pack of eight hotdogs and eight hotdog buns…that the buns come in packs of twelve.
Exactly! Why can’t they all just agree on something - we don’t need the waste! Or the aggravation!
Hmmmm…you mad me think about that 13th cupcake hahaha.
I am a wilton lover but hey this stand is an exemption.
Yeah, I usually like Wilton too. After all, they are the experts in cakes.
Is there one that holds 7? So then I can eat the other 5?
I haven’t seen one like that yet.
And now i am off to california for the weekend to see my ever so missed sisters. I AM SO HAPPY
Doesn’t that require going on a plane? Doesn’t your sister live with your step mom in Arizona? Well, I hope you have fun and don’t run into your mother.
or buy a plastic cupcake. better yet. but 13 plastic cupcakes, and put the holder out during a card game or other such event. hillarity ensues!
I like that idea! LOL. Actually, it would make a nice ornament holder too! But again, most ornaments come in even numbers. But hey - you could put a tree-topper in the extra one! Oh, I’m just too crafty. LOL.
oh no they are in california. I am seeeing the other ones
Well, have a fun and safe trip - too bad it couldn’t be longer but I guess they have to go back to school even if you don’t.
Mmm…Walmart had Halloween cupcakes everywhere. But I resisted! WHY OH WHY?
You ARE good! I am impressed by your willpower.
Hmmm….. now, I think I would make like 2 dozen cupcakes, put the rest in the freezer or pantry, and then have enough to refill the stand as the night / afternoon tea wore on. That is, if I were going to share!! I might just pop the rest in the cake box to have “later”
The more I think about it, the more hiding the cupcakes for myself makes way more sense than displaying them in any cupcake holder. Especially after reading these comments and finding out how unwilling you all are at sharing. LOL.
Well, I was once married to a useless man but that’s not really a product is it?
I’m thinking a melon baller is probably the most useless thing you could find.
Melon is meant to be chopped off in chunks and eaten that way, not rolled into little balls surely??
LOL @ useless man. I chop all my fruit for fruit salads. I’ve tried using a baller before and I think it is only good for mangling otherwise perfectly good looking pieces of fruit. So yeah, I totally agree with you - melon baller = useless! Nice one A-mum!
I know I must have some totally useless kitchen tools but I can’t remember what they are probably because I never use them because they are totally useless. Also I’m sure my daughter threw out a lot of stuff when she moved in. I cook a lot but don’t use gadgets except I LOVE my crock pot.
I don’t eat cupcakes so a cupcake holder I would never buy. I do eat Vitamuffins but I just throw them in a bag.
You know, now that I think about it, cupcakes look pretty just arranged on a plate too so even a normal-numbered holder is kind of useless. I think you are going to have to put together a crock pot recipe book because you are starting to get famous for those great looking crock pot meals!
Ahh cupcake holders- I thought you meant my right hand and my left hand.
HA! Those are great holders! The only thing better is my belly.
I had never heard of a cupcake holder, let alone one that held 13 cakes. All sounds most bizarre to me. Why would anyone want to have the cakes held anyway - surely they are eaten before they are even cold?
Um = useless products. I’m thinking. I have a jar opener that doesn’t. But that might be me being incompetent really. Perhaps it does in the hands of a competent owner.
I can never see the point to those things you put in the top of a wine bottle for when you haven’t finished it and need to keep it till the next day. That never happens here.
LOL. RB, you crack me up. But I see what you are saying - there are definitely products that are just useless in some people’s hands. I have a set of those wine stoppers too. They are lovely but they hardly ever get used.
What a great post, Teeni. Great comments too. I can’t come up with anything off-hand but I’m sure after I leave I’ll think of a few things I own that are useless. If I do, I’ll come back. No, I’m going to come back anyway…just for more tips and heads-up on useless products.
I have a feeling this post will be growing over time.
Thanks, BD! I’m sure there are lots more useless products out there so you may be right about this post growing over time. I just need to remember to keep my handy camera with me!
I see you and Deborah are teaming up in the Meez arena. Well, because of that tag-teaming, something happened to your Meez (again) on Saturday, and I recorded it. Don’t worry. I didn’t nuke you this time. Maybe Sunday I’ll get the video up.
Uh-oh. I don’t know if I can handle another attack.
Useless product: Caller i.d. Most of my incoming calls are coming across as “Unavailable” or “Private Number” now… are you kidding me?
So, the phone company charged us gobs of money for this little contraption to begin with. Then, they sold “Unavailable” numbers to companies so we wouldn’t recognize who was calling our home w/ the caller i.d.
Then the phone company came out with Privacy Manager where we could pay more money to screen the callers with a blocked number….
I smell a rat. I’ve always hated this product!
You know - those are great points! I hate caller ID too. It is a waste of money. With cell phones these days you can program all the people you know with a certain ring and then you know if is someone you know calling or not - if we could do that with land lines, then we wouldn’t even need to look at caller ID.
that sounds just like the old hot dogs/hot dog buns fiasco… i never understood what they didnt both include the same amount in a package..
Yeah, it doesn’t seem right and they sure don’t look like they are trying to help us save money/waste less by selling things that way.
LOL! I like the first commenter’s suggestion of it being for 16 cupcakes, and you just eat 3 yourself. Yum!
Yeah, three are better than just one, but I really don’t NEED three, you know what I mean?
I don’t want to be as tall sideways as I am upright. LOL.
Tells teeni that I want a new post
Hey, aren’t you in California? What are you doing on the blogs? Have fun with your sisters!
yes but have a computer
13?
oh, damn, a devil cupcake holder, eh?
Nice find . . .
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Yeah, not much sense to it at all. LOL @ a devil cupcake holder. Maybe it only holds devil’s food cupcakes?
I’m not sure if anyone mentioned this yet, but LINGERIE is totally useless.
What’s the point of wrapping a gift in pretty paper and bows if you already know what the gift it. Just give it to me already. 
Just kidding. 
hehehe. Lingerie is sexy. 
LOL. That is too true, Peter! I have to agree. I am going to start a business of tear-away clothing. It might be lingerie or a whole power suit that can be worn once and torn off for fun role-playing. I’m laughing but also thinking what a great idea that is.
Mmmmmmmm, cupcakes….