- What fad products do you remember or spent money on?
- Are there any trends you or your family are following?
- Do you or anyone you know have hobbies or interests that require specialized or niche products?
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Fads, Trends and Niches.
To wrap up our class discussion of the PLC, we have learned about fads, trends and niche products.
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I remember i used to buy those spinny top things that you battle with and those card games also those gameboy games. Not that i know of maybe the enviromental things. No not at all i didnt know what it was till now.
ReplyDeleteFor fads i bought a tomagatchi and ferbies. In my house we probably followed the trend of wood flooring being installed as well as a more modern looking counter top. Last of all for niche products my dad buys moutain biking equitment because he is very into interesting in summer moutain biking.
ReplyDeleteSome fad products i remeber are tamagotchis, furby, polly pocket dolls, string weavers.
ReplyDeleteSome trends that I'm currently following are skinny jeans, teased hair.
I don't have any hobbies that require specialized niche products. My neighbour who loves to skate purchaes niche products, some special skates so he can perform highly at competitions.
A fad product i remember i spent on is tamagotchi's which was a complete waste of money since the battery died so fast.
ReplyDeleteA trend that im following is skinny jeans and piercings. (septum)
My moms fiances niece does special swimming that she goes to big events and she has to wear a certain swim wear. which is niche since it fits her body and specialized for her.
I remember buying Silly Bandz last year when they were the 'big thing'. Also I remember getting a furby for Christmas like six years ago.
ReplyDeleteMy family and I are following the recycling trend, recycling anything and everything that can be recycled.
When my sister had a stress fature in her leg my parents had to buy her crutches for her to use when she walked, but she never used them.
Lydia
ReplyDeleteThe fad product that would have money spent on was bratz. I never really played with toys because I was always outside playing with my animals.
Fad products I have spent my money on in the past are tamagotchis and charm bracelets. I remember I used to buy them all the time and then one day I just stopped because everyone else did. Trends my family follows are mostly clothing trends. All the girls in my family wear skinny jeans and uggs which is a clothing trend.
ReplyDeleteFad products that I spent money were Tamagoches, Furbys, and Barbie Dolls.
ReplyDeleteMy family and I try to buy environmental products such as green grocery bags to reduce the amount of waste put into the environment. We also recycle to help keep the environment healthy.
A hobby that I have is to dance. I go to a special dance store to buy my dance shoes and other dance products.
A recent product that i have bought is a new winter coat.
ReplyDelete2.The trend that me and my family are doin is helping the enviroment by recycling.
Some fad products that I remember spending money on are tamagotchis, pokemon cards, snubbies, and silly bands.
ReplyDeleteMy family is following the environmental trends. We recylce almost all of our products and compost the rest in our green bin. Also we followed the trend of getting HD TV with a digital cable box.
My biggest hobby is hockey. I require many niche products such as skates, gloves, tape, sticks and many more. I can goto many stores such as hockey life, kenesky's, second chance sports and also many more.
Some Fad products that i spent money on would be tomogotchi's, silly bandz, pokemon cards, bratz,
ReplyDeleteSome trends my family is following are, being green; green bin, recycling, and a smaller car.
Specialized proucts for the sports and hobbies i participate in would be stores like Sport Check, Foot Locker and Nike.com.
A fad product I spent money on is gaming cards from television shows from when I was younger. I bought the cards because I was a fan of the show but they were just decoration and I never did anything with them.
ReplyDeleteA trend I am following is wearing my game jerseys on game days. It shows support for the team and also lets others know that there is a game today. Me and my family are also very supportive of the environment.
When spring comes along, I like to buy shorts for when I am playing sports and being active. They are not available in the winter time so when spring comes I make sure I get new ones that fit.
Yu-Gi-Oh cards use to be my favorite thing to play with. They were huge for a small period of time but then they faded away. My current trend would be Tecktonik, it isn't popular in Canada but it is in Europe and with my friends. I personally don't but i know my grandparents certainly use sometype of Niche products.
ReplyDeleteAn item that I bought that would be considered a FAD would be a Rubic's Cube because it was very popular at one time and now it is not selling nowadays.
ReplyDeleteA item that would be considered a TREND that my family is looking at to buy is a new fuel efficient vehicle.
A product that I would buy that would be considered a NICHE PRODUCT would be basketball shoes and basketball under armour because I obviously play basketball. My friend would rather buy soccer equipment because he specializes at soccer and is trying to make the Canada team.
1.a fad product i remember buying is a winter coat
ReplyDelete2.being green and helping protect the envirornment.
3.a niche my freind would use is swim wear
Some fad products that I remember or have spent money on are uggs. I have bought a couple pairs of uggs since they came out and I still where them.
ReplyDeleteA trend that my family is following is organic products. My mom has started buying organic fruit and vegetables because she believes they are healthier than other foods. My parents have started trying to have a healthier lifestlye with the foods they buy.
My Great Grandma requiers specialized products beecause she is 96 years old and needas products that will help her be safe.
1. A fad from last summer was the Ripstik which is a type of skateboard where you twist back and forth to make it move. I never bought one but i saw many kids with them.
ReplyDelete2. Organic foods and green bin.
3. My dad and his stereos.
I think that an example of a fad product is Silly Bands. I think this is a fad product because it was very popular last year, and every one had at least one Silly Band, and now no one trades them or wears them anymore.
ReplyDeleteFor trends, everyone in my family is completely different with what we like. My brother and I like video games, my sister is big on fashion, and my little sister is really into toys that respond to the TV shows that she watches (example: Bakugans). As for my parents, my dad is into technology like computers, while my stepmom is into books, and popular and informational TV shows (examples: The Doctors, American Idol). If any of these were trends, I would say that my sister follows the latest fashion trends, and my stepmom watches the more popular TV shows and reads the more popular and best-selling books.
My Dad has a huge hobby with electronics, usually repairing and maintaining his electronics. He usually goes to special electronics stores such as EHR
a fad product i remmber i spent money on was yugio cards,they were in when i was in grade 4 theyr still out there but noon cares,everyone lost the careness for them in like a couple months,a trend me and my family fallow is we all watch hockey and football everytime its on,everyone basically in my family plays sports of some kind so we need sports equipment.
ReplyDeleteWhat fad products do you remember or spent money on?- a fad product was definitely tamagochis which were theses little hand held dinosaur eggs that you would wait till they hatched and then you would feed them and such like a normal pet till they hit a certain level of maturity and grow to adults. i got one for my birthday when i was like 11 and then which in a month i didnt use it anymore
ReplyDeleteAre there any trends you or your family are following?- a definite trend would be the "jerkin" trend which is a style of hiphop dance that people do. another trend would be nike... my WHOLE FAMILY has like at least 5 pairs of nikes each.
Do you or anyone you know have hobbies or interests that require specialized or niche products?- my hobbies consist of specialized shoes such as cleat for rugby wrestling boot for wrestling. my little sister has to get hearing aids to hear as well as a prostetic eye because she is partially blind
1. I remember, when i was maybe 6, i was into yu-ghi-oh cards. they are not as popular anymore.
ReplyDelete2. My family watches a lot of the big bang theory. we watch it every week night.
3. i dirt bike a lot, and dirt bikes really need an outdoor motorized vechicle market, that is my hobby that requires a niche products.
I remember a couple years ago we bought a tomagotchi for my sister and back then those were very popular. Now not so much.
ReplyDeleteA trend my family is doing is eatting at kelsey's every thursdays for half price wings.
A hobbie i have that requires a niche product would be baseball. It requires a baseball bat which can be kind of expensive. They are advertised toward a small market.
A fad product that I last spent money on would probably be a game boy. Years ago the game boy used to be so popular and every store had them, and everyone had on in their hand. But now not many stores sell them anymore, they are never getting advertised anywhere and no one plays them.
ReplyDeleteA trend that my family and I are following would be television shows. Even though we don't watch the exact same ones, we're all following one. My parents are usually watching either Survior or The Amazing Race. While me and my brother are watching shows like Jersey Shore and Real World.
To be honest no I don't, no one I know or even myself use a product that is small but it's very profitable.
Tamagotchis, Neopets, and Furbies are some fad products I had when I was little. They were all very popular, but didn't stay popular for long.
ReplyDeleteMy sister follows the vegan food trend by shopping at health food stores and my dad likes to follow the reality TV show trend by watching shows like Survivor and American Idol.
My sister's friend loves to fish and hunt, so he has to shop at stores like BassPro Shops to get niche products for his hobbies.
Some fad products that I remember spending money on would be tamagotchis because they were very popular when I was little and now people don't care for them.
ReplyDeleteTrends that my family would be following would be that my aunt owns a hybrid car because she travels alot to different places so its efficient to her. My mom also loves to watch reality t.v. such as american idol, survivor and games shows like minute to win it. Also my aunt that lives in Dubai likes to eat alot of organic foods to keep healthy.
My dad loves to go fishing all the time and he goes to bass pro shops to by certain things he needs to maintain his hobby.
What i remeber that fad products i spent on were tamagotchi's when i was about 9 years old when they were about brand new and eventually nobody cared for them anymore because they weren't that fun anymore(Losing Popularity) The Trends me and my family are following is season products because every now and then when the season comes back for certain clothes like Winter Coats or Bathing Suits we might need to buy new ones because are old ones are riped, old, and too small. My friend is always into new west 49 clothes whenever there is a new product that comes out he will always buy it.
ReplyDeleteWhat fad products do you remember or spent money on? a a fad product i spent my money on would be game boy. when they first came out everyone had one, every one bought them, then they were out and every one moved on to the next best thing.
ReplyDeleteAre there any trends you or your family are following? not really we have our own flow. we do things when we feel like doing them we wear clothing that we feel fit our personality.
Do you or anyone you know have hobbies or interests that require specialized or niche products? no...not really.
1. Some Fad products that I remember or spent money on would be Snuggies, Pet Rocks, neopets and Chia Pets.
ReplyDelete2.I do not like to follow trends because a lot of people follow trends because they want to identify with the group. It makes people to must a like, and what is the point of seeing a person if they talk like you, act like you, and look like you. Trends always fade so eventually people get to the point where they want to be there own person and really do not care about silly little trends.
3.Any hobby that people have niche products. For example if you like to fish then you will buy fishing gear.
My grandma likes to knit and she has a lot of knit things like the needle, wool etc.
My sister likes jazz, and ballet, she has a lot of special slipper for when she is dancing, special costumes, that she danced in, etc.
Honestly i cannot remember ever spending money on a fad, i have always found it pointless. However my brother and cousins did spend their money and i do remember that. For example when we were young collectable cards were popular along with toys that where made because of a tv show.
ReplyDeleteA trend that my family and i follow would be eating organic foods. Aslo some of my family members enjoy the reality shows on tv such as heavy and my strange addiction.
The only person i can think of that has a hobbie that would require a niche product would be my aunt. She loves to paint and buys all of her supplies from the same store.
1.Fad- when i was little i spent alot of money on yu-gi-oh cards and then people stopped liking them.
ReplyDelete2. My family has been watching surviver for year. My family tends to buy whole weet stuff.
3. i bought a waltet at a local store that there was only one of.
Some of the FAD products are jagging, webkins, gameboy, and poncho.Yes, the trend me and my family are following these days is eating organic food.My cousin likes basketball, so her niche product is basketball.
ReplyDeleteA fad product that I remember spending money on was a Tomagotchi I got quite a while ago (because I wanted to be a cool fourth grader) and silly bands, but they decreased in popularity as fast as they became popular. They became really popular and everyone liked/had them, but faded away rapidly after a month or two.
ReplyDeleteA trend that my family is currently following is eating organic foods (i.e. buying vegetables grown in Ontario farms and organic meats) and not buying foods that are imported from other far away countries such as the United States and Mexico.
My dad goes fishing a lot, which requires specialized products such as fishing rods, bait, floats, sinkers, etc.
The fad products I remember spending my money on were tamagotchis, Gameboys and ponchos (sweaters). These products came in style very quick with great enthusiasm and lasted for a bit and then the style kind of faded away.
ReplyDeleteMy family follows trends like: reality shows and buying food locally. When my family goes grocery my family tries their best to buy food locally (products grown in Canada) because other products from Mexico , Fiji and other far countries take too much gas and cause too much population to get all the way to Canada. Canadian food is nice and local.
My cousin’s interests require a niche product. She loves to edit pictures and she uses a MAC book pro because that product is specialized in editing and taking good pictures.
Some fad products I remember spending money are Pokeman cards, a robotic dog, discman, and energy drinks. My family followed a trend by buying a flat screen high def tv,we're going green by buying organic products, and we are also going green by buying refillable water bottle so we don't waste plastic and hurt the environment. I have a friend who is really into cycling, and she buys specialized bikes and suits for racing, so thats a specialized niche product.
ReplyDeletefad- yu gi oh cards spend alot of money on them dang things
ReplyDeletetrends- my brothers like things that are alike to what i liked when i was a kid
niche products- rugby jerseys should count :D soo me have interests that need niche products
well i play ball hockey so i ahve to buy a helmet and a stick gloves ect. Some of my friends play rugby so they have to buy kleets.
ReplyDeleteLydia
ReplyDeleteThe fad products I remeber that I got money spent on was bratz dolls. In general I really never got many toys because I lived out in the country and was always out side playing with the farm animals.
The trends my family or I have followed was having the green carts, we are really trying to stick with that.
I know many people who have hobbies or interests that require specialized nich products are my friends who play hockey ringette and other sports.
This is Alannah :)
ReplyDeleteFad products that I remember and spent money on were things like tomagatchi's and bratz. To be honest I was always outside playing with animals...
In my family we are following the trend of green products (mostly my mother) such green bins, blue bins and looking into fuel efficient cars.
My friend Sam has an interest that requires niche products. Her interest was gymnastics which required special equipment.
I know I spent money on skinny jeans when it was a fad. I also remember buying silly bands for my little cousins at one point, because they were really into them for the short time that they were popular.
ReplyDeleteA trend that my family follows is take-out restaurants. We've ordered food to bring home many times. Especially things like Chinese food. We are also following the trend of smaller cars. We have a smaller car that saves gas, and we are looking into getting rid of our van and buying another smaller car.
A guy from my church is a very competetive gymnast and is hoping to make the next olympics. This requires him to have special gym suits so he can perform at his best. I also have a friend who is a ballerina and has to have special ballet shoes as she continues to get better.
Fad products that i remember and have spent my money on were tamagotchis and charm bracelets that were bought from jewelry stores. Trends that i am following are clothing styles and brands. My family follows trends like going green. Hobbies i participate in are running and baskeball. Stores that specialize products for these hobbies are are walking room, sport check, and foot locker.
ReplyDelete1) Products include yu gi oh cards pokemon cards and bablades
ReplyDelete2)A trend in my family is trying to go green
3) I play pc games sometimes and that requires a special controller
The fads i rememeber spending money on were toys that i played with when i was younger and grew out of , like snubbies and tamagotchis.
ReplyDeleteMy family kinda follows trends and styles because my grandmother just got a guess purse and i don't think she would of if my aunt didn't.
1. i remeber when i use to buy callectable cards.
ReplyDelete2. no ther is not a trend that my family follows.
3. yes, one of my main hobby is playing sports and chillin with family. n the specialized product is balls n video games.
1) Fads I spent money on were charm bracelets and silly bands
ReplyDelete2) Some trends my family and I are following are watching reality tv shows.
3) Playing hockey requires specialized equipment like hockey sticks and skates.
Fad is to spend money on an usb stick.
ReplyDeleteTrend is to making recipes.
Nich is to watch TV.
Mrs. Leduc is not here yesterday. :(
1) the fad i rememeber spending money on is pokemone cards.
ReplyDelete2)no there are no trends im following
3) i dirt bike and you can buy stuff to change the look of your bike
Some fad products that I spent money on were tamagochis, mighty beans and a ferby. I think they are fads becuase they became popular in a short period of time and then became very unpopular just as fast.
ReplyDeleteI few of the trends I am following are, having a smaller car and being enviromentally friendly. A trend that I follow is eating as organic as I can. They are considered trends because they have slowly become more popular.
I am really into horse related items so I have to go to certain stores to buy tack and grain for them because because not everybody has a use for saddles and halters. These would be considered niche products.
I remember spending money on Furbies, Tamagotchi, Battle B Daman, and card games like Pokemon, Yu-ge-o, and Chaotic. There have been other fads that I spent money on and there will most likely I will spend money on some fads in the future. The trend that my family fallows is that we like to keep green. We recycle and buy energy efficient light bulbs. Well I really like to draw so I buy a lot of How To Draw Books I also spent a lot of money on a special art pen. My younger brother plays football so my dad gets him everything he needs. My brother has all the padding, helmet, pro footballs, mouth guards, Gatorade, and whole bunch of other things as well.
ReplyDeleteI spent money on tamagotchis, furbies, and neopets. The trends that I follow are skinny jeans, iPods, uggs, etc. A trend that my family follows is being green, because we recycle and take care of the planet. My sister plays soccer, which requires specialized/niche prducts, including soccer balls, shin pads, etc.
ReplyDeletefad products that I have spentmoney on were toys when I waslittle such as tomagotchis, neopets etc.)
ReplyDeleteA trend that my family is following right now is (like many familys) going green.As a family we recycle can bottles, paper, and cardboard. We also shower, use the dish washer, and washer and dryer etc. during the appropriate times that the government suggests so that we use less elecrticity, water etc. as a community.
My sister plays rep basketball. One product that she needs for basketball is spandex to go under her shorts.