Thursday, November 17, 2005

The Novelty of It All

Barry came back from an overseas trip to Taiwan recently, bearing gifts:


1. Candy sure to start 101 questions rolling if kids get a hold of 'em:

(Yes, I know one of them was taken upside-down.) Taste yummy, Chye?

2. Apparently, one of the hottest novelty items being sold in Tainan right now - hang-on-your-mobile pepper spray. But I don't know if it works as well as it should in an emergency, coz it's only good for 3 spurts and Barry wouldn't lemme waste one of them on his face.



3. This nondescript box, measuring about 13cmx3.5cmx1.5cm (soulburnz tells me he thinks this is the correct way to write it).


What kooky nugget have they thought up to put inside? Can't be the 'ole toothbrush-and-paste routine, fer sure. !!! Could it be... a condom-carrier masquerading as a toothbrush-and-paste carrier??

Sadly, no. (And let me state that I have nothing to do with condoms, whatsoever.)



Erm, plastic screws? Well, screwing is involved, but of the kind related to neither of the two above.

Like so...



And...



Tada!!! Now you can have a pair of chopsticks with you, on the go!

4. This gem!






You must click on the photo to get the ingenuity of the packaging.

Read the fine print! I especially love the part which goes: "Please do not throw the packaging away. It can be kept for further use." How about that people?! Cheeky, clever, packed with thoughtful details and enviro-friendly!



Still have no idea what the product is?







Marshmallows!!!! Haha, brilliant.

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

You can qualify as a product analysis or marketeer. Well done introduction to the products!

TikiTakiBoi said...

I thought the chopsticks was damn cool! looks realli nice too. haha.
Anyway, i tot the marshmallows was stm you wore. HAHA. :p

Molly Coddle said...

Haha that's the brilliance of it! Taking a spin off a common selling point of feminine product marketeers, and playing on the general public's conditioned ideas of what certain box-shapes and pictures ought to be, right down to the last detail.

Yup the portable chopsticks are fantastic! That's why I put them second-to-last on the list - but it's obvious what my fave is. :P

And Barry, you are as usual too generous with the praises. :) Thanks.

Anonymous said...

i miss you....
ur blog still that naughty and full of fun...

Anonymous said...

o ya... thanX for that lovely e-card
=)

The Tarot Apprentice said...

I think it's 13x3.5x1.5cm

=)

Molly Coddle said...

I've missed you too September!!! :)

Molly Coddle said...

thanks soulburnz! I edited my post accordingly, and credited you. hee.