Rachael Ray's $14.99 Trash Bowl

Hey, RACH...YUMMO idea to have a big bowl out whenever you're cooking to dump all the garbage into, so you don't have to keep walking back and forth to the actual trash can. Seriously, it's smart and saves time. But, really, did we need an actual TRASH BOWL to be designed and marketed to the masses? Apparently so. I spied it a couple weeks back at Linens-N-Things. I like its MESSY-CHIC paintjob, as if an infant went nuts on it, to signify that This Is For Garbage...and to maybe distract us from the fact that YOU CAN USE ANY FUCKING BOWL YOU HAVE LAYING AROUND THE HOUSE FOR THIS PURPOSE AND SAVE $15!!!!!!!! Most fun, though, is the marketing narrative...genius copywriters trying (hysterically) to convince us that ONLY THIS BOWL can be used for scraps of food and other waste. God forbid you use the plain white plastic one that probably cost $2.99 15 years ago at Caldor's. Rachael's Shit Bowl is "fun" and a "conversation piece." You can't have "fun" with the white plastic one. INSANITY!