Vegetabrella Lettuce Umbrella
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- White Cabbage Umbrella - $15.97
- Mixed Green Salad Umbrella - $15.99
- Chinese Cabbage Umbrella - $20.88
- Inverted Drip-Free Peacock Interior Umbrella - $39.99
- 60 MPH Windproof Umbrella - $18.95
In the words of the great Lionel Richie, "You are the sun. You are the Romaine. That makes my life this foolish game." Seriously, Vegetabrella, you've reduced me to a career of Lionel and lettuce puns. Or I should say further reduced me since the Lionel Richie spoon rest really kicked off my descent years ago.
The Japanese love fake food (who wants a sliced bread chair?) and also I guess staying dry in the rain, though the Vegetabrella Lettuce Umbrella doesn't look strong enough to handle more than a slight drizzle. Ladies could use the curly-rimmed tribute to greens as a parasol, but in looking at the price of the thing, I'm thinking anyone who drops the dough they're asking on a head of faux lettuce is better off turning it into a salad shrine than exposing it to the elements at all.
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