--- title: Fifty Shades of Grey Movie: Cookbook, Teddy Bear, Nail Polish description: These brands want to take a turn in the Red Room of Pain canonical: https://time.com/3701856/fifty-shades-of-grey-movie-weird-products/ author: Laura Stampler article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-02-10T14:34:14.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:48:03.833Z og:title: 7 Totally Unexpected 'Fifty Shades of Grey' Products og:description: These brands want to take a turn in the Red Room of Pain og:url: https://time.com/3701856/fifty-shades-of-grey-movie-weird-products/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 7 Totally Unexpected 'Fifty Shades of Grey' Products twitter:description: These brands want to take a turn in the Red Room of Pain twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # 7 Totally Unexpected 'Fifty Shades of Grey' Products > Sponsored content. 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And with some box office analysts expecting a big [opening weekend](http://variety.com/2015/biz/news/theres-more-sizzle-than-sex-in-selling-fifty-shades-of-grey-1201421989/), it should be no surprise that different brands ([beyond](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/02/05/fifty-shades-sex-toys-now-target) the [obvious](http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/could-fifty-shades-greys-popularity-land-sex-toys-mainstream-retailers-shelves-162842)) want in on the action. From teddy bears to laundry detergent, here are the most unexpected products itching to be a part of the _Fifty Shades_ phenomenon. ### Teddy Bear  Vermont Teddy Bear Company “If you want to dominate Valentine’s Day” (Get it? GET IT?) then the [Vermont Teddy Bear](http://www.vermontteddybear.com/sellgroup/fifty-shades-of-grey-bear.aspx?bhcp=1) company has just the stuffed toy for you. This suited-up Christian Grey comes complete with handcuffs, a tie, an eye mask and “smoldering grey eyes.” [Teddy Ruxpin](http://www.cnet.com/news/its-evil-kids-react-to-teddy-ruxpin-taking-bear/) doesn’t look so terrifying anymore, does he? ### Wine  Fifty Shades of Grey Wine Does your palate lean more toward “red satin” or “white silk” ? This E L James-approved wine costs [$18 per bottle](http://www.fiftyshadeswine.com/). ### _Fifty Shades of Chicken_  Clarkson Potter And what compliments your wine better than a submissive slice of [chicken](http://www.amazon.com/Fifty-Shades-Chicken-Parody-Cookbook/dp/0385345224)? This cookbook — attributed to F. L. Fowler — teaches you how to tie up a chicken in every way imaginable. Recipes include Dripping Thighs, Learning to Truss You, Erect Chicken and other foul-sounding fowl. _More:_ [_These Were the Hardest Scenes to Shoot for the Stars of_ Fifty Shades of Grey](http://time.com/3690811/fifty-shades-of-grey-jamie-dornan-dakota-johnson-interview/) ### _Fifty Shades of Kale_  HarperWave Similar concept, different leading lady. And you thought [kale](http://50shadesofkale.com/) was a part of a “clean” diet. ### Laundry Detergent  Unilever Surf has dubbed this cleanser its “naughtiest fragrance yet,” but it might be the only laundry detergent that markets itself as getting things dirtier. ### Nail Polish  OPI The special collection by [OPI](http://opi.com/color/collections/fifty-shades-grey) is somehow only available in six different shades. _More:_ [_How the Notorious Red Room Was Built in the_ Fifty Shades of Grey _Movie_](http://time.com/3694128/fifty-shades-of-grey-red-room/) ### Fine Jewelry  Cadsawan Jewelry Studio Jewelry designer Janet Cadsawan got the go-ahead from author E L James to make a limited edition _Fifty Shades_ jewelry line. “Her genius for fusing fantasy with fashion climaxes in every piece,” the website [boasts](http://shop.fiftyshadesofgreyfinejewelry.com/pages/aboutus). 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