One of the delightful things about taking the train in Japan is the mail order catalog you will sometimes find in the seat pocket. It's guaranteed to have sever

One of the delightful things about taking the train in Japan is the mail order catalog you will sometimes find in the seat pocket. It's guaranteed to have several amazingly weird innovations for sale, in line with the toilet roll helmet or the floor mop baby onesie. I've often thought, "I get that this thing can on occasion be somewhat useful to someone somewhere, but how can it possibly be profitable to mass-produce?"