“I’d rather spend $80 on my laobu (mother) instead of Labubu” — Singaporeans on “why people are obsessed” with “stupid trends”

[Taylorshit]

https://theindependent.sg/id-rather...n-why-people-are-obsessed-with-stupid-trends/

 

[nabeifuckpap]

Sinkies are retards

 

[bigozt]

Sheeple

 

[Scrooball (clone)]

Same group of ppl who give birth outside Jay Chou concert hall la. Knn cheebye

 

[k1976]

China’s ‘Blind Box’ Magic Breeds Millions of Peter Pans​

Pop Mart and its viral Labubu toys are giving underemployed young Chinese a way to daydream and escape.
29 October 2024 at 4:00 AM SGT
By Shuli Ren
Shuli Ren is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering Asian markets. A former investment banker, she was a markets reporter for Barron’s. She is a CFA charterholder.

Avoiding adulthood in China, one blind box at a time.
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Almost four years after China launched its big consumer tech crackdown, a new breed of companies are catering to underemployed urban youth, and making billions of dollars off their desire to daydream and escape.

The most successful is perhaps Beijing-based Pop Mart International Group Ltd. The toymaker is on track to generate 11 billion yuan ($1.5 billion) in sales and 2.4 billion yuan in net income this year. Its Hong Kong-listed shares have soared 240%, making 37-year-old founder Wang Ning, who owns roughly half of the company, a billionaire a few times over.

 

[sbfuncle]

Nothing better to do.
But it is still better than gansiokbin trying to harass people to la her big bu bu.

 

[k1976]

• Labubu, a furry plushie with an unsettling grin and serrated teeth, is all the rage in Asia.
• Sold by Chinese toymaker Pop Mart, the toys fly off the shelves.
• The toy's popularity comes from celebrity endorsements and providing adults with emotional comfort.

Grace Lee remembers the first time she saw a Labubu. It had rabbit-like ears and spikey teeth — and her immediate thought was that it was ugly.

But one day, the switch flipped, Lee, 36, said. After a colleague gifted her one in July, she started to look at it differently. "I don't know why, but I started collecting them," said the Singaporean, who works in operations.

 

[rushifa666]

Perfect for lowiq sinkies

 

[Semaj2357]

Sinkies are retards

hanor, i'd rather pay 50 dorar to la-kopi both the orifices and use the remaining 30 dorar for wet wipes and disinfectant, depending on how big the holes are and how many fingers can masuk

 

[Sustanon]

Your Answer. Stupid is as stupid does.