Yeah I think this one is a bit carried away

[snousle]

Stumbled onto a hilarious Amazon hoax (or is it?) while shopping for a telephoto lens:



The reviews, at least, get increasingly amusing as you go down the list.

Comments

[oakenking.livejournal.com]

Looks to me like it's real... either that, or a whole lot of people are being very straight-faced about the joke!

http://www.sigmaphoto.com/shop/200-500mm-f28-apo-ex-dg-sigma

[snousle.livejournal.com]

Looks like a real product that's attracted some fanciful reviews and user pictures.

[sig-info.livejournal.com]

It's real: http://www.sigmaphoto.com/shop/200-500mm-f28-apo-ex-dg-sigma

Note that Amazon's quoted shipping weight of 141 lbs is much greater than the 15.7 kg weight of the lens itself. I guess they pack it extra-safely.

[p0lecat.livejournal.com]

Your looking at least a $28,700 investment!

[snousle.livejournal.com]

Looking at? Yes. Buying, no way! I was actually thinking of getting this.

[dhpbear.livejournal.com]

No hernia belt included? What a rip-off!

[broduke2000.livejournal.com]

He's looking for Osama...

[patrock.livejournal.com]

this is still my favorite Amazon listing with 1215 reviews Tuscan Whole Milk

only $160 a gallon

its more a creative writing project than anything else

[barbarian-rat.livejournal.com]

Egad! that is way over the top