There is something to be said about anticipation. All you have to do is look back to the moment right before your first kiss to see how powerful an emotion it is. Anticipation is hope, fear and limitless possibility wrapped up in a single moment. It's intoxicating.The people who created Ninja Town are well aware of this and have created a product that capitalizes on this phenomenon.
The product is simple. You buy a box. Within this box resides a small, ninja themed, plush toy. One does not know what kind of ninja one will get until they open the sealed box and remove the toy from a non-resealable opaque bag. Think baseball cards.
At the back of the box, there is a list of 12 different ninjas that one might be be able to get. All the different ninjas differ in rarity. The standard black clad ninja is present in 20% of the boxes while the "Ol' Master Ninja" is so rare that its percentage in the ninja population simply listed as a question mark.
Recently, some friends and I have become enamored with these little fuckers. At a New Years Eve party I went to a few weeks ago, a riot nearly erupted at a the white elephant gift exchange when somebody produced a relatively rare "Baby Ninja."
At $6 a pop, these guys are not cheap for a small plush toy. This past Sunday, a few of my friends went to Park Life on Clement (think Giant Robot) and bought some of these these dudes. My friend Justin has a serious addiction to these toys. After opening his box and receiving a toy that did not satisfy him, he enlisted the help of a friend to go back to the store and pick him up another box, so as not to embarrass himself, or his family name.
Here are the two Ninja Town plushes that I own.
"Ninja Business Man"- The tiny cell phone is especially cool.
"Ninja Poo" - It's a piece of poo.
Finally, here's Ferd after he got the coveted "Ol' Master Ninja."
You can't FAKE that kind of happiness.
You can't FAKE that kind of happiness.
7 comments:
Research shows that if you anticipate pain, it will be a much more painful experience.
Get your facts straight son.
finally =P
Don't try to candy coat it and make it all plushy. The whole thing is just another form of gambling. From baseball cards to comic book grab bags to randomly pointing at a number on a menu written in chinese. I'm not saying I don't absolutely want one, and would not be caught up in the same whirlwind of ninja-wanton, I'm just telling you like it is.
Also Ferd looks like his older brother now. The one you idolized.
hahahahha omg! i never heard of that before! ninja poop! i want that one! where does one get these???
Dude, this is how you get COMMENTS...write about ninjas. Dang it Ray!!
it's like collecting Ty® Beanie Babies®, but for guys
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