tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-181324152024-02-20T12:20:04.156-08:00Trend OrtSleestakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08512281434803286602noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18132415.post-1129913823344742142005-10-11T10:20:00.000-07:002005-10-21T09:57:03.356-07:00Trend Ort<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3390/1346/1600/chipotle.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3390/1346/320/chipotle.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Years after the <span style="font-style: italic;">chipotle</span> craze is a nostalgic memory of semi-amusing fast food burger commercials and the contents are so old they are unsafe to eat, this canister of spices will still exist in my cupboard. This <span style="font-style: italic;">Trend Ort</span>, much like the drawer full of add-on parts from the George Foreman Fat-Reducing Chicken Cooker I have yet to use, will undoubtedly follow me from home to home. They will only be finally disposed of to a trash bin once they fail to sell at some far-distant future garage sale.<br /><br />Yes, I have just coined the phrase <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/ort">Trend Ort</a>.<br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"></span><blockquote style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Trend Ort</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">: The discarded, ignored or forgotten artifacts, in part or whole, of a consumer trend or gimmick that is left over when interest in the novelty fades.</span></blockquote>What are your examples of Trend Ort? I know of one guy who still has the all black bathroom accessories from the black & white decorating craze of years ago. They were outrageously expensive when he and other <span style="font-style: italic;">Trend Zombies</span> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1)</span> bought them ($36.95 for a tooth brush holder?) so he doesn't want to throw them out, but they are not currently in use either.<br /><br />Let us not forget the geek Trend Ort of the no doubt huge surplus of un-sellable long-boxes of 1990's comic books with foil and hologram covers that uncounted fans and resellers are forever stuck with.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br />Notes:<br />1. Trend Zombie: Someone who buys over-priced and/or useless crap because it's considered trendy, cool or hip. Items purchased by a Trend Zombie usually turn into Trend Ort.<br /><br />Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/trend" rel="tag">Trends</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/lifestyle" rel="tag">Lifestyle</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tag/marketing" rel="tag">Marketing</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/culture" rel="tag">Culture</a><br /></span>Sleestakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08512281434803286602noreply@blogger.com0