Paul McDevitt
Wet wipes
CELEBRITY culture may have infected us with the belief that a used tissue has value, if the nose emptied into it was a famous one. But what about a plain old nose? Shall we start the bidding at $79.99?
That is what Vaev, a US start-up launched by Oliver Niessen, charges for purportedly used snot rags. Wait, what? The website claims the unusual product (“treated with organic ingredients”, ew) is for those who want sick days to arrive on a schedule. Simply buy a Vaev tissue, wipe your nose with it, and enjoy being ill at a…
