I Want One of Those in Vancouver Paper

One of our most endearing customers is I Want One of Those - a gift and gadget retailer in the UK (see Harry’s visit in Harry Wants One of These vidcast). They sell a crazy variety of products and experiences in a site with a sense of humour.

While riding the SeaBus passenger ferry home last night, I noticed iWoot was named the “Geek of the Week” in the April 5, 2007 edition of Vancouver arts and entertainment paper, The Georgia Straight.

Dave Watson writes a column on tech topics called Dot Comment and had this to say in the “Geek of the Week” sidebar,

Yes, the Net is stuffed with stores that sell weird crap but even so, British retailer I Want One of Those (iwantoneofthose.com) deserves special mention. Whether it’s a kit of decorative plastic pieces that turn a potato into R2-D2 or Darth Vader, a radio-controlled pirate ship, a USB-powered humping dog toy, or an inflatable sumo-wrestler suit, it’s likely that your shopping cart remains “disappointingly empty” for long.

Personally, I think their Experiences and Adventures are top-notch and I’d be pleased with doing any of them from driving a rally car to flying a glider. Yup, I definitely Want One of Those.