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Background: "That contrast is embedded in things that look like other things, and its curious appeal suggests something about one of the great conundrums of consumer behavior, or possibly even of human psychology: our attraction to the novel and our seemingly contradictory attraction to the familiar."

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"I can see the appeal, but the whole concept is rather thin."
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Pencil Holder That Looks Like A Porcupine

Pencil Holder That Looks Like A Porcupine

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    I made one of these in primary school!!! Except it didn’t quite turn out like that… it was made of plasticine…and turned...
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