The Labubu phenomenon is interesting not even sure where they came from but now they're just everywhere
nextworddev 8 minutes ago [-]
Basically a manufactured China-backed scheme leveraging TikTok
syntaxing 1 hours ago [-]
Guessing you’re younger. Beanie babies and trolls were the same thing for millennials.
Insanity 37 minutes ago [-]
I'm a millenial (early 90s) and only barely remember trolls and have no idea what beanie babies are. Homogeneous generations ("millenials, genZ,..") are kind of meaningless, there's too much variation within generations especially as you cross regions. :)
colechristensen 28 minutes ago [-]
Beanie Babies peaked in maybe 1998 and were at one point 10% of sales on eBay. If you were an American above the age of 5 in 1998 I'm not sure it's possible to be unaware of them.
syntaxing 16 minutes ago [-]
Agreed…not owning one is understandable. Not hearing about it at all in the US if you’re a millennial is perplexing (I’m an early 90s kid too).
fusslo 13 minutes ago [-]
yeah, and were at tag sales until like 2006
other examples are like Tamagotchi and Furby
They had to ban Tamagotchi from my elementary school. I remember Furby's but never had one. It would be interesting seeing how those phenomenons spread over time
colechristensen 9 minutes ago [-]
I did a big road trip this year and beanie babies were back in a bunch of truck stops and such
qoez 39 minutes ago [-]
This is one thing you can spend your limited time on earth building
colechristensen 14 minutes ago [-]
Commenting with this self-superior attitude is what you're spending your limited time on earth doing, have a little joy in your life or at least leave people who are alone.
teddy-smith 1 hours ago [-]
Does anyone want Labubu in the real world?
n8cpdx 21 minutes ago [-]
My local family donut shop now sells them and reports that they are doing well. I have seen them attached to at least one backpack out and about.
hooverd 25 minutes ago [-]
I see them about. Clearly somebody wants them or else nobody would buy them. I think they're adorable little figures. I don't get the hype around them though.
colechristensen 1 hours ago [-]
Roughy the same crowd that is excited for new pop music releases.
hooverd 26 minutes ago [-]
that's like what, a dozen people?
colechristensen 13 minutes ago [-]
Projecting a $1B in sales this year
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other examples are like Tamagotchi and Furby
They had to ban Tamagotchi from my elementary school. I remember Furby's but never had one. It would be interesting seeing how those phenomenons spread over time