creativecommons.org/by MGShelton
Not long ago, I was walking down the hallways in my high school when I noticed these bright rubber bands around the wrists of some kids in the grade above me. They seemed to have almost every color band strapped around their wrists while they made their ways through the hall. It wasn’t until math class that I actually got to see one up close. My friend was playing with her “rubber band bracelet” and I finally became aware that this wasn’t just a normal rubber band. I asked her what it was and she took it off her wrist to show me the wonderful invention of Sillybandz. Sillybandz have made their way to being the one of the newest fashion fads of the summer. Not only are they bright and fun, but they come in various shapes of animals, instruments, sports, etc. You name any shape you can think of and Sillybandz will have it in stock. They are at almost every convenience store and are sold in packs ranging from seven to 24.
These inexpensive “bracelets” might be mistaken as childish bands packing up on a kid’s arm, but they are so much more than that. The bands originated in Alabama almost two years ago. The way they became popular is specifically appealing. Once Sillybandz were made, they were originally bought and given out by teachers to their students as rewards. Kids all over started trading them with friends. This is one of the most exciting attributes of the Sillybandz. When kids see other people wearing the Sillybandz, they get excited to see which ones they have so they can trade and get “newer” or “better” ones. My first couple Sillybandz were “very rare” says Ava, the girl I babysit. I used to have a light blue Indian teepee that Ava made me trade her for her blue star. She was as surprised as I was that there even were Sillybandz in the shape of teepees! I couldn’t resist her persistence, so I gave her the teepee band.
The other Sillyband that I still have today is a green trumpet. I was sitting in English class and my friend took off all of his Sillybandz and placed them on his notebook. It was the most creative collection of instruments I had ever seen! He had a drum set, guitar, trumpet, and piano. He saw me gazing in shock at his collection and started laughing. He offered me the trumpet because he saw that I only had one Sillyband on my wrist. At first I felt bad taking it from him considering he had a full band upon his arm. I couldn’t possibly break up the band just because I wanted another Sillyband for my own collection. But he insisted. It is very exciting that something of such little value is treated as a huge trend in today’s market.
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Thanks Isabelle for explaining this to me. It has been something I have been curious about for a while. Last night at my local stationary store I was almost trampled by kids begging for the “alphabet” and “body part” bandz as they SWORE to their dad they didn’t have those yet
I love SillyBandz! theye doing really well marketwise. and they are s fun to play with in class! i have a giraffe, rhino, and fish! ahahha. but yes definately sillybandz are a new trend!
Everyone has Sillybandz at my school. I think they were even banned at one point because people were flinging them around. Personally I think Sillybandz are waaaaay overrated. I don’t get the point of a stupid rubber band…
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