31 “Awful Taste But Great Execution” Finds That Are as Horrifying as They Are Impressive

John Summers • Contributor

Dec 29, 2024 9:00 PM EST

Let's face it: if everyone had impeccable taste, then "good taste" wouldn't be anything special—it would just be the baseline, right? Enter the world of r/ATBGE (Awful Taste But Great Execution), where questionable ideas meet astonishing craftsmanship. These are the showpieces you can't stop staring at, even if you're cringing the entire time. Think intricately styled haircuts that any barber would be proud of… if they weren't shaped like, say, a toilet seat. Or cakes so detailed and lifelike that you can't help but respect the artistry—despite the fact that nobody in their right mind would take a bite of a dessert modeled after a fetus.

It's a weird, thrilling ride that reminds us that "taste" is in the eye of the beholder (or sometimes the slightly nauseated onlooker). Here are 30 prime examples that will have you both horrified and begrudgingly impressed.

01
Very impressive, highly impractical

via u/TwistedTaste1
02
A TV set from the 70s.

via u/BaronVonBroccoli
03
Well this is... something

via u/jjmontuori
04
As expensive as it is ugly

via u/TokenStraightFriend
05
A Vintage coin purse

via u/abaganoush
06
He looks so happy and proud

via u/Even-Safe7078
07
You just know they made it just to call it a calculighter

via u/joecooool418
08
Very Impressive, I hate it

via u/slimpython28
09
What's wrong? you didn't even touch your fetus cake

via u/xiomara28
10
Absolute masterpiece

via u/machococks
11
It was build by a professional who should have his license revoked

via u/VooseLagina
12
Impressively stupid

via u/Joaco_Gomez_1
13
Thanks, I hate this Chernobyl Humidifier

via u/CalmScientist
14
This is the shirt you buy for someone you hate

via u/phido
15
It's very well done, but why?

via u/anastasia_dedonostia
16
It's so well done! burn it.

via u/parbarostrich
17
This ring with breast milk and baby's hair in the shape of the first letter of their name

via u/Ohiko_Nishiyama
18
It looks like Brussel sprouts but it's actually turtles

via u/fishbethany
19
It's well done and funny and I hate it

via u/Fluid_Fox23
20
Help

via u/kamilayao_0
21
Was it easy to do? no. But was it worth it? absolutely not

via u/Johnnyflash69
22
What do you think about my finger fingernails?

via u/Phedericus
23
Creative, well done and terrible. The Trifecta

via u/PenisPotatoe
24
Ctrl+Alt+Del this jacket

via u/NexusRaven7
25
Who wouldn't want to look at that all day?

via u/weezer13us
26
Moldy strawberry nails

via u/aquarosey
27
Love spiders

via u/SanaKanae
28
Fetus lamp

via u/OneOfTheNephilim
29
Very Impressive coffin cooler, I'm going to go home now

via u/V8TITAN
30
You're on a date and she is wearing this. What do you do?

via u/mundus1520
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That's enough internet for today

via u/liminal_liminality