Sturkenboom Didn't Include a Place to Put a Picture
Really? A photograph seems like the most obvious way to remind ourselves of someone who isn't with you - be they deceased or just living on the other side of the world. Spend five seconds on the Internet and it's undeniable that humans love visual representations of their loved ones and themselves. Leaving this out seems like a huge omission.
It's Way Hetero-normative
Sturkenboom specifically mentions widows as the main buyers of the 21 Grams Memory Box. Gay male widowers probably shouldn't use the 21 Grams dildo since it doesn't have a flared base. That makes it risky for anal use. Lesbian widows, obviously, have even less use for such a product. One could argue that it tactfully implies that only straight couples need or deserve this kind of memorial for their lost love.
An Angle of Necrophilia
This is sure to dampen the mood for some people. While this is clearly a high-end art piece (Sturkenboom declines to reveal the price of the 21 Grams Memory Box except to serious buyers), it's still an urn nestled inside of a sex toy. To my mind, that's only a few steps away from necrophilia. It's literally designed to allow you to insert a bit of your lovers vacated corpse into your body.
The Atomizer Contains a Scent That's Supposed to Remind You of Your Deceased Love
Yet, what if that scent is stale cigars or a backyard barbecue? I'm hard pressed to imagine how Sturkenboom comes up with those scents in the first place. For older guys, aren't we talking about stuff like Old Spice, Aquavelva, single-malt whiskey, or Newport lights? While any of those things might remind you of your recently-departed life-partner, I'd argue that none of these are particularly erotic.
