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		<title>The appeal of quasi-uniqueness</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy packaging of Z.VEX guitar stompboxes:
Mark Frauenfelder:

Z.VEX makes a wide range of effects boxes for musicians. I love their bright and colorful enclosures. The boxes not only look neat, they do neat stuff. Check out the Theraminesque Wah Probe video. Link (Thanks, Robyn!)
Previously on Boing Boing:
• Amazing gallery of birth-control-pill packaging Link
•  Unfortunately suggestive [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbizzo.biz%2Fthe-appeal-of-quasi-uniqueness%2F"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbizzo.biz%2Fthe-appeal-of-quasi-uniqueness%2F" height="61" width="51" title="The appeal of quasi uniqueness Photo" alt="The appeal of quasi uniqueness" /></a></div><p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/74615216/happy_packaging_of_z.html">Happy packaging of Z.VEX guitar stompboxes</a>:<br />
<strong>Mark Frauenfelder</strong>:</p>
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<p>Z.VEX makes a wide range of effects boxes for musicians. I love their bright and colorful enclosures. The boxes not only look neat, they do neat stuff. Check out the Theraminesque <a href="http://media.zvex.com/wahprobe.mov">Wah Probe video</a>. <a href="http://zvex.com/effects.html">Link</a> <em>(Thanks, </em><em><a href="http://tinselman.com/">Robyn</a></em><em>!)</em></p>
<p>Previously on Boing Boing:</p>
<p>• Amazing gallery of birth-control-pill packaging <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2003/10/21/pill_packaging.html">Link</a></p>
<p>•  Unfortunately suggestive food packaging <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2005/12/20/unfortunately_sugges.html">Link</a></p>
<p>•  Dime-store packaging gallery <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2006/06/04/dimestory_packaging_.html">Link</a></p>
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By packaging your product in a wide variety of designs, each one becomes nearly unique.  The Swatch.  Vans.  Dr. Martens.  Skateboards.  Not every product would be a candidate for this, but where uniqueness is part of the &#8220;value added proposition&#8221; or where the target market values individuality, it&#8217;s an interesting idea.</p>
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