Review 5. The Banana Tube

The simplicity of some clever people's inventions never fails to amaze me.

I have just opened the post and there it sits, all yellow and bent, my new plastic banana case.

Now, although I don't normally eat Banana's, I just could not resist a gadget designed solely to transport a banana to work in a safe manner.

It even looks like a Banana.

The case is hinged along it's length and opens easily, creating two half banana shaped cavities that will clamp shut over your Banana ... I can't wait to try it out.

Unfortunately I don't have any Banana's (I don't normally eat them) so I rush off down to my local Tesco's and buy enough for a week.

By now I am almost trembling with excitement but retain a certain sense of control and decide to prepare my working lunch Banana,s before trying them out in the gadget.

I find an black felt pen and write the day of the week on each Banana's skin and then arranged them in day order in my fruit bowl.

It is then I discovered my first mistake (I only work 5 days a week and have brought 7 Banana's) - so I scoff Saturday and Sunday quickly in case my wife thinks I'm stupid.

I am afraid I just could not wait until Monday morning to try out the Banana Tube so I pick Monday out of the fruit bowl with one hand and deftly flip open the Banana Tube with the other (I had been practising) (And yes, I was watching in the mirror as I did it)

Now I thought it was unlucky to have started with a Banana that was not exactly the same shape as the tube ... and the tube's lid would not shut without splitting open the Banana skin.

I was starting to feel a little concerned when I had the same trouble with Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

Friday, rather cruelly, gave me a sense of optimism as it appeared to be the exact shape ... but it was about two inches to long.

I now wish I hadn't eaten Saturday and Sunday earlier.

Just bad luck I think so off to Tesco it go, Banana Tube in Pocket, to find a set of 5 Work Lunch Banana's that fit.

I felt a little self conscious walking through to the veg dept, as I was getting a lot of strange looks from the lady's, but undeterred I wip the Banana Tube out of my pocket and start searching.

After searching their entire stock of Banana's without success I demand to see the manager (Who after a severe dressing down from me, informs me I am not the only prat that has bought one of these - he had seen someone with one about 8 years ago)

I decide to go home and ask my wife if she can find, iron, and gently place the cloak of disappointment around my shoulders.


Test Result:

It might work if you can find a banana that is exactly the same size and shape

Next up! ... A "boiled egg topper" ... no more mess opening up a boiled egg? (it's on order, I couldn't afford the express postage charge though)