Quick! Pull My Finger ... and Lots More Wacky Novelties Can Be Found Here
Wonderfully Wacky
One may ask the question, "What possessed you to shop at a website named Baron Bob & Wonderfully Wacky Online Store?"
The answer is that I have a wonderfully wacky close friend who gets a kick out of wacky gifts and it's getting tougher to find the offbeat things he appreciates. So, I figured a wacky site would be a good place to find something unique.
What the Site Sells
Funny, wacky, silly, off color, and crazy items like backward clocks, farting fanny coin banks (No home should be without one!), and a large assortment of silly things from fake poop to candy panties.
The Site
The site is a big ole jumble of color and links. The orange homepage has links all over and, when you click one, you may think it doesn't take you anywhere. Simply look at the bottom part of the screen. Most of the links don't change pages, they just change the bottom of the home page. It took me a while to figure this out.
I can almost forgive the crazy navigation because the thumbnails and categories are so crazy that I couldn't help but to laugh as I browsed. I mean, come on, angel snot? Sling shot flying chickens? The world's largest underpants? What's not to laugh about?
Anyway, you click on a category on the left and check out all the offerings on the page. Be sure to note that there is often more than one page per category and it's a bit difficult to see where to click to go to the next pages.
Click on one of the items and the photo enlarges and there is a short description (Most things speak for themselves). If you want an item, click to add it to your cart.
You can choose to have the item gift-wrapped or leave that area blank and keep shopping. Most items offer gift-wrapping for a fee.
When I shopped, they were offering a free gift with a $20.00 purchase so I got to pick from several crazy choices of gifts which was fun.
When you are finished shopping, you will head off to the checkout. I could not find a shipping chart anywhere on the site and that is a negative.
At the checkout, you will pick your choice of shipping methods and supply a zip code so they can figure out what your shipping will be. You finally find out after that step. You can change shipping methods if you want but you won't know what the charge is until after you change it. Kind of a hassle.
Standard Ground UPS shipping for a $49.90 order was $8.08. However, when I was on the site, I increased the order to see how shipping jumped and it was only 8.73 for a $75.00 order and $9.42 for a 100.00 order so shipping charges don't get excessive as you add items to your cart. Of course, not many people buy a ton of toilet demons and laughing Mona Lisa pillows but shipping, in my opinion, is fairly reasonable.
Choose whether you want to pay by credit card online, by fax, by phone, if you want to send a money order by mail, or pay by Paypal. I chose Paypal because it's easier and I feel it is safer than giving my credit card details.
You will pay and get a confirmation email and a shipping one. Orders arrive quickly — mine arrived in four days.
My Experience
Navigation was weird at first until I realized items I clicked on didn't go to different pages but changed on the lower part of the page.
Most of the items I saw were typical novelty items like those that I used to see at Spencer's Gifts when they were in the mall around here. Still, prices were good and I found a few off the wall items that I knew would make my friend laugh and he needed a good laugh.
I easily added things to my cart and I got my free gift. I chose a dead rubber ducky. What a sick gift.
I was not thrilled with not knowing what the shipping cost was until I got to the checkout but then I saw I could continue shopping and check any time I wanted to see what the current shipping charges were. That made me less angry about a lack of a shipping chart on the site.
I paid, I got my emails, and I got my items fast.
Things were typical semi-junky silly stuff that most novelty shops sell but were as described. Everything did what it said it would do and I was content with my shopping experience.
The site isn't the most technically advanced nor does it have ultra high quality fake poop, but it was fine for me. I am not picky about my poop. lol.
Now that this review has degraded to toilet humor, I will just say that this site is fun and I had a positive experience even with the navigational annoyances.
Shipping and Returns
This is a "mystery shipping" site where you don't find out your shipping costs until you get to the checkout area. I hate that. However, you don't have to supply any personal info but your zip code to find out the shipping charges and can go back and continue shopping and the shipping will adjust as you add or delete items from your cart.
They ship internationally and also offer expedited shipping.
You can return any item within 30 days for a refund. Item must be in usable condition. Shipping charges are not refunded.
Sales tax is only charged in New Jersey.
Contact Info
Email: info@wonderfullywacky.com.
Phone: l 800-788-1957
Customer service hours are 9:30 am to 5:30 pm EST (Eastern Standard Time) Monday-Friday.
Mailing Address:
Divisions of Visions
664 Lincoln Ave
Maywood, NJ 07607
Conclusion
This site looks like the stuff it sells. Kind of junky and wacky but fun. Navigation could be better and a shipping chart would be nice but it's not hard to find out what your shipping charges will be.
Shipping costs are average for a site like this and variety is quite large for novelties. There are just so many "pull my finger" things that can be made, after all.
I had a good experience. Everything went smoothly. While this site doesn't look really pretty or cool, I give it 4 stars because it delivered what I wanted when I wanted it with no problems.
Recommended:
Yes
