The world's most useless inventions

The so-called "miracle" weight-loss pill was just a marketing _ to get people to buy it. (трюк)

GIMMICK

That new phone feature is nothing but a _ to make people upgrade. (уловка для привлечения внимания)

GIMMICK

The store sells _ _ like glow-in-the-dark keychains and squishy toys. (сувенир для развлечения)

NOVELTY ITEMS

I bought a _ _ shaped like a giant pencil, but it has no practical use. (забавная безделушка)

NOVELTY ITEM

Wearing high heels to go hiking is highly _ . (непрактично, неудобно)

IMPRACTICAL

This jacket looks stylish, but it's completely _ for rainy weather. (непрактичный, нефункциональный)

IMPRACTICAL

Now that we have two dishwashers, one of them is completely _ . (избыточный, ненужный)

REDUNDANT

With all these new apps, our old scheduling system has become _ . (избыточным, ненужным)

REDUNDANT

This coffee machine has Wi-Fi and a touchscreen—it's so _-_ that I can't even figure out how to make a simple cup. (слишком сложно устроенный)

OVER-ENGINEERED

I prefer a simple can opener to that _-_ electric one that never works properly. (переусложнённый)

OVER-ENGINEERED

Floppy disks are completely _ now that we have USB drives and cloud storage. (вышедший из употребления)

OBSOLETE

Many people believe that landline phones will soon become _ . (устаревшими)

OBSOLETE

The holiday season often encourages excessive _ and unnecessary spending. (потребительство, культура излишних покупок)

CONSUMERISM

Critics blame _ for the growing amount of electronic waste in landfills. (потребительство)

CONSUMERISM

These chairs are _-_ in a factory and sold at a low price. (массово производятся)

MASS-PRODUCED

I prefer handmade pottery to _-_ items from big stores. (массово произведённые, сделанные большими партиями)

MASS-PRODUCED

Throwing away all that leftover food is extremely _ . (неэкономно)

WASTEFUL

Using a plastic bottle once and then throwing it away is a _ habit. (расточительная привычка)

WASTEFUL

I didn't plan to buy these shoes—they were an _ _ at the checkout counter. (импульсивная покупка)

IMPULSE PURCHASE

She regretted the _ _ as soon as she looked at her bank account. (импульсивную покупку)

IMPULSE PURCHASE