Inspired by Snappyp',s Nelson Mandela post, I thought I'd post these ads for Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X fund raising pens that were... December 6th, 2011 by David Wahl 3 Comments »
This is a black market toy designed to capitalize on the popularity of Sheb Wooley's 1958 hit Purple People Eater in the late 1950s. As you can... November 30th, 2011 by David Wahl 3 Comments »
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Yes! Cat Butt is a BlueQ. They also do all those funny sprays like "Understand Your Mother Breath Spray"
Hits this year include:
Bacon Candy Canes
Mac and Cheese Air Freshener
Shark Attack Mug
Inflatable Beard
David Wahl says:
December 05, 2011 at 09:49pm
BlueQ's business model is to throw things at the wall and hope enough things stick to make a profit. They rarely repeat since everything they do is super specific and of limited appeal. And I mean that in a good way. They have amazing designer and artists that work for them. The best stuff in life is never meant to appeal to everyone.
I don't have any specific sales for them, but with the amount of attention Nelson got, I'd say he sold out fast. It would be a huge risk to reorder something like that and think it would sell as well a couple of months after the rush of publicity.
David Wahl says:
December 05, 2011 at 08:40pm
That was a BlueQ product from last year. Your best bet is eBay.
Here's a link to their blog about it. Includes pic of text on package: http://www.blueq-blog.com/nelson-mandela-car-air-freshener/
These were made in the late 1950s in someone's basement. Basically a craft project that they tried to market to a couple of novelty companies. (I imagine their kids being forced to labor over these for hours and hours in a wood-panelled basement) Our owner got a few gross of them on closeout back in the 1970s, this is from his private collection.
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Yes! Cat Butt is a BlueQ. They also do all those funny sprays like "Understand Your Mother Breath Spray"
Hits this year include:
Bacon Candy Canes
Mac and Cheese Air Freshener
Shark Attack Mug
Inflatable Beard
BlueQ's business model is to throw things at the wall and hope enough things stick to make a profit. They rarely repeat since everything they do is super specific and of limited appeal. And I mean that in a good way. They have amazing designer and artists that work for them. The best stuff in life is never meant to appeal to everyone.
I don't have any specific sales for them, but with the amount of attention Nelson got, I'd say he sold out fast. It would be a huge risk to reorder something like that and think it would sell as well a couple of months after the rush of publicity.
That was a BlueQ product from last year. Your best bet is eBay.
Here's a link to their blog about it. Includes pic of text on package: http://www.blueq-blog.com/nelson-mandela-car-air-freshener/