I’m not wondering how far Silly Bandz stretch literally, but how long the Silly Bandz fad will last into the future and whether or not we’ve missed the boat.
If you’re not familiar with Silly Bandz, just look at any elementary school kid’s wrist to find them. If you still don’t know what I’m talking about, here are links to pics that were sent to me on Twitter by:
- @Pearlridge (here’s someone modeling them)
- @leekai99
Silly Bandz are so popular that some elementary schools have taken steps to ban the Bandz during school — does that make them Contra-Bandz? I’ve actually told my son, “When I was your age, we had Silly Bandz, but they only came in one shape and one color.”
You can get them in your favorite cartoon character or your favorite sport. It made me wonder if we should have been ordering some in the shape of healthy foods. Broccoli and cauliflower come to mind as easily recognizable shapes. Kids could wear them on their wrist to remind them about the cool, healthy vegetables at lunchtime (at least they could if their school didn’t ban them already).
What’s difficult to tell is whether the Silly Bandz craze is on the rise or if we’re at the end. The trouble with fads is knowing when one is over the what the next fad is. I’d hate to end up with 100,000 broccoli-shaped rubber bands that no one wants, especially as we try to cut down on paper use.
Maybe we’ve missed the Silly Bandz boat this time around. Anybody know what the next fad is going to be?
