The Japanese love narcissistic products just as much as we do in the west, but they put their own unique spin on it... like Yosimiya's custom rice bags for babies! Hey, it's never too soon to start!
Instead of a standard bag of rice, with maybe some text or basic logo on it, people can now get their grain sacks printed with an image of their newborn. What wonderful way to announce the arrival of your baby!
"Japanese Yosimiya is selling bags of rice printed with a newborn's photo, name and date of birth," TrendWatching explains. "The bags are shaped to resemble a swaddled baby. But the key feature is that the bags contain the baby's exact weight in rice. Holding the bag will therefore feel like holding the baby. The personalized, made-to-order 'dakigokochi' are priced from JPY 3500 (USD 32 / EUR 22)."
For my little ones, I still prefer these movie posters....
Baby Rice Bags
Personalized Yosimiya Sacks
Trend Themes
1. Personalized Rice Products - The trend of personalizing rice products, like Yosimiya's customized rice bags for babies, presents an opportunity for printing companies to offer unique and customizable rice packaging solutions.
2. Narcissistic Products - The trend of narcissistic products, like Yosimiya's customized rice bags for babies, presents an opportunity for companies to offer personalized products that cater to consumer's self-interests.
3. Swaddled Packaging - The trend of swaddled packaging, like Yosimiya's rice bags that are shaped to resemble a baby swaddle, presents an opportunity for companies to offer innovative and attractive packaging designs for various products.
Industry Implications
1. Printing Industry - The trend of personalized rice products presents an opportunity for printing companies to offer unique and customizable rice packaging solutions, showcasing the potential for growth in the printing industry.
2. Baby Products Industry - The trend of swaddled packaging, like Yosimiya's rice bags that resemble a baby swaddle, presents opportunities for companies to offer attractive and innovative packaging designs, such as baby clothes or other baby-related products.
3. Food Industry - The trend of personalized rice products, like Yosimiya's customized rice bags for babies, presents opportunities for the food industry to offer unique and customizable rice products that cater to specific consumer preferences and interests.