Quote Originally Posted by Throbert McGee View Post
In other words, not simply something of low quality, but something of low quality that is highly overrated.
I'd say, "говно на палочке" is used for cheap things, which look expensive.
example. great actors play in a movie, but movie is not worth watching
P.S. I'm also curious to know if the expression is based on the practice of selling foods such as сосиски, леденцы, мороженное, и т.д. "на палочках"?
Yes, мороженое is what comes to my mind every time I hear the phrase. Can't imagine сосиски на палочке though.