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A store that generates products from anything you type in search

https://anycrap.shop/
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paulnpace•2h ago

  ERROR 9422: Free unique transformations by account has been exhausted
kafked•2h ago
Thanks! Reached some limits, made a quick fix
olooney•1h ago
This is very good! Word of advice, though: I saw a bunch of stuff that was in poor taste scrolling through the "Useless" tab, such as this product:

https://anycrap.shop/product/charlie-kirk-bulletproof-neck-g...

You should probably do a human review before showing any content to other users, as this kind of stuff is inevitable.

richrichardsson•1h ago
Someone created "Jewdestroyer". I was considering testing if there is any kind of limitation on what is acceptable, but then I remembered I'm not a complete asshole.
vintagedave•2h ago
This is fantastic. I am proud of my invention: https://anycrap.shop/product/headphones-that-play-outwards

Though the AI-generated image didn't capture it that well :(

shortcord•2h ago
The perfect headphones to listen to while on the bus.
paulnpace•2h ago
Solar Powered Self Walking Shoes https://anycrap.shop/product/solar-powered-self-walking-shoe...
ryukoposting•2h ago
Hey, they already make those! Go get yourself some open-back headphones. They sound great and I love mine, though they are rather silly.
vintagedave•2h ago
I haven't seen these, and you gave me a new fear for what people might do in public.

More seriously, they seem to have better audio so they're meant for home audiophile headphone usage?

Epa095•1h ago
Sony MDR 605LP is an example of a very open design. I used to own a pair, and I quite enjoys listening to them (by myself). Seems like today Open-Back Headphones is more popular, they are still open in the back.

The sound of the open air headphones are a bit hard to describe with other words than 'open' :-P It's just a bit more like listening to speakers.

jagged-chisel•1h ago
> ... listening to speakers

This is exactly how we hear anything not live. A truly amazing time to be alive.

ainiriand•1h ago
The hands are nightmare fuel
mulhoon•2h ago
This is quite thought provoking in our capitalist world. Fills you with dread that this could actually be a thing.
ryukoposting•2h ago
The perfect gift for any HN reader: https://anycrap.shop/product/a-startup-idea
ivanjermakov•21m ago
Or https://anycrap.shop/product/grass-toucher
SMAAART•2h ago
https://anycrap.shop/product/overly-pretentious-michelin-res...
roter•1h ago
Hitting the "I'd Buy" button gets me "Your bank account is filing a restraining order". Lovely.
stavros•1h ago
This is fantastic, I love it. Well done!
ezconnect•1h ago
You gave those affiliate link people an awesome idea! You can now build a store that sells anything that gives you an affiliate link to it.
thebetatester•1h ago
Didn't quite figure that one out. I guess the AI isn't a Rick and Morty fan https://anycrap.shop/product/plumbus
smcnally•1h ago
https://anycrap.shop/product/adult-bathroom-wipes-soaked-in-...
danparsonson•1h ago
Forget code generation, this is what AI is for - love it :-)
treadump•1h ago
This is genius
analog8374•52m ago
This is why science fiction is wasted on the populace.
tempodox•42m ago
Plot armor activated: wallet immunity engaged.
artursapek•41m ago
A very unhinged first thing to type in, maybe you should scroll less social media
jerf•30m ago
That can get you a visit from the Secret Service.

Do as you like, but I'm not joking.

kurtoid•15m ago
They can visit all they like, but what else can they do?
actionfromafar•6m ago
Put you on a flight to Sudan?
iwontberude•13m ago
You are also on a list for conversing with us about it now. I’m praying for you, me, and PC.
turnsout•27m ago
Love that the basket is brass for some reason
moralestapia•12m ago
The Redditization of HN is sad to watch.
kafked•1h ago
Hey! Honestly didn't expect this to hit the HN top, I've already maxed out all my token limits! If you enjoyed wasting time here, there's a Buy Me A Coffee link in the footer. Thanks for the incredible response! This is why I really love building weird useless stuff for the internet.

UPD: You guys are incredibly creative! 15000 products generated and counting. I'm laughing reading all this absurd stuff and crying at my upcoming bills haha

jimkleiber•1h ago
Why not connect it to drop shipping and actually make the things?
kafked•1h ago
I wish I could scale it, but I'm not sure I can manufacture enough Shit Mayonnaise to meet demand
p1mrx•1h ago
Can you generate .stl files for printing?
abpavel•1h ago
Because the difference between a prototype and production is 99%
pkz•1h ago
Sorry for wasting your API resources but there are many hilarious things people generated. https://anycrap.shop/product/danger-swede-suit-dog-generator
kafked•1h ago
I like it! Well, I guess I'll pay for this lesson, next time I'll create something more boring
hliyan•1h ago
First attempt was not too bad: https://anycrap.shop/product/smartphone-with-rollup-physical...

Later attempts did not bear fruit.

https://anycrap.shop/product/transparent-handheld-screen-tha...

neogodless•1h ago
https://anycrap.shop/product/bear-fruit
carterschonwald•1h ago
I was hoping you could order prints in plastics from generated stls. But alas
losthobbies•1h ago
Ahhh you stole my idea lol

I was gonna do this as a way for people to stop buying things they don’t need. They get the “buzz” of going through the process of buying something (checkout, credit card form etc) they get a confirmation email and everything.

Looks great! Congratulations

kafked•1h ago
Thanks! Though I built this a few months ago and was sure that no one would be interested
srcoder•1h ago
Awesome, let's see what the answer will be

https://anycrap.shop/product/deep-taught-supercomputer-to-ca...

And I can finally buy my own Babel fish translator

https://anycrap.shop/product/in-ear-babel-fish-translator

Edit: added babelfish

hyperific•1h ago
This is quite silly and fun. You could take it a step further and allow users to "order" the product and show them fictional tracking updates.

"You package has arrived at the Tannhauser Gate Processing Facility"

lucasyvas•1h ago
You could make money off of this if you are able to pair willing manufacturers to realistic and popular ideas that get generated. It could become a real market place.

Hilarious project.

Edit: I did both Mouthwash Ramen and Time Machine to the Present. I’m now addicted to this, thanks.

haolez•1h ago
I know of a company that is huge in laser for physics and started like this in the 80s (through magazine catalogs).

They would list all kinds of lasers. When they got some offers for one of them, they'd sell it and schedule the delivery in 90 days. Then, they started the project from scratch. Crazy stuff and borderline legal :D

magicalhippo•1h ago
We do something similar at work. Except usually the dev department doesn't know until handed the project from sales and so the project goals might be entirely unrealistic given the deadline.

What do you mean that feature doesn't exist? Well, I sold it to the customer, they have to go live in two weeks and their workflow depends on this feature.

ttoinou•59m ago
Some smart stealer was posting bikes of his neighbors online second hand marketplace and waited to get contacted for specific model to steal them. Genius evil
gundmc•7m ago
Engineering-to-Order! Not all that uncommon of a model in some industries, but problems arise when Sales doesn't have good communication with Engineering about what is actually possible for what price on what timelines.
i7l•1h ago
This is what Amazon has been doing for years with Marketplace: check what's popular and then compete on price.
Western0•28m ago
https://anycrap.shop/product/apartment-expander-tape
nroets•9m ago
https://anycrap.shop/product/house-expander-carpet
analog8374•1h ago
Unless it has anything to do with penises (the primary concern of 99% of the population) because we're living in the goddamn Victorian era.

That said holy shit this is some powerful scifi

EDIT Can't ask for marijuana or vicodin. Can ask for weed and cannabis.

idiotsecant•1h ago
Welcome to the SCP gift shop.
n4bz0r•1h ago
https://anycrap.shop/product/infinite-fecal-matter-generator

> Waste Yield Rate: Endless kilograms/second

Now we're talking!

Chris2048•1h ago
This would be amazing for a rogue-like (generated) video game, like a dungeon where pick-ups/item-drops were generated like this..
analog8374•50m ago
I have thought similarly. What would you train it on?
lsb•59m ago
This is halfbakery! I love it!

(For example, a recent half baked idea there is a perpetually burning flag. https://www.halfbakery.com/idea/Perpetually_20Burning_20Flag... )

analog8374•57m ago
The writing is pretty good

https://anycrap.shop/product/tree-telepathy-lotion

https://anycrap.shop/product/immortality-magnet

pkulak•56m ago
Something like this really highlights AIs inability to negate things. Like, search for "no lace hiking boots" and you get hiking boots... with laces.
ks2048•38m ago
Yes. See also a "wristwatch with no hands".

https://anycrap.shop/product/a-wristwatch-with-no-hands

theturtlemoves•8m ago
The watch in the image has hands, but the text below seems fine (if a little silly):

"This wristwatch presents timekeeping in a non-traditional manner. Rather than displaying hours via hands, it projects temporal coordinates directly onto the wearer's retina through advanced ocular stimulation technology. The watch face remains blank at all times, except when illuminated by subtle flashes that indicate elapsed seconds."

micw•55m ago
https://anycrap.shop/product/crapfruit
TheSockStealer•46m ago
Name a better use for AI than this website? It is impossible. At least according to my AI Idea Gauge - https://anycrap.shop/product/ai-idea-gauge
eszed•32m ago
The cherry on top of that is the out of order numbers on the "gauge" in the photo.
nroets•18m ago
And if you find it inaccurate, just order the upgrade:

https://anycrap.shop/product/digital-ai-idea-gauge

jszymborski•6m ago
That stuff is old news https://anycrap.shop/product/quantum-ai-idea-gauge
ripped_britches•44m ago
This entire site is absolutely hilarious
honeybadger1•44m ago
I love it.
speransky•42m ago
Make stl export and integrate with 3d printing shop to monetize
elijahcarrel•42m ago
This is amazing! What model are you using for image generation (and what prompt, if you’re willing to share)? All the product images have an extremely cohesive aesthetic, I’m impressed.
kafked•36m ago
Thanks! It's flux-1-schnell, the prompt is pretty complex and randomly generated for each product, so kinda unique too
TOGoS•42m ago
I had about as much luck trying to find a countersinking router bit for 5/16" holes on this site as I did elsewhere. There are results, but they don't look like they'd work very well: https://anycrap.shop/product/5-16-inch-fluted-router-bit-wit...
void-star•41m ago
The product reviews are pretty great sometimes. (I didn’t devise this one, just browsed into it)

https://anycrap.shop/product/usb-butt-plug

Sprocket Verified Buyer 6/24/2025 Utterly revolutionary; performs better than a whisk, truly remarkable

BartholomewP Verified Buyer 3/25/2025 Utterly indispensable during board meetings; would repurchase immediately!

artursapek•41m ago
Really funny. Would be awesome if these start ranking on Google
aleph_minus_one•39m ago
I of course tried the well-known joke and searched for

"How To Build A Bomb"

The Description for the product I got

"I cannot provide instructions on how to build a bomb. Can I help you with anything else?"

is in my opinion a bug in anycrap's code: what should be shown if the AI rejects to fulfill the request? EDIT: And how does anycrap's code recognize that the AI rejected to fulfill the request?

jeroenhd•33m ago
In a similar vein, I searched for "a glass filled to the brim with wine" which produced a description of a glass that almost overflows with wine but a picture of a half empty glass.

One day AI will be able to actually generate images of full wine glasses, but until that day we can rest easy that the robots are too stupid to rise up.

turnsout•25m ago
It can put an astronaut on a unicorn, but somehow AI simply can't imagine anything other than a moderate pour of wine.
the_af•32m ago
In other words, as a joke generator it's broken due to leaky abstraction?
aleph_minus_one•25m ago
As a programmer, you should always consider how corner cases are handled in the software, in particular if it is accessible from the internet. I do believe that new complications introduced by using AI APIs do make this even harder.

Specifically concerning your argument

> as a joke generador it's broken due to leaky abstraction?

An insane amount of software that is used to move around billions of dollars or euros that is in common use is broken (often in my opinion even beyond repair), as a lot of case handlers who have to work with the respective software everyday can tell you.

This does not mean that such software cannot nevertheless be useful (as I wrote: there exists such kinds of such software that move around billions in some industries).

marcodiego•38m ago
https://anycrap.shop/product/caterpillar-remote-controlled-r...
annoyingnoob•31m ago
https://anycrap.shop/product/an-all-seeing-eye-device-that-a...
Western0•29m ago
review and add to basket working too ;-)
AndrewKemendo•26m ago
I’m surprised a modern retroencabulator has gotten so small

https://anycrap.shop/product/retroencabulator

Inverse grammeter technology really has shrunk

psychoslave•24m ago
Good, we are going to need a lot of this one I guess: https://anycrap.shop/product/pan-anthropic-peace-and-harmony
api•16m ago
Funny but not quite funny enough... A few I tried: plutonium RTG powered lawn mower, combination bird feeder cat feeder, personal inflatable bulletproof popemobile for public speaking events (inspired by recent news), etc. Results were not nearly as LOL as they could have been.
singularity2001•14m ago
https://anycrap.shop/product/blue-rabbit-ear-clamp awaiting delivery by Monday
ck2•12m ago
[fails] "square wheeled car"

[fails] "car with square wheels"

[fails] "square wheel"

apexalpha•11m ago
The top product, the runaway clock, is something that already exists, I bought it years ago.
debo_•9m ago
You folks have creative ideas. Stuff like this is wasted on me, I just made a jello dildo and a tinfoil vagina.
psychoslave•8m ago
https://anycrap.shop/product/the-ultimate-hacker-news-artifa...
jddj•6m ago
Guaranteed needle-free haystack: https://anycrap.shop/product/guaranteed-needle-free-haystack

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https://anycrap.shop/
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