What happened to the FUN PRODUCTS?
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fabricated out of old fish cans, literally. We knew they were old fish
and fruit cans because when you turned them over you could still see
the photo of the product that was to be inside. They were FUN and each
was marked with the symbol, "MADE IN JAPAN". We, my brother and I,
would run those things all over the place and we had a blast! The toys
were simple and cheap but FUN.
Today I see too many products that focus on trying to be cool and
instead look and feel as bland as low priced fake imitation vanilla.
And I know how they come to be the living dead of products. I can even
hear the focus groups cutting all the fun out of the products. And the
lawyers in the law department sucking the adventure out of the product.
It is a shame to let this happen and I think society suffers!
Where have all the amazing products gone? And when did cool turn out to
be so lukewarm. Great designers have an obligation to create GREAT
PRODUCTS. Don't let people smother your innovative designs and ideas.
Fight for Fabulous!
If you have a great product that you have discovered or designed...
TELL US ABOUT IT HERE! We want to know where the FABULOUS, FANTASTIC,
FUN and FREAKY products are. The ones that make you say, "WOW, I WANT
THAT!" List here what you like and the best listing gets a PRIZE
donated by me!
I will submit the first product (I CANNOT win the prize). We developed
the ColorCutter® Cutter. It is an award winning cutting tool that is
being sold and used all over the world. You haven't heard of it
because our ad budget is $10 and we spent that already. But we are on
our way to sell our millionth unit this year! Learn more about it at
www.ColorCutter.com (or visit www.HSN.com).
Tell us about your fantastic stuff. The product I think is most
innovative or gets me a laugh will get a PRIZE. No purchase necessary.
You CAN list the web site and tell us WHY you think it is GREAT! The
products does NOT need to be new, just simply GREAT!