Customer Reviews

Fred & Friends Clumsy Coasters, Set of 4

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The Clumsy Coasters are silicone coasters designed to look like spilled, clear fluid. The idea is you put a drink on top of them, and they give the appearance that either the contents have spilled, or the condensation on the glass has puddled. If you have a fastidious aunt with limited eyesight and an antique wood table, the effect will send her into cardiac arrest. (Which, depending on your relationship with her, may or may not be what you want.)

I tried these on a number of surfaces: Corian (tm), granite, wood. Maybe it's all in the eye of the beholder, but I felt more like I appreciated the idea of the joke rather than the joke itself. But if I hadn't known they were fake, I suppose I might have had a moment of "uh oh" in the same way a whoopie cushion produces just a moment of "is that REALLY what I THINK it is?"

The main drawback is the size. They are really designed for mixed drink size glasses, or the bottom of a wine or martini glass. A tumbler's circumference was such that the glass bottom always overlapped the coaster. It ruined the effect of the "spill." It looked okay with a 12 oz can.

Do they work as coasters? Well, the silicone won't let fluid through, but the design is such that if you live in a climate that is very humid and use these for iced drinks, the condensate could easily flow off the coaster onto the table. (Don't let your aunt see that!) These coasters should be fine, however, for hot drinks.

They are cute in the way whoopie cushions or Groucho glasses are cute, and would be nice for low-level gifting such as office parties. Recipients will smile and appreciate the gesture and may use them for a quick laugh with guests.

I bought these for my daughter as they were on her "housewarming wish list".

When I finally got to see them, I was terribly un-impressed.

As someone mentioned in another review, they are small, and condensation can run right off of them and onto the surfaces you're trying to protect! So if you're looking purely for a "gag" item, great. But if you're looking for a functional coaster, keep walking.

My first impression of them, however, was that they reminded me so much of those plastic vomit things that can be purchased from novelty stores. Cheesy and tacky.

Had I been able to view them prior to purchase, I would've bought something better, instead.

The concept behind these coasters is quite clever, but they emit a rather unpleasant plastic smell - the tire-on-fire kind of smell. I tried waiting things out to see if the smell would go away, but I think it's time to swap these for some good old fashioned and boring glass coasters.

Well, I did make a mistake when I thought that these silicon coasters would be a whiter color instead of a clear, so my hope were let down a little on that.
They are similar to image 2 on amazon, not the color on image 1.
They are a basic silicon which I already knew, but with the clear, they kind of just stay sticky and hold dirt, the way a silicon finger puppet would or something of that nature *cough:)
I was actually going to return them, but they are so sticky they hold the thin plastic wrapping (even when opening gently) and it ripped, so I actually am just going to use them as a wedge to prop an uneven table.

So in short good design idea, wrong materials, and execution.

I love FRED
but bummer.

These coasters are cool, but way too small. There isn't a glass in the world that would fit comfortably on these things. Shame, because if they were 25% bigger, they'd be perfect.

I really like this product. I put it on my glass tables. A great touch of whimsy! Great conversation piece!

I just bought these coasters the other day. I must say that they are very realistic in appearance and attracts many "double takes" in a crowd. I highly recommend this item either as a joke for a friend or for your own home. It's very cool :)

These are made from a slightly flexible plastic product, and are placed into a plastic envelope that's about the size of one normal coaster. The gag-appeal is pretty high, and I bought this as a gift so I hope it goes over well! It just seems to be packaged so compactly that there won't be the initial "wow, big gift!" reaction, but I hear that upon use, they appeal to most people.

My daughter just moved into a new apartment in a new city and these "clumsy coasters" were just the thing to make her forget the "new city" thing. Great idea.

I really liked this coasted. Its firm and gives the impression that the water is melted.