8 strange searches customers have tried to hunt for on Argos

From a human carwash to a sideways-launching toaster, Argos has compiled a list of the most bizarre items searched for on its website and app. The retailer has documented these inventive products with illustrations, showing how it may look if they were to ever come to market.

'From Tim Berners-Lee to James Dyson, Britain is renowned for its inventors and their crazy ideas that go on to become essential parts of our everyday lives,' says a spokesperson. 'Search data from Argos.co.uk shows that people across the country wish their toasters could launch their toast sideways, or that their pets could roller skate, proving there is a gap in the market for offbeat products with unusual forms and functions.'

Take a look at the searches below...

Gloves compatible with smartphone screens are already on the market but one Argos customer was on the lookout for a handy accessory that actually charges the phone – specifically in this instance, an iPhone 6.

In the past year alone, over 100 people have searched for a cat or dog vacuum cleaner at Argos. Why brush your pet when you can simply Hinch them to preened perfection in 30 seconds flat? One customer even requested a cylindrical version – perhaps so their pooch had their own mini Dyson to accompany their owner’s.

We’ve seen dogs skateboard, but five Argos customers wanted to purchase roller skates especially made for paws.

When you’re sipping soup or eating spaghetti, it’s inevitable that the table underneath your crockery will be decorated in the contents of the bowl. In a neat solution, three Argos customers invented a drip-catching bowl that not only catches any slippage but ensures not a morsel goes to waste.

Believe it or not, there are some out there who’d like to buy a 'car wash for people'. After all, who wants to scrub themselves with a bar of soap when giant rotating arms can do all the washing for you?!

There are few things more annoying in the morning than trying to catch your toast as it pops out of the toaster, only for it to fall back into the fiery depths. Six Argos customers requested a toaster that shoots its contents across the counter-top, handily solving the problem.

If the kids are sliding down the stairs in all manner of makeshift appliances, it might make sense to remove the danger altogether and turn it into a giant slide. At least that was what 10 people searching on the Argos website thought of over the past year.

For the influencer who wants to take their selfies to the next level, this device would ensure the perfect windswept tresses whatever the situation. The ultimate in vanity, the wind-blowing selfie stick takes the outdoors indoors for striking poses that’ll send your Instagram likes soaring… or at least it will if anyone invents it!