Las Vegas Weekly

Our three favorite things at the Nightclub & Bar Convention

Spare Soles, coming soon to a vending machine near you (hopefully).

Photo: Deanna Rilling

Clubbers in Vegas are spoiled. We’ve seen it all, we’ve done it all (from what we can remember) and we’re hard to impress.

So while at the annual Nightclub & Bar Convention this week, we barely batted an eye at the flashing lights and nearly nude stripper displaying a portable pole-dancing stand. Quite often it’s the little things that make us stop and take notice, while other conventioneers are giggly getting sauced on the plethora of free booze.

Already reporting on the new Hello Kitty Wines and still loving the Big Ass Fans (which are quite effective, we must say), here are a few things from the NC&B that we’d love to see more of when out on the town.

Spare Soles

We’ve lost count of the number of times we’ve bitched about the nastiness of post-clubbing ladies stumbling through a casino or parking lot sans shoes because their highest heels were murdering their feet. While throwing a pair of flip-flops in a purse can help for the comfort level, many people forget, or don’t realize the pain, until it’s too late.

Spare Soles, the maker of “spare footwear for when your feet have had enough but you haven’t” just might be the answer to our well-shod prayers. The company displayed a vending machine filled with cute ballet flats packaged in a convenient wristlet. The suggested retail price of $20 per pair is, in our opinion, a fair price to save your feet from the potentially disgusting things that lurk on Sin City streets (and cheaper than a cocktail in some clubs). If only Spare Soles vending machines were at the exit to every club... Just a suggestion.

Jeremiah Weed

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The Whizometer: How fast ya goin'?

How do you like drinking your weed? We’d heard about Jeremiah Weed Sweet Tea vodka, but had yet to try it before hitting the convention floor. Samples of this alcoholic infused Southern favorite were offered at a booth collecting signatures to oppose a raise in the alcohol tax. Mixed with lemonade, one could get into some serious trouble.

Whizometer

Hey guys, ever wonder how fast you’re going? Use a urinal that has the Whizometer installed, and you can compare the speed of your stream to that of your buddies, if you’re in to that sort of thing (though we’re not sure why you would be). Just aim and let flow and this device clocks the MPH of your urination. We’re not sure if this gadget will ever reach mass distribution, but it did make us stop and laugh for about as long as it takes to take a leak.