INSTANT EXCUSE BALL

by Accoutrements

• Fun novelty item
• Great ice-breaker
• Lots of laughs

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 4.2 x 4.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001DNA1VG
• Item model number: 11853
• Manufacturer recommended age: 8 - 15 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #62,708 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Oops. You Did It Again. But Before You Go Owning Up To Your Mistakes, Try The Instant Excuse Ball, It May Keep You From Getting In A Whole Mess Of Trouble. Each 3" Hard Plastic Ball Comes With Twenty Different Excuses Ranging From The Obvious, My Dog Ate It, To The Obscure, Mexican Food.

Product Description

Oops! You did it again. But before you go owning up to your mistakes, try the Instant Excuse ball - it may keep you from getting in a whole mess of trouble. Each 3-3/4" (9.5 cm) hard plastic ball comes with twenty different excuses ranging from the obvious, "My Dog Ate It," to the obscure, "Mexican Food." Illustrated window box.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

38 of 40 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Ideal gift for the boss who's not timid! November 6, 2010

By Cindy Brock VINE™ VOICE

Amazon Verified Purchase

Durability: 5.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 5.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

I gave this to my boss because she was constantly being pestered by everyone with all sorts of questions about when this would be done, why isn't that done, etc. (She was very efficient and the folks bugging her about stuff had serious time management issues of their own.) My boss was very brazen about using it. When someone would come in that was a constant source of problems, she would simply hand this to him/her and say, "pick one." The person would turn it over, read the excuse and crack up laughing. This actually turned out to be an "ice breaker" of sorts: it allowed my boss to tell folks they were being unreasonable with their expectations, yet without insulting them or getting into a rather uncomfortable discussion.

22 of 24 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Major Excuses! March 30, 2009

By Prairie Princess

Amazon Verified Purchase

Durability: 5.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 3.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

If you have the co-worker who has used every excuse in the book this is the toy for you. My fellow worker bees would throw money in the pot, if the excuse making co-workers sorry excuse of the day matched the excuse ball, we would buy treats for the group. Of course we had much fun with this. Throw the sarcastic ball in the mix and we laughed until lunch.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Hard to see September 7, 2011

By R. Teel

Amazon Verified Purchase

Durability: 3.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 1.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 2.0 out of 5 stars   

The people who make these fun balls must not have an R&D department, if they did they would see how hard it is to see the letters. Very frustrating.