Monday, March 29, 2010

The Perfect Consumer Product

The purchase was an accident. I'm not making excuses, but the labeling wasn't clear. I did wonder why they were wrapped in plastic.

I would never knowingly buy tissues infused with Vicks. Still, you have to hand it to the product developers. It's marketing at its most lethal.

Rather like the gift that keeps on giving, this is a product that perpetuates demand for itself.

The need to blow your nose means you need a tissue, which in turn makes you sneeze, which means you need to blow your nose...

You get the idea.

Won't work on me though. I'm NOT about to become a dedicated lifetime customer.

I tried these tissues three times. Each time, a sneeze ensued, and I had to use a real tissue, from a different box.

But I don't like waste, so I plan to use the remainder for emergency mop-ups -- like when the cat has indigestion.

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