Selfie sticks, also known as the Wand of Narcissus, are finally on their way out, as confirmed by data from John Lewis, the ultimate barometer of all middle class spending.
Sales of selfie sticks on the John Lewis website slipped 50% in the past year.
This has been a long time coming. In 2015 at Disneyland in California, one candidate for the Darwin Awards erected his selfie stick midway through a ride, leaving innocent families stranded on the rollercoaster for over an hour. Luckily, nobody was injured and Disney swiftly banned these public menaces.
You’ll be heartened to hear Brits are now climbing the ranks of selfie stick-hating nations, with YouGov reporting 71% of us find the wretched things embarrassing.
Selfie sticks down, smart homes up
In happier news, John Lewis also reported an 81% surge in sales of smart home devices, which look on track to be a popular gift this Christmas. Our money is on Amazon’s excellent Echo to be a big seller this year.
Now that selfie sticks are finally biting the dust, here’s hoping that iPad photographers will be next to be resigned to the history books. After all, the best camera we all have is the one firmly attached to the smartphone in our pockets.
So long selfie sticks, we won’t miss you.
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