Sales of Aluminum bats in the UK are up 5,690% on Amazon.uk (edit: 13,741% now)

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Sales of Aluminum bats in the UK are up 5,690% on Amazon.uk (edit: 13,741% now) (Page 1 of 6)

Posted: 8/9/2011 9:02:36 AM EDT

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/movers-and-shakers/sports/

edit: it appears the tonfas that increased by 7,000 50,000% are no longer available.

Posted: 8/9/2011 9:04:06 AM EDT

[#1]

Haha.

Posted: 8/9/2011 9:04:15 AM EDT

[#2]

Posted: 8/9/2011 9:04:31 AM EDT

[#3]

Wonder how many are paying for next day delivery.

Posted: 8/9/2011 9:04:52 AM EDT

[#4]

Tonfas are up 4,291%.

Posted: 8/9/2011 9:05:41 AM EDT

[#5]

Those Brits love their baseball....

Posted: 8/9/2011 9:06:07 AM EDT

[#6]

LOL

Posted: 8/9/2011 9:07:33 AM EDT

[#7]

Screenshot, Facebook'd.

Posted: 8/9/2011 9:08:03 AM EDT

[#8]

that's fucking funny

Posted: 8/9/2011 9:08:31 AM EDT

[#9]

That's funny and sad at the same time

Speed

Posted: 8/9/2011 9:09:13 AM EDT

[#10]

Possibly a stupid question, but why?

Thought they might have been banned or something, but rioters use them too I guess.

Posted: 8/9/2011 9:09:32 AM EDT

[#11]

Aluminum bats...pissing off their targets since 1968...(or whenever they started making them)

Posted: 8/9/2011 9:09:55 AM EDT

[#12]

Quoted:
Possibly a stupid question, but why?

Riots over there right now..

Posted: 8/9/2011 9:10:52 AM EDT

[#13]

I don't see any baseballs on the list

Posted: 8/9/2011 9:11:19 AM EDT

[#14]

People who bought the bat also searched for this

Posted: 8/9/2011 9:11:26 AM EDT

[#15]

Quoted:
I don't see any baseballs on the list

Posted: 8/9/2011 9:11:55 AM EDT

[#16]

41 of 44 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Cuts looters off at the knees, 9 Aug 2011
By
Harry Fish (Bristol, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Rucanor Aluminium Baseball Bat, Silver - 60 cm (Sports)
This bat is perfectly weighted and will suit any UK shop-owner looking to protect their property.

Thanks to the ergonomic handle, one easy swing should be enough to shatter patellas, skulls or any other bone on your targeted looter. Personally, I would recommend also investing in some fingerless gloves for extra grip.

Posted: 8/9/2011 9:12:46 AM EDT

[#17]

Quoted:
I don't see any baseballs on the list

They haven't run out of bats and billiard sticks yet.

Posted: 8/9/2011 9:13:40 AM EDT

[#18]

Quoted:

People who bought the bat also searched for this

So it's the anarchists that are buying the bats.

Posted: 8/9/2011 9:14:47 AM EDT

[#19]

ROFL!!!

Posted: 8/9/2011 9:15:18 AM EDT

[#20]

the first review:

This bat is perfectly weighted and will suit any UK shop-owner looking to protect their property.

Thanks to the ergonomic handle, one easy swing should be enough to shatter patellas, skulls or any other bone on your targeted looter. Personally, I would recommend also investing in some fingerless gloves for extra grip.

Posted: 8/9/2011 9:15:18 AM EDT

[#21]

How the gun sales doing?

Posted: 8/9/2011 9:15:52 AM EDT

[#22]

Quoted:
the first review:

This bat is perfectly weighted and will suit any UK shop-owner looking to protect their property.

Thanks to the ergonomic handle, one easy swing should be enough to shatter patellas, skulls or any other bone on your targeted looter. Personally, I would recommend also investing in some fingerless gloves for extra grip.

You didn't read the thread before posting huh :P

Posted: 8/9/2011 9:16:03 AM EDT

[#23]

Sad but funny lol

Posted: 8/9/2011 9:16:34 AM EDT

[#24]

What a smashing idea.

Posted: 8/9/2011 9:16:42 AM EDT

[#25]

Quoted:
Aluminum bats...pissing off their targets since 1968...(or whenever they started making them)

Guns don't kill people, baseball players do.

Posted: 8/9/2011 9:16:54 AM EDT

[#26]

Quoted:

ROFL!!!

Posted: 8/9/2011 9:17:10 AM EDT

[#27]

Quoted:

How the gun sales doing?

Probably rather flat.

Posted: 8/9/2011 9:18:30 AM EDT

[#28]

People are calling for Amazon to ban the bat. I'm not kidding:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/forum/cd/discussion.html/ref=cm_cd_fp_ef_tft_tp?ie=UTF8&cdForum=FxXMJURA7JD85P&asin=B003XII2U6&cdThread=TxQSBU4OFV4E5L

Posted: 8/9/2011 9:18:59 AM EDT

[#29]

Unit they are banned, for the children rioters safety.

Posted: 8/9/2011 9:19:10 AM EDT

[#30]

Quoted:

Quoted:
How the gun sales doing?

Probably rather flat.

I dunno if you'd call it that, they're up 200% this week!

...They sold an extra one.

Posted: 8/9/2011 9:19:49 AM EDT

[#31]

BRB guys, going to JJB Sports.

Posted: 8/9/2011 9:19:51 AM EDT

[#32]

Quoted:

Posted: 8/9/2011 9:21:13 AM EDT

[#33]

Quoted:

BRB guys, going to JJB Sports.

It's probably already on fire mate.

Posted: 8/9/2011 9:21:49 AM EDT

[#34]

I guess they are big baseball fans.

Posted: 8/9/2011 9:22:05 AM EDT

[#35]

time to pull out that family long bow and battle hammer.

Posted: 8/9/2011 9:22:33 AM EDT

[#36]

Reminds me of this scene:

Posted: 8/9/2011 9:22:43 AM EDT

[#37]

Quoted:

It's probably already on fire mate.

Good thing I've got my trusty feather duster!

Posted: 8/9/2011 9:23:10 AM EDT

[#38]

Quoted:

BRB guys, going to JJB Sports.

It's probably already on fire mate.

Awww hell.
By the time you get approval to pick your new blaster up, the riots will have moved up to Scotland and over to Wales!

Posted: 8/9/2011 9:24:52 AM EDT

[#39]

Quoted:

Quoted:
People who bought the bat also searched for this

So it's the anarchists that are buying the bats.

It's mostly anarchists. Period.

Posted: 8/9/2011 9:24:55 AM EDT

[#40]

in before the government over there bans bats.

Posted: 8/9/2011 9:26:00 AM EDT

[#41]

A good laminated hardwood bat will do a better job.

Posted: 8/9/2011 9:26:50 AM EDT

[#42]

Baseball is the great American pasttime, isn't it?

I wonder why cricket bats aren't selling more.

Posted: 8/9/2011 9:27:22 AM EDT

[#43]

V. Wevell says:
Even if they are being bought by respectable home and business owners, they should be banned from sale temporarily. Vigilantism is not the answer. Get these items off the shelves, we are all scared and angry in London and need to know that measures are being taken to help us to feel safe in our Cities again.

Waiting for a pic of V. Wevell standing on the curb in his briefs.

Or hers.