I found this little fellow at an estate sale today. If I’d been assured that he was house trained, I’d have purchased him.
I think I’ll call this one, Never Feed Him After Midnight, No Matter How Much He Begs.
The Pet Rock fad lasted about six months in 1975-76, and it made their creator, Gary Dahl, a millionaire.
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😲 Wow! Gary Dahl became a millionaire with a simple concept!
I might as well brainstorm something simple and become rich too!
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Easier said than done, right?
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Omg we’re all obviously doing something wrong here…pet rock. 😂
Lol
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At least a pet rock won’t ever die.
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It’s all in the marketing
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Absolutely!
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Just crazy
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It was crazy. I never owned one, but I knew lots of people who did.
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I’m surprised you didn’t buy him (or her!). I would have – which is why I have to “Marie Kondo” often.
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I came close! If they’d had the original container I likely would have.
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My grandpa had one. I remember it sitting on a shelf in the room I always stayed in when we visited. It was in this little cardboard case with holes in the side, similar to what you’d see people taking hamsters home from the pet store back when that was a thing. As a kid I was absolutely fascinated by this concept. I’m certain, knowing my family and my grandpa, this was one of those hilarious gag gifts, but it was still really cool to a young kid that didn’t get those kinds of things yet.
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I asked about the case at the estate sale, but apparently it hadn’t been kept. Darn!
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It’s the case that kind of makes these so cool, so that’s sad.
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Filed in my “Why didn’t I think of that?” folder. Around that same time “mood stones” were also very popular. I guess we just liked to throw our money away back then.
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Apparently so!
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