Paul McDevitt
Wet wipes
culture may have infected us with the belief that a used tissue has value, if the nose emptied into it was a famous one. But what about a plain old nose? Shall we start the bidding at $79.99?
That is what Vaev, a US start-up launched by Oliver Niessen, charges for purportedly used snot rags. Wait, what? The website claims the unusual product (, ew) is for those who want sick days to arrive on a schedule. Simply buy a Vaev tissue, wipe your nose with it, and enjoy being ill at a…



