Aug 17, 2003 23:22
English text on products made in Japan solely for Japanese consumers :
Message printed on an eraser: "Mr. Friendly Quality Eraser. Mr. Friendly Arrived!! He always stay near you, and steals in your mind to lead you to a good situation.". On the bottom of the eraser is a further message: "We are ecologically minded. This package will self-destruct in Mother Earth."
On Coke cans: "I FEEL COKE & SOUND SPECIAL".
Text on a shopping bag picturing dancing elephants: "ELEPHANT FAMILY ARE HAPPY WITH US. THEIR HUMMING MAKES US FEEL HAPPY."
Text on a shopping bag showing yachts on a blue sea: "SWITZERLAND: SEASIDE CITY".
A range of products by a company called Cream Soda used to have the slogan: "Too fast to live, too young to happy"..