Stupid.com

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Stupid.com is a website that was founded in 1997 by Gary Apple.^[1]^[2] According to the site, it is the "best source of Stupid Gifts, Stupid Toys, Stupid Candy, and pointless useless, weird, and funny stuff." It also has games and cartoons, which the site also labels as "stupid".^[3]

1 History
2 Products
3 Controversy
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

Stupid.com was originally "StupidCandy.com" and offered only weird candy.^{[citation needed]} But it soon changed its name to Stupid.com. Gary Apple, a former sitcom and animation writer,^[1] provides all the product descriptions on the site.^{[citation needed]} He considers Stupid.com to be a unique blend of "comedy and commerce."^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Products

Stupid.com sells various low-priced novelty gifts. These include food items, such as gummi soldiers and fighter planes,^[4] toys such as wind-up walking sushi^[5], and seasonal items (including a love-detecting rat for Valentine's Day)^[6]

[edit] Controversy

Some customers complain that Stupid.com product prices have gone way up, and that many of the vintage or previously sold items are no longer available.^{[citation needed]}

In Christmas of 2006, Stupid.com notified customer that ordering system was down, and provided reassurance that Christmas orders would be on time.^{[citation needed]} Gifts did not arrive until after Christmas and further support requests went unanswered.^{[citation needed]}