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not cool, MBSKY, not cool!
We were walking through a tiny department store in Pingshan Village the other day when the husband noticed this rather disturbing poster for MBSKY, a Chinese fashion brand. In case it isn’t obvious, let me spell it out for you: … Continue reading
red bracelets in china
I see a lot of these thin red bracelets in China. They look a bit like the Kabbalah bracelets that Madonna & Co. used to wear, and I’ve been wondering what they symbolize here (because it’s probably not Kabbalah). But it … Continue reading
Posted in Life in China, something new i noticed
Tagged bad luck, celebrities, china, consumer behavior, culture, good fortune, jewelry, Kabbalah, lucky, Madonna, Mormon underwear, red, red bracelet, red clothes, red socks, red underwear, selling, shenzhen, shopping, superstition, zodiac
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birth control in Asia
I don’t want to go anywhere near the shitstorm that is the birth control debate in America. All I can say on this topic is that I think birth control should be as affordable and as accessible as possible for … Continue reading
Posted in comparison shopping, Life in China, something new i noticed
Tagged awesomeness, birth control, birth control pills, china, condoms, contraception, controversy, culture, drugstore.com, market research, over-the-counter, pain in the ass, prescription, selling, shitstorm, shopping, Thailand, U.S., vending machines, women's rights, wtf, Yaz
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wishing on a sky lantern in thailand
There’s so much I want to tell you about Krabi, Thailand — the beaches, the islands, the longtail boats, the thousands of carved wooden penises at Phranang Beach (don’t worry, my perverted little friends, I’ll come back to this later). But today, … Continue reading
(no) swiffers in china
Our apartment in China has white ceramic floors. Being Asians, we have dark hair. This is not an ideal combination. When we first arrived in Shenzhen, we searched high and low for a Swiffer or something similar with disposable dry cloths, but the closest … Continue reading
Posted in life is a mystery, something new i noticed
Tagged addiction, affordable, American, awesomeness, broom, cheap, china, cleaning, cleaning culture, cleaning lady, consumer behavior, convenience, culture, disposable, dry cloths, focus group, Italy, market research, marketing, microfiber, mop, obsession, Porter's Five Forces, selling, shenzhen, so cultural, substitute products/services, sweeper, Swiffer, Swiffer pads, too expensive, west
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regrets/blast from the past
Do you ever look back on your childhood and think, “Ohmygod, what was WRONG with you?” Yeah, I have those moments all the time. I just had one this morning, when I was suddenly reminded of a book I bought … Continue reading
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the power of threadless
When I was at BU, we read a very interesting case about Threadless, an innovative company in Chicago that uses an online community of artists to create and vote on T-shirt designs. They call this kind of model crowdsourcing, and it’s pretty … Continue reading
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Tagged advertising, awesome, awesomeness, business model, clothes, community, crowdsourcing, democratic, designers, Gap, gap.com, marketing, on-line community, on-line shopping, ownership, paralysis by awesomeness, partnership, selling, shopping, T-shirt, Threadless, Threadless.com
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