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July 30, 2003
Popular Demand Idea: Birth Control Cases -- Jewelry Quality and Tamagucci
Cases for birth control pills more like compacts or PalmPilots than medical equipment. The world may have caught up with us on this one.
Wide variety of designs, ranging from executive/classy monogrammed tortoiseshell (sp) to funky punky numbers to rich bitch solid gold to secretarial kitsch with kitties or Cathy cartoons. Some specific ideas: The teen idol line, with pictures of Sean Cassidy, Elvis Presley, James Dean, etc. The personalizable, "I [heart] [boyfriend's name]" (we could make up a bunch with names already, like those bicycle license plates) and a place for you to slip his picture inside. The punk line, with pictures of little fetuses with an X through them, the word "Breeder," etc. The tamagucci line, electronic with a little buzzer that goes off when it's time to take your pill and the deluxe tamagucci models, with a little tamagucci pet penis that periodically needs "feed and care". The "pope" line (like my old one)--but maybe with positive scriptural messages about birth control or sex anyway for people experiencing ambivalence about their religious faith and reproductive choices. The "local craftsperson" line--self explanatory, made of wood, textiles, etc. Venues: More "edgy" ones sold at “wymyn” friendly sex shops like "Good Vibrations" and funky boutiques but less controversial ones in Dr.s offices and through catalogues, ads in women's mags. Emphasize embarrassment of taking pills in public. Sell to boyfriends as great gift idea (they could insert their own picture--or, could have some kind of secret video monitoring system--but that’s probably technically unfeasible). [SCOOP ALERT! Recent NYT notes a company selling birth control pills in "cosmetic case" style dispensers. The picture made them look really boring, however. And no electronics.]
I also posted this to halfbakery.com and got extra points for how I spelt 'tamagucci.'
Posted by mary at July 30, 2003 09:29 AM
Comments
The classics section is woefully incomplete. Where's the ice-cream-churn-bicycle? Or the Controlable Flush?
Posted by: Rich at July 30, 2003 09:58 AM
controllable flush! controllable flush! i encountered one of these recently somewhere, mary, and thought of you. but i don't remember where it was. (well, o.k., in the bathroom, obviously, but beyond that...)
Posted by: melissa at July 30, 2003 10:23 AM
You'll just have to wait until tomorrow for the controllable flush. Is there a more polite term for "shoot your wad"?
Here's a teaser from someone special's special website:
Portland, Ore. (April 5, 2000) - No one ever imagined that flushing a toilet could put money in their wallet and a smile on the environment. Now, the average American can do both without constantly glancing at the long lists of "dos and don'ts" posted on their refrigerators.
More tomorrow!!!
I don't remember the bicycle icecream churn -- but jeez, that's a great idea! This is why we need to put things up on a website as soon as we think of them -- so they are preserved for ALL TIME.
Posted by: Mary at July 30, 2003 10:53 AM
Where can you purchase these fun birth control cases?
Posted by: DJ at August 26, 2003 05:41 PM
I wanted to know where can I purchase those birth control pill boxes online?
Posted by: Alexandra at November 12, 2003 09:26 PM
where can I purchase the jewelry pill cases online?
Thanx!
Posted by: tine at December 5, 2003 09:58 AM
can you please let me know where to purchase these birth control pill cases? Thanks
Posted by: gem at September 27, 2004 04:24 PM