On March 17th, 2013, Redditor Silver_Cyanide submitted a link to the banana slicer Amazon page on the /r/TheBestOfAmazon subreddit, receiving over 425 up votes and 20 comments in the first month. On January 29th, 2013, YouTuber DartanionLondon uploaded a parody review video of the banana slicer (shown below), garnering upwards of 4,100 views and 110 comments in the next three months. We're all crying with laughter!- Hutzler Mfg. Pickletoon Well, those hysterical reviews certainly are creating more sales.
On January 13th, 2013, Hutzler Manufacturing Company responded to a tweet about the reviews, acknowledging that they were generating more sales as a result of the trend. On December 31st, NBC Today published an article comparing the trend to the Three Wolf Moon and BIC “For Her” ballpoint pen reviews. On December 6th, the Internet news blog The Daily Dot published an article about the tongue-in-cheek reviews, noting that the product had received more than 500 testimonials. On October 1st, BuzzFeed highlighted several notable reviews from the Amazon product page. On September 17th, 2012, The Huffington Post reported that the banana slicer page had garnered upwards of 250 reviews. After slicing a banana, or two, or three (hell slice as many as you want – it takes no time at all)you will feel like you have honey badger blood flowing through your veins and have Charlie Sheen DNA." Spread This banana slicer will change your life. A KNIFE!!!! Can you believe how foolish I was? Listen. All this time I have been standing there at the kitchen counter like a complete IDIOT wasting countless seconds slicing my bananas with a knife. "I can't believe I have wasted the first 35 years of my existence on this earth by not having this wonderful banana slicer. The product page remained relatively unknown until March 2nd, 2011, when the first satirical review was submitted by Amazon user elven, who lauded the product by comparing it to the Honey Badger and Charlie Sheen.
On December 6th, 2009, the Internet news blog BoingBoing published a post titled "Just look at this awesome banana slicer," which linked to the Amazon page for the Hutzler 571 Banana Slicer.
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